We remember William Frederick Thaiss

We remember William Frederick Thaiss

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1890
birth Mile End Old Town, Western London. United Kingdom Source:6974333 18th November 1890
1915
service British Army Rifleman R/21756 Kings Royal Rifle Corps 8th Battalion Source:6974330 1915 - 1st September 1916
service British Army Private R 21756 King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:4394322
service British Army Rifleman R/21756 King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:7385239
1916
death Killed in Action The Somme France Source:7385239 Source:6974336 1st September 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7385239

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Frederick
Initials WF
Last Name Thaiss
Source 6974330
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army R 21756 King's Royal Rifle Corps Private
British Army R/21756 Kings Royal Rifle Corps 8th Battalion Rifleman
British Army R/21756 King's Royal Rifle Corps Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jacob Heinrich Thaiss father

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  • William Frederick Thaiss & Jacob Heinrich Thaiss
    Rifleman William Frederick Thaiss and father Jacob Heinrich Thaiss

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  • Original birth certificate.
    Born 18 Nov 1890 in Mile End, London, England.

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  • Death Certificate
    GRO Military Death Certificate.

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  • Burial Record
    Army Form B.104-121. Cert. No: 74915. 14 Nov 1917. 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps in Winchester. Notification of William F. Thaiss' burial in Guillemont Road Military Cemetery.

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    Ann879

  • Headstone in Guillemont Road Cemetery.
    A Soldier of the Great War - King's Royal Rifle Corps - Known Unto God. Photo taken in Guillemont Road Cemetery, October 2007. Certain that this is William's grave.

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  • Guillemont Road Military Cemetery.
    Photos taken October 2007 on a battlefield tour of the Somme.

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  • Graves Registration Report Form
    Memorial Cross to Officers, NCO's, & Men of the 3/Rifle Brigade Killed in Action in August 1916. List of names including Rifleman William F. Thaiss, R/21756, 8th Bn. KRRC,

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  • CWGC Memorial Certificate
    In Memory of Rifleman William Frederick Thaiss, R/21756, 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps, who died on 1 September 1916, age 25. Son of Jacob and Annie Thaiss, of 56 Penge Rd. Upton Park, London.

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  • William's name on the Thiepval Memorial
    Photo taken on a battlefield tour to the Somme in July 2012.

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  • British Army WWI Medal Roll Index Card, 1914-1920
    William Thaiss, KRRC, Rank: Pte, Regtl. No: R.21756. Shows that he earned the Victory Medal and British War Medal. Roll No. M/101B/28 Page: 3556.

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  • Certificate accompanying William's Medals
    Certificate from the Record Office, Winchester, dated 4 July 1921, accompanying the British War and Victory Medals which would have been conferred upon R/21756 Pte. W.F. Thaiss, KRRC had he lived. In memory of his services with the British Forces during the Great War.

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  • Certificate accompanying WWI Memorial Plaque.
    Certificate accompanying the WWI Memorial Plaque sent to Jacob Heinrich Thaiss. Sent from Buckingham Palace and signed by George R.I. "I join with my grateful people in sending you this memorial of a brave life given for others in the Great War."

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  • Memorial Scroll
    He whom this scroll commemorates was numbered among those who, at the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced danger, and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice, giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom. Let those who come after see to it that his name be not forgotten.

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  • William's War Medals
    Photos showing the front and back of the Victory Medal and British War Medal.

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  • Informal Will signed by Rifleman W. F. Thaiss
    Will - R 21756 Rifleman W.F. Thaiss. "I leave everything I possess to my mother Mrs A. Thaiss, 56 Penge Road, Upton Park, Essex." Signature: Rfm. W. Thaiss. Rank and Regiment: Rfm. 15th Bn. KRRC. Date: 1st August 1916.

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  • William's Will witnessed by George Thomas Higgins
    Second copy of Will showing William leaves everything to his mother. This copy is witnessed by his friend George Thomas Higgins, 21 Granville Rd. Canning Town, London E. and F. Edwards, C.2.M.S., Church House, Hassall Green, Sandbach, Cheshire. Army Form W. 3297.

