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Second Lieutenant JOHN PAYNTER

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Engineers

174th Tunnelling Coy.

Date of Death

Died 08 October 1915

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POINT 110 OLD MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT

G. 3.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of the late Capt. and Mrs. Paynter of Shun Lee, St. Ives, Cornwall. He gave up his position as Mining Engineer in South Africa to come home and volunteer.
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Buried or commemorated at

POINT 110 OLD MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT
Somme France
Number of casualties: 100
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