John James Hankinson (28773)

John James Hankinson
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A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour
Rank	Private
Number	28773
Company
Attached ^§
Transferred ^¥
Former unit ^‡	28979 Manchester Regiment
Enlisted	Failsworth, Lancashire
Resident
Born	Failsworth, Lancashire
Died	3 March 1918
Where died	France and Flanders
How died	Killed in action
Age	21
Casualty type	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial	Grave
Reference no.	XXXI.A.10.
Resting place	New Irish Farm Cemetery

Source
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

Definitions
All place names from SDGW* are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries. ^§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). ^¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). *^‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment).

Notes
*Husband of Beatrice Hankinson, of 5 South View, Wrigley Road, Failsworth, Lancashire.