Name: |
FILTNESS |
Given Name: |
JOHN |
Initials: |
J |
Rank: |
CaptainOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Field Artillery |
Unit: |
161st Bde.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
"D" Bty.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Former Regiment: |
formerly 5th Mounted Rifles |
Date of Death: |
1918-05-22Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
29 |
Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
Decorations: |
Mentioned in Despatches (twice) |
Citations: |
M.I.D. LG Sup 18 May 1917 (France, Haig) pg. 4874 as 2nd Lieutenant, R.F.A. and LG Sup 21 May 1918 (France, Haig) as Lieutenant (Acting Captain), R.F.A. (Special Reserve). |
Additional
Information: |
Son of the late David Filtness, of Brighton, Sussex; also served in the German South-West African campaign. Prior to gaining his commission he had served as a Private in the 5th Mounted Rifles, serving in the German South-West African campaign. For his wartime services he was twice Mentioned in Despatches. Trained in London in the office of the architect Detmar Blow. He arrived in South Africa in 1909, joining the office of BAKER & FLEMING in Johannesburg for two years. In 1910, in collaboration with Gordon LEITH, he was placed second in the competition for the layout of Church Square in Pretoria: the central feature of his design being a column set in an oval pool and surmounted by a winged figure and crowns. From 1912 to 1914 he worked for REID & DELBRIDGE in Johannesburg and by 1917 he was working for the same partnership in Cape Town. He was a member of the Association of Transvaal Architects. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2024-01-14
