John (Jacques) Negroponte^{[1, 2, 3]}

1894 - 1916  (21 years)

• Name	John (Jacques) Negroponte
  Nickname	Jack, Jean
  Born	26 Nov 1894	Alexandria, Egypt
  	Argenti says he was born in Paris.
  Gender	Male
  Buried	1916	British War Cemetery (Puchevillers), Somme, Picardy, France
  	Plot: I. D. 62.
  Died	29 Oct 1916	Somme, Picardy, France
  	2nd Lieutenant in the South Lancashire Regt. Killed on The Somme and buried at Puchevillers British War Cemetery.
  Notes	Jack Negroponte, 10th Royal Fusiliers, South Lancashire Regiment, is in the British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards. Correspondence: Madame J. Negroponte, 91 Boulevard de Versailles, St. Cloud, Seine et Oise, France. He held the rank of Rank: 2/Lieutenant (T) with the Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), 8th Battalion; he died of wounds. 1911 England census for School House, College Road, Clifton, Bristol included student Jack Negroponte, 16, b. Ramleh, Alexandria, Egypt, French national.
  Person ID	I350	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Jacques (Jacques) Negroponte,   b. 18 Apr 1871, Alexandria, Egypt ,   d. Aft 1908  (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Marguerite (Arthur) Harel,   b. Abt 1871, Mauritius
  Married	10 Aug 1893	La Chesnai, Indre-et-Loire, France
  	Not to be confused with: Le Chesnay, Yvelines, Ile-de-France.
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Nov 1894 - Alexandria, Egypt Buried - 1916 - British War Cemetery (Puchevillers), Somme, Picardy, France Died - 29 Oct 1916 - Somme, Picardy, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Jack Negroponte WWI medal card
  		Philip L. Chryssoveloni, Chios through the Ages (Athens, 1937) John Negroponte is mentioned on page 67

  
  

  Headstones

  Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, Picardy, France photo courtesy Find A Grave.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Argenti 1955, Philip P. Argenti, (London Oxford University Press). Included in Philip Argenti's Negroponte family tree, number 299. [S49] Χίος και Χίοι διά μέσου των αιώνων, Χρυσοβελόνης, Φίλιππος Λ [Philip L. Chryssoveloni], (digital document, originally published Athens,1937), 67. [S119] 1911 England Census.