This site has been funded by a grant from Awards for All and from local individuals and institutions.

Casulaty Details

BACK

more photos »

Name:

John George STOBBART

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Private

Initials:

J G

Service No.:

680

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

Age at Death:

Unit:

Imperial Light Infantry

Former Unit(s):

Place Enlisted:

Place of Residence:

Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Home Address:

17 Beech Grove, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Previous Address:

Civilian Employment:

How Died:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

Wednesday 24th January 1900

Place of Death:

Spion Kop, Natal, South Africa.

Battle/Campaign:

Battle of Spion Kop, Natal, Second Boer War, South Africa, 23rd-24th January 1900.

Locally Commemorated:

South African War Memorial Plaque, Holy Cross Church, Ryton on Tyne, Co Durham.

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

South Africa

Decoration and Medals:

Queen's South Africa Medal

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 20th March 1900. Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 6th October 1903.

Family Details:

Third son of John and Mary Stobbart of Beech Grove, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Notes :

John George's father, John senior, died suddenly of pneumonia, also in South Africa on 9th September 1903.

Sources Used:

BACK

Ryton and District War Memorials Project

Casulaty Details