Service Details
Name:
 PAYNTER
Given Name:
 JOHN
Initials:
 J
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Royal Engineers
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Unit:
 174th Tunnelling Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1915-10-08
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Date of Birth:
 1884-11-22
Age:
 30
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Additional
Information:
Son of Capt. William John and Elizabeth Tonkin Paynter of Shun Lee, St. Ives, Cornwall. Born St. Ives, Cornwall, England. He gave up his position as Mining Engineer in South Africa to come home and volunteer. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 POINT 110 OLD MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT
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Grave Reference:
 G. 3.

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