Major John Barwick Orde

John Barwick Orde was born 24 December 1886

Son of William Orde and Winifred Mary Jones of Nunnykirk.

Brother to: Charles William, Violet Isabel, Percy Lancelot, Valentine Evelyn and Hyacinth Eleanor Orde

Military:

John was promoted to Lieutenant on the 18th December 1910, to Captain on the 30th October 1914, finally reaching the rank of Major, 25th December 1914.

Died:

John died from his wounds received in action at the Struma Front on the same day, 12th February 1917. He was buried in Karasouli Cemetery.

Orde, John Barwick of Nunnykirk Morpeth, Northumberland. Major Royal Field Artillery died 12 February 1917 in Greece. Administration Newcastle Upon Tyne 23 August to William Orde retired Lieutenant-corporal in H.M Army Effects £306 4s 4d

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Image Source Information

Ancestry.com. UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919[database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

Original data: De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour 1914-24. CD-ROM. United Kingdom: Navy & Military Press Ltd.