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Name:

John George McGUIRE

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Private

Initials:

J G

Service No.:

6075

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

Age at Death:

Unit:

1st/6th Bn Durham Light Infantry.

Former Unit(s):

Place Enlisted:

Blaydon on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Place of Residence:

Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Home Address:

Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Previous Address:

Civilian Employment:

Miner at Greenside Colliery.

How Died:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

Sunday 1st October 1916

Place of Death:

Somme, France.

Battle/Campaign:

Battles of the Somme, France, 1916. Battle of Le Transloy 1st 8th October 1916.

Locally Commemorated:

Greenside War Memorial, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

Warlencourt British Cemetery. Pas de Calais, France. Reference VIII. K. 23.

Decoration and Medals:

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Family Details:

Son of Charles and Ellen McGuire of 8 Lucy Street, Stanley, Co. Durham.

Notes :

Sources Used:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register. Soldiers Died in the Great War.

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