Private John Feetham
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1880
Date of Death
27 Oct 1916
War time / or Pre War occupation
Woodman
Employer
Luton Hoo Estate
Medals Awarded
Service Number
15868
Place of Birth
Newport Pagnell
World War I Address
Pepperstock
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
Wailly Orchard Cemetery
Pas de Calais
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 16th November 1916
Pte John Feetham, 15868, 6th Battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment, was killed in action in France on October 27th, 1916. He was aged 36.
His commanding officer wrote to Mrs Feetham that her husband was killed at 9.40 in the morning by a German shell which burst over him while he was in a trench, killing him instantly.
John Feetham had married Soiphia May Ann Taylor in Hatfield in 1908 and they had three daughters. They had lived at Pepperstock for several years and he was a woodman on the Luton Hoo Estate.
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Author: Deejaya
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