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Townend, John - MM
Rank : Lance Corporal
Army Number : 7484
Unit : 8th Bn
Biography :
Enlisted in The Leicestershire Regiment at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Served with the 8th Bn in France and Flanders during World War One. Awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 27.10.1916, p 10485). Killed in Action in France near Croisilles, near Arras, on 13.4.1917, aged 31. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France.
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TOWNEND, JOHN
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 7484
Date of Death: 13/04/1917
Age: 31
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 8th Bn.
Awards :MM
Panel Reference: Bay 5.
Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of Ann Townend, of 25, Regent St., Melton Mowbray, Leics.; husband of the late Minnie Atkins.
Date of Birth : c1886
Place of Birth : Belgrave, Leicester
Date of Death : 13.4.1917
Place of Death : Croisilles, Arras, France
Period of Service : 1914-17
Conflicts : WW1
Places Served : France and Flanders
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