Husband of Mary Jane Howard (formerly France, formerly Fickle), of 3, Radley Street, Brindle Heath, Pendleton, Lancashire. Formerly of 17, Laundry Street, Brindle Heath, Pendleton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 16871, 4th Bn., Manchester Regiment. Saw action at Festubert, and killed at Hooge, Battle of Loos.
France, John Owen –
Personal details
- Surname: France
- Forename: John Owen
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Castleford, Yorkshire
- Place of residence: Pendleton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 36
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 25th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 18014
- Regiment: South Lancashire (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment
- Enlistment date: January 23rd, 1915 - 1915-01-23
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- St. Thomas's (Pendleton) C.E. Church Memorial - Salford
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 37.
Local newspaper entries
- Salford Advertiser/Salford Reporter entries: 23/10/1915