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Pte. John Edward Handyside
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:North Shields
(d.2nd Oct 1916)
John Edward Handyside was born in Jarrow around 1894. Son of John Edward and Margaret Handyside of 9 Heaton Terrace, Chirton, North Shields. On the 1911 census, he is listed as John Edward Handyside age 17. Cage Onsetter underground in Pit is with his parents John Edward and Margaret Handyside at 50 Lansdowne Terrace, North Shields.
John enlisted in Newcastle and died of his wounds aged 22 on 2nd October 1916. Theatre of war is listed as Mediterranean. Most likely he was wounded in actions on the Struma Front against Bulgarian troops. He is buried in Lahana Military Cemetery.