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First Name: | John William | Last Name: | FRENCH |
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| Date of Death: | 06/02/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Bow | |
| Rank: | Lance Sergeant | Unit: | King's Royal Rifle Corps1 | |
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Current Information:Age-27 168, Usher Road, Bow Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France
On 3rd February, 1915, the 1st King’s Royal Rifle Corps battalion of 6 Brigade, 2nd Division moved into trenches near Givenchy where they remained for the rest of the month with two companies in the front line and the other two in reserve billets near Windy Corner and rotating these positions every three days. On 6th February John French was killed by a sniper while in Scottish Trench. |
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