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John Ernest Charles SAWYER

John Ernest Charles SAWYER

Male 1909 - 1944  (35 years)


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  • Name John Ernest Charles SAWYER  [1] 
    Birth 1909  Shoreditch, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    SW Group A 
    UKC 1881 N 
    Occupation Est 1932 
    Umbrella maker/fitter. 
    Death 28 Jun 1944  Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John was called up for WW2 and served in the 23rd Hussars during WW2 a newly formed tank regiment. He had arrived in France on the 11th June 1944 at Courseuilles-sur-Mer, a port within Juno Beach in the Canadian sector.

      The battle at Point 112 where he died was probably his first serious engagement with the enemy, near the village of Esquay south of Caen on 28th June 1944. The Sherman tank he was in took a direct hit from the enemy in a particularly hard fought battle. Point 112 was an especially strategic position that the Germans did not want to lose and it was not until the second battle in September that it was won by the Allies. He is interred in the British War Cemetery at Banneville La Campagne, not very far from where he met his end. His age is given as 34 at time of death in the official record, suggesting a birth year of 1910, but no birth certificate has ever been found.
    Person ID I8394  Southwest
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2013 

    Family Amelia Elizabeth FELSTEAD,   b. 13 Nov 1909, Shoreditch, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1996, Hackney, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 6 Aug 1932  Registry Office, Shoreditch, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses were AH Sawyer and HW Felstead, presumably the bride's father. Address at time of marriage shown as 10 Vincent House, Vince Street, EC.

      Marriage Certificate shows name as John Charles Ernest Sawyer. Address at time of marriage given as 7 Foundry Walk, Shoreditch.
    Family ID F2630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1909 - Shoreditch, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Aug 1932 - Registry Office, Shoreditch, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jun 1944 - Normandy, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1969] Tom Evans, compiler, England, Descendants of William Alfred Mallett and Amelia Stockdale (m. 1861), East Stonehouse, Devon, England, database, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, M0601S373, Aug 30, 2013., M0601S373.