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Name:

William MILLER

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Private

Initials:

Service No.:

235597

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

Bury, Lancashire.

Age at Death:

Unit:

9th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers.

Former Unit(s):

Place Enlisted:

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.

Place of Residence:

Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Home Address:

43 Thorpe Avenue, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Previous Address:

Civilian Employment:

How Died:

Died of wounds.

Date of Death:

Monday 15th April 1918

Place of Death:

Belgium

Battle/Campaign:

The Battles of the Lys, Belgium, 1918. Battle of Bailleul, 13th – 15th April 1918.

Locally Commemorated:

Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium reference III. F. 10.

Decoration and Medals:

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Blaydon Courier, page 1, 4th May 1918.

Family Details:

Married and lived with his wife at home address of 43 Thorpe Avenue, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Notes :

Sources Used:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register. Soldiers Died in the Great War.

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