Sgt
Willie (William) Ireland
Information about birth
Year of birth: 1888 |
Place of birth: Skipton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Sergeant |
Service number: 265403 |
Units: — Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 1/6th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 12/08/1917 |
Place of death: Koksijde, England, United Kingdom |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 29 |
Cemetery
Coxyde Military Cemetery Plot: 2 Row: 3 Grave: 19 |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
147 Infantry Brigade: 1/6 Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2801/3 ). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/89848 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=0562efb8-e58c-4038-9858-89c2f7ca6cf3 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2053367 |