BORN STAFFS 1878. SON OF JOHN AND SARAH ANN ATTWOOD, AT 9, PRINGLE STREET, FRINDON COLLIERY, COUNTY DURHAM (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A RAILWAY PORTER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY PRIVATE, 15607, IN THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS CORPORAL, 38630, IN THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. SERVED IN THE BALKANS, FROM 08/07/1915. KILLED IN ACTION, IN FRANCE, ON 09/04/1917, AGED 39.
HE IS BURIED ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, SARAH ANN ATTWOOD, WHO MOVED TO 1 LOWER WYKE STREET, FRINDON. (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS). HE LEFT A WIDOW ROSE, & TWO CHILDREN.
HE ALSO LEFT BROTHERS, ARTHUR, GEORGE, LOUIS AND WALTER, AND SISTERS, EMILY AND BEATRICE.
| Name | John Attwood |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Bloxwich, Staffs |
| Death Date | 9 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 20th Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) |
| Regimental Number | 38630 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 15607, East Yorks Regt. |
First name:
JOHN
Military Number:
38630
Rank:
Private
Date Died
09/04/1917
Place died:
ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
Age:
39
