Corporal John Hargreaves Clough
5882 Lancashire Fusiliers (Machine Gun Section)
Killed in Action 8th September 1918, aged 21
Lived at 8 Rawcliffe Street
Buried in Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, France
St Peters Memorial, Burnley

John Clough was born in Burnley the son of Jerry and Margaret Ann Clough of 8 Rawcliffe Street (in the cottages opposite St. Peter’s School!0. He enlisted in Burnley in September 1914 and served as Corporal 5862 in the 10th Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers. He was killed in action aged 21 on Sunday, 8th September 1918.

The Burnley Express of October 5th 1918 reported:-

“Mr J. Clough of 8 Rawcliffe Street, Burnley has received official news that his son, Corp. John Hargreaves Clough 5862 of the Lancashire Fusiliers Machine Gun Section was killed in action on September 8th. He was 21 years of age single and joined the army in September 1914. He had been out three years last July. He was formerly employed as a stripper and grinder at Rishton Mill, Gunsmith Lane, and attended St Peter’s Church and School.

Notes.
John Hargreaves Clough was christened at St Peter’s Church on 7/4/97 the son of Jerry and Margaret Ann Clough of 3 Bamford Street. His father’s occupation was Twister.
John Clough was admitted to St Peter’s Junior School on 7/8/05 from the Infant School. His date of birth was given as 17/3/97. His father was Jerry Clough and he lived at 8 Rawcliffe Street..
November 2001 Pte J. H. Clough – a white cross in memory placed for Remembrance Sunday outside the Thompson Centre.
1901 Census – 8 Rawcliffe Street – Jerry Clough (29) cotton twister, Margaret (27) weaver, Anne (5), John H. (4), Thomas (2), Sarah Ashton (49) widow servant housekeeper domestic.