L/Cpl
George Astin
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1895 |
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Place of birth: Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Lance Corporal |
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Service number: 282553 |
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Units: — Lancashire Fusiliers, 2/7th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 28/07/1917 |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 22 |
Cemetery
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Coxyde Military Cemetery Plot: 2 Row: A Grave: 17 |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
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2/7 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. War Diaries for March 1918 not included, reported... (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/3136/5). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/89242 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=139113b0-faa0-492d-b715-acef9f15a2d2 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/88779 |