John Stirling Ainsworth
Birth 9 November 1889 Death 14th Oct 1914 2nd Lt.(Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
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| Place of Birth | London |
| Residence at Enlistment | 55. Eaton Place, Westminster, London,SW |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | Ardanaiseig,Kilchrenan ,Taynuilt,Argyll |
| Residence 1911 Census | Lydd Camp,Lydd ,Kent |
| School(s) Attended | Eton |
| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
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| Employment/Trade | Soldier |
| Place of Work | British Army |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | John Stirling and Catherine Margaret Ainsworth (nee McCreadie) |
| Siblings | Thomas Ainsworth, Jean Barbara Skeffington , Margaret Lousie Murray-Smith |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour | Brother in Law Arthur George Murray-Smith |
| Regiment at Enlistment | |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 11th |
| Rank at Enlistment | 2nd Lt. |
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| Date of Enlistment | 14 April 1909 |
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| Service Facts | promoted to lieutenant 2 November 1912 . 11th Hussars landed in France as part of the 1st Cavalry Brigade in the 1st Cavalry Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front with the British Expeditionary Force The regiment took part in the Great Retreat . In an action during the Battle of Messines in October 1914 a squadron from the regiment endured a heavy German bombardment that left many of its soldiers buried in a trench while another squadron from the regiment used a vantage point at the top of a building to train a machine gun on the Germans |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts | Mentioned in despatches in Sept 1914 |
| Age at Death | 24 |
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| Date of Death | 14th Oct 1914 |
| Regiment at Death | (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 11th |
| Rank at Death | Lt. |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
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| Field of Action at Death | Flanders |
| Place of Death | Ypres |
| Battle at Death | Battle of Messines |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | METEREN MILITARY CEMETERY |
| Grave Position | IV. E. 677. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/results?initial=JS&lastName=ainsworth&war=1 |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
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