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Sjt. Jack East
British Army 2nd/10th Btn. Middlesex
from:Hillingdon, Middlesex
(d.11th Feb 1918)
Jack East was born John Henry East on 5 Nov 1888 son of Henry East and his wife Martha Irons. He was a regular who enlisted on 16 November 1906. In 1911 he was serving in India. He is described in his papers as 'a well educated steady man, clean & sober'.
He suffered several bouts of malaria from 1909.
He was wounded in action on 27 Dec 1917 and died 11 Feb 1918 in Palestine. He is buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery.