| From military sources |
| Name: | John William SHELDRAKE (link to CWGC) |
| Rank: | Private |
| Birth place: | Hapton, Norfolk |
| Residence: | - |
| Service number: | 14849 |
| Attestation: | 7 Sep 1914 |
| Enlistment location: | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Regiment: | posted 12 Sep 1914 to Norfolk Regiment |
| Battalion: | 9th Battalion |
| Service: | 7 Sep 1914 - 29 Aug 1915; on home soil |
| 30 Aug 1915 - 2 October 1917; British Expeditionary Force in France |
| 1 Mar 1916 - 9 Apr 1916; temporary transfer to Royal Engineers 152898 Sapper (railways) as a platelayer |
| Date of death: | 2 October 1917 |
| Death location: | - |
| Type of casualty: | - |
| Grave reference: | II. M. 14. |
| Memorial: | Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay (link to CWGC) |
| Supplementary Notes: | Son of Mr. T. Sheldrake, of Hapton, Norfolk. |
| 1 March 1916 - transferred: Soldier Number 152898, Rank Private, Corps Royal Engineers |
| Returned to Norfolk Regiment |
| Other personal details |
| Birth: | Civil Registration 1888 Q1 Depwade Norfolk Vol 4B Page 273  |
| 12 Mar 1888 - from baptism record |
| Baptism: | 22 Apr 1888 at Hapton, Norfolk (from NFHS) |
| Census returns: | 1891 Hapton, Norfolk; age 3 (RG12 1546 48 5) |
| 1901 Tharston, Norfolk; age 13; errand boy (RG13 1862 125 2) |
| 1911 Forncett St. Mary, Norfolk; age 22; lodging with James LONG and family (RG14PN11459 RG78PN625 SD3 ED5 SN110) |
| Family |
| Father: | Thomas SHELDRAKE (1844 - 1924) |
| Mother: | Susan MAYES (1846 - ????) |
| Known siblings: | Edward (1877 - ????), Emma (1880 - ????), George (1896 - ????), Mary A (1898 - ????), May (1901 - ????), Bertie (1903 - ????), Kate (1906 - ????) - probably several more siblings, rumour of a second marriage so not all siblings with have mother Susan. |
| Documents (source and description) |
| CWGC: | Grave Registration Reports ( 1 : 2 ) |
| CWGC: | Headstone Documents ( 1 : 2 ) |
| FindMyPast: | Service Records (32) -  |
| Ancestry: | Medal Roll Index Card |
| Miscellaneous |
| CWGC: | Death Certificate CWGC |
| Photos |
John Sheldrake
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Norfolk Regiment, cap badge
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Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay
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Maroc British Cemetery (JB)
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John SHELDRAKE, memorial (JB)
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