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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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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 |
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 |
Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
Biography
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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.