Gnr
William Joseph Marks

Informations sur naissance

Année de naissance:
1890
Lieu de naissance:
Clyst St. Lawrence, Devon, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations générales

Profession:
Agriculteur

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Gunner
Numéro de service:
216145
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Exeter, Devon, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Unités:
 —  Royal Field Artillery, "D" Bty. 150th Bde.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
02/08/1917
Lieu de décès:
Wieltje, Sint-Jan, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
27

Cimetière

Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
Parcelle: V
Rangée: D
Tombe: 3

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille — 19/05/1920
Victory Medal
Médaille — 19/05/1920

Points d'intérêt 3

#1 Lieu de naissance
#2 Lieu d'enrôlement
#3 Lieu du décès (approximatif)

Mon histoire

Gunner William Joseph Marks served in “D” Battery of the 150th Army Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery.
The Army Brigade participated in the Third Battle of Ypres. On the 20th of July 1917 it took up positions near the Dead End of the Yser Canal in Ypres. Its headquarters were based on the Ypres ramparts. From here the Batteries of the Brigade shelled German positions in wake of the offensive.
On the 31st of July, the first day of the offensive, the Batteries of the Brigade limbered up and vacated their positions at the Dead End. They took up new positions near the hamlet of Wieltje, possibly along the Oxford Road. The HQ of the Brigade was located at the Cart Dugouts. At 08.30 a.m. the Brigade was in position and started supporting the British advance. Throughout the next couple of days there was much artillery activity on both sides. During the month of August the Potijze road, Bellewaerde and the area of Wieltje were regularly shelled by the German artillery.

Gunner William Joseph Marks was killed in action near Wieltje on the 2nd of August 1917. Although artillery activity had been less frequent than on the previous days, it’s highly possible that Gunner William Joseph Marks fell, due to German shelling. He was buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery.

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Sources 2

Dawlish World War One Project
http://dawlishww1.org.uk/soldiers/gunner-william-joseph-marks/
Sources utilisées
Divisional Troops: 'D' Battery Royal Field Artillery , (The National Archives, KEW 5TNA), WO 95/5133/8).
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303
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