Pte
William Eglin Armer
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1894 |
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Place of birth: Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Grocer's assistant |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 16854 |
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Enlistment place: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Border Regiment, 7th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 23 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 85A |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
Sources 3
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"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995, p. 118. Sources used |
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7 Battalion Border Regiment, (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2008/1 ). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
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McCarthy C., The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account, (London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995), p. 118. Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/846275 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=67020081-50cd-4d2c-9391-eb29a312a8ad |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/657347 |