We remember Eric Travis Townsend

We remember Eric Travis Townsend

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Glasgow, Lanarkshire United Kingdom Source:9127750 18th December 1894
1913
commission Regular Source:9127750 September 1913
1913
service British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry Source:9127750 September 1913 - 1st July 1915
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:9127750 May 1915 - 16th August 1915
1915
service British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry Source:9127750 July 1915 - December 1916
1916
service British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion Source:9127750 December 1916 - November 1917
1917
death Killed in Action Gaza Palestine, State of Source:7374905 Source:9127750 8th November 1917
burial Gaza War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Djer Sineid, Palestine. Source:7374905 Source:9127750

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Eric Travis
Initials ET
Last Name Townsend
Source 4483032
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Highland Light Infantry Lieutenant
British Army Highland Light Infantry Second Lieutenant
British Army Highland Light Infantry 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion Captain
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lucy Mabel Hill mother
Joseph Travis Townsend father

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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Multimedia

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De Ruvigny's roll of honour 1914-1918 Simon1303

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We remember Eric Travis Townsend