We remember William Henry Abell

We remember William Henry Abell

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Timeline

Timeline

1873
birth Worcester United Kingdom Source:8068999 Source:8069225 20th September 1873
1896
enlistment Source:8068999 December 1896
1899
service British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment Source:8068999 October 1899
1904
awards South African Medal Other War Service Award Source:6653669 18th April 1904
1905
marriage Gertrude Lilian Hassall Source:8069014 1905
1906
children Caroline Margaret Abell Source:8069227 1906
1909
children James Martin Abell Source:8069227 1909
1911
service British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8069010 2nd April 1911
1912
service British Army Major Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment Source:8068999 September 1912
1914
service British Army Major Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment Source:6876 23rd August 1914
1914
death Killed in Action Mons Belgium Source:7480161 Source:6876 23rd August 1914
burial St. Symphorien Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hainaut Belgium Source:7480161

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Abell
Source 7480161
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment Major
British Army Middlesex Regiment Lieutenant
British Army Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion Captain
British Army Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
South African Medal Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Caroline Margaret Abell daughter 1906
James Martin Abell son 1909
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Martin Abell father
Caroline mother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Gertrude Lilian Hassall wife 1905

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hannah21187
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Hannah21187
British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Hannah21187
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Hannah21187
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Hannah21187
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187

External Evidence

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ancesrty.com Eric11255
The Bond of Sacrifice: William Henry Abell Hannah21187
Leamington Spa Courier, "Deaths", 9th October 1914 Hannah21187
Leamington Spa Courier, "Major W. H. Abell", 9th October 1914 Hannah21187
FreeBMD: children search Hannah21187
Hart's Annual Army List 1914 Keith133517

Multimedia

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The Bond of Sacrifice: William Henry Abell Hannah21187
his grave Ian3310

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