Pte
William Softley
Information about birth
Place of birth: Fulwell, Durham, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 18630 |
Units: — Border Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
Cemetery
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: XIX Row: C Grave: 3 |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
2 Battalion Border Regiment. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1655/1). 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/480456 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=253c2af8-265a-41aa-9d93-b9014a55c172 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4189500 |