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Peter Ackers
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1891 |
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Place of birth: Great Altcar, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: Formby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom |
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Profession: Shoemaker |
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Religion: Baptist |
Army information
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Country: Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 51438 |
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Enlistment place: Southport, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 10th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 26/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Saint-Joseph's Institute, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 26 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XXV Row: J Grave: 9 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
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| #2 | Last known residence | ||
| #3 | Enlistment place | ||
| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 6
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11 Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO95/1436/2). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO372). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 1995), 97. Sources used |
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Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 (Ancestry) https://www.ancestry.com/ Sources used |
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Soldiers Effects Records (National Army Museum, Chelsea (NAM) 1901-60; NAM Accesion Number: 1991-02-333). https://www.nam.ac.uk/ 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/461704 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=874f319a-2854-4a4f-94e7-c782cb0531c7 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/629304 |