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Hi
I wondered if anyone could find any details for me on Private John Charles Boon. Service number is 45153 and was killed in action on 16/11/1916 aged 21

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Cemetery / Memorial Name
FRANKFURT TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL

Researching for a friend - many thanks

from The War Graves Photographic Project

John Charles Boon
Cemetery: Frankfurt Trench British Cemetery Beaumont-Hamel
Country: France
Area: Somme
Rank: Private
Official Number: 45153
Unit: 99th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
Force: Army
Nationality: British

Details:
16th November 1916. Age 21. Son of Henry and Margaret E Boon of Mount Pleasant House Aspley Guise Beds. B. 14.

http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=2804669

Hi Mallosa

Many thanks That has a little more detail.

Anything else anyone?

I have found about 14 pages of his service records Carol, if you pm me your e-mail address I'll try and send them to you

Mally

Hi Carol,

Just a bit of information regarding the Machine Gun Coy John sadly died serving in:

99th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
Joined 2nd Division, 28 April 1916

2nd Division
1916
The Battle of Delville Wood*
The Battle of the Ancre*
The battles marked * are phases of the Battles of the Somme 1916
Operations on the Ancre

John was killed between 14th/16th November 1916 (according to his service papers) so this was during the Battle of Ancre (see links below):

http://www.cwgc.org/somme/content.asp?m ... &menu=main

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=The ... &FORM=IGRE

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=The ... &FORM=VDRE

Any questions just ask.

Take care
Adrian

Hi Mally

Sounds thrilling- I have Pmd you.

Hi Adrian

Thank you so much for all that info. That is fantastic. I will read the links tomorrow as I can't keep my eyes open - had a long day.
My friend Laura will be so pleased.

Thank you both very much.

Carol

Hi Adrian/Mally
Just had an after thought, As you have found so much on Pvt Boon, I wondered if either of you could find any more detail for me on my own Grandad? I will start a separate thread for him Charles Henry Chamberlain. Thank you- hopefully
Carol

Hi

John Charles (Charlie) Boon was my husbands great uncle, Marjorie, (Grandma) was his only sibling.

There is a great deal documented about Charlie via the Henry Williamson Society. HW was an author of great repute and he used Charlie in many of his books, in particular he was the character Percy Pickering. You might find this interesting http://www.henrywilliamson.co.uk/images ... 94-100.pdf.

Charlie was a young man who went to Bedford Modern School and lived in Aspley Guise with his one sister Marjorie, (Polly Pickering in HW's books).

He lost in life in the Somme sometime around 16th November but no one can be exactly sure of the date.

Marjorie married a man names Turney and there are several children still living who would be able to give you lots more information than I. Good luck.

Hi Turneys
Brilliant- thank you so much- I have PMd you