Basic Details
Surname
Partington
Forenames
J B
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
John Bertram
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
The College website adds: 'He came up in 1903 from Radley. Exhibitioner, classics. Widowed mother. Taught classics at St Edward’s Oxford and then at Oakham. Went to India 12.1914, then to Australia with German POWs, back to India, and in October 1916 to Mesopotamia. Commemorated on the Amara Memorial.'
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Devon Regt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Devonshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Captain
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Mesopotamia (Iraq)
Town of death
Kut-al-Amara
Year of death
1917
Month of death
February
Day of death
3
Age at death
32