Basic Details
Surname
Aveling
Forenames
John William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
8248
Notes
The Roll of Honour lists his address as 57 Rogers Street. It incorrectly lists his date of death as 21/3/1916; he actually died on 31/3/1916.
(CWGC records that Private J W Aveling, regimental number 8248, died on 31/3/1916 serving in the 9th Battalion East Surrey Regiment; he is buried in grave II.B.51 at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension in France. John William Aveling's Army service file records that he was born in Eye, Northamptonshire, and was aged 22 when he enlisted on 5/9/1914. He was initially posted to the Northamptonshire Regiment, regimental number 15815, but transferred to the East Surrey Regiment under regimental number 8248 on 9/9/1914. The file records that he died of wounds at No 8 Casualty Clearing Station at 9:30 am on 31/3/1916, and that his mother Elizabeth Ann Aveling of 57 Rogers Street was his next of kin).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
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 on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
March
Day of death
21
Manner of death as stated
Died of wounds in France
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Address
57 ROGERS STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial