Biography of Private John William Sandall (203642)
2nd/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 22nd March 1918
Soldier
- Name: John William Sandall
Date of birth: 1882
Place of Birth: Kirkby Underwood, Lincolnshire, England
Date of Birth registration: October – December 1882
Place of Birth Registration: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Father
- Name: Edward John Sandall
- DOB: 1859
- Place of Birth: Kirkby Underwood, Lincolnshire, England
- Occupation: Farm labourer
Mother
- Name: Mary Pridmore
- DOB: 1861
- Place Of Birth: Dowsby, Lincolnshire, England
- Marriage: 1881 Bourne District
Siblings: (Name), (DOB), (POB)
- John William Sandall, 1882, Kirkby Underwood
Emily Sandall, 1885, Kirkby Underwood
Harriet Annie Sandall, 1886, Kirkby Underwood
Sarah Elizabeth Sandall, 1887, Kirkby Underwood
Herbert Sandall, 1889, Kirkby Underwood
Albert Sandall, 1891, Rippingale
Walter Sandall, 1893, Rippingale
Mabel Sandall, 1895, Rippingale
Norris Sandall, 1901, Rippingale
Census
- 1891: John is living with his parents in Rippingale, Lincolnshire.
- 1901: John is living with the Brudenell family in Little Bytham. The census gives him an age of 18 and he is listed as a Horse keeper.
- 1911: John is living with his parents in Rippingale, Lincolnshire.
Relatives in services
- John’s brother’s Walter and cousins John Thomas Wyer, Edmund Wyer, William Wyer, Robert Wilson Wyer and Harry Sandall also fought and were killed in WW1. His brother Walter can be found on our page dedicated to the Rippingale War Memorial. William, Edmund, Robert and Harry can be found on the Haconby War Memorial and John on the Kirkby Underwood War Memorial.
Marriage
- No marriage for John has been found and because of his age we can assume that he never had the opportunity to marry.
Newspaper Mentions
- None found
Military Records
Attestation Papers
- None found
Soldier’s Died In The Great War
- These records show that Private John William Sandall, 203642, 2nd/4th Lincolnshire Regiment was killed in action on 22nd March 1918 in the Western European Theatre in France and Flanders.
Pension Records
- None found
Medals
- The British Medal
The Victory Medal
Memorials
- UK:
- Rippingale, outside memorial at St Andrew’s Church
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
- In Memory of Private John William Sandall, 203642, 2nd/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment who died on 22 March 1918.
Remembered with Honour Arras Memorial
Panel Ref: Bay 3 and 4
© Picture taken by South Lincolnshire War Memorials
© Picture taken by South Lincolnshire War Memorials
Military Service Timeline:
- This is ongoing research and will be posted when completed
Sources:
- WW1 Soldier’s Records (www.ancestry.co.uk)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission