We remember William Darcy

We remember William Darcy

Timeline

Timeline

1887
birth Kensington, London United Kingdom Source:7735115 1887
1906
service British Army Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion Source:7735115 1906 - October 1912
1914
service British Army Private 3621 King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion Source:7735115 1914
1914
enlistment Tewkesbury United Kingdom Source:7735115 19th August 1914
1914
service British Army Private 3621 King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 3rd Battalion Source:7735115 19th August 1914 - 29th January 1915
1914
employment Labourer Source:7735115 August 1914
1914
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:7735116 1st November 1914 - 28th January 1915
1915
hospitalisation GSW Shoulder/chest Hospital/Institution Source:7735116 21st January 1915 - 29th January 1915
1915
death Died of wounds "Died of gunshot would in shoulder" 11th Gen Hospital, Boulogne France Source:7106837 Source:7735115 29th January 1915
burial Boulogne Eastern Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7106837
sibling Charles Darcy Source:7735115

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Darcy
Source 1094930
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion
British Army 3621 King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 3rd Battalion Private
British Army 3621 King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah mother
Charles Darcy father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charles Darcy brother
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Grey Fair
DateHeightSource
1914 5'3"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Stuart12032
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Stuart12032
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658

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