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| Casualty No.: |
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Ranks: |
Private |
Initials: |
W |
Service No.: |
20/1034 |
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| Date of Birth : |
- |
Place of Birth : |
Consett, Co. Durham. |
Age at Death: |
0 |
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| Unit: |
20th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers ( 1st Tyneside Scottish) |
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| Place Enlisted: |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Place of Residence: |
Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
| Home Address: |
May Avenue, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham |
| Previous Address: |
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| Civilian Employment: |
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| How Died: |
Killed in action |
| Date of Death: |
Thursday 1st June 1916 |
| Place of Death: |
La Boiselle, Somme, France. |
| Battle/Campaign: |
Battles of the Somme, France, 1916. 1st Battle of Albert, 1st 13th July 1916. |
| Locally Commemorated: |
Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
| UK Commemorated: |
- |
| Overseas Commemorated: |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Buried: |
No known grave |
| Decoration and Medals: |
War Medal. Victory Medal. |
| Photographs: |
2 |
| Service Records: |
No |
| Death Notice/Obituary: |
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| Family Details: |
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| Notes : |
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| Sources Used: |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register.
Soldiers Died in the Great War (spelt Elgar)
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