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We remember Austin Townsend Porritt
We remember Austin Townsend Porritt
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British Army
East Lancashire Regiment
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service
British Army
Lieutenant Colonel
East Lancashire Regiment
Source:3555790
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Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Austin Townsend |
| Initials | AT |
| Last Name | Porritt |
| Source | 3555790 |
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| Gender | Source |
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| Male |
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Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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| British Army | East Lancashire Regiment | ||||
| British Army | East Lancashire Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel |
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Lieutenant Colonel Austin Townsend PorrittCol. Porritt was an influential Territorial officer whose family had been textile manufacturers for many years in Lancashire. He raised the 2/5th East Lancashire Regiment and took it to France early in 1917.
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| Medal Index Card |
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| Bonham's Auctioneers | Margaret149165 | |
| Bonham's Auctioneers | Margaret149165 |
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| Lieutenant Colonel Austin Townsend Porritt | Ian105013 |
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