Eborall, John Arthur

Age: 22
Date of birth: 1895 (Q4)

Parents: John and Louisa Eborall
Wife: Single
Address: 28 Coten End

Occupation: Surveyor at Borough Surveyor's Office, Warwick

At the time of the 1901 census, John and Louisa and their son, aged 5 lived at 11 The Butts, with a female servant. The record describes John Snr as a ‘Camp Furnisher and Undertaker’ and an employer.

John remarried, to Kate Parker, in 1910.
At the time of the 1911 census, John and Kate were living with John Jnr and Kate’s 3 children at 28 Coten End (Holly Lodge) with 2 servants (cook and housemaid).

John Jnr emigrated to Canada in March 1913 and is listed on the passenger list of Steamship Tunisia which sailed from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia. His occupation is given as Civil Engineer

At the time of John’s death, John Snr was a local Councillor.

Warwick Advertiser 3rd March 1917

 

Military Service

Rank & Number: Second Lieutenant, 143060
Regiment/Service: 32nd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (East Ham)
Brigade/Division: 124th Brigade, 41st Division
Date of death: Sunday, February 25, 1917
Cause of death/Battle: Died of wounds
Commemorated/Buried: La Clytte Military Cemetery, Belgium
Awards: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated locally at: St Nicholas Church, Warwick School

John served with the Warwickshire Yeomanry in Egypt before taking his commission with the Royal Fusiliers

Warwick Advertiser 17th March 1917

Contributors

  • Unlocking Warwick Research Group
  • Warwick Advertiser excerpts courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office

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