Basic Details
Surname
Egerton
Forenames
John Frederick
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the college website states: ‘John Frederick was born in Athens, the only son and heir of Sir Edwin Henry Egerton, formerly His Britannic Majesty’s Minister to the Court at Athens, and later at Rome, and Princess Olga nee Lobanow de Rostoff. He was educated at Winchester and spent one year, 1914, at Christ Church.
He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps 8th Battalion, and had served in France and Belgium when he was injured, and died of his wounds. His Estate amounted to £250. 4s. 6d. Probate granted to his widowed mother. He is remembered in a window at St Michael & All Angels Church, Cheriton Hants.
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Doullens
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
April
Day of death
3
Age at death
19
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds