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39th Division



   The 39th Division was formed near Winchester in early August 1915. The units who had already joined moved to the Marlborough Lines at Aldershot on 28th of September. The remainder (except the Divisional mounted squadron, 118th Infantry Brigade, the Field Ambulances and Veterinary Section) joined at Aldershot in mid October the entire Division moved to Witley, where it was completed. Mobilisation orders were received in February 1916 and advance parties departed late in the month. 118th Brigade was well behind in training and was left behind, but its HQ staff went to France and took over five new battalions on 29th February. The other units of the Division crossed to Le Havre and by 11th March all units were concentrated near Blaringhem. The Division then remained on the Western Front for the remainder of the war and took part in the following engagements:

1916

  • Attack near Richebourg l'Avoue
  • The fighting on the Ancre
  • The Battle of Thiepval Ridge
  • The Battle of the Ancre Heights
  • The Battle of the Ancre

1917

  • The Battle of Pilkem Ridge
  • The Battle of Langemarck
  • The Battle of the Menin Road
  • The Battle of Polygon Wood
  • The Second Battle of Passchendaele

1918

  • The Battle of St Quentin
  • The actions at the Somme crossings
  • The Battle of Bapaume
  • The Battle of Rosieres
  • The fighting on Wytschaete Ridge
  • The First Battle of Kemmel
  • The Second Battle of Kemmel
  • The Battle of the Scherpenberg

After suffering heavy losses during the Battles of the Lys a decision was taken to reduce the Division down to a cadre. This took place by 1 June. After this it was engaged in supervising courses of instruction for American troops, beginning with units of the 77th American Division. Divisional HQ was based at Eperlecques from 11th April to 7th June 1918, it then moved to Wolphus and then Varengeville and to Rouen. Orders were received on 1 November to demobilise the training cadres. The Division was reconstituted by taking over the 197th Brigade from 66th Division. They embarkation camps and reinforcement depots in early 1919. Demobilisation proceeded and by 10 July 1919 the Division ceased to exist.

The Great War cost 39th Division 27869 men killed, wounded or missing.

Order of Battle of the 39th Division

116th Brigade

116th Brigade was originally raised (numbered 121st) for the original 40th Division of the Fifth New Army.

  • 11th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment (1st South Down) left as cadre June 1918
  • 12th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment (2nd South Down) disbanded 8 February 1918
  • 13th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment (3rd South Down) left as cadre June 1918
  • 14th Btn, Hampshire Regiment (1st Portsmouth) disbanded 23 February 1918
  • 116th Machine Gun Company joined 18 May 1916, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918
  • 116th Trench Mortar Battery formed on 16 June 1916 from two sections that joined in April
  • 1/1st Btn, Hertfordshire Regiment joined from 118th Brigade 8 February 1918, left 9 May 1918

    Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918

    • 15th and 16th Royal Scots
    • 18th and 23rd Northumberland Fusiliers;
    • 1/4th and 10th Lincolnshire Regiment
    • 7th Suffolk Regiment
    • 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment
    • 6th Bedfordshire Regiment
    • 1/4th and 1/5th Yorkshire Regiment
    • 4th South Staffordshire Regiment
    • 1/5th North Staffordshire Regiment

117th Brigade

  • 16th Btn, Sherwood Foresters (Chatsworth Rifles) left as a cadre 16 August 1918
  • 17th Btn, Sherwood Foresters (Welbeck Rangers) disbanded 8 February 1918
  • 17th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps (British Empire League) left as a cadre 16 August 1918
  • 16th Btn, Rifle Brigade (St Pancras) left as a cadre August 1918
  • 117th Machine Gun Company joined 18 May 1916, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918
  • 117th Trench Mortar Battery formed 18 June 1916 from two sections that joined on 15 April

    Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918

    • 2/10th Btn, King's (Liverool Regiment)
    • 1/4th Btn, Lincolnshire Regiment
    • 11th Btn, Cheshire Regiment
    • 2/5th Btn, Sherwood Foresters
    • 8th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps
    • 9th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps
    • 1/5th Btn, North Staffordshire Regiment
    • 1/5th Btn, Durham Light Infantry
    • 1/6th Btn, Durham Light Infantry
    • 1/8th Btn, Durham Light Infantry
    • 6th Btn, Connaught Rangers
    • 8thBtn, Rifle Brigade
    • 9th Btn, Rifle Brigade
    • 6th Btn, Royal Munster Fusiliers

118th Brigade 118th Brigade was raised in London in July 1915 but reorganised at Aldershot on 16 October 1915. It moved to Witley and joined 39th Division in November 1915.

  • 10th Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment (Kent County) left 16 October 1915
  • 11th Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment (Lewisham) left 16 October 1915
  • 13th Btn, East Surrey Regiment (Wandsworth) remained in England 23 February 1916
  • 20th Btn, Middlesex Regiment (Shoreditch) remained in England 23 February 1916
  • 21st Btn, Middlesex Regiment (Islington) remained in England 23 February 1916
  • 14th Btn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders remained in England 23 February 1916
  • 1/6th Btn, Cheshire Regiment joined in France 29 February 1916, left 28 May 1918
  • 1/4th Btn, Black Watch joined in France 29 February 1916, amalgamated with 1/5th Btn, March 1916 and became 4/5th Btn, resumed own identity 6 May 1918, left 14 May 1918
  • 1/5th Btn, Black Watch joined in France 29 February 1916, amalgamated with 1/5th Bn March 1916 and became 4/5th Bn
  • 1/1st Btn, Cambridgeshire Regiment joined in France 29 February 1916, left 9 May 1918
  • 1/1st Btn, Hertfordshire Regiment joined in France 29 February 1916, left for 116th Brigade 8 February 1918
  • 118th Machine Gun Company joined 21 March 1916, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918
  • 118th Trench Mortar Battery formed 1 July 1916 from two sections that joined 7 April 1916

    Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918

    • 1/4th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
    • 1/5th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
    • 1/6th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
    • 18th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
    • 1/4th Btn, Lincolnshire Regiment
    • 6th Btn, Bedfordshire Regiment
    • 4th Btn, East Lancashire Regiment
    • 11th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment
    • 13th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment
    • 9th Btn, Black Watch
    • 8/10th Btn, Gordon Highlanders
    • 7th Btn, Cameron Highlanders
    • 11th Btn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

39th Divisional Composite Brigade

Formed on 10th April 1918 after the Division suffered heavy losses and placed under command of Brig-Gen. A. Hubback. Fought in the Battles of the Lys as an independent command attached to XXII Corps. Returned to Division and men deployed to old units by 6 May 1918

  • 1st Btn, formed from remnants of 11th Royal Sussex and 1/1st Hertfordshire
  • 2nd Btn, formed from remnants of 13th Gloucestershire and 13th Royal Sussex
  • 3rd Btn, formed from remnants of units of 117th Brigade
  • 4th Btn, formed from remnants of units 118th Brigade
  • 5th Btn, formed from remnants of units of all three Brigades
  • 118th Trench Mortar Battery
  • No 4 (287) Company, 39th Divisional Train ASC

    Divisional Troops

    • 13th Btn, the Gloucestershire Regiment (Forest of Dean) left as a cadre by 6 May 1918
    • 228th Machine Gun Company joined 19 July 1917, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918, left for 40th Division 11 September 1918
    • 39th Battalion MGC formed 14 March 1918

      Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918

      • 25th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
      • 13th Btn, Yorkshire Regiment
      • 13th Btn, East Surrey Regiment
      • 7th Btn, Sherwood Foresters
      • 21st Btn, Middlesex Regiment
      • 14th Btn, Highland Light Infantry
      • 8th Btn, Suffolk Regiment

      Divisional Mounted Troops

      • E Sqn, South Irish Horse joined 17 March 1916, left for I Corps Cavalry Regiment 10 May 1916
      • 39th Divisional Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps joined 14 November 1915, left for XV Corps Cyclist Battalion 10 May 1916

