John Guest
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 16536
Parents: George and Jane Guest
Marital status: Single
Home address: Red Lion Lane, Staple Hill, Bristol (1901 and 1911 Census)
Pre-war occupation: Painter
Date of birth: 1895
Date of death: 03/07/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: Talana Farm Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age: 24
Further information:
John Guest was born on 1895 (Baptised Christ Church Downend 10/04/1895). He was recorded on the 1901 and 1911 census as Jack.
John served with the 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry and was Killed in Action on 03/07/1915. His older brother George also died in the war.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.