We remember John William Thomas Francis

We remember John William Thomas Francis

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Timeline

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1888
birth St. Oswald's, Chester United Kingdom Source:7070357 Source:8967142 1888
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8945644 16th January 1914
1914
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8945650 19th October 1914
1914
service British Army Company Serjeant Major 7724 Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8945650 October 1914
awards Medaille Militaire Other War Service Award Source:7070357
marriage Florence Source:7070357
service British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 7724 Cheshire Regiment Source:2540036
service British Army Company Serjeant Major 7724 Cheshire Regiment No. 3 Depot Source:7070357
1915
death Died of wounds United Kingdom Source:7070357 Source:8967142 25th May 1915
burial Chester (overleigh) Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Cheshire United Kingdom Source:7070357

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John William Thomas
Initials JWT
Last Name Francis
Source 8967142
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7724 Cheshire Regiment Warrant Officer Class 1
British Army 7724 Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion Company Serjeant Major
British Army 7724 Cheshire Regiment No. 3 Depot Company Serjeant Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Medaille Militaire Other War Service Award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Francis mother
William Francis father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Florence wife

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Fife3190

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MIC image [war medals] (Ancestry) R58235
MIC image [war medals - duplicated] (Ancestry R58235
MIC image [Mentioned in Despatches] (Ancestry) R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 19 OCTOBER, 1914 - Mentioned in Despatches R58235
John William Thomas Francis (Find a Grave) R58235

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