Type | Name |
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First Names | William Roper |
Initials | WR |
Last Name | Weston |
Source | 5301146 |
Gender | Source |
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Male |
Military Service
Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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British Army | 12969 | Shropshire Light Infantry | 6th | Serjeant | |
British Army | Shropshire Light Infantry | 6th Battalion | Second Lieutenant | ||
British Army | 12969 | KSLI | 6th Battalion | Private | |
British Army | Shropshire Light Infantry | 6th Battalion | Captain |
Award | Type | Source |
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1914/15 Star | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
Military Cross (MC) | British Award/Decoration | |
Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
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Sylvia Hulme | daughter | 3rd July 1931 | |
Joan Heaton | daughter | 20th October 1922 |
Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
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Annie Agnes Roper | mother | ||
William Weston | father |
Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
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Ernest Weston | brother | 20th May 1886 | |
Agnes Adelaide Weston | sister | 5th July 1887 | |
Tom Weston | brother | 14th April 1891 | |
Beatrice May Weston | sister | 11th April 1893 | |
James Weston | brother | 22nd October 1895 | |
Sidney Weston | brother | 22nd May 1897 |
Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
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Elsie Bennett | wife | 14th September 1921 |
Complexion | Eyes | Hair | Source |
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Fresh | Grey | Brown |
Date | Height | Source |
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1914-09-08 | 5'7" |
Date | Religion | Source |
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1889-06-02 | Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other |
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Medal Index Card |
Reference | Connected by | More information |
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The Story of the Lives of the Seven Children born to William and Annie Weston of Tilley | Hannah109390 | |
A summary of the experiences of William Roper Weston during the First World War | Hannah109390 | |
The News (trench newspaper) | Hannah109390 | |
One of William Roper Weston's many wartime experiences | Hannah109390 |
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Enlistment, September 1914 | Hannah109390 | |
WRW on horse | Hannah109390 | |
Marriage 1921 | Hannah109390 | |
Sylvia (left) and Joan Weston | Hannah109390 | |
WRW | Hannah109390 | |
WRW aged about 80 | Hannah109390 | |
Marriage of WRW's youngest daughter Sylvia, 1957 | Hannah109390 | |
Military Cross congratulations | Hannah109390 | |
WRW (insert) with his MC | Hannah109390 | |
WRW, parents and siblings | Hannah109390 | |
KSLI cap badge 1914 | Hannah109390 | |
WRW at work | Hannah109390 | |
WRH with brother Ernest and wives | Hannah109390 | |
WRW manager of Roberts Grocers, Manchester | Hannah109390 | |
WRW with Elsie | Hannah109390 | |
Great great grand-daughters | Hannah109390 | |
WRW in Home Guard WW2 | Hannah109390 | |
Trench menu card | Hannah109390 | |
Message from Army Commander 5th Army August 1917 | Hannah109390 | |
WRW final discharge letter 1921 | Hannah109390 | |
Farewell Order to 5th Battalion KSLI | Hannah109390 |