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205605 Pte. John William "Jerry" Wiggins British Army 14th Battalion York & Lancs Regiment from:Cudworth, Barnsley Jerry Wiggins a miner enlisted on the 5th January 1915, he served in the Middle East from December 1915 to March 1916 before being transferred to France. He went over the top on the 1st July 1916, the first day of the Somme, he was carried out of no mans land by an unknown colleague, he received gunshot wounds to arm, scalp, chest and thigh shrapnel to shoulder, ring and little finger on right hand gone. After 10 months in Fulham military hospital he was discharged from the Army, no longer physically fit for service. He went back to the mines in Cudworth Barnsley, he raised 10 children but died aged 61 in 1951. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**