John Murch

1893 - 1918  (24 years)

• Name	John Murch
  Born	29 Sept 1893	Salcombe
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jul 1918	WW1 Arras, Hautes-Pyrenees, Midi-Pyrenees, France
  Buried	Vimy Memorial Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  Person ID	I2156	Salcombe
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	William Henry Murch,   b. 4 Jul 1848, Batson Salcombe ,   d. 1938, Salcombe  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Steere,   b. 1854, Malborough ,   d. 14 Sep 1936, Salcombe  (Age 82 years)
  Notes	William was a Farmer and Dairy man he and Sarah had 15 Children one sadly had died by 1911. They lived at Rose Cottage Higher Batson In 1883 William was a Volunteer in the Devonshire Artillery Volunteer brigade. In Kelly's 1893 Directory it lists William as a Carter from Higher Batson. The note on the back of the photo attached to the Devonshire Artillery Volunteer Brigade No.14 W Murch, Haulier and then it says "Son Married Mrs Heath's Sister". Stanley Murch married Ethel May Putt, her sister Agnes Victoria Putt married Robert M Heath.
  Family ID	F653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 29 Sept 1893 - Salcombe  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Salcombe Memorial Men who fell in the Great War 1914 - 1918
  		John Murch

  
  

  Documents		John Murch Canada Commonwealth War graves register.
  		John Murch Canadian attestation paper

  
  

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  Casualties of WWI (3)

  
  

• Notes

  John emigrated to Canada prior to WW1. MURCH, JOHN Rank:Private Service No:925109 Date of Death: 26/07/1918 Age:25 Regiment/Service:Canadian Infantry 5th Bn, Saskatchewan Regt. Panel Reference MemorialVIMY MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Mr. W. H. and Mrs. S. E. Murch, of Resta Bungalow, Onslow Rd., Salcombe, Devon, England The Devon Heritage site gives the following details: 2512 Private John Murch of the 5th (Prince of Wales) Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Murch, Born in Holne in the December Quarter of 1893. Died 22 November 1915 aged 22. The John Murch referred to here had no clear connection with Salcombe, nor did his parents, and the inscription on Salcombe War memorial undoubtedly refers to: 925019 Pte. John Murch, 5th battalion of the Saskatchewan Regt. 1901 census: John aged 7, living at Higher Batson, with his parents William H. Murch , farmer, and his mother Sarah E. Murch. All 7 in the family were born in Salcombe. An Ancestry.com family tree gives further details of his parents : William Henry Murch (1871-1937) and Sarah Elizabeth Steer (1854 -1936) ? lived at Rose Cottage, Batson. . John Murch emigrated to Canada before the war and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 2 December 1915 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan. His present address was given as Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, occupation famer, date of birth 29 Sept 1893, next of kin William Murch, Salcombe, Lutheran. Missing believed killed on or since 26 July 1918. Location of unit at time of casualty : attack east of Arras. Next of kin William Henry Murch, Higher Batson, Salcombe (In 1936 residing at Resta Bungalow, Onslow Road, Salcombe). John Murch?s name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Plot: Final resting place unknown.