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SurnameShearon
ForenameJohn
RankPrivate
Army No36431
Battalion2nd
CommissionedNot set
Date Of WoundsNot set
Wounds
Died Killed1917-09-26
Death DetailsBelgium
Enlisted DateNot set
Enlisted Location
Date Of BirthNot set
Birth PlaceStourport, Worcestershire.
ResidenceLiverpool
DischargedNot set
Theatre Of WarFrance
Date Of EntryNot set
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other InfoDied age 36. Son of John and Elizabeth Shearon, of Worcester; husband of Jane Thomas (formerly Shearon), of 78 Highgate Street, Edge Hill, Liverpool. WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - grave Ref: III. H. 25. He worked as a chimney sweep in the Worcester area and was also a tic-tac man on Worcester racecourse. He married Jane Kershaw, at St.George's Chapel in 1911, then moved to Liverpool later that year. His elder brother Edward (48426) was also in the Worcesters and was killed in India on 3rd December 1917 aged 43.

Assignments

2nd Worcestershire Regiment 36431 Private

Service Awards

The British War Medal
The Allied Victory Medal

Gallantry Awards & Honors

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Foreign Decorations & Awards

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