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a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour
a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour
Name | Charles Allen Rigby | ||
Rank | Private | ||
Number | 18349 | ||
Battalion | 6th Border Regiment | ||
Company | |||
Att'd/Trans | |||
Former unit | |||
Enlisted | Manchester, Lancashire | ||
Resident | Preston, Lancashire | ||
Where born | Preston, Lancashire | ||
Ctry of service | United Kingdom | ||
Where died | F & F | ||
How died | k.i.a. | ||
Age | 22 | ||
Date of death | 27th September 1916 | ||
Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
Grave ref. | Pier and Face 6A and 7C | ||
Resting place | Thiepval Memorial | ||
Additional info | Son of Charles Allen Rigby and Sarah Ann Rigby of 33 Fishwick View, Preston, Lancashire. | ||
Source | *Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Biography
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This is a dedicated remembrance page for Charles Allen Rigby, 18349 Pte., a soldier of The Border Regiment during The Great War.
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d. = died (see point 7 below) | d.o.w. = died of wounds | k.i.a. = killed in action | F & F = France and Flanders (inc. Italy) | |
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