1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

John Bunney

Contributed by: Marilyn Mashford, on 2008-11-21

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First NameJohn
SurnameBunney
Year of Birth1896
Year of Death1916
RegimentDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Place of Wartime ResidenceGolant, St Austell, Cornwall

John's Story

John ran off to war and it was told that his sister Eden, my grandmother, ran the length of the train at Devonport Station, Devon, calling his name to stop him. He died as a result of complications from malaria and is buried in the Northgate Cemetery, Bagdad.

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