Basic Details
Surname
Aveling
Forenames
John William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
8248
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 57 Rogers Street.
(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, rank and military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
East Surreys
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
9th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not stated
Year of death
1916
Month of death
March
Day of death
21
Manner of death as stated
"Died of wounds 21st March 1916 in France"
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds