His story
John Tyler was a private at the Army Veterinary Corps Depot. He worked as a coachman in St. Pancras, London.
His medal record dates his first qualifying service in France to 23 January 1915. John was 51 when he died on 9 August that year. He is buried at Cardiff.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Coachman
- Residence recorded
- St. Pancras
- Family
- Mary Tyler
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/2950
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot
- Theatre of war
- France, 23 January 1915
Medals and commemoration
- 1914–15 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 9 August 1915
- Age
- 51
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
- Recorded cause
- Heart Failure
- Cemetery or memorial
- Cardiff
- Grave reference
- EB. 12.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 35
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “John Tyler”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/tyler-john-se-2950/.
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