South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Tannay British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After July 1916 | ~ | Brinklow |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| German Spring Offensive | June 1916 at Coventry | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Tannay | ||
Circumstances of Death
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John is listed as being killed in action on 15 June 1918. However the war diary does not contain an entry for either the 13th, 14th or 15th June nor is there any report on operations and so we cannot comment on why John was killed. The war diary does show that they were in the lines at Tannay where he is buried and another man from the battalion was also buried on that day. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
|---|---|
| Jan Qtr 1885 at Darlaston | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John Jordan and Lucy | Brinklow |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Edith Mary Derry nee Thacker | Evelyn born 4 Dec 1908 | Lilian May born 17 May 1911 |
| Apr Qtr 1908 at Brinklow | Maude born 29 Jan 1917 |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1885 - Darlaston | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Henley Green, Foleshill | 1901 - Cycle machinist |
| 1901 - Waterworks, Spon Street, Coventry | 1911 - Window cleaner |
| 1908 - Brinklow | |
| 1911 - Henley Green, Foleshill | |
| 1916 - Brinklow (on leave) | |
- A newspaper report in the Coventry Evening Telegraph on 25 Feb 1916 shows that John was on leave from the front but that didn't stop
him being prosecuted for having no light on his bicycle, he was found guilty and fined 3s.
