Cpl
John Howard Pounds
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 20/01/1892 |
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Place of birth: London (City), Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Conductor |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Corporal |
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Service number: 147247 |
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Enlistment place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 78th Bn. (Winnipeg Grenadiers) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 13/09/1916 |
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Place of death: Petit Bois , Kemmel, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 24 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
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My story
"Killed in Action." While on duty in the trenches North East of Wytschaete he was instantly killed by an enemy trench mortar bomb that exploded a few feet from him.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595358 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=31b83a8a-f57a-4576-9071-fcf8a40be698 |