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| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders |
British War & Victory Medals |
Villers Station Cemetery |
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| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
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| After April 1917 |
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Ladbroke |
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| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
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| Second Battle of the Somme |
Apr 1917 at Birmingham |
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| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
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| Gouy-Servins |
Gnr 228394 Royal Field Artillery |
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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The war diary reveals that the 20th Div Ammunition Column were in a camp in the area of Gouv-Sevins when they were attacked by hostile aircraft who bombed the camp causing casualties of 5 deaths and 30 wounded. William was one of those killed.
