Lance Corporal
John R Lightfoot
Military Details
Service Number: 13550
Regiment & Unit / Ship
8th Border Regiment
Enlisted
15th September 1914
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
15/9/1914
Place of Enlistment
Frizington
Residence at Enlistment
30 Mill Street , Frizington
Rank at Enlistment
Pte.
Battalion at Enlistment
8th
Service Number at Enlistment
13550
Personal Details
Date of Birth
May 1889
Place of Birth
Frizington
Religion
C of E St. Pauls Frizington
Address
6 Mill Street , Frizington
Residence (Census)
Boonwood Farm , Gosforth
Residence (Roll of Honour)
6 Mill Street , Frizington
Parents
Christopher & Elizabeth
Siblings
Eliza, Joseph,Oliver, Martha , Margaret J, Mary ,
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Coal Miner
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
5th July 1916
Age at Death
24
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of the Somme
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
8th
Rank at Death
Lance Corporal
Buried or Commemorated at
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