We remember William Crees

We remember William Crees

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Timeline

Timeline

1881
birth Selsey, Sussex United Kingdom Source:6194298 27th August 1881
1900
enlistment Guildford, Surrey United Kingdom Source:6194298 23rd September 1900
1910
marriage Lucy Budd Source:6194337 28th March 1910
1911
children Dulcie Eileen Crees Source:6194294 2nd January 1911
1913
children William George Crees Source:6194294 6th August 1913
1914
children Vera Gladys Crees Source:6194294 1st October 1914
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:1013509 16th December 1915
1916
commission Source:1013509 16th April 1916
1916
dates Age 34 Source:7198613 1st July 1916
service British Army Serjeant L/6574 The Queen's Regiment Source:1013509
service British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion Source:6194946
service British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion Source:7198613
1916
death Killed in Action France Source:7198613 Source:1013509 Source:6194946 1st July 1916
burial Peronne Road Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Maricourt, Somme The east side of Mametz village with other officers who fell in this fight. France Sp. Mem. B. 7. Source:7198613 Source:8699892

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Crees
Source 1013509
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army L/6574 The Queen's Regiment Serjeant
British Army Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Dulcie Eileen Crees daughter 2nd January 1911
William George Crees son 6th August 1913
Vera Gladys Crees daughter 1st October 1914
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harriett mother
Charles Crees father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lucy Budd wife 28th March 1910

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Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Selsey War Memorial - IWM information Yvonne27542
William's life story - on Selsey57.org.uk Yvonne27542

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Selsey War Memorial Yvonne27542
Selsey War Memorial - detail view Yvonne27542
Picture of William Crees Yvonne27542
Letter to William's wife Marilyn13844
William Crees' Grave Marilyn13844

Stories

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