John Joseph Tracey of the Loyal North Lancashire Reg.

[Dramagal27]

Looking for info on what happened to John Joseph Tracey (with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment). I don't know where he is buried.

After a career in which he served in Africa and Gibraltar, he spent most of WWI in a German POW camp. When he came out, he was never the same. Years later (I don't know how many), he killed himself. No doubt, it was due to PTSD (or shell shock, as they described it back then).

Note: his father was John Francis Tracey, and his brother was Frank Tracey. In 1911, they were living and working in Barrow-in-Furness, but John Joseph was born in Consett, Co. Durham.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers,
Marianne

[CaroleW]

Have you checked freebmd for a death for him?  No birthyear given in your post to narrow any search

www.freebmd.org.uk

[CaroleW]

Freebmd has a 1921 death in Manchester aged 25yrs for a John J Tracey

EDIT

IGNORE - www.lancashirebmd.org.uk shows middle name as James