Pte.
William Reay
Military Details
Service Number: 4132479
Regiment & Unit / Ship
2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment
Service Branch
Army
Enlistment Details
Residence at Enlistment
11 Keekle Terrace , Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
No.1 (Machine Gun) Holding Battalion
Service Number at Enlistment
4132479
Service History
Transfer Details
Regiment Transferred To
Cheshire Regiment
Personal Details
Date of Birth
18th August 1911
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Religion
RC
Address
11 Keekle Terrace, Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
11 Keekle Terrace , Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
11 Keekle Terrace , Cleator Moor
Parents
John & Catherine
Siblings
Mary John kathleen Lillian
Education and Occupation
School
St Patricks
Occupation
Labourer
Work Address
Walkmill Colliery , Moresby
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
28th June 1942
Age at Death
30
Theater of Action
North Africa
Regiment at Death
Cheshire Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd
Rank at Death
Pte.
Buried or Commemorated at
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