Who Was John Marshall ? WW1 Soldier, Clearwell. (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, May 12, 2014, 00:24 (3850 days ago) @ chrishowell

Hi Chris,
here's his record on this site's WW1 database, which I'm sure you've seen, clearly not too much is readily known about him ??.

Forest of Dean WW1 Servicemen
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Record_ID: 3501
Year: _
Surname: MARSHALL
Forename: John
Rank: Private
Regiment: _
Service_Number: _
Residence: Clearwell
Notes_1: _
Notes_2: _
Newspaper: _
Date_Published: _
Image: _
Soundex: M624

Do you know whether Clearwell Memorial is commemorating all those who served, or "only" those who gave their lives ?

The CWGC site lists over 260+ "J Marshall"s, at least 60 of these are definitely Johns, who died during the War. Have you searched their database, a long job I know but sometimes their records include details of nextofkin which are very helpfull. ?
I suspect this entry MAY be the same man you mention, Abergavenny being in the SW Borderers' "catchment" area.
http://www.drillhalls.org/TownAbergavenny.htm

MARSHALL, JOHN
Rank:Private
Service No:8924
Date of Death:21/08/1915
Regiment/Service:South Wales Borderers
2nd Bn.
Panel ReferencePanel 80 to 84 or 219 and 220.
MemorialHELLES MEMORIAL
Additional Information:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/688331/MARSHALL,%20JOHN

Helles suggests the Gallipoli / Dardanelles campaign.

??????

I've tried searching the BNA and Welsh Newspapers websites but to no avail, unfortunately "Marshall" supplies many thousands of newspaper hits relating to Field-Marshalls and the like...

Most WW1 mentions of Clearwell relate to Pte George Miles, who was awarded the V.C.
???
http://www.glosters.org/milesvc.htm

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Searching this site's PRs for Marshall in Clearwell gives;
Record_ID: 31225
Entry_Number: 271
Year: 1913
Month: Apr
Day: 21
Grooms_Surname: MARSHALL
Grooms_Forenames: Albert
Grooms_Age: 27
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Miner
Grooms_Residence: Ellwood Clearwell
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Marshall
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: John
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Deceased
Brides_Surname: JONES
Brides_Forenames: Elizabeth Blanche
Brides_Age: 22
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Ellwood Clearwell
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Jones
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Carpenter
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: John Jones
Witness_2: Minnie Marshall
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: William Robinson
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 136
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex_Groom: M624
Soundex_Bride: J520

I wonder if tracing this family might produce another younger John Marshall ?.

I also find this Record that MIGHT possibly be connected to this quest ?

Record_ID: 84055
Entry_Number: 266
Year: 1918
Month: Jun
Day: 24
Grooms_Surname: MARSHALL
Grooms_Forenames: Albert John
Grooms_Age: 25
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Serving in HM Forces
Grooms_Residence: not stated
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Marshall
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: John Henry
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Caretaker
Brides_Surname: TAYLOR
Brides_Forenames: Mabel Florence Ellen
Brides_Age: 24
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Tregarth Hartpury
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Taylor
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Walter Frederick
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Retired postman
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both sign
Witness_1: Walter Frederick Taylor
Witness_2: Florence Bessie Watkins
Other_Witnesses: E H Taylor
Officiating_Minister: Nathan Jones Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P165 IN 1/18
Page_Number: 133
Parish_Chapel: Hartpury
Soundex_Groom: M624
Soundex_Bride: T460

???