John Ernest Calkin

1892 - 1917  (25 years)

• Name	John Ernest Calkin
  Born	2 Jan 1892	Southampton Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Apr 1917	Killed in Action - France
  Buried	Roclincourt Valley Cemetery Pas de Calais
  Person ID	I2323	Salcombe
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	John Ernest Calkin,   b. 1864, Salisbury Wiltshire ,   d. 12 Apr 1928, Salcombe  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Rowe Mill,   b. 1865, Bridport Dorset ,   d. 1948, Salcombe. Reg Kingsbridge  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1889	Camberwell
  Notes	John Ernest Calkin was living at 53 Fore St Salcombe in 1893. In 1901 he is listed as Chemist & Shopkeeper at 53 Fore St with his 4 children In 1911 he is living at Fountain Villa Devon Rd. Salcombe Occupation Chemist and Pharmasist. John was also junior secretary of Salcombe public rooms in Market St. When he died he left 4,982 Pounds 9s & 7d to his widow Elizabeth Rowe Calkin and his younger Brother Percy Charles Calkin a Commercial Clerk.
  Family ID	F706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 2 Jan 1892 - Southampton Hampshire Buried - - Roclincourt Valley Cemetery Pas de Calais  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  In 1911 John is listed as an Architects Assistant living with his parents at Fountain Villa. He was a 2nd Lieut. Of the Northumberland Fusiliers.When he enlisted his occupation was Architect and Surveyor assisting Mr.Perrott of Kingsbridge. He joined the Artists' Rifles O.T.C 7 Sept 1915; obtained a commission 23 May 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France & flanders form 10 July 1916 and was killed in action at Arras on 9th April 1917. He was 25 2nd Lieutenant John Ernest Calkin of the 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers. Son of John Ernest and Elizabeth Calkin of Salcombe. Born in Southampton in 1892. 2nd Lieutenant John Ernest Calkin of the 22nd (Tyneside) Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers. Son of John Ernest and Elizabeth Calkin of Salcombe. Born in Southampton in 1892. In the 1901 census he was living with his parents at 53 Fore Street, Salcombe. His father was a chemist shopkeeper. In the 1911 census he is listed as an architect?s assistant, age 19, living at Farm Fern Villa, Devon Road, Salcombe, with his parents. Killed in action 9 April 1917 aged 25, probably in the First Battle of the Scarpe (9?14 April 1917) which was a phase in the Battle of Arras. Burial: Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Plot: II. E. 17. 22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish) came under orders of 102nd Brigade, 34th Division.In 1917 they fought in the The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe and the The Battle of Arleux during the Arras Offensive Second Lieutenant John Ernest Calkin Northumberland Fusiliers Date of death: 09/04/1917 (aged 25) Cemetery: ROCLINCOURT VALLEY CEMETERY, France Son of John Ernest and Elizabeth R. Calkin, of Salcombe, South Devon. Location source: CWGC 190059