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George Johns
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortejaar: 1889 |
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Geboorteplaats: St George in the East, Middlesex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Gunner |
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Service nummer: 30539 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Canning Town, Essex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Royal Field Artillery, "B" Bty. 223rd Bde. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 18/10/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Springfield - Maurenhof, Zonnebeke, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 28 |
Begraafplaats
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Hospital Farm Cemetery Plot: / Rij: E Graf: 5 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 3
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1914-15 Star Medaille |
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 3
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Mijn verhaal
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.
Bronnen 5
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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British army ancestors https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/search-result/?q=Royal+field+artillery+gunner+30539 Gebruikte bronnen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/141495/johns,-/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/?domain=www.1914-1918.net Gebruikte bronnen |
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War Diary http://www.nmarchive.com/ Gebruikte bronnen |