Guardsman 6395 John Ernest SEYMOUR                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Regiment & Unit

3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards

Enlisted On/At

Mobilised on 5 Aug 1914

Former Regiment

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Details & Age at Death

Died of Wounds, Monday, August 9, 1915 aged 37

Medals

1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

Theatre

France and Flanders

Action/Battle

Local actions at Givenchy

Place of Death

7th (West Riding) Casualty Clearing Station, Lillers

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Lillers Communal Cemetery

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

The war diary is not at all detailed and all that can be said is that between the 31st of July and 14th Aug 1915 the battalion were in the front line trenches at Givenchy. It is not known on which day John was wounded.

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Oct Qtr 1887 - Bidford on Avon

Baptism Date & Place

25 Dec 1887 at Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence

Parents

John & Minnie Seymour
Marlcliff, Bidford on Avon

Wife & Marriage

Maud Elizabeth nee Gould
26 Jul 1913 at Bidford, St Laurence

Children

Ernest John

Address History

  • 1911 & 1914: Icknield Street, Bidford on Avon

School(s), Colleges & University

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Occupation(s)

  • 1905-1912: Solider
  • 1912. Labourer

Other Information

John had previously served between 1905 and 1912 having enlisted in Stratford on Avon.

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