We remember William 'willie' Rose

We remember William 'willie' Rose

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Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Lightcliffe, Halifax, West Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:9247877 26th April 1896
enlistment Holmfirth, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:9526739
service British Army Private 2416 West Riding Regiment Source:3823720
service British Army Private 2416 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Source:7462923
1915
death Killed in Action Killed by a German trench mortar bomb Source:7462923 Source:9247877 28th September 1915
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7462923

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William 'willie'
Initials W'
Last Name Rose
Source 9248048
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2416 West Riding Regiment Private
British Army 2416 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Ann mother
Thomas Rose father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Deborah102878
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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Huddersfield’s Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 Holmfirth126389
Photos on the Wall: A Short History of New Mill and the Great War Holmfirth126389
Holmfirth Express 31 July 1915 Holmfirth126389
Holmfirth Express 9 October 1915 Holmfirth126389
Holmfirth Express 16 October 1915 Holmfirth126389
Holmfirth Express 9 October 1915 Holmfirth126389

Multimedia

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Book Cover Holmfirth126389
Book Cover of Life Story Source Holmfirth126389
William Rose Holmfirth126389
Local Newspaper headline Holmfirth126389

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