We remember William Trethewey

We remember William Trethewey

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Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Roche, Cornwall United Kingdom Source:9318988 1896
1914
service British Army Private 2158 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5th Battalion Source:9587974 12th December 1914 - 5th April 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9330095 2nd July 1915
enlistment Bodmin, Cornwall United Kingdom Source:9318988
service British Army Lance Corporal 19271 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Source:4493145
service British Army Lance Corporal 37220 Somerset Light Infantry 12th Battalion Source:9587829
theatres Egypt :4 Source:9587829
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:9587829
1918
death France Source:9318988 10th September 1918
burial Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France I. B. 8 Source:9318991

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Trethewey
Source 9318993
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 19271 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Lance Corporal
British Army 2158 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5th Battalion Private
British Army 37220 Somerset Light Infantry 12th Battalion Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Phillips Trethewey mother
Michael Trethewey father

Media

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 Andrew13060
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Andrew13060
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew13060
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew13060
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew13060
Medal Index Cards Transcription Anne23518

External Evidence

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Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects 1901-1929 Jane31029
WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls - Victory and British War medals Sally23614
British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 - DCLI Sally23614

Multimedia

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Headstone Andy158159
Roche War Memorial Andy158159
Names on Roche War memorial Andy158159

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