John Davenport Sheffield | Service Record


SurnameSheffield
First Name(s)John Davenport
Place of BirthCoalville, Leicestershire
Club(s)Burton United
Leicester Fosse
ServiceBritish Army
RankCorporal
Service Number12078
Previous Service Number(s)-
Regiment or CorpsLeicestershire Regiment
Unit(s)2nd Battalion
Previous Regiment(s) or CorpsLeicestershire Regiment
Unit(s)1st Volunteer Battalion*
Type of Casualty (If applicable)Killed in Action
Theatre of War (If applicable)Western European Theatre
Date of Death (If applicable)13/03/1915
Place of Death (If applicable)France and Flanders
Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable)Le Touret Memorial
Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable)Panel 11.
Awards and Decorations-
Citation(s)-
Supplementary Notes*Served in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War.