Private John SINGLETON, S/8364, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,  killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after, 22nd July 1916, age 42.

12th August 1873, born Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire, son of John / Harry and Jane Ann Singleton.

1st September 1878, St Luke, Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire, baptism of John Singleton, son of John, (paper maker), & Jane Ann Singleton, Oak? Place Smedley, Cheetham.

1903 June, St Pauls, Stalybridge, Cheshire,  John Singleton married Elizabeth Heaton.

Children - Lily Singleton, born 7th January 1905; Isabella Singleton, born 26th December 1907;

1911 Census - 45 Crissey Street, ?????, Manchester - John Singleton, head, age 37, married, general labourer, paper manufacturing, worker, born Manchester, Lancashire; Elizabeth Singleton, wife, age 36, married 8 years, 3 children, 2 still alive, born Manchester, Lancashire; Ethel Heaton, stepdaughter, age 11, school, born Manchester, Lancashire; Lily Singleton, daughter, age 6, school, born Stalybridge, Cheshire; Isabella Singleton, daughter, age 3, born Blackburn, Lancashire.

Children - May Singleton, born 1 May 1912.

Enlisted Manchester, Lancashire. Resided 4, Moulders Yard, Vaudrey Street, Stalybridge, Manchester.

27th October 1914, posted BEF.

1918 March, Ashton Registration District, Elizabeth Singleton, married Daniel Quest.

Commemorated at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, IX. K. 2., Longueval, France.

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