Son of John William and Mary Briggs, of 23, Cox Green Road, Dunscar, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1915.
Briggs, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Briggs
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Dunscar, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 8th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Gunner
- Unit: "D" Battery, 106th Brigade.
- Service number: 710950
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Artillery (Nelson Square) Memorial - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Christ Church (Walmsley) C.E. Church Memorial - Turton
- CWGC Memorial: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: VII. S. 18.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 07/05/1915 22/06/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6c/d* S12*