We remember William Charles Lanchbury

We remember William Charles Lanchbury

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Timeline

1875
sibling Ann Lanchbury Source:7266690 1875
1877
sibling Elizabeth Lanchbury Source:7266690 1877
1878
sibling Joseph Collins Lanchbury Source:7266690 1878
1883
sibling Alfred Lanchbury Source:7266690 1883
1885
sibling John Lanchbury Source:7266690 1885
1887
sibling Sarah Ann Lanchbury Source:7266690 1887
1889
sibling Alfred Lanchbury Source:7266690 8th March 1889
1889
birth Longford, Coventry United Kingdom Source:7266690 9th October 1889
1891
sibling Emily Jane Lanchbury Source:7266690 1891
1895
sibling May Marion Lanchbury Source:7266690 1895
1897
sibling Mark Stanley Lanchbury Source:7266690 1897
1898
sibling Harriett Elsie Lanchbury Source:7266690 1898
1901
employment coal miner United Kingdom Source:7266690 1901
1901
location Fourth House, Grange Lane, Longford, Coventry United Kingdom parents address Source:7266690 1901
1910
enlistment Source:7266690 28th April 1910
1914
service British Army Lance-Serjeant 8711 Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion Source:7266690 7th August 1914
1914
dates Age 24 Source:7266690 25th August 1914
education Foxford Council School Longford, Coventry United Kingdom Source:7266690
service British Army Corporal 8711 Coldstream Guards Source:2302701
service British Army Lance-Serjeant 8711 Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion Source:7266690
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7266690
1914
death Killed in Action Affair at Landrecies - during retreat from Mons. Reported wounded & missing; assumed to have been kia that day. Landrecies France Source:7266690 25th August 1914
burial Landrecies Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Landrecies France A.11 believed to be buried near this spot Source:7266690

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Charles
Initials WC
Last Name Lanchbury
Source 7266690
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Fourth House, Grange Lane, Longford, Coventry United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 8711 Coldstream Guards Corporal
British Army 8711 Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion Lance-Serjeant
British Army 8711 Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion Lance-Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp 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 Ann Lanchbury mother
Alfred Lanchbury father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alfred Lanchbury brother 8th March 1889
Ann Lanchbury sister 1875
Elizabeth Lanchbury sister 1877
Joseph Collins Lanchbury brother 1878
Alfred Lanchbury brother 1883
John Lanchbury brother 1885
Sarah Ann Lanchbury sister 1887
Emily Jane Lanchbury sister 1891
May Marion Lanchbury sister 1895
Mark Stanley Lanchbury brother 1897
Harriett Elsie Lanchbury sister 1898
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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Census 1901 Launchbury family Jo64697

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