Owen, James –

Son of James and Margaret Ann Owen, of Station Road, Blackrod, Lancashire. Of 108, Tanners’ Brow, Blackrod, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Owen
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Blackrod, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Blackrod, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 11th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 21302
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: II. A. 16.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/06/1915 23/06/1916 04/08/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6e* 7a*

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