      Divisional Artillery < ul>

    • CLXXIV Brigade, RFA raised by the Thames Ironworks Company.
    • CLXXIX Brigade, RFA raised by the Thames Ironworks Company, broken up 18 January 1917
    • CLXXXIV Brigade, RFA raised by the Thames Ironworks Company, broken up 30 November 1916
    • CLXXXVI (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA
    • 39th Divisional Ammunition Column RFA
    • V.39 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, RFA formed 27 August 1916, broken up 7 February 1918
    • X.39, Y.39 and Z.39 Medium Mortar Batteries, RFA formed by 17 June 1916; on 7 February 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each

    Royal Engineers

    • 225th (Stockton on Tees) Field Company
    • 227th (Stockton on Tees) Field Company
    • 234th (Stockton on Tees) Company
    • 39th Divisional Signals Company (Empire)

    Royal Army Medical Corps

    • 132th Field Ambulance
    • 133rd Field Ambulance
    • 134th Field Ambulance
    • 82nd Sanitary Section left 17 April 1917

    Other Divisional Troops

    • 39th Divisional Train ASC 284, 285, 286 and 287 Companies
    • 50th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC
    • 236th Divisional Employment Company joined 30 June 1917
    • 39th Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop absorbed into Divisional Supply Column 9 April 1916


