Identity
Person No.
25230
Service No.
1137
Last Name
First Name
John George Howard
Initials
J G H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of accidental injuries, slipped on dugout steps, shot himself in forearm
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Thomas Greville Thursfield, M.D., J.P. and Anne Catherine Thursfield, of White Hall, Broseley, Shropshire, England. Assistant Resident Magistrate at Boshof, Orange Free State. 16 years in the Civil Service.
Research notes
Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Interred, ST. POL BRITISH CEMETERY ST. POL-SUR-TERNOISE III. B. 3. | Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 1 1914-1918 Gunner J.G.H. Thursfield) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Gunners' Association of South Africa Roll of Honour
open source ↗
World War 1 1914-1918 Gunner J.G.H. Thursfield
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MIBISA Volume One – Western Cape
open source ↗
Interred, ST. POL BRITISH CEMETERY ST. POL-SUR-TERNOISE III. B. 3
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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