We remember William Henry Alger

We remember William Henry Alger

Timeline

Timeline

1879
birth St Pancras, London United Kingdom Source:8448451 Source:8070503 December 1879
1911
dates Age 31 Source:8448448 April 1911
1911
employment Letter Carrier General Post Office London United Kingdom Source:8448448 April 1911
1911
location 56c Gipsey Road, Norwood, London United Kingdom parents address Source:8448448 April 1911
1916
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:8070503 1916
1916
service British Army Rifleman 6000 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:12731 1916 - 31st December 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8070503 1916 - 23rd March 1918
1917
service British Army Rifleman 373040 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8070503 1st January 1917 - 23rd March 1918
1918
dates Age 39 Source:7421936 23rd March 1918
employment Postal Staff General Post Office Norwood, South London United Kingdom Source:9172245
service British Army Private 373040 London Regiment 8th lond Battalion Source:12731
1918
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7421936 Source:8070503 23rd March 1918
burial Pozieres Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Panel 87 Source:7421936

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Alger
Source 8070503
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
56c Gipsey Road, Norwood, London United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 373040 London Regiment 8th lond Battalion Private
British Army 373040 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
British Army 6000 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
A. M, Alger mother

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Valerie34433
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Valerie34433

External Evidence

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London - Norwood Postal Staff & Norwood District Telegraph Staff War Memorial Valerie34433

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