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Surname: MYERS
Forename(s): John William
Place of Birth: Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Service No: 24589
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 2/4th Battalion
Division: 62nd (2/West Riding) Division
Age: 37
Date of Death: 1918-09-12
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 6.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John William Myers was the son of Richard Nichols and Margaret Myers, née McDonald. Richard was born at Skipton, Yorkshire and Margaret at Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland.
1891 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 28, Water Street - John W. Myers, aged 9 years, born Scotland, son of Richard and Margaret Myers.
1901 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 10, New Bridge Street - John William Myers, aged 19 years, born Dumfriesshire, Scotland, son of Richard N. and Margaret Myers.
John was married to Alice Ann Gill in 1905.
1911 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 3, Alexandra Terrace, Keighley Road - John William Myers, aged 29, born Annan, Scotland, husband of Alice Ann Myers.
The British Army Pension Record for John William Myers exists but may be incomplete.
The British Army Service Record for John William Myers exists but may be incomplete.
A short biography of John is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
MYERS, Sgt. John William, aged 37, West Riding Regiment, 13, Bethel Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action Sept. 20, 1918.
MYERS, John William, 12th September, 1918. [Additional]
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Sergeant John William MYERS
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 62nd (2/West Riding) Division
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04 October 1918
A SKIPTON SERGEANT KILLED IN ACTION
Mrs. Myers, 13 Bethel Street, Barnoldswick, has been officially informed of the death of her husband, Sergeant John William Myers, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, who was killed in action on September 12th. He was 37 years of age and son of Mr. R. N. Myers, Water Street, Skipton, but had lived in Barnoldswick for 13 years, and followed the trade of a plumber. Though mobilised at the outbreak of war as a member of the Territorial Force, Sergeant Myers, owing to an operation, was not drafted out to France until two years later. He was a man of sterling character, a keen soldier, and greatly esteemed by all who knew him.
He was educated at St. Stephen’s School, Skipton, and was a prominent member of the Roman Catholic community, Barnoldswick.
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04 October 1918
Death of a Keen Barnoldswick Soldier
Mrs. Myers, 13, Bethel Street, Barnoldswick, has been officially informed of the death of her husband, Sergt John Wm. Myers, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, who was killed in action on Sept. 12th. He was 37 years of age and the son of Mr. R.N. Myers, of Skipton, but had lived in Barnoldswick for 13 years and followed the trade of a plumber. Though mobilised at the outbreak of war as a member of the Territorial Force, Sergt. Myers, owing to an operation, was not drafted out to France until two years later. He was a man of sterling character, a keen soldier, and greatly esteemed by all who knew him.
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