We remember John Dempster

We remember John Dempster

Timeline

Timeline

1885
sibling James Dempster Source:7724141 1885
1888
birth Broxburn, Linlithgow United Kingdom Source:7160970 Source:7724136 1888
1890
sibling Frank Dempster Source:7724141 1890
1892
sibling Eliza Dempster Source:7724141 1892
1895
sibling William Dempster Source:7724141 1895
1899
sibling Helena Dempster Source:7724141 1899
1901
dates Age 13 Source:7724141 31st March 1901
1901
location 11 Stewartfield, Uphall United Kingdom parents address Source:7724141 31st March 1901
enlistment Belfast United Kingdom Source:7724136
marriage Isabella Dempster Source:7160970
service British Army Private 4606 Machine Gun Corps Source:1167169
service British Army Private 73801 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Source:1167169
service British Army Private 4606 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 58th Battalion Source:7160970
location Ballymena, Co Antrim United Kingdom their own address Source:7724136
1916
death Died of wounds France Source:7160970 Source:7724136 8th July 1916
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:7160970
burial Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France I.S.1 Source:7160970

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Dempster
Source 1167169
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
11 Stewartfield, Uphall United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Ballymena, Co Antrim United Kingdom their own address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 4606 Machine Gun Corps Private
British Army 73801 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Private
British Army 4606 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 58th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Francis Dempster father
Margaret Jane Dempster mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Dempster brother 1885
Eliza Dempster sister 1892
William Dempster brother 1895
Helena Dempster sister 1899
Frank Dempster brother 1890
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Isabella Dempster wife

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Phoebe40063
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Phoebe40063

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