We remember William Keam

We remember William Keam

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1889
birth Widnes, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6158054 Source:6158001 March 1889
1912
marriage Eliza Tipper Source:6158066 March 1912
1915
children Doris E K Keam Source:6158066 March 1915
service British Army Gunner 4839 Royal Field Artillery Source:2209029
1916
death Died of wounds His gun position was shelled by the enemy on 21 Oct 1916 (per 147th Brigade war diary) causing wounds he died of two days later. Montauban France Source:7148361 Source:6158001 23rd October 1916
burial Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'abbe CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme Plot V.C.3. at Heilly Station Cemetry, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France France Source:7148361 Source:6158064

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Keam
Source 2209029
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 4839 Royal Field Artillery Gunner
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Doris E K Keam daughter March 1915
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eliza Tipper wife March 1912

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Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Rodney2415
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Rodney2415
GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921) Transcription Rodney2415
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Rodney2415
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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147th war diary extract Rodney2415

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