Capt
John Alston
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Captain |
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Service number: / |
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Units: — 103rd Field Ambulance (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 16/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Langemarck Relay Post, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Cemetery
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Canada Farm Cemetery Plot: 3 Row: D Grave: 38 |
My story
On October 16th, Captain John Alston was killed as the result of a direct hit on the Langemarck Relay Post.
Sources 1
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103 Field Ambulance (National Archives, KEW, (TNA) WO 95/2453/1). https://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/435413 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=413603d5-854e-4ee0-87f1-59bc2d07293b |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/38517 |