Capt.  John de Courcy Stretton

Information from the Roll of Honour

Parish Surname Initials Award Rank Ship or Regiment Place of Death Date of Death
Salcombe Stretton John de Courcy M.C. Capt. R. Warwick. Regt. France

An asterisk * in the Place of Death indicates an hospital death
A double asterisk ** in the Place of Death indicates the record is annotated with Missing


Further Information from Contributors


RoH Ref.
8214
Forename
John de Courcy
Surname
Stretton
Rank or Rating
Service Number(s)
808979
Father
William De Courcy Stretton
Mother
Beata Caroline (nee Stead)
Wife
Date of Birth
22 May 1891
Where Born
Christleton, Cheshire
Date Baptised
21 June 1891
Ship or Regiment
Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 3rd Battalion attd. 1st Battalion
Date of Death
11 May 1918
Place of Death
Grave or Memorial
Remarks
Formerly a member of the Canadian Royal North Western Mounted Police. Attested to join the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force on 14 May 1916. Initially with the 137th Battalion before being transferred to the Divisional Cyclists Corps. Appointed to a commission in the Imperial Army 14 September 1917 (London Gazette). His brothers, Alexander Lynam de Courcy Streeton, Conrad de Courcy Stretton, William Stapleton de Courcy Streeton, also fell
Contributor
PB, Dee Tracey