John William Humberstone
Service Number
8117
Military Unit
2nd Bn Lincolnshire Regiment
Date of birth
Date of Death
26 Sep 1916 (28 years old)
Place of Birth
Misterton
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
John was born at Misterton in 1888 the son of Charles Edward and Emily Humberstone (nee Milner) his father was a brickyard labourer the family lived on Station Road in the village. He had 5 siblings Eva Annie 1886 Thomas Edward 1890, Charles Henry 1893, Frances 1897 and Doris Vera 1907.
Military History
In the 1911 census he is shown on active service with the Army in India ,John saw military service in Ceylon and India prior to his arrival on the Western Front he was wounded by a busting shell and subsequently died from these wounds on 26th September 1916 and is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, France .
Extra Information
Information on John William Humberstone was provided courtesy of the Misterton and West Stockwith History Group
Photographs
John William Humberstone
Photo provided courtesy of The War Graves Photographic Project www.twgpp.org
John William Humberstone
Photo shows Bethune Town communal town cemetery where John William Humberstone is buried, photo courtesy of CWGC