    Jul 1915 Training Instruction

    Jul 1915 Billets

    30th September 1915 Entraining

    16th October 1915 Reorganisation

    8th January 1916 Defences  location map

    6th Mar 1916 On the Move

    7th Mar 1916 On the Move

    8th Mar 1916 On the Move  location map

    9th Mar 1916 On the Move  location map

    10th Mar 1916 Training  location map

    11th Mar 1916 Training  location map

    13th Mar 1916 On the March  location map

    14th Mar 1916 On the March  location map

    15th Mar 1916 In Reserve  location map

    16th Mar 1916 Inspections  location map

    17th Mar 1916 In Reserve  location map

    18th Mar 1916 Training  location map

    19th Mar 1916 Instruction  location map

    20th Mar 1916 Instruction  location map

    21st Mar 1916 Instruction  location map

    22nd Mar 1916 Instruction  location map

    24th Mar 1916 Instruction  location map

    25th Mar 1916 Baths  location map

    26th Mar 1916 Church Parade  location map

    27th Mar 1916 Attachment  location map

    28th Mar 1916 On the March  location map

    29th Mar 1916 In Billets  location map

    30th Mar 1916 In Billets  location map

    31st Mar 1916 In Billets  location map

    3rd Apr 1916 Shelling  location map

    4th Apr 1916 Misty  location map

    5th Apr 1916 Shelling  location map

    6th Apr 1916 Reorganisation  location map

    7th Apr 1916 Training

    10th Apr 1916 Re;iefs  location map

    10th Apr 1916 Inspection

    11th Apr 1916 Trench Work  location map

    12th Apr 1916 Trench Work  location map

    13th Apr 1916 Bombardment  location map

    14th Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

    15th Apr 1916 Baths  location map

    15th Apr 1916 Change of Command

    16th Apr 1916 In Reserve  location map

    16th Apr 1916 Reliefs

    17th Apr 1916 In Reserve  location map

    17th Apr 1916 Training

    18th Apr 1916 In Reserve  location map

    19th Apr 1916 Working Parties

    20th Apr 1916 Working Parties

    21st Apr 1916 Church Parade

    21st Apr 1916 Recce

    22ndApr 1916 In Reserve

    23nd Apr 1916 On the March  location map

    23rd Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

    24th Apr 1916 Working Party  location map

    24th Apr 1916 Some Shelling  location map

    25th Apr 1916 Working Party  location map

    25th Apr 1916 Trench Work  location map

    26th Apr 1916 Working Party  location map

    26th Apr 1916 Trench Work  location map

    27th Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

    27th Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

    28th Apr 1916 Gas  location map

    28th Apr 1916 In Reserve

    29th Apr 1916 Test  location map

    29th Apr 1916 In Reserve

    30th Apr 1916 Trench Work  location map

    30th Apr 1916 Working Parties

    1st May 1916 Reliefs  location map

    2nd May 1916 Working Parties  location map

    3rd May 1916 Gas Alarm  location map

    4th May 1916 Working Party  location map

    5th May 1916 Reliefs  location map

    6th May 1916 Trench Work  location map

    7th May 1916 Trench Work  location map

    8th May 1916 Trench Work  location map

    9th May 1916 Reliefs  location map

    18th May 1916 In Reserve  location map

    19th May 1916 Working Party  location map

    20th May 1916 Working Party  location map

    21st May 1916 Reliefs  location map

    22nd May 1916 Bombardment  location map

    23rd May 1916 Trench Work  location map

    24th May 1916 Trench Work  location map

    25th May 1916 Reliefs  location map

    26th May 1916 Working Parties  location map

    27th May 1916 Working Parties  location map

    28th May 1916 Working Parties  location map

    29th May 1916 Reliefs  location map

    30th May 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    31st May 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    1st Jun 1916 Holding the Line

    2nd Jun 1916 Holding the Line

    3rd Jun 1916 Reliefs  location map

    4th Jun 1916 In Reserve  location map

    5th Jun 1916 Baths  location map

    6th Jun 1916 Reliefs  location map

    7th Jun 1916 Cleaning up  location map

    8th Jun 1916 Training  location map

    11th Jun 1916 Reliefs  location map

    12th Jun 1916 Trench Work  location map

    13th Jun 1916 Digging Trenches

    13th Jun 1916 Trench Work  location map

    14th Jun 1916 Trench Visit

    14th Jun 1916 Trench Work  location map

    15th Jun 1916 Trench Work  location map

    16th Jun 1916 Line Adjusted  location map

    17th Jun 1916 Baths  location map

    18th Jun 1916 Reliefs  location map

    19th Jun 1916 Routine  location map

    20th Jun 1916 Reliefs  location map

    21st Jun 1916 Baths  location map

    22nd Jun 1916 Reliefs  location map

    22nd Jun 1916 Into the Line  location map

    23rd Jun 1916 Quiet  location map

    24th Jun 1916 Training and Baths  location map

    24th Jun 1916 Quiet  location map

    25th Jun 1916 Quiet  location map

    26th Jun 1916 Artillery Active  location map

    27th Jun 1916 Artillery Active  location map

    28th Jun 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    29th Jun 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    30th Jun 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    1st Jul 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    2nd Jul 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    3rd Jul 1916 Trench Raid  location map

    4th Jul 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    5th Jul 1916 Artillery Active  location map

    6th Jul 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    7th Jul 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    8th Jul 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    9th Jul 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    10th Jul 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    11th Jul 1916 Holding the Line  location map

