Unexamined Lives

The story of the 20th century as lived by residents in the Derbyshire village of Borrowash

Stevens, John J

Full Name: John James Stevens

Date of Birth: 17/10/1889, Borrowash (probably)

Date of Death: 05/07/1916

Age: 26

Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 12th Battalion

Rank: Private

Regimental Number: 27613

Buried: DRANOUTRE MILITARY CEMETERY, II. F. 8., Belgium

Parents: Edward & Louisa Mary Stevens. Edward was a Labourer. Lived in Borrowash

Personal Details: 1901: Living with parents and three siblings in Grundy’s Yard, Ockbrook.

1911: A servant in the household of Matthew Stone, a farmer, of Burrswood Farm, Spondon, Derbyshire

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