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John Rigby - ches

Details

Forename John
Surname Rigby - ches
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 40
Address 4 Brook Terrace, Worsley Mesnes (aunt)
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Eckersley Arms, barman
Regiment Cheshire Regiment 10th Batt
Day of Death 24
Month of Death March
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Died after legs amputated in Germany POW
Place of Burial Douai Communal Cemetery
Regiment Number 32098
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information CWGC, Ancestry, WO 30/6/17
WO 25/8/17 reported as POW