We remember John Instance Self

We remember John Instance Self

Timeline

Timeline

1887
birth Hackney, East London United Kingdom Source:7429821 Source:9483407 1887
1911
employment Postman General Post Office United Kingdom Source:9483407 April 1911
1914
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:8717115 1914
service British Army Corporal 2869 London Regiment Source:3956568
service British Army Rifleman 2869 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8717115
service British Army Corporal 2869 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8717115
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8717115
location North West London United Kingdom Source:8717115
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7429821 Source:8717115 15th September 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7429821

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Instance
Initials JI
Last Name Self
Source 7429821
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
North West London United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2869 London Regiment Corporal
British Army 2869 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
British Army 2869 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Corporal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eliza Sarah Self mother
John Instance Self father

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Valerie34433

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