We remember John William Longstaff

We remember John William Longstaff

Timeline

Timeline

1899
birth Gateshead, Durham United Kingdom Source:9322290 Source:9322291 1899
1911
location 18 Matfen Street, Byker, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland United Kingdom parents address Source:9338494 April 1911
employment Postman General Post Office Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland United Kingdom Source:9322290
enlistment Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland United Kingdom Source:9322291
service British Army Rifleman 375655 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:9322290
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9322291
location Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland United Kingdom Source:9322291
1918
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:9322290 Source:9322291 24th August 1918
burial Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:9322290

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John William
Initials JW
Last Name Longstaff
Source 9322290
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
18 Matfen Street, Byker, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 375655 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Longstaff mother
John Longstaff father

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Official Records

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

External Evidence

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Newcastle-on-Tyne Postal Area and Northern Engineering District War Memorial Valerie34433

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