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Williams-Vaughan John Christopher Arthur 2/Lt

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21391

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SKR/DAT/IP/21391
Title
Williams-Vaughan John Christopher Arthur 2/Lt
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: Williams-Vaughan;

Forename(s): John Christopher Arthur;

Initials: JCA;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Resided in: Erwood;

Previous Regiment: S Wales Borderers;

Date of transfer to MGC: 21-Feb-1916;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 100 Coy;

Date abroad: 04-Jun-1916;

Theatre of War: 1;

How killed: KIA;

Where: France;

When killed: 15-Jul-1916;

Other Data: taken on strength 7/6/1916
NB: recorded in war diary as killed in action 15/7/1916 - "Officers Died" incorrectly shows date as 18/7/1916
address: The Skreen, Erwood, Radnor;

Other Notes: WILLIAMS-VAUGHAN, Second Lieutenant, JOHN CHRISTOPHER ARTHUR, South Wales Borderers attd. 100th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 15th July 1916. Age 25. Son of John Williams Vaughan and Elizabeth Bertha Williams-Vaughan, of The Skreen, Erwood, Radnorshire. Pier and Face 4 A Thiepval Memorial - Somme, France.;

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Held by
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description
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Williams-Vaughan John Christopher Arthur 2/Lt