John Herbert Ettle
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Lance Corporal 29259
Parents: John and Elizabeth Ettle
Marital status: Single
Home address: High Street, Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 1899
Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of death: 06/11/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Templeuve Communal Cemetery, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium and commemorated on Kingswood Holy Trinity memorial and Kingswood High Street Boys School Memorial
Age: 18
Further information:
John was born in Kingswood the son of a shoemaker and the eldest of four brothers.
John would have been called up on his 18th birthday in the latter part of 1917. Initially he served in the Hampshire Regiment (no 42587) then transferred to the West Kents. He joined his regiment in France to serve on the Western Front and was killed in action during the Advance to Victory just 5 days before the Armistice.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/