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Gnr. John Wilson
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Jarrow
(d.12th April 1918)
John Wilson, Gunner 37939, enlisted at Jarrow and served with the 5th/6th Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. He died age 29 on the 12th April 1918 and is remembered at St. Paul's Church and Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1. VI.B.13. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals.
John was born in Jarrrow 1889, son of Gibson and Ann Wilson of Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 40 Nansen Street, Jarrow. Gibson(60) is a stevedore and his wife of 39 years Annie has had 11 children of whom 7 survived with 5 living at this address. Matthew(31) widower and John(24) single, are both stevedores. Annie(21), Frances(18) and Phyllis(16) are all single at home. Matthew,s only surviving daughter Phyllis is 8 years old.
Early in 1918 Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries V5 with 5th Division and V6 with 6th Division were combined as Corps Units as target were reduced by German Tactics. They operated 9045 Mortars known as flying pigs.
