Pte
William Henry Williamson
Military Details
Service Number: 26463
Regiment & Unit / Ship
7th South Lancashire Regiment
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
7th
Service Number at Enlistment
26463
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1879
Place of Birth
Wath Brow
Religion
C of E
Address
104 Scotch St, Whitehaven, Cumerland,
Residence (Census)
25 Hugh Street , Bransty , Whitehaven
Residence (Roll of Honour)
104 Scotch St, Whitehaven, Cumerland,
Parents
Thomas & Mary ( nee Irvin )
Siblings
Kate , Mary E , Martha A , Joseph , Elizabeth C .
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Machine Printer
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
9th July 1916
Age at Death
36
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of the Somme
Regiment at Death
South Lancashire Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
7th
Rank at Death
Pte
Buried or Commemorated at
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Grave Position: Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.
Private Memorial: St Johns War Memorial
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