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231037 Pte. Henry Townson British Army 22nd Battalion Manchester Regiment from:Manchester (d.1st July 1916) In the 1911 Census Henry Townson is recorded as a Police Constable living in Manchester with his wife Alice (nee Bradshaw) and two daughters. He was born in Garstang and they had married at Lancaster in 1906. He had previously served in the Scots Guards in the Boer War. He was killed in the assault on Bucket Trench on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The Commonwealth Graves Commission reports he died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme when the 22nd Battalion is part of the 7th Divison attacking Mametz. The CWGC reports that his widow had moved to Morecambe at the time of his death, her home town. 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.**