Private John Bangs
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1879
Date of Death
27 May 1917
War time / or Pre War occupation
Bricklayer
Employer
Putteridge Park
Regiment
Medals Awarded
Service Number
47645
Place of Birth
Wheathampstead
World War I Address
Butterfield Green
Stopsley
Place of Death
Belgium
Grave Location
Mendringhem Military Cemetery
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 7th June 1917
Pte John Bangs, 47645, 14th Battalion Welsh Regiment, died of wounds in France, on May 27th, 1917. Both of his legs were fractured and he suffered other fatal injuries after a shell struck his dug-out.
Prior to enlistment, bricklayer John Bangs was working at Putteridge Park and lived with his wife and four children at Butterfield Green, Stopsley.
Born in Wheathampstead in 1879, a son of John and Charlotte Bangs, he married Emma Hunter in 1904. Their children Eileen, Marion, Jack and Edith were born between 1905 and 1912.
Author: Deejaya
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