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| Name | William Fothergill | ||
| Rank | Private | ||
| Number | 24750 | ||
| Company | |||
| Attached § | |||
| Transferred ¥ | |||
| Former unit ‡ | None listed in SDGW | ||
| Enlisted | Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland | ||
| Resident | Ravenstonedale, Westmorland | ||
| Born | Flash, Westmorland | ||
| Died | 4 September 1917 (SDGW) 5 September 1917 (CWGC) | ||
| Where died | France and Flanders | ||
| How died | d. p.o.w. (see notes) | ||
| Age | 22 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Grave | ||
| Reference no. | X.A.7. | ||
| Resting place | Cologne Southern Cemetery | ||
| Source | |||
| Notes | *d. signifies that the soldier died but SDGW does not elaborate further. This could mean he died as a result of sickness such as dysentry, colitis, pneumonia or malaria etc., or possibly an accidental death.*Reported missing in November 1916.*Died in Germany as a Prisoner of War.*Son of Lydia and the late William Fothergill, of High Stennersclough, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland.*William is also commemorated on the Ravenstonedale Memorial. | ||
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