Styles J Pte 6484 3rd Coldstream Guards
STYLES, JOHN, Private, No. 6484, 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, 3rd s. of Harry Styles, of Alderton, near Chippenham, co. Wilts, by his wife, Martha; b. Corston, co. Wilts, 13 Oct. 1883; educ. Malmesbury Public School; enlisted in the Wiltshire Regt. 25 March, 1901; became L.Corpl. 19 May, 1904, and Corpl. 23 June, 1904; transferred to the Coldstreams, 13 Dec. 1905; served during the South African War, guarding prisoners at St. Helena, 20 June, 1901, to 11 Sept. 1902 (medal); and in Egypt, 31 Oct. 1907 to 23 March, 1911, and returned to England for King George’s Coronation; was called up with the Reserves on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; went to France with the Expeditionary Force, 12 Aug. and was killed in action at Soupir, 14 Sept. 1914, during the retreat from Mons; unm. Private Styles received the cross guns and stripe.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1