    12th Jul 1916 Trench Raid  location map

    13th Jul 1916 Inspection  location map

    14th Jul 1916 Reliefs  location map

    20th Sep 1916 Reliefs  location map

    31st Oct 1916 Warning  location map

    12th of March 1917 Training

    16th July 1917 Attack  location map

    19th July 1917 Preliminary Instructions.  location map

    22nd July 1917 Engaged in fitting new unditching Gear

    25th July 1917 Starting points of the Tanks  location map

    31st Jul 1917 Attack Made

    31st July 1917 The 18th Corps. attacked

    2nd Aug 1917 In the Trenches

    2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation  location map

    3rd Aug 1917 Continuous Rain

    5th Aug 1917 In Bivouacs

    9th Aug 1917 In Camp

    10th Aug 1917 Inspection

    2nd Sep 1917 Reliefs

    19th Sep 1917 Equipment

    20th Sep 1917 Attack Made

    21st Sep 1917 Reliefs

    22nd Sep 1917 Reliefs

    22nd September 1917 37th Division relieves 39th Division  location map

    23rd Sep 1917 Reliefs

    25th Sep 1917 Into Position  location map

    26th Sep 1917 Into Support

    27th Sep 1917 Bringing in the Wounded  location map

    30th Sep 1917 The Cost

    1st Oct 1917 Inspection

    2nd Oct 1917 Inspection

    15th Oct 1917 Reliefs  location map

    20th Oct 1917 Cinematographer Visits Camp

    23rd Oct 1917 On the March

    31st Oct 1917 Reliefs Completed

    5th of November 1917 An Attempted Raid  location map

    8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet  location map

    24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation

    21st Jan 1918 Course

    25th Jan 1918 Fog  location map

    27th Jan 1918 Orders Received

    28th Jan 1918 Shelling  location map

    2nd Feb 1918 Reliefs Complete  location map

    5th Feb 1918 Course Ends

    13th Feb 1918 Personnel

    16th Feb 1918 On the Move  location map

    21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation

    25th of March 1918 Orders

    28th of March 1918 Orders  location map

    16th Apr 1918 Orders

    22nd Apr 1918 Defensive Plans

    10th June 1918 Operational Order No.26

    10th June 1918 Absorbtion of the 7th Camerons commenced.

    11th June 1918 Operational Order No.26   location map

    28th of July 1918 Quiet   location map

    31st December 1918 Preparations

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    39th Division

    during the Great War 1914-1918.

    • Beach James. Pte. 1/6 Btn. (d.20th Sep 1918)
    • Keeble Frederick William. CSM 7th Btn.
    • Morrow Frederick Roulstone. Cpl. D Bty. 174th Brigade (d.27th Sep 1917)
    • Roberts Lionel John. 2nd Lt. 16th (St Pancras) Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1916)
    • Targett Frederick. Rfmn. 16th Btn.
    • Walton John George. Dvr. 225 Field Coy. (d.30th Sep 1916)
    • Watmough Walter. Gnr. 174th Bde. (d.9th Apr 1918)

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    CSM Frederick William Keeble MM 7th Btn. Suffolk Regiment

    CSM Frederick Keeble MM was my Grandfather, the only thing he told me about the trenches was they had to eat candles when food was short. I'm told he was wounded 4 times and I know he had bullet holes in his legs that Dad said you could put your finger in and that on his death bed the doctor took off his shirt to reveal a lump of shrapnel visible under the skin on his chest, my Grandmother had never seen him without his shirt on so had no idea it was there.

    I don't really know how he won the MM but the story is they were pinned down by a German machine gun nest and no-one could move, after a while Grandad said 'well I've had enough of this' he advanced on the nest, under fire, lobbed some grenades in and bayoneted the men who came out.

    After the war Grandads unit were guarding supply trains bound for Germany he was instructed to shoot anyone caught stealing from the trains, an Australian troop train pulled up and the men on board promptly raided the trains which were full of bully beef and all sorts, Grandad is said to have stepped out and on seeing the Australians said 'best we go round the back and have another fag', he wouldn't give the order to open fire, as a result he left the Army without reference which made it hard to get a job.

    Paul Keeble




    263317

    Rfmn. Frederick "Jerry" Targett 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade

    Frederick Targett served with the 16th Battalion, Rifle Brigade since 1915 to 1918 when the 39th Division was disbanded due to losses. He then served in the Labour Corps. He survived the war and was demobbed in 1919 receiving the 1914 - 1918 and Victory medals. He was my maternal grandfather.





    261761

    Cpl. Frederick Roulstone Morrow D Bty. 174th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.27th Sep 1917)

    Frederick Morrow was born in Belfast in 1895, son of Alexander and Frances Morrow. The family moved to Londonbridge Rd., Dublin, and Frederick was educated at Pembroke Technical school (now the Ballsbridge College of Further Education on Shelbourne Road). He joined the Boys’ Brigade in St. Matthew’s and was a keen footballer, captaining the Irish Boys’ Brigade team against England at the age of 15. He became a law clerk, but continued his football, playing for Bohemians, Shelbourne, and Tritonville. He also played as a junior Irish international.

