John Henry Ward
Service Number
26504
Military Unit
1/7th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
01 Jul 1916 (22 Years Old)
Place of Birth
Chelsean, London
Employment, Education or Hobbies
In 1911 he is stout casker
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Family History
He was the son of Robert and May Ward. (cwgc) John Henry Ward was born in 1894 at Chelsea, London, In 1911 he was living at 5 Eagle Place, Alison Rise, Nottingham, he is shown as being 18 yrs single and a stout casker, he is living with his aunt Christina Ward 60 yrs single.
Military History
Lance Corporal John Henry Ward enlisted at Nottingham, he was killed in action, 1st July 1916, aged 22, in the attack on the German positions at Gommecourt, France, on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.
Extra Information
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