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|rank = [[Sergeant]] <ref>McDivitt is promoted to the rank of [[Lance Sergeant]], [[5 February]], 1915. {{lowther|recno=135}}</ref><ref>McDivitt is promoted to the rank of [[Sergeant]], [[27 February]], 1915. {{lowther|recno=135}}. However, rank is given as [[Lance Corporal]] in {{SDGW}}.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:07, 19 December 2021
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a soldier of the border regiment
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| Full Name | John Cornelius McDivitt |
| Rank (highest) | Sergeant [1][2] |
| Service Number | 13249 |
| Company | A Company |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Enlisted / Commissioned | 28 September 1914 / Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
| Born | Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Nationality | English 
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| Former Employment | Corporation Workman |
| Residence(s) | Corporation Road, Carlisle |
| Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Died | 1 July 1916 |
| Cause of Death | Killed in action |
| Burial Type | Memorial |
| Reference Number | Pier and Face 6A and 7C |
| Resting Place | Thiepval Memorial Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Coordinates |  Latitude: 50.0505 / Longitude: 2.6856
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| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
Biography
We do not have any biographical information about this soldier.
This is a dedicated remembrance page for John Cornelius McDivitt (13249), a soldier of The Border Regiment (inc. being attached or transferred) during The Great War. Please consider helping this project by contacting us with any useful information OR feel free to include any relevant information here yourself by clicking on "Edit" above.
References and notes
- ↑ McDivitt is promoted to the rank of Lance Sergeant, 5 February, 1915. Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/135
- ↑ McDivitt is promoted to the rank of Sergeant, 27 February, 1915. Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/135. However, rank is given as Lance Corporal in Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921).
See notes and definitions for primary source material and further information.