Private John Waldron, 12393
- Batt - 7
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 26/08/1916
- Age - 50
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the husband of Eliza Waldron. The War Diary entry for the events of the 23rd to the 28th September 1916 records. TRENCHES. Everything very quiet except on the 26th when our support were shelled by about 10 105mm shells. 3 men were killed. The Battalion was relieved by the 6th LEICESTERSHIRE REGT. at 6.00pm. “B” and “D” Companies proceeded to ARRAS to billets. “C” Company to the CANDLE FACTORY and “A” Company to the REDOUBT LINE.
Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project. John Waldron was killed in a accident, in a working party at a chalk pit near the village of Duisans in sweltering heat excavating chalk when the heavens opened around 3pm so John and two comrades downed tools and took shelter under a chalk outcrop, suddenly a loud crashing noise alerted the other soldiers nearby who ran quickly only to discover tat the overang had crashed down on the 3 men, they dug frantically to free the men, two were still breathing but Waldrons neck was broken and the captain deduced that he must have died instantly.
John joined in 1914 claiming to be 34 years old, on his death he was no less than 50 years old.
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Submitted by A. Garford 2020
- Conflict - World War I
- Burial Place - Vii C 41, Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun
- Other Memorials - Loughborough Carillon, War Memorial Bell Tower, Shepshed Oaks & Charley
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - DIED
- Burial Commemoration - Duisans British Cem., Etrun, France
- Born - Shepshed, Leicestershire
- Enlisted - Loughborough, Leicestershire
- Place of Residence - 17 Salmon Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - CARILLON TOWER MEM., LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
- Memorial - ALL SAINT'S CHURCH, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
- Memorial - SHEPSHED CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL MEM., LEICS
