We remember William Lawrence Breese

We remember William Lawrence Breese

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Timeline

Timeline

1883
birth New York United States Source:7051674 24th February 1883
1896
education Harrow School Harrow, London United Kingdom Source:8518966 1896 - 1901
1908
marriage Julia Kean Fish Source:7051674 23rd March 1908
1908
marriage Julia Fish Source:8990615 1908
1910
children Hamilton Fish Breese Source:9571095 11th February 1910
1915
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards Source:8518966 January 1915 - 17th March 1915
1915
dates Age 32 Source:7051674 14th March 1915
education Trinity College, University of Cambridge Source:8518966
employment Secretary US Embassy United Kingdom Source:9055842
service British Army Source:7051674
1915
death Killed by an explosion on March 17th, 1915, while testing trench gun (Stokes Mortar) near St. Omer. St Omer, Nord Pas de Calais France Source:7051674 14th March 1915
burial Longuenesse (st. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France I.A.56 Source:9055842

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Lawrence
Initials WL
Last Name Breese
Source 7051674
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Horse Guards Second Lieutenant
British Army
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Hamilton Fish Breese son 11th February 1910
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Marie Louise Parsons mother
William Lawrence Breese father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Julia Fish wife 1908
Julia Kean Fish wife 23rd March 1908

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Hannah21187
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hannah21187

External Evidence

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Harrow Memorials: Second Lt. W. L. Breese Hannah21187
'Britannia's Unruly Stepchildren' article by Michael O'Brien Charlotte33

Multimedia

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Harrow Memorials: W L Breese Hannah21187
Second Lieutenant William Lawrence Breese. Barbara27286
Family Headstone Memorial Barbara27286

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