We remember William Nesbitt

We remember William Nesbitt

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth South Africa Source:8853973 Source:8853977 1894
1915
employment Fireman Source:8853973 1915
1915
service British Army Private R/17278 King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:8853973 23rd November 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8853973 31st December 1915
service British Army Rifleman R/17278 King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Source:8853977
1916
death Died of wounds France Source:7424698 Source:8853977 1st July 1916
burial Arras Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7424698

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Nesbitt
Source 3222257
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army R/17278 King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Rifleman
British Army R/17278 King's Royal Rifle Corps Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Winthorpe Nesbitt father
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1915 5'4"

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Selena49658
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Selena49658

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