Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	Military Medal, Queens South Africa & 5 Clasps	Tyne Cot Memorial
	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
27 Dec 1915	Bravery in the field - Gazetted 17 Sep 1917	Long Itchington
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other Information
Second Battle of Passchendaele	26 Aug 1914 at Warwick	26 Aug 1914 - Enlisted in Special Reserve
		30 Oct 1914 - Discharged as Medically unfit (Epilepsy)
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units	Nov 1915 - Re-enlisted
South East of Ypres near Bedford House	King's Royal Rifle Corps	May 1917 - wounded for the second time but later returned to the action

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

John is listed as being killed on 26 Oct 1917 and the war diary for that day is transcribed below:

In the Field – 26/10/1917 Camp N.11.a.9.6

Parades – Inspection of Feet, feet rubbed with Whale Oil

The Battalion furnished the following stretcher bearing parties as under:-

1 Officer and 100 other ranks proceeded to main Dressing Station, Voormezeele  for subsequent duty at A D S Larch Wood. (Party furnished by C Coy)

1 NCO and 12 men to Head Quarters C Group RFA Beford House I.26.a.9.4
1 NCO and 12 men to Head Quarters E Group RFA No 7 Lock I.32.b.6.3
1 NCO and 12 men to Head Quarters B Group RFA Manor Farm  I.26.a.9.4

Casualties on 26-10-17 Wounded 10, Missing 3. END