Basic Details
Surname
Weldon
Forenames
John George
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
8441
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 39 Mayor's Walk. It lists him as being in the 3rd Battalion, which differs from official records.

(CWGC records that Corporal John George Weldon, regimental number 3/8441, died aged 24 on 21/12/1914 serving in the 1st Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial in France. They record him as the son of the late John Weldon, and as the husband of Daisy Catherine Goode (formerly Weldon) of 83 Princes Street, Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough.
The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that John's widow Daisy Goode was his legatee. (His widow Daisy Weldon's marriage to James Goode was registered in the Peterborough District in 1916). John Weldon's own marriage to Daisy C Bellars had been registered in Peterborough District in 1912. On the 1911 census he had been living with his mother Sarah Ann and his step-father John Francis Eayrs at 19 School House, Albert Place, Peterborough. On the 1891 census he had been 5 months old, living with his parents Sarah Ann and John Weldon at Eastree near Whittlesey, which was given as his place of birth. His birth had been registered in Whittlesey District in 1890).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
3rd
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1914
Month of death
December
Day of death
21
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
39 MAYORS WALK
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial