John Norman Glaister (16365 Pte.)

John Norman Glaister, MM
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A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour
Rank	Private
Number	16365
Company	B Company
Attached §
Transferred ¥
Former unit ‡	None listed in SDGW
Enlisted	Carlisle, Cumberland
Resident
Born	Carlisle, Cumberland
Died	4 July 1917
Where died	France and Flanders
How died	Killed in action
Age	22
Casualty type	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial	Memorial
Reference no.	Border Regiment Panel
Resting place	Nieuport Memorial

Source
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

Definitions

*All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries. *§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). *¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). *‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment).

Notes
*Son of Margaret and the late Robert Glaister, of 18 Cumberland Street, Carlisle, Cumberland. *John previously worked as a farm servant. *Was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in battle on land.

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