John Samuel William COUVES

1889 - 1914  (25 years)

• Name	John Samuel William COUVES
  Birth	1889	West Ham, London   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Tea Packer   [2]
  Residence	1914	54, Brooks Road, Plaistow, London   [3, 4]
  Military	1914  [4]
  	Pte. No. G/2522 12th Bn Middlesex Regiment
  Burial	1914	West Ham Cemetery, West Ham, London   [5]
  Death	21 Sep 1914	Military Hospital, Colchester, Essex   [6]
  	Cause: Epilepsy
  Person ID	I00462	GhentGoodFamilyTree
  Last Modified	26 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Living
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F0166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  John Samuel William Couves Death Certificate

  
  

  CWGC WW1

  John Samuel William Couves CWGC Commemoration

  
  

• Notes

  Private John Sammuel W Couves, Service Number G/2522 served with the 12th Bn. Middlesex Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. He is buried in the West Ham Cemetery. His brother Cecil Richard Couves was also a victim of the same war.

  
  

• Sources

  [S006631] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, 4a, 20 1st Qtr 1889. West Ham, Essex [S006413] England Census 1911. [S006661] Death Certificate. [S006443] Forces War Records. [S006345] CWGC. [S006568] GRO, 4a, 711 3rd Qtr 1914. Colchester, Essex