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Second Lieutenant JOHN ASHCROFT

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Lancashire Fusiliers

1st/2nd Bn. attd. 16th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 02 October 1918

Age 31 years old

Buried or commemorated at

JONCOURT EAST BRITISH CEMETERY

C. 17.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John Ashcroft, of 19, Chain Lane, Parr, St. Helens. Native of Moss Bank, St. Helens.
  • Personal Inscription REST IN PEACE
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Buried or commemorated at

JONCOURT EAST BRITISH CEMETERY
Aisne France
Number of casualties: 71
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