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  • William's Prayer Book
    "Yet Another Day" by J.H. Jowett. Inside cover signed by Willie Thais (one "s" only). Hard to say if this is William's signature.

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  • Effects Register Entry - Army Form W5070
    Balance of pay and allowances that Pte. Thaiss was owed when he died. 2 pounds 9 shillings and 1 pence was paid to his mother Annie Thaiss 20/2/1917 and a War Gratuity of 3 pounds on 15/10/1919.

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  • Dependant's Pension from WFA's Pension Record Card
    This is the information on Dependant's Pension Cards recently taken over by the WFA. Card shows that William Frederick Thaiss was Killed in Action on 1 Sept 1916 and that his mother Annie Thaiss was entitled to a Gratuity.

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  • WFA Pension Record Card
    Pension Record Card showing that Rifleman William Frederick Thaiss R/21756 was Killed in Action on 1 Sept 1916 and that his mother Annie Thaiss was his beneficiary. Ref. No. 11/PP/31283, Regional No. /D/83.

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  • 8th (Service) Bn. - The King's Royal Rifle Corps
    History of the 8th (Service) Battalion.

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  • Somme - 8th Bn. KRRC and 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade
    Somme War Diaries of the 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade and the 8th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. Information taken from "Tracing British Battalions on the Somme" by Ray Westlake. This shows that William Thaiss was probably attached to the 3rd Rifle Brigade and possibly lost his life in the attack on Orchard and Tea Trenches 1 September 1916.

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    Ann879

  • War Diaries - 1 August 1916 to 1 September 1916
    Entries 1 August 1916 to 1 September 1916 for the 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade, 17th Infantry Battalion, and 8th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.

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  • KRRC Parade at the Rifle Depot on July 15, 1916
    Photo shows all Battalions of the King's Royal Rifle Corps on parade on the occasion of the Memorial Service held at the Rifle Depot on July 15th 1916.

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  • Memorial for the King's Royal Rifle Corps - France
    "To the Memory of Officers and Men who gave their lives on the battlefields of France fighting in the cause of Liberty and Justice." - King's Royal Rifle Corps Battalions: 1st; 2nd; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th; 13th; 16th; 17th; 18th; 21st.

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  • Essex Casualties - Chelmsford Chronicle, Essex.
    List of WWI Casualties including Thaiss, W.F., K.R.R.C. (Upton Park). Newspaper dated 6 October 1916.

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  • KRRC Cap Badge
    KRRC cap badge found in the fields around Guillemont in 2016.

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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William Frederick Thaiss & Jacob Heinrich Thaiss Ann879
Original birth certificate. Ann879
Death Certificate Ann879
Burial Record Ann879
Headstone in Guillemont Road Cemetery. Ann879
Guillemont Road Military Cemetery. Ann879
Graves Registration Report Form Ann879
CWGC Memorial Certificate Ann879
William's name on the Thiepval Memorial Ann879
British Army WWI Medal Roll Index Card, 1914-1920 Ann879
Certificate accompanying William's Medals Ann879
Certificate accompanying WWI Memorial Plaque. Ann879
Memorial Scroll Ann879
William's War Medals Ann879
Informal Will signed by Rifleman W. F. Thaiss Ann879
William's Will witnessed by George Thomas Higgins Ann879
William's Prayer Book Ann879
Effects Register Entry - Army Form W5070 Ann879
Dependant's Pension from WFA's Pension Record Card Ann879
WFA Pension Record Card Ann879
8th (Service) Bn. - The King's Royal Rifle Corps Ann879
Somme - 8th Bn. KRRC and 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade Ann879
War Diaries - 1 August 1916 to 1 September 1916 Ann879
KRRC Parade at the Rifle Depot on July 15, 1916 Ann879
Memorial for the King's Royal Rifle Corps - France Ann879
Essex Casualties - Chelmsford Chronicle, Essex. Ann879
KRRC Cap Badge Ann879

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