Nearly 500 British soldiers died on this one day in 1917; 497 to be precise. 77829 Bombardier John William Ironmonger of 115 Battery, XXV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was one of those casualties. He died of wounds on the 5th December 1917 and is buried at Duhallow ADS (Advanced Dressing Station) Cemetery at Ypres.
John Ironmonger was a regular soldier and an early arrival in a theatre of war. He had arrived in France on 16th August 1914 and had therefore been serving for over three years at the time of his death. His number dates to around April 1914 and therefore he was not very long into his army career when Britain went to war with Germany. He was originally from Nottingham.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Sources:
Ancestry.co.uk (MIC)
Army Ancestry
Army Service Numbers 1881-1918
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Soldiers Died in The Great War
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