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We remember William Spring
We remember William Spring
Timeline
Timeline
1881
1919
dates
Age 38
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31st January 1919
enlistment
Poplar, Middlesex
United Kingdom
Source:8985880
service
British Army
Private
48957
East Surrey Regiment
1st Battalion
Source:7195143
location
Bow, Middlesex
United Kingdom
Source:8985880
1919
death
United Kingdom
Source:7195143
Source:8985880
31st January 1919
burial
Middlesex
United Kingdom
U. C. 99.
Source:7195143
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | William |
| Initials | W |
| Last Name | Spring |
| Source | 4214149 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow, Middlesex | United Kingdom |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 48957 | East Surrey Regiment | 1st Battalion | Private |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
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Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum memorial plaqueThe Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum plaque was located in St Andrew's Hospital in Bow, but has now been relocated to Newham General Hospital, in St Andrew's Wing. The plaque, which is constructed of marble with a central inscribed panel, records the names of officers of the Asylum who lost their lives in WW1. The inscription on the memorial reads: Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum To the memory of the Officers of this institution who lost their lives while serving with the Imperial Forces during the Great War of 1914-1919. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. Those recorded are: Nellie Clarke, Nurse, Serbian Nursing Service; Herbert Charles Frost, Lodge Porter, Kings Royal Rifle Corps; Frank Hatley, Labourer, Middlesex Regiment; Helen Charlotte Hetterley, Nurse, Queen Alexandra's Nursing Service; Albert Evelyn Fairfax Kynaston, Assistant Medical Officer. H.M.S.Devonshire; William Spring, Stoker, East Surrey Regiment; Kate Rosina Sturt, Nurse,
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GravestoneGravestone of Private William Spring in St James Churchyard, Enfield.
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Communities
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The staff of Poplar and Stepney Sick AsylumMore about The staff of Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum
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Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum memorial plaque | Yvonne27542 | |
| Gravestone | Yvonne27542 |
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