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William Johnson - man

Details

Forename William
Surname Johnson - man
Middle Name Godfrey Earlam
Memorial Wigan Cricket Club
Age 24
Address "Rokeby" Ellesmere Park Eccles (Mother)
Parents' Address Father - Bickershaw Hall
Township Wigan
Rank Captain
Occupation or place of work Articled to Messrs Peace Ellis Solicitors Wigan
Regiment Manchester Reg 5th Batt
Day of Death 13
Month of Death October
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Zuydcoote Military Cemetery
Regiment Number n/a
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information 2 brothers, Henry and Peter also fell
Father Alfred, managing director of Abram Coal Co now deceased
CWGC, Ancestry. LJ 12/5/16 - reported wounded at the Daranelles