John Fawcett killed on this day in 1915
John was born in 1882 and from Burnley, Lancashire. His parents were Frank and Pricilla. He was the oldest of three, with sisters Annie and Ada.
His sister Ada died in 1894 when John was 12 years old. Age 20 in 1902, John enlisted in the Army.
Age 29 at the 1911 Census we find John had left the army and was now married to Mary Jane; both were working as cotton weavers and they had two children, Thomas (2) and John (10 months). They lived at 5 Gishburn Street, Barnoldswick.
John was a recalled to the army on the outbreak of war. Serving in France and Flanders from September 1914, John was killed in action at ‘Snipers House', Le Touquet on 13 February 1915.
John is buried at Tancrez Farm cemetery.
At the time of his death, his children were Thomas 6, John 4 and Francisco 3.
8855 Pte John Fawcett, 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.
13 February 1915 Killed in action
Research by David O'Mara.
Sources: England Census 1901 and 1911, WWI Pension Cards and Ledgers from The Western Front Association collection on Fold3 by Ancestry, Imperial War Museums Collections.