Chester Chronicle 5 June 1915

Report in the Chester Chronicle 5 June 1915 regarding the death of John Turner Clough Hazledine

“Second Lieut. John Turner Clough Hazledine, 4th Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was killed in action on May 9th, was the third son of the late Mr. J. R. L. Hazledine, barrister-at-law, of Bragborough Hall, Northants, J.P. for the county of Carnarvon, and of Mrs. Vaughan, of Burlton Hall, Shrewsbury. He was 38 years of age, and was educated abroad and at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, where he took his diploma, afterwards passing out first in the Surveyors’ Institute, in which examination he was Driver prizeman. He received his commission shortly after the outbreak of war, and went to the front three weeks later.”

Chester Chronicle 5 June 1915


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

We want to make sure you're human! * Time limit is exhausted. Please reload the CAPTCHA.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.