Basic Details
Surname
Haigh
Forenames
John
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail. He was not married and worked in a mill before enlisting in April 1916. According to a letter written to his parents by a man who was trapped with him, he was wounded by shellfire and bled to death in a shell hole in the support trenches. He is also commemorated on IWM 2130 and 29381.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Hedauville, Somme
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Authuille
Cemetery
Lonsdale British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
September
Day of death
14
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action