Hetherington John Lieut

SKR/DAT/IP/20753

Hetherington John Lieut

2000-2024

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Surname: Hetherington;

Forename(s): John;

Initials: J;

Rank: Lieut;

Born in: South Shields;

Enlistment Date: 04-Oct-1914;

Previous Number: 8012;

Previous Battalion: 11 of;

Previous Regiment: R Fus;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 5 (Res) Bn;

Date abroad: 26-Jul-1915;

How killed: D;

Where: UK;

When killed: 24-Nov-1918;

Other Data: Roll of Honour, Vol II, Sect 3, p 82 - Portrait: Son of the late Capt Mathew Hetherington, Master Mariner, by his wife Hannah, d. of William Davison; born South Shields, Durham 31/3/1885;educ St Johns Higher Grade School there; joined RF 4/10/14;served BEF in F&F from June 1915, rec commsn and gazetted 2Lt KRRC 16/8/16. Transf MGC Aug 1917 where he remained as Training Officer until he died at Belton Park Mil Hosp 24/11/18 of pneumonia following influenza. Buried in Londonthorpe Cem. His CO wrote"……You ought to be proud of your husband and what he did in the war - I always liked and trusted him and I think we all realized out there in France that he was always one who did his best. I especially realized this on Aug 24th 1916 when the Bn made a big attack at Delville Wood. Your husband was one of the three unwounded officers of the Bn who remained at the end of the day and I can so well remember even now, how gallantly and cheerfully he carried on." He was married at Lewisham on 1/2/16 to Catherine Helena (67 Southbrook Road, Lee) d. of Capt EC Baker. Without issue.

NOK: Mrs CH Hetherington (wife) 67, Southbrook Rd, Lee, Kent. Died at Belton Park Mil Hosp, Grantham.
Estate £143/19/6d
Enlisted 4/10/1914 11 R Fus, aged 29 yrs 180 days, profession - Actor. A/Cpl 14/10/1914, A/Sgt 22/10/1914, disch to Commsn KRRC 29/01/1916
Mother: Hannah Hetherington, 28 Marsham St, Westminster.
To France 26/7/1915 - 30/01/1916;

Other Notes: HETHERINGTON, Lieutenant, J, Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 24th November 1918. Londonthorpe (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard - Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.;

Related National Archives files:
WO339/55210;

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