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JOHN HENRY SHAVE

Died : 17 Feb 1918
Rank : Corporal
Service no at death: 59437
Surname: SHAVE
Forename: JOHN HENRY
Initials: J H
Date of Birth 1891
Place of BirthWyesham, Monmouth
Place of Birth Source1911 Census
Address Almer, Sturminster Marshall
Schools attended
Employment / tradeCarpenter & Wheelwright
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Frederick John & Annie Maria Shave, of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Spouse Name
NotesBellringer at St Mary's Church. Sturminster Marshall
Regiment at call-upRoyal Engineers
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up
Service no at call-up59437
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported toWimborne
SourceUK soldiers who died
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details93rd Field Co
Other rank
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death26
Date of death 17 Feb 1918
Regiment at deathRoyal Engineers
Battalion at death93rd Field Co
Rank at deathCorporal
Circumstances of deathDied of wounds (Gas) at 53rd Field Ambulance, France
Service no at death59437
Field of action at death
Place of deathFrance
Location of graveRuyaul Court Military Cemetery
PositionJ. 1.
Other memorialsSturminster Marshall War Memorial Bellringer memorial in St Mary's Church, Sturminster Marshall
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