Ep375 – Burial of L-Cpl John Street – Mike Jackson
About this episode
Mike Jackson shares the story of his great-uncle, Lance Corporal John Street, and his upcoming burial with military honours.
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches, Mike Jackson tells the story of his great-uncle, Lance Corporal John Street, who fell in 1917 and whose sacrifice went unrecognised for more than a century. On 10th April 2025, Street will finally be laid to rest with full military honours near the battlefield where he died. Jackson, a retired training manager and military history researcher, describes his work with the Ministry of Defence’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre to ensure that his relative’s story is remembered.
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