John Vallans (1891-1917)
Colliery labourer from Blaydon served in 1st/5th DLI is commemorated on the Arras Memorial
John Vallans, the son of George and Margaret Vallans, was born in Blaydon in 1891. He had a brother and two sisters and he lived with them in the same house all his life until he enlisted in the 1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI) at Blaydon. He was killed at the Battle of Arras on 23 April 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras and Blaydon Memorials and in the Durham Cathedral DLI Book of Remembrance.
Civil Parish: Winlaton
Birth date: 1891
Death date: 23-May-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: 10 Garden Street, Winlanton, Blaydon (1901 & 1911 censuses)
Employment: Labourer in Colliery (1911 census)
Family: Father: George Vallans
Mother: Margaret Vallans (nee Forster)
Siblings: Mary Jane, Isabella & Thomas Vallans
Military service:
1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Regimental nos.: 9691 & 201013
Private
Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Blaydon Cemetery 1914-1918 Statue
Durham Cathedral DLI Book of Remembrance
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Edwards
