Identity
Person No.
3828
Service No.
2498
Last Name
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
42
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Company Sergeant Major
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Awards
Military Medal (MM)
United Kingdom
Notes
Husband of Jacoba Elizabeth Wilhelmina Church, of 18, Andrews St., Kenilworth, Johannesburg, Transvaal.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Corporal John CHURCH, 3rd SAI B Coy - Last group relieved 20th July, Awarded Military Medal, Killed in action as Company Sergeant Major 4th May 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial)"
Citations
LG Sup 22 January 1917
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Corporal John CHURCH, 3rd SAI B Coy - Last group relieved 20th July, Awarded Military Medal, Killed in action as Company Sergeant Major 4th May 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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