In Memory Of

PAYNTER, JOHN

Service Details
Age:
30
Date of Birth:
1884-11-22
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
174th Tunnelling Coy.
Regiment:
Royal Engineers
Date of Death:
1915-10-08
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
G. 3.
Cemetery:
POINT 110 OLD MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
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