Private
William Thomas Grey
Military Details
Service Number: 23510
Regiment & Unit / Ship
7th Border Regiment
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
7th
Service Number at Enlistment
23510
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1889
Place of Birth
Frizington
Religion
C of E St. Pauls Frizington
Address
222 Frizington Road , Frizington
Residence (Census)
129 Frizington Road, Frizington
Residence (Roll of Honour)
222 Frizington Road , Frizington
Parents
late William Thomas & Martha Ann Grey
Siblings
Charlotte Emily, Florence Jane, Joseph Henry, Grace Henrietta
Education and Occupation
School
St Pauls ,Frizington
Occupation
Miner
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
7th August 1916
Age at Death
26
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of the Somme
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
7th
Rank at Death
Private
Buried or Commemorated at
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
France
Grave Position: Pier and Face 6 A and 7 C.
Private Memorial: Frizington war memorial
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