We remember John Biswell

We remember John Biswell

Timeline

Timeline

1895
sibling Harry George Biswell Source:5477359 17th November 1895
1896
birth Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire United Kingdom Source:5477482 11th October 1896
1901
location Belconey, Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Herts United Kingdom parents address Source:5477359 31st March 1901 - 2nd April 1911
1901
sibling Jessie Biswell Source:5477360 11th October 1901
1903
sibling Alick Charles Biswell Source:5477360 7th October 1903
1906
sibling Bessie Biswell Source:5477360 7th November 1906
1908
sibling Florence May Bis Source:5477360 19th June 1908
1908
sibling Florence May Biswell Source:5477360 19th June 1908
1911
sibling Dorothy Biswell Source:5477360 February 1911
1911
sibling Dorothy Biswell Source:5477360 1911
1911
employment Brush Maker Possibly Kent's Brushes Source:5477360 2nd April 1911
enlistment Bedford, Bedfordshire United Kingdom Source:5477481
service British Army Private 10474 Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:362591
service British Army Private 10474 Bedfordshire Regiment Source:7406911
1916
death Killed in Action John was posted as missing, but never found. His name appears on the Thiepval memorial to the missing. The Somme France Source:7406911 Source:5477361 Source:5477481 27th July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7406911

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Biswell
Source 362591
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Belconey, Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Herts United Kingdom parents address 31st March 1901 - 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 10474 Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion Private
British Army 10474 Bedfordshire Regiment Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harry Biswell father
Louisa Bonnick mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harry George Biswell brother 17th November 1895
Jessie Biswell sister 11th October 1901
Alick Charles Biswell brother 7th October 1903
Bessie Biswell sister 7th November 1906
Florence May Bis sister 19th June 1908
Dorothy Biswell sister 1911
Florence May Biswell sister 19th June 1908
Dorothy Biswell sister February 1911

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Anni323
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anni323
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anni323
GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921) Transcription Anni323
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Soldiers Died in the Great War - Find My Past Anni323
Baptism record of John Biswell and his brother Harry George Anni323
Leverstock Green war memorial page on the Our Dacorum website Anni323

Multimedia

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John's name on the Thiepval Memorial Anni323
Thiepval Memorial Anni323
Hemel Hempstead War Memorial Anni323
John's name on the Hemel Hempstead War Memorial Anni323
Leverstock Green War Memorial, Hertfordshire Anni323
John's name on the Thiepval memorial Anni323

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