Cleator Moor World War Records

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James A. Woolaghan

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

Rangoon Memorial

Myanmar

Grave Position: Face 9

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