John LONGSTAFFE

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Surname: LONGSTAFFE

Forename(s): John

Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire

Service No: 50365

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Suffolk Regiment

Battalion / Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion

Division: 6th Division

Age: 31

Date of Death: 1917-04-22

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: VI. B. 6.

CWGC Cemetery: VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)

Additional Information:

John Longstaff (or Longstaffe) was the son of John and Elizabeth Longstaff, née Chester. John, senior, was born at Grassington and Elizabeth at Skyreholme, Yorkshire.

1891 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 3, Smirthwaite Street - John Longstaff, aged 4 years, born Burnley, son of John and Elizabeth Longstaff.

1901 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 27, Robinson Street - John Longstaff, aged 14 years, born Burnley, son of John and [stepson of] Ellen Longstaff. [John had married Ellen Dean in 1894.]

1911 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 183, Southfield Street - John Longstaff, aged 24 years, born Burnley, Lancashire. [John was boarding with Janet Crawshaw.]

John was married to Martha Tattersall in 1912.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John Longstaffe, 50365, Suff. R.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte John Longstaffe, 50365, 11 Suff. R.; 9 Suff. R.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte John Longstaffe, 50365, 9th Bn Suffolk Regt. Date and Place of Death: 22.4.17. In action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow Sole Legatee - Martha. £3 5s. 8d.

Photograph: ‘Burnley Express’ (12 May 1917).

Data Source: Craven Herald Article

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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