Pvt. John MaddenPvt. John Madden

1st Battalion1st Battalion

East Surrey RegimentEast Surrey Regiment

32503 Pvt. John Madden32503 Pvt. John Madden

Killed : Passchendaele – 10Killed : Passchendaele – 10thth October 1917 October 1917

Age: 23Age: 23

John MaddensParents

Sister

Mary Madden

Born1891

Sister

WinifredMadden

Born1903

Brother

PatrickMadden

Born1905

Brother

DenisMadden

Born1908

Brother

MartinMadden

Born

MotherWinifred Madden

Sister

ElizabethMadden

Born

FatherThomas Madden

Brother

MauriceMadden

Born1900

Brother

ThomasMadden

Born1897

Sister

EllenMadden

Born1896

Brother

EdwardMadden

Born1894

John Madden

Born1893

Badges & InsigniaBadges & Insignia

East Surrey Regiment Cap Badge

King's crown type bimetal cap badge of the regiment. The central shield bears the Arms of Gilford.

Insignia of the 5th Division

The British 5th Infantry Division was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War and has been active for most of the period since, including World War I and World War II.

East Surrey RegimentEast Surrey Regiment

11stst Battalion BattalionIn 1916, the 1st Battalion took part in the great battles of the River Somme, and distinguished itself notably at Morval in September. The Battalion took part in many of the great battles of 1917, such as Arras, the Third Battle of Ypres and, perhaps the worst, Passchendaele. After a four month tour on the Italian Front, the Battalion was back in France in March 1918, and was engaged in the Battles of Albert and Bapaume, and the subsequent advance to victory.

Rifle carried by John MaddenRifle carried by John Madden

Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk I 1904–1926

The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire/Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957

Battle of PasschendaeleBattle of Passchendaele

Private. John Madden

Under Artillery Attack

Gas Attack Causalities

A Fallen Comrade

John Madden is Remembered at TYNE COT MEMORIAL

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British Artillery

Under Gas Attack

German Machine Gunners

Carnage on the Frontline

German Troops in Waiting

Time for Prayer and Confession

Fixing the Ladders

Helping a Wounded Enemy

“Fix Bayonets”

British 18 Pounder in Action

Medal CardMedal Card

Walking Wounded

Time for a Wash & Shave

Passchendaele

Covering an Enemy Body

A Fallen Comrade

Tanks Join the Battlefield

Taking an Enemy Prisoner

Time for a Quick Nap

John Madden is one of many hundreds of thousands who never

came home

The Unknown Warrior

John MaddenJohn Madden

You Are RememberedYou Are Remembered