John Enoch Attenborough
Service Number
32403
Military Unit
1/5th Bn Devonshire Regiment
Date of birth
Date of Death
27 Sep 1918 (19 years old)
Place of Birth
Pleasley Hill Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
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Family History
He was the son of Albert and Harriet Attenborough and the brother of Mary Elizabeth, William, Lily, Gladys Mary, Martha, Emma, Florrie, Harriet and Abraham Attenborough. They lived at 95 Brownlow Road Mansfield. John was one of 14 children.
Military History
Initially enlisted in the Dorsetshire Regiment. 'A' Coy Buried Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich (grave ref III.D.17) Inscription on headstone "A secret thought, a silent tear keeps his memory ever dear"
Extra Information
Buried Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich (grave ref III.D.17)
This man is commemorated in a book of remembrance held by Mansfield District Council.
Photographs
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