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SHANKS John Arthur Gordon Capt
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21192
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- SKR/DAT/IP/21192
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- SHANKS John Arthur Gordon Capt
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: SHANKS;
Forename(s): John Arthur Gordon;
Initials: JAG;
Rank: Capt;
Previous Battalion: 6 of;
Previous Regiment: Argyll & SH;
MGC Unit: Unknown;
How killed: KIA;
Where: Belgium;
When killed: 04-Oct-1917;
Other Data: 1/6 A&SH - attachment to MGC crossed out in papers and no MGC unit mentioned.
Born: 17/12/1889 at Barrhead, Renfre. Educ: Loretto Sch, Musselburgh. Sanirary Engineer. Father: John Shanks (master Sanitary Engr) Mother Margaret Jane Shanks. KIA 4/10/17. Estate:£1773.1.2d
Father's will enclosed with papers - he died 31/3/19 at Barrhead. Gross Value: £20777-12-5d. Grantees: Ronald James Shanks, Sanitary Engr (son), Mrs Margaret Jane Brown (or Shanks) wife, William Shanks, Sanitary Engr, cousin, Geo Leishman Thompson of Rockwood, Barrhead and Andrew McCorkindale, Corrie Cottage, Barrhead.;Other Notes: JOHN ARTHUR GORDON SHANKS MC Captain 6th Bn., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders who died on Wednesday 3 October 1917 . Age 27 .
Additional Information: Mentioned in Despatches. Son of John and Margaret Jane Shanks, of Dalmeny Park, Barrhead, Glasgow.
Cemetery: BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERYIeper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Grave or Reference Panel Number: Enclosure No.2 I. E. II.
(NB: MC not traced in awards to MGC- Disk Ed.);Related National Archives files: WO374/61448:;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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SHANKS John Arthur Gordon Capt