Fusilier
James A. Woolaghan
Military Details
Service Number: 3460416
Regiment & Unit / Ship
10th Bttn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Service Branch
Army
Enlistment Details
Residence at Enlistment
21 Ashton Rd , Morecambe
Rank at Enlistment
Fusilier
Battalion at Enlistment
10 Bttn
Service Number at Enlistment
3460416
Service History
Battalion War Diary Extract
The 10th (Service) Battalion was also raised in 1940[11] and served for a year in 208th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), alongside the 9th Battalion, 13th King's Regiment (Liverpool) and 22nd Royal Fusiliers.[68] In 1942, it was shipped to India and fought in the Arakan Campaign 1942–1943 as part of 7th Indian Infantry Division, with 23rd Indian Infantry Brigade.[69] The battalion was disbanded on 31 October 1945.
Personal Details
Date of Birth
27th September 1910
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Religion
RC
Address
53 Birks Rd., Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
21 Ashton Rd , Morecambe
Parents
Thomas & Ann
Siblings
Patrick
Married
Doris
Education and Occupation
School
St Patricks
Occupation
Maintenance Engineer (Railways)
Work Address
21 Ashton Rd , Morecambe
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
2nd July 1942
Age at Death
31
Place of Death
Burma
Theater of Action
Far East
Battalion/Vessel at Death
10 Bttn
Rank at Death
Fusilier
Buried or Commemorated at
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