We remember Francis Anderton

We remember Francis Anderton

Timeline

Timeline

1892
birth United Kingdom Source:7295780 1892
1915
enlistment Preston United Kingdom Source:8786930 15th May 1915
1915
service British Army Private 21713 Border 1st Source:8786930 15th May 1915 - 27th September 1916
1915
theatres Egypt :4 Source:8786930 10th November 1915 - 10th June 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8786930 20th June 1916 - 27th September 1916
1916
dates Age 24 Source:8786930 27th September 1916
1916
missing Source:8786930 27th September 1916 - 15th January 1917
service British Army Private 21713 Border Regiment Source:55179
1916
death Killed in Action Badly wounded after 36 hours of heavy fighting. Killed on a stretcher along with the bearers. Thiepval, Somme France Source:7295780 Source:8786930 27th September 1916
burial Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, Somme. Perhaps buried elsewhere beforehand. France Special memorial No 2 Source:8786930

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Francis
Initials F
Last Name Anderton
Source 7295780
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 21713 Border Regiment Private
British Army 21713 Border 1st Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Catherine Anderton mother
Francis Anderton father
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Brown
DateHeightSource
1915-05-15 5'6"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1916-09-27 Roman Catholic

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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