James Ashcroft (260205)

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a soldier of the border regiment
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Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Full Name	James Ashcroft
Rank (highest)	Private
Service Number	260205^[1]
Battalion	11th Battalion (Lonsdale)
Regiment	Border Regiment
Enlisted / Commissioned	Liverpool, Lancashire
Former Unit	Liverpool Regiment (203262)
Born	Liverpool
Nationality	English
Casualty Type	Commonwealth War Dead
Died	2 December 1917
Cause of Death	Killed in action
Burial Type	Memorial
Reference Number	Panel 85-86
Resting Place	Tyne Cot Memorial Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates	Latitude: 50.88732 / Longitude: 3.00007
Commemorative Scroll	Yes / click here

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References and notes

↑ As of December 2023, on James' Commonwealth War Graves Commission page his service number contains a typo, listing it as 26005. If you click on the Grave Registration link on his remembrance page (image opens), you'll find his service number is shown as the correct 260205.

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[1] As of December 2023, on James' Commonwealth War Graves Commission page his service number contains a typo, listing it as 26005. If you click on the Grave Registration link on his remembrance page (image opens), you'll find his service number is shown as the correct 260205.

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