We remember John Thomas Akker

We remember John Thomas Akker

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Timeline

Timeline

1897
birth Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6173477 1897
1899
sibling Elizabeth Jane Akker Source:6183653 1899
1900
sibling Dorothy Ellen Akker Source:6183653 1900
1901
dates Age 4 Source:5488586 1901
1901
location 19 Golbourne Street, Preston, Lancs United Kingdom parents address Source:5488586 1901
1902
sibling Lychia Akker Source:6183653 1902
1904
sibling Florence Akker Source:6183653 1904
1906
sibling Henry Akker Source:6183653 1906
1908
sibling Edna Akker Source:6183653 1908
1909
sibling Fred Akker Source:6183653 1909
1911
dates Age 13 Source:6183653 1911
1911
employment Full time tenter, weaver of cotton Preston United Kingdom Source:6183653 1911
1911
sibling Daniel Akker Source:6183653 1911
1911
location 10 Almond Street, Preston, Lancs United Kingdom parents address Source:5488586 1911
1915
enlistment Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6173490 16th November 1915
1916
location 23 Aberdeen Street, Preston, Lancs United Kingdom parents address Source:5488586 1916
1916
employment Weaver Preston United Kingdom Source:6173490 4th April 1916
1917
service British Army Private 291608 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion Source:6173479 1917
1917
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:6173479 4th August 1917
service British Army Private 37240 Liverpool Regiment Source:6173479
1917
death Killed in Action Flanders Belgium Source:7456903 Source:6173479 4th August 1917
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7456903

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Thomas
Initials JT
Last Name Akker
Source 6173477
First Names John Thomas
Initials JT
Last Name Akker
Source 6173477
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
10 Almond Street, Preston, Lancs United Kingdom parents address known 1911
19 Golbourne Street, Preston, Lancs United Kingdom parents address known 1901
23 Aberdeen Street, Preston, Lancs United Kingdom parents address known 1916
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 37240 Liverpool Regiment Private
British Army 291608 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jane Akker mother
John Akker father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Jane Akker sister 1899
Dorothy Ellen Akker sister 1900
Florence Akker sister 1904
Henry Akker brother 1906
Fred Akker brother 1909
Daniel Akker brother 1911
Lychia Akker sister 1902
Edna Akker sister 1908
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1915-11-16 5'0"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1917 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Dorothy468
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Dorothy468
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Dorothy468
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Dorothy468
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Dorothy468
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Dorothy468
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Dorothy468

Multimedia

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Preston Roll of Honour form for Private Akker Preston485
Menin Gate Memoiral Panel 22 Selena49658

Stories

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