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Full Name | John William Pillans |
Rank (highest) | Private |
Service Number | 15502 |
Company | A Company |
Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
Regiment | Border Regiment |
Enlisted / Commissioned | Carlisle, Cumberland |
Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
Born | Brisco, near Carlisle |
Nationality | English |
Former Employment | Messrs. Little and Ballantyne |
Spouse(s) | Thomasina Pillans / 2 Hodgson's Court, Carlisle |
Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
Died | 3 July 1916 |
Cause of Death | Died of wounds |
Burial Type | Grave |
Reference Number | I.B.5. |
Resting Place | Puchevillers British Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Coordinates | Latitude: 50.056 / Longitude: 2.39625 |
Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
Newspaper articles | Private John W. Pillans (married), Hodgson's Lane, Stanwix, formerly employed by Messrs. Little and Ballantyne has been killed in action. –Carlisle Journal. Published Tuesday 25 July 1916. Pillans – Killed in action, on the 3 July. Private John W. Pillans, Border Regiment, beloved husband of Thomasina Pillans, 2 Hodgson's Court, Carlisle. – The Cumberland News. Published 29 July, 1916. |
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