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|company = {{D Company}} |
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|battalion = [[11th Battalion (Lonsdale)]] |
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|regiment = [[Border Regiment]] |
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|enlisted = Workington / Cumberland |
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|where died =France and Flanders |
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|resting place =Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt |
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|notes ={{clear}}*Son of James Gilmore Alderson and Hannah Alderson, of 134 High St. Maryport, Cumberland.{{clear}}*Also commemorated on a family grave in Maryport Cemetery.}} |
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|born = Maryport / Cumberland |
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|parents = James Gilmore Alderson and Hannah Alderson<br>134 High Street / Maryport |
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|died = [[9 March]] 1916 |
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|age = 21 |
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|cause_of_death = [[Killed in action]] |
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|burial_type = Grave with headstone<br>Family inscription reads: HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
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|reference_number = I.H.14. |
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|resting_place = {{CWGC cemetery|id=29900|name=Becourt Military Cemetery}} |
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[[Category:Roll of Honour]] |
[[Category:Roll of Honour]] |
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[[Category:Other ranks]] |
[[Category:Other ranks (11th Battalion)]] |
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[[Category:Rank of Sergeant]] |
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[[Category:D Company]] |
[[Category:D Company (11th Battalion)]] |
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[[Category:Born in Cumberland]] |
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[[Category:Enlisted in Workington]] |
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[[Category:Died aged 21]] |
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[[Category:Died in 1916]] |
[[Category:Died in 1916]] |
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[[Category:Casualties with graves]] |
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[[Category:Becourt Military Cemetery]] |
[[Category:Becourt Military Cemetery]] |
Latest revision as of 13:58, 25 December 2023
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Full Name | William Blundell Alderson |
Rank (highest) | Sergeant |
Service Number | 13645 |
Company | D Company |
Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
Regiment | Border Regiment |
Enlisted / Commissioned | Workington / Cumberland |
Born | Maryport / Cumberland |
Nationality | English |
Parents | James Gilmore Alderson and Hannah Alderson 134 High Street / Maryport |
Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
Died | 9 March 1916 |
Age | 21 |
Cause of Death | Killed in action |
Burial Type | Grave with headstone Family inscription reads: HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
Reference Number | I.H.14. |
Resting Place | Becourt Military Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Coordinates | Latitude: 50.00409 / Longitude: 2.68419 |
Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
Biography
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