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William Delafield

Informations sur naissance

Année de naissance:
1878
Lieu de naissance:
Manchester, Lancashire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations générales

Profession:
Carter avec cheval et chariot

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Private
Numéro de service:
18329
Incorporation date:
12/04/1915
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Manchester, Lancashire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Unités:
 —  The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), 7th Bn.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
06/10/1917
Lieu de décès:
Bulgar Road, Zandvoorde, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
39

Mémorial

Tyne Cot Memorial
Panneau: 