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Benjamin Simpkin

Details

Forename Benjamin
Surname Simpkin
Middle Name Thomas
Memorial UpHolland Cenotaph
Age
Address 31 Higher Lane, Upholland (wife)
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Bricklayer's labourer
Regiment Kings Liverpool Regiment 1/9th Batt
Day of Death 22
Month of Death September
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial New Irish Farm Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres, Belgium
Regiment Number 332860
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Husband of Margaret Alice.

Ref; CWGC, Ancestry and WO 8/12/17