BORN HULL 1892. SON OF ANNIE MCSWEENEY. LIVED ROYTON, OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE. HE ENLISTED AT ASHTON UNDER LYNE. A REGULAR SOLDIER. HE ARRIVED IN FRANCE WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, ON 27/08/1914. HE SERVED AS PRIVATE, 1696, 1ST MANCHESTER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, AT FESTUBERT, ON 27/10/1914, AGED 22. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO […]
