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  • RITSON
  • JW
  • JOHN WILLIAM
  • Hexham
  • Northumberland, England
  • Hamshaugh, Northumberland
  • Son of William and Mary Ritson;
    Husband of Christina Ritson (née Tailford), of Dale Cottage, Humshaugh, Northumberland; five children;

Military service

  • Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
  • 228347
  • Pioneer
  • 305th Road Construction Coy. Royal Engineers
  • Scottish Rifles

Death

  • Run over by a train at 6.10 in the morning, between Poperinge and Remy Siding;
  • Died of accidental injuries, shattered head in n°3 Canadian CCS
  • 25 September 1917
  • 45
  • XXIII - C - 5

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