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Latest revision as of 01:07, 19 December 2021
a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour
Full Name | John James Hankinson |
Rank (highest) | Private |
Service Number | 28773 |
Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
Regiment | Border Regiment |
Enlisted / Commissioned | Failsworth, Lancashire |
Former Unit | 28979 Manchester Regiment |
Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
Born | Failsworth, Lancashire |
Nationality | English |
Spouse(s) | Beatrice Hankinson[2] / 5 South View, Wrigley Road, Failsworth |
Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
Died | 3 March 1918 |
Age | 21 |
Cause of Death | Killed in action |
Burial Type | Grave |
Reference Number | XXXI.A.10. |
Resting Place | New Irish Farm Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Coordinates | Latitude: 50.8731 / Longitude: 2.8975 |
Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
Images | Yes / click here |
Biography
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References and notes
- ↑ Photograph courtesy of Karol Crabtree.
- ↑ John was married to Beatrice on 22 October 1916. They spent just eight days together before he was sent to Ypres.
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