Will O'Brien Posted 8 December , 2004 Share Posted 8 December , 2004 As per CWGC JEFFREY, JOHN PETER Initials: J P Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Staff Serjeant (Armourer) Regiment: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Secondary Regiment: Machine Gun Corps Secondary Unit Text: attd. Age: 33 Date of Death: 08/12/1916 Service No: A/2658 Additional information: Husband of Gertrude Jeffrey, of 10, West View, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 26. Cemetery: ST. POL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 8 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2004 & the cemetery info Cemetery: ST. POL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Country: France Locality: Pas de Calais Location Information: The town of St Pol is about 29 kilometres south-west of Bethune and 34 kilometres west-north-west of Arras. The Communal Cemetery Extension is situated on high ground next to the old Communal Cemetery and is reached by a steep road, Rue de Cimetiere, on the north side of the old N39 road to Arras. Historical Information: St. Pol-sur-Ternoise was an administrative centre during the whole of the war, taken over by British troops from the French in March, 1916; and No. 12 Stationary Hospital was posted on the race-course near the town from the 1st June, 1916, to 1st June, 1919. The Extension was made alongside the "Cimetiere Thuillier" (which is more than 500 years old) by the French Tenth Army, and in March, 1916-April, 1918, the British Plot was added in the South-West quarter. There are now over 200, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. The British Plot covers an area of 1,111 square metres. No. of Identified Casualties: 225 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 8 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2004 John Jeffrey's online MIC index entry can be seen here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 8 December , 2004 Share Posted 8 December , 2004 John Peter Jeffrey was Scottish. Scottish National War Memorial details. Surname JEFFREY Firstname John Peter Service number A2658 Date of death 08/12/1916 Decoration Place of birth Dalry, Ayrshire Other SNWM roll VARIOUS CORPS. Rank Armr/S/Sgt Theatre of death F.& F. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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