BORN LEICESTER 1880. SON OF CHARLES FACER AND MARY MARIA FACER, OF LEICESTER. HE MARRIED ELIZABETH ANNIE BROWN IN HULL IN 1900. THEY LIVED AT 22, CAMBRIDGE STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). A TEA TRAVELLER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX PRIVATE, 304, 11TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE SERVED IN EGYPT IN 1915 AND ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 08/03/1916. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 56232, 2ND ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/05/1917, AGED 37. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ELIZABETH.
| Name | John Facer |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Leicester, 1880 |
| Death Date | 27 May 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | The Royal Welsh (Welch) Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 56232 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 304, East Yorkshire Regiment. |
First name:
JOHN
Regiment:
Military Number:
56232
Rank:
Private
Date Died
27/05/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
37
