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Pte. John Alexander Billingsley
British Army 3rd Btn Worcestershire Regiment
from:Hanley, Staffordshire
(d.22nd Mar 1918)
My Great Uncle John Billingsley, lived in Hanley, Stoke on Trent before the war. He died aged only 19 in France and is remembered on the memorial at Arras.
At the time of his death the third Battalion Worcestershire Regiment were part of the 74th Brigade, 25th Division and on this date they were involved in the 1st battle of Bapaume, which commenced on 21st March 1918 as a result of the German initiative 'Operation Michael'.