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EUSTACE VIVIAN MARSH

Died : 17 Feb 1917
Rank : Private
Service no at death: CH/1667(S)
Surname: MARSH
Forename: EUSTACE VIVIAN
Initials: E V
Date of Birth 23 Jun 1887
Place of BirthSturminster Marshall
Place of Birth Source1911 Census
Address Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, Dorset
Schools attended
Employment / tradeEstate Clerk
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Jacob & Emma Marsh Sibling: Olive Marsh
Spouse Name Winifred c/o Mrs Sansom Market Place Sturminster Marshall (m. 1915)
Notes
Regiment at call-upRoyal Marine Light Infantry
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-upCH/1667/SD
Date of attestation 24 Aug 1916
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsRoyal Naval Div. Embarked with Royal Marine Brigade on 1 Nov 1916. Joined 8th Entrenching Battalion 18 Dec 1916. In hospital in France from 10 Jan - 12 Feb 1917 (Measles)
Other rank
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death29
Date of death 17 Feb 1917
Regiment at deathRoyal Marine Light Infantry
Battalion at death8th Entrenching Batt.
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathDied of measles 7th General Hospital, France
Service no at deathCH/1667(S)
Field of action at death
Place of deathFrance
Location of graveLonguenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
PositionIV. B. 25.
Other memorialsSturminster Marshall War Memorial
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