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Cpl. John Joseph Haynes

British Army 18th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps

from:Nether Heage, Derbyshire

(d.15th Sept 1916 )

John Joseph Haynes was born in Nether Heage near Belper, Derbyshire, one of four brothers and a sister. He learnt his trade but wanted more to join the Army. He enlisted in Derby and was sent to Winchester for training but he was under age so he was kept there until September when he reached 18. He and others then set sail from Folkestone on the HMS Golden Eagle to France. Sadly he wasn't out there long,not quite a year, when he was killed at Flers. The battalion had followed the very first tanks of the war into Flers. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. He was 19 years old.



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