Rifleman R/11456 John Townsend

Rifleman R/11456 John Townsend, 7^th King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Died of wounds in the hospital at Etaples on 2 Sept 1915, aged 21

• Wounded in the Battle of Hooge 29 July 1915
• Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, France
• Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Thomas and Caroline Townsend
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for Rifleman Townsend
• Etaples Military Cemetery
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Census and Family Information

• Born Dec 1894 Coleshill
• Lived in Packington Lane, Coleshill, a shop assistant [1911 census]