We remember William Poskitt

We remember William Poskitt

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
sibling Henry Poskitt Source:6990080 1885
1887
sibling Richard Poskitt Source:6990080 1887
1889
sibling John Poskitt Source:6990080 1889
1890
birth Beal, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:6990080 Source:6985120 November 1890
1891
location Beal, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:6990182 5th April 1891
1893
sibling Herbert Poskitt Source:6990080 1893
1895
sibling Norman Poskitt Source:6990080 1895
1901
location Beal, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:6990088 31st March 1901
1901
employment Bank Clerk Source:6990085 2nd April 1901
1911
location Lowgate, Snaith, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:6990085 2nd April 1911
1916
employment Bank Clerk Source:6990080 January 1916
1916
enlistment Wakefield, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:6990080 January 1916
1916
location 26 Hawthorn Villas, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield United Kingdom Source:6990080 January 1916
1916
service British Army Private 2123 Royal Fusiliers 31st Battalion Source:6990080 16th February 1916 - 31st August 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6990080 16th August 1916
1916
service British Army Private G/40093 Middlesex Regiment 12th Battalion Source:6990080 31st August 1916 - 26th September 1916
1916
dates Age 25 Source:7287489 26th September 1916
1916
missing Mother notified 1/11/16. Source:6990080 26th September 1916
employment Bank Employee Barclays Bank Wakefield United Kingdom Source:9611889
service British Army Private G/40093 Middlesex Regiment Source:7287489
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:6985120
1916
death Killed in Action Missing. Place not stated. Death presumed. France Source:7287489 Source:6990080 Source:6985120 26th September 1916
burial Connaught Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Thiepval, Somme France I. E. 18. Source:7287489

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Poskitt
Source 6985120
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
26 Hawthorn Villas, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield United Kingdom known January 1916
Beal, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 5th April 1891
Beal, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Lowgate, Snaith, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2123 Royal Fusiliers 31st Battalion Private
British Army G/40093 Middlesex Regiment 12th Battalion Private
British Army G/40093 Middlesex Regiment Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jane mother
Henry Poskitt father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Henry Poskitt brother 1885
Richard Poskitt brother 1887
John Poskitt brother 1889
Herbert Poskitt brother 1893
Norman Poskitt brother 1895
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1916-01 5'10"

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Yvonne27542
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Yvonne27542
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Yvonne27542
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Yvonne27542
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Barclays Bank published list of Casualties - 1919 Yvonne27542

Multimedia

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Portrait photograph of William Poskitt Imperial1
Portrait photograph of William Poskitt Imperial1
Private William Poskitt Selena49658
Barclays Bank - We Will Remember Them James201
Detail Page from Barclays Bank Book of Remembrance James201
Barclays Bank printed Roll of Honour James201
Original Barclays Bank Memorial James201

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We remember William Poskitt