Poulton, John Howard | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia -Northumberland Fusiliers. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Poulton, J. H.

Forename(s):

John Howard

Surname:

Poulton

Date of Death:

Wednesday, August 16, 1916

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Degree(s):

BSc (1912)

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

12334

Rank:

Sergeant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Northumberland Fusiliers, B Company, 9th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

John was the son of Henry and Mary Lee Poulton. He had four sisters; Elsie, Ethel, Nora and Doris.

He attended Armstrong College between 1909 and 1912, gaining a BSc. in June 1912.

John died of his wounds on 16th August 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

John is buried in Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Ian Johnson, Holly Johnson, Rosie Setford, Alan Callender