John Arnold St. Clair Anstruther (1888 - abt. 1914)

Born 23 Feb 1888 in London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died about 20 Oct 1914 at about age 26 in Belgium

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Biography

Lieutenant John Anstruther was Killed in Action during World War I.

John was born in 1888. He was the son of Charles Thomson and Agnes Guthrie. ^[1]

He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers).

John fought in the First World War and was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia in 1914.

Tragically he died in 1914, killed in action. He was 25 years of age.

Memorial

Ypres Menin Gate, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 5.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XRZ-TZW
2. ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/925521/anstruther,-john-arnold-st.-c./

• The Peerage

• http://www-leeper.ch.cam.ac.uk/FamilyTree/3765-2989.htm

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115857115/john-anstruther

• CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/925521/anstruther,-john-arnold-st.-c./