John William Wade was killed in action on this day in 1918
John William ('Willie') Wade was born in Burnley in April 1889. His parents were Robert, a Cotton Clothlooker (an inspector of finished woven cloth) and Mary Elizabeth Wade née Whittam.
Willie had a younger sister, Hannah.
The family lived at 124, Chapel Street, a small terraced house in Nelson.
On 8 July 1909, Willie married Emma Jane Monkman. They had two children - Olive on 21 June 1910 and Raymond on 22 September 1911. They lived at 31, Cronkshaw Street in Burnley
Willie was a warehouseman at Woodward's Mill in 'The Weaver's Triangle' in Burnley, Lancashire before the war.
He was conscripted into service in April 1916, initially serving on the Western Front with the 1st Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry with whom, as Private 27452, he was wounded three times.
The first was on 30 October 1917 near Sanctuary Wood. The War Diary reported "heavy shelling throughout the day". His entry in the Nominal Roll of Walking Wounded for the 14th Field Ambulance In The Field states "Gunshot wound, leg (right) and head".
After convalescing back in the UK following his third wounding, he was transferred to the 12th Gloucestershire Regiment, with whom he served in the 2nd Battle of the Somme.
He was killed in action on 29 September 1918 in the Holly Support line trench at La Vacquerie during the fighting for the Hindenburg Line.
He is now interred in the Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, France.
40096 L/Cpl John William Wade, 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regt.