World War 1 Seaman

World War 1 Seaman

Image Details

Title World War 1 Seaman
Reference Number STH0018546
Photographer Unknown
Town or Village Unknown
Date 1914
Original Format Postcard
Period c1900s
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information The card is signed by John Pounder. John Ponder was born in South Shields in 1899. He was an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. He served in the Drake Battalion and dies on the 13th November 1916 at the Battle of Ancre. He is buried at Ancre Cemetery.