Name |
John Thornton MARSHALL (d) |
Rank/Number |
Regimental Sergeant Major / 107436 |
Regiment/Unit |
Canadian Mounted Rifles (Brit Colombia Regiment) / 2nd Battalion |
Enlisted |
Victoria, BC |
Age/Date of death |
41 / 07 Oct 1915 |
How died/Theatre of war |
Killed in action / France & Flanders |
Residence at death |
Canada |
Cemetery |
Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Belgium |
Grave Reference |
II.M.10 |
Location of memorial |
Buckingham Royal Latin School |
Date/Place of birth |
12 Mar 1874 / Buckingham |
Date/Place of baptism |
19 Apr 1874 Buckingham |
Occupation of Casualty |
builder |
Parents/Occupation |
John (late) & Jane M Marshall / builder & contractor; JP; Mayor |
Parents' Address |
1901: 61 Well St, Buckingham |
Wife |
Selina Elizabeth Marshall nee Cole |
Wife's Address |
2133 Windsor Rd, Oak Bay, Victoria, BC |
Notes |
Killed near Dickebusch. Formerly Squadron Sergeant Major in Royal Bucks Hussars for 21 years. Sat on Buckingham Town Council. Married daughter of WJ Cole of White Hart Hotel. Emigrated to Canada 1913/14 |