We remember William George Elsey

We remember William George Elsey

Timeline

Timeline

1887
birth Peckham, South London United Kingdom Source:9265352 Source:8457758 1887
1911
employment Wood Sawyer London United Kingdom Source:9265352 April 1911
1911
location 25 Waghorn Street, Peckham, South East London United Kingdom Source:9265352 April 1911
1916
enlistment Camberwell, South London United Kingdom Source:8457758 1916
1917
service British Army Corporal 374254 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8457759 1917
1918
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:9265349 6th August 1918
service British Army Corporal 374254 Rifle Brigade Source:5267342
service British Army Corporal 374254 London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion Source:8457759
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8457758
location Camberwell, South London United Kingdom Source:8457758
1918
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:8457759 Source:8457758 12th May 1918
burial Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:8457759

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William George
Initials WG
Last Name Elsey,
Source 8457755
Last Name Elsey
Source 8457755
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
25 Waghorn Street, Peckham, South East London United Kingdom known April 1911
Camberwell, South London United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 374254 Rifle Brigade Corporal
British Army 374254 London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion Corporal
British Army 374254 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
MM British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Medal Index Cards Transcription Valerie34433
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Valerie34433
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Valerie34433

External Evidence

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Military Medal - W G Elsey - Gazette Date 6 August 1918 Valerie34433

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