In Memory Of

THURSFIELD, JOHN GEORGE HOWARD

Service Details
Age:
34
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
1137
Rank:
Gunner
Unit:
75th (Natal) Siege Bty.
Regiment:
South African Heavy Artillery
Date of Death:
1918-09-13
Cause of Death:
Died of accidental injuries, slipped on dugout steps, shot himself in forearm
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III. B. 3.
Cemetery:
ST. POL BRITISH CEMETERY, ST. POL-SUR-TERNOISE
Localitly:
Pas de Calais
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of Thomas Greville Thursfield, M.D., J.P. and Anne Catherine Thursfield, of White Hall, Broseley, Shropshire, England. Assistant Resident Magistrate at Boshof, Orange Free State. 16 years in the Civil Service.