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Casualty No.: |
285 |
Ranks: |
Private |
Initials: |
F |
Service No.: |
2576 |
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Date of Birth : |
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Place of Birth : |
Bank Top, Woodside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
Age at Death: |
35 |
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Unit: |
1st/9th Bn Durham Light Infantry (Territorial Force). |
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Place Enlisted: |
Blaydon on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
Place of Residence: |
Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
Home Address: |
3 Nelson Street, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
Previous Address: |
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Civilian Employment: |
Miner at Greenside Colliery. |
How Died: |
Killed in action |
Date of Death: |
Monday 6th November 1916 |
Place of Death: |
Somme, France. |
Battle/Campaign: |
Butte de Warlencourt, Somme, France, 1916. |
Locally Commemorated: |
Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
Greenside War Memorial, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
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UK Commemorated: |
- |
Overseas Commemorated: |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 14A and 15C. |
Buried: |
No known grave. |
Decoration and Medals: |
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Photographs: |
3 |
Service Records: |
No |
Death Notice/Obituary: |
Blaydon Courier, page 8, 9th December 1916.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle, In Memoriam, 6th November 1919.
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Family Details: |
Son of Frank and Elizabeth Owen. Husband of Catherine Owen, of 3 Nelson Street, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. Brother: Thomas. |
Notes : |
John's brother, Thomas, was killed in action on 11th April 1918. |
Sources Used: |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register.
Soldiers Died in the Great War.
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