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We remember William Wilberforce Armstrong
We remember William Wilberforce Armstrong
Timeline
Timeline
1915
service
British Army
Private
2087
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
1/6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial Force)
Source:7944287
2nd May 1915
1915
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:67565
2nd May 1915
1917
service
British Army
Private
265585
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
1/6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial Force)
Source:7944287
1917
1917
commission
Source:67565
26th June 1917
1917
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)
Source:7944287
26th June 1917
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force)
Source:7944287
1917
death
Killed in Action
Source:67565
27th December 1917
burial
Israel
Source:7944287
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | William Wilberforce |
| Initials | WW |
| Last Name | Armstrong |
| Source | 67565 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 2087 | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 1/6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial Force) | Private | |
| British Army | 265585 | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 1/6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial Force) | Private | |
| British Army | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) | Second Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force) | Second Lieutenant |
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Officers of the 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion Royal HighlandersMore about Officers of the 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion Royal Highlanders
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Fife3190 | |
| De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription | Fife3190 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Fife3190 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry by Major D. D. Ogilvie | Fife3190 | |
| Black Watch Medal Roll (BWM) | Fife3190 |
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