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| Casualty No.: |
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Ranks: |
Gunner |
Initials: |
W |
Service No.: |
133572 |
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| Date of Birth : |
- |
Place of Birth : |
Ponteland, Northumberland. |
Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Unit: |
18th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. |
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| Place Enlisted: |
Lemington on Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Place of Residence: |
Newburn on Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Home Address: |
32 Millfield Lane, Newburn on Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Previous Address: |
22 Clifford Terrace, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
| Civilian Employment: |
Labourer, at John Spencer and Sons Ltd, Newburn Steel Works, Newburn on Tyne, Northumberland. |
| How Died: |
Died of wounds |
| Date of Death: |
Wednesday 3rd April 1918 |
| Place of Death: |
7th Canadian General Hospital, Étaples, France. |
| Battle/Campaign: |
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| Locally Commemorated: |
No |
| UK Commemorated: |
Newburn War Memorial, Newburn on Tyne, Northumberland.
War Memorial, St Michael and All Angels Church, Newburn on Tyne, Northumberland.
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| Overseas Commemorated: |
- |
| Buried: |
Étaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Decoration and Medals: |
War Medal Victory Medal |
| Photographs: |
0 |
| Service Records: |
No |
| Death Notice/Obituary: |
Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 11th April 1918. |
| Family Details: |
Son of Lewis and the late Eliza Cribbin of 58 Millfield Crescent, Newburn on Tyne, Northumberland. The family consisted of Lewis, William, and Edith (daughter) she was later to become Edith Duncan, of 80 Millfield Crescent, Newburn on Tyne.
Step brother: Ralph Ambler, of Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne.
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| Notes : |
In 1901 the family were living at 22 Clifford Terrace, Crawcrook, with William and Elizabeth Scott.
William joined the colours in December 1915 and was recorded as being a qualified Signaller. He spent some time at the Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, with the Signals Unit and at Catterick, Yorkshire, with the Depot Siege Battery. William was admitted to the 7th Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 21st March 1918 with serious shell wounds to his left shoulder.
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| Sources Used: |
Commonwealth War Grave Commission Debt of Honour Register.
Soldiers Died in the Great War.
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