TORTOISHELL, JOHN
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CWGC |
SDGW |
Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Parents |
J. Tortoishell |
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Mr. J. Tortoishell |
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3 |
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Where born |
Rocester, Staffordshire |
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3 |
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When born |
About 1871 |
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Address |
Uttoxeter |
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2b |
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Park Hill Farm |
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New Road, Uttoxeter (before the war) |
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2b |
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Spouse |
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Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
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When enlisted |
Between 10 and 17th of March 1915 |
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2a |
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March 1915 |
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3 |
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Where enlisted |
Lichfield, Staffordshire |
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Yes |
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Regiment |
Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) |
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Yes |
2b |
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Unit |
Navvies’ Bn. |
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2a |
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Labour Bn. |
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3 |
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29th Bn. |
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Yes |
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29th (S) Bn. |
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3 |
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Rank |
Private |
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2b |
3 |
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Service Number |
PW. 610 |
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PW/610 |
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3 |
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Date of Death |
23 October 1916 |
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Yes |
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Age at time of death |
45 |
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Where Killed or died |
England – Stoke, Devonport |
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2b |
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Home |
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Yes |
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How he died |
‘Died’ |
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Yes |
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Illness |
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2b |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Devon (England) Grave Church C. 4964. |
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Uttoxeter Town War Memorial (Market Place |
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Awards |
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Little information about John Tortoishell has come to light so far.
We know from the Uttoxeter Advertiser[2a] that he joined the ‘Navvies’ Battalion’ in March 1915.
He died in hospital at Stoke, Devonport, from an illness[2b].