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[[Category:Roll of Honour]] |
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[[Category:Other ranks]] |
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[[Category:Born in Westmorland]] |
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[[Category:Died in 1916]] |
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[[Category:Thiepval Memorial]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:42, 25 December 2023
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Full Name | William Airey |
Rank (highest) | Lance Corporal |
Service Number | 15295 |
Company | C Company |
Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
Regiment | Border Regiment |
Enlisted / Commissioned | 17 October, 1914 Kendal / Westmorland |
Born | Bowness / Westmorland |
Nationality | English |
Residence(s) | Docker Hall / Grayrigg / Westmorland |
Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
Died | 1 July 1916 |
Cause of Death | Killed in action |
Burial Type | Memorial |
Reference Number | Pier and Face 6A and 7C |
Resting Place | Thiepval Memorial Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Coordinates | Latitude: 50.0505 / Longitude: 2.6856 |
Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
Biography
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References and notes
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