Spence, John Robert | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia - Royal Garrison Artillery. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Spence, J. R.

Forename(s):

John Robert

Surname:

Spence

Date of Death:

Tuesday, April 9, 1918

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Army

Unit:

Royal Garrison Artillery, 237th Siege Battery

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

John was the son of David Magnus and Isabella Spence. He played for Bohemian Association Football Club, an amateur team that boys could join when they left school.

John was killed in action on 9th April 1918 aged 24.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

John is buried in the Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, 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)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Ian Johnson