    He enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery in August 1915 and served with the Expeditionary Force in France from February 1916. He became a corporal, and at the time of his death he was Acting Sergeant. His commanding officer wrote “I can only say what a loss he is to the battery and also that I was sending him home for his commission as soon as we came out of action”. He was badly injured on 25th of September 1917 and died in the casualty clearing station the next day. He is buried in Outtersteene Cemetery near Bailleul in France.

    T. James




    219473

    2nd Lt. Lionel John Roberts 16th (St Pancras) Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.3rd Sep 1916)

    Lionel John Roberts was my Great Uncle, the second born son of Edwin James Roberts and his wife Caroline. He had an older brother, Edwin, and younger brother(my father, Charles Thomas) and one sister. He was born in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1895 where my Grandfather was born and married my Grandmother who came from Alderney. They decided to bring their young family to England where there appeared to be better prospects for work and education and settled in the Gospel Oak Area, living at 88 Mansfield Road. My Grandfather was a builder/plasterer.

    After war was declared, Lionel who was learning to be a teacher, decided, like so many others,to join up at 20 years old. On 8th March 1916, the Battalion arrived in France. He was reported missing on 3rd September 1916, lost in the Battle of the Somme aged 21 years. He has no known grave but his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial along with over 72000 others who also have no known grave. I would like to know more about the particular battle that took place on the day he died.

    As a young man, he liked to draw and as a child, I was fascinated by his sketch book that contained carefully drafted pen and ink drawings. They were my inspiration to follow suit and I owe him my gratitude for showing me the way. God Bless you Lionel. You were so brave.

    Angela Stannard




    216752

    Pte. James Beach 1/6 Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.20th Sep 1918)

    James Beach was my Great-great-uncle. He was the son of William and Rachel Beach, of 9, Letchwell Cottages, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne. He lived at Letchwell Cottages and was 18 years old in 1914 when he enlisted at Westmoor, Newcastle upon Tyne. To begin with he was in the 5th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers, Reg No: 5/2165, and was later moved to the 1/6th 'A' Coy (Territorial) Battalion.

    He fought on The Western Front and in August 1916 the 1/6th were transferred to 118th Infantry Brigade, 39th Division. James was only 23 when he died in France and Flanders, tragically, with only a couple of months to go before the war ended. He is buried in Belgium at the Leuze Communal Cemetery. His Roll medal card shows he was awarded the Victory Medal and British War Medal. When I was small I found a small bible in a drawer at my Grandmother's house and she said it belonged to James. It was stained through with his blood.

    Rest in Peace, James.

    K Brough




    216086

    Gnr. Walter Watmough 174th Bde. Royal Field Artillery (d.9th Apr 1918)

    Walter Watmough enlisted at Preston, Lancashire and served in 'A' Battery, 174th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He died age 30 on the 9th April 1918 and is remembered at Jarrow Library and is buried in Namps-au-Val British Cemetery. His is medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals.

    Walter was born in St Peters, Lancaster 1888, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Watmough. In the 1901 census the family were living at 114 Bedford Street, Preston. Thomas(40) was a Coal Dealer and Elizabeth Ann(38) his wife. Walter(13) was a reacher in a cotton mill. Ethel(10) and Thomas(7) were at school and Doris was 1 year old. Walter was married to Florence Watmough nee Brown of 69 Howard Street, Jarrow.

    Vin Mullen




    216038

    Dvr. John George Walton 225 Field Coy. Royal Engineers (d.30th Sep 1916)

    John George Walton enlisted at West Hartlepool and served in 225th Field Company, Royal Engineers. He died age 20 on the 30th September 1916 and is buried at Englebelmer Communal Cemetery. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals. John was born in Jarrow in 1895, son of John and Elizabeth Walton of Belmont Elwick, West Hartlepool.

    Vin Mullen








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