We remember William Harold Proctor

We remember William Harold Proctor

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Timeline

Timeline

1882
sibling Mary F P Proctor Source:9050783 1882
1883
sibling Harry Proctor Source:9050891 1883
1884
sibling Alfred Proctor Source:9050891 1884
1885
sibling Benjamin Proctor Source:9050891 1885
1886
sibling Ann Prydee Proctor Source:9051014 1886
1889
birth Chepstow, Monmouthshire United Kingdom Source:9050842 Source:9050783 1889
1891
dates Age 1 Source:9050783 5th April 1891
1891
location 17 High Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9050783 5th April 1891
1892
sibling Kathleen Proctor Source:9050891 1892
1898
sibling Ethel Proctor Source:9050891 1898
1901
dates Age 11 Source:9050891 31st March 1901
1901
location 17 High Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9050891 31st March 1901
1911
dates Age 21 Source:9051078 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Bank Clerk Source:9051078 2nd April 1911
1911
location 2 Park Avenue, Maidstone, Kent United Kingdom away from home address Source:9051078 2nd April 1911
1915
service British Army Private PS.796 Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion Source:9050729 14th November 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9050729 14th November 1915 - 21st March 1916
1916
commission Source:3610365 4th August 1916
1916
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment Source:3610365 5th August 1916
1917
dates Age 27 Source:9050741 9th April 1917
employment Bank Employee London and Provincial Bank Maidstone United Kingdom Source:9050839
service British Army Private 796 Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion Source:9050721
service British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion Source:9050741
1917
death Killed in Action Shot in the neck, but carried on fighting. Was later shot in the head and killed. Monchy-le-Preux France Source:8489590 Source:9050839 Source:9051014 9th April 1917
burial Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Wancourt, Pas de Calais Map reference H 31 a 79. France II. I. 16. Source:9050741

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Harold
Initials WH
Last Name Proctor
Source 3610365
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
17 High Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire United Kingdom parents address known 5th April 1891
17 High Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire United Kingdom parents address 31st March 1901
2 Park Avenue, Maidstone, Kent United Kingdom away from home address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 796 Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion Private
British Army PS.796 Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion Private
British Army Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal West Kent Regiment Second Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Frances Ann mother
William Perkins Proctor father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary F P Proctor sister 1882
Harry Proctor brother 1883
Alfred Proctor brother 1884
Benjamin Proctor brother 1885
Kathleen Proctor sister 1892
Ethel Proctor sister 1898
Ann Prydee Proctor sister 1886

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Trevor321
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Yvonne27542
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Yvonne27542
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Yvonne27542
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Yvonne27542
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Yvonne27542

External Evidence

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WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls – 1914-15 Star Yvonne27542
WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls – Victory & British War Medals Yvonne27542
Officers' Services, First World War, Long Number Papers Yvonne27542
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects Yvonne27542
Western Daily Press - 20th April 1917 Yvonne27542
The London Gazette - 15th August 1916 Yvonne27542
Janet & Richards Genealogy - The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment Yvonne27542

Multimedia

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Barclays Bank - We Will Remember Them James201
Detail Page from Barclays Bank Book of Remembrance James201
London & Provincial Bank memorial poster James201
Original London and Provincial Bank Memorial James201

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