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George Johns
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsjahr: 1889 |
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Geburtsort: St George in the East, Middlesex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Gunner |
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Dienstnummer: 30539 |
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Einberufung ort: Canning Town, Essex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Einheiten: — Royal Field Artillery, "B" Bty. 223rd Bde. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 18/10/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Springfield - Maurenhof, Zonnebeke, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 28 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Hospital Farm Cemetery Grabstelle: / Reihe: E Grab: 5 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 3
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1914-15 Star Medaille |
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 3
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| #3 | Ort des Todes (ungefähr) |
Meine Geschichte
Gunner George Johns - a general labourer from Canning Town, Middlesex - served in “B” Battery of the 223rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery during the Battle of Passchendaele.
On 16 October 1917 George’s Battery took up positions near Vancouver Farm and the Keerselare crossroads. These positions, however, were untenable due to severe hostile shell fire and “B” Battery was moved to another location on the following day.
The new position was prepared at Springfield Farm, near the village of St Julien on 18 and 19 October. Though the guns had been relocated they also faced wet conditions, lack of cover, counterbattery fire and German shellfire along the roads.
Twenty-eight-year-old George Johns was killed in action on 18 October 1917, while the 223rd Brigade were preparing their new gun positions near Springfield Farm. George was buried in Hospital Farm Cemetery. He left behind a wife and two sons.
On 16 October 1917 George’s Battery took up positions near Vancouver Farm and the Keerselare crossroads. These positions, however, were untenable due to severe hostile shell fire and “B” Battery was moved to another location on the following day.
The new position was prepared at Springfield Farm, near the village of St Julien on 18 and 19 October. Though the guns had been relocated they also faced wet conditions, lack of cover, counterbattery fire and German shellfire along the roads.
Twenty-eight-year-old George Johns was killed in action on 18 October 1917, while the 223rd Brigade were preparing their new gun positions near Springfield Farm. George was buried in Hospital Farm Cemetery. He left behind a wife and two sons.
Quellen 5
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |
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British army ancestors https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/search-result/?q=Royal+field+artillery+gunner+30539 Verwendete Quellen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/141495/johns,-/ Verwendete Quellen |
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Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/?domain=www.1914-1918.net Verwendete Quellen |
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War Diary http://www.nmarchive.com/ Verwendete Quellen |