Pte
William Oxer
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1883 |
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: 17423 |
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Units: — York & Lancaster Regiment, 8th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 19/10/1917 |
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Age: 34 |
Cemetery
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: III Row: C Grave: 8 |
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 |
Sources 1
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8 Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2188/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 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/480392 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=e106e48d-936c-431c-ae54-3105f12cddd9 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/3358318 |