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We remember Wilfred Bancroft
We remember Wilfred Bancroft
Timeline
Timeline
birth
United Kingdom
Source:7416578
service
British Army
Private
3060
West Riding Regiment
Source:165666
service
British Army
Serjeant
201042
West Riding Regiment
Source:165666
service
British Army
Serjeant
201042
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Source:7416578
1916
death
Source:7416578
3rd September 1916
burial
Somme
France
Source:7416578
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Wilfred |
| Initials | W |
| Last Name | Bancroft |
| Source | 165666 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 3060 | West Riding Regiment | Private | ||
| British Army | 201042 | West Riding Regiment | Serjeant | ||
| British Army | 201042 | Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | Serjeant |
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Sergeant Wilfred Bancroft DCM 3060/201042Sergeant Wilfred Bancroft DCM 3060/201042. Unit: 2nd Platoon, "A" Company, 1st/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Death: 3 September 1916, missing, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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Halifax and Calder Valley men of the West Riding Regiment buried in Mill Road British Military Cemetery, Connaught British Military Cemetery or are remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to The MissingMore about Halifax and Calder Valley men of the West Riding Regiment buried in Mill Road British Military Cemetery, Connaught British Military Cemetery or are remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to The Missing
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Sergeant Wilfred Bancroft DCM 3060/201042 | James201 |
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