We remember William James Shropshire

We remember William James Shropshire

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Llanfechain, Montgomeryshire United Kingdom Source:7028908 Source:9029486 1893
service British Army Private 9075 Royal Welsh Fusiliers Source:4024735
service British Army Private 53659 Royal Welsh Fusiliers Source:4024735
1916
death Died of wounds William , aged , 23 , is buried at Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet , Somme , France . Grave Reference II. B. 6 and remembered on the Llanfechain War Memorial. The Somme France Source:7028908 5th December 1916
burial Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7028908

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William James
Initials WJ
Last Name Shropshire
Source 7028908
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 9075 Royal Welsh Fusiliers Private
British Army 53659 Royal Welsh Fusiliers Private

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jeff2412

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Multimedia

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Cap Badge Jeff2412
St Garmon's Church, Llanfechain, Montgomeryshire Jeff2412
War Memorial, Llanfechain Jeff2412
Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, Somme 1 Vincent96527
Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, Somme 2 Vincent96527
Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, Somme 3 Vincent96527
Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, Somme 4 Vincent96527
Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, Somme 5 Vincent96527

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