Armstrong, John Nicholas Fraser

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B.E. : Major, R.E., B.E.F., France. Was in Kimberley, South Africa, as Underground Manager in De Beer''s Mines when War broke out. Returning to England was, on enlistment, appointed captain, 23rd October, 1914, and, crossing to France, served till death. Promoted major, 1st November, 1915. Killed in Action, the Somme, 5th July, 1916, and buried in Fricourt British Cemetery (Bray Road). Second-lieutenant, Irish Rifles, N.S.W., 1900. Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School.

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1878

Armstrong J.N.F. : Life.Birth 1878
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Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
1904

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1904
1914

Enlisted 23 Oct 1914 at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
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Military service as Major at France --, France
1916

Death in Unknown -- Somme, France 5 July 1916

Gender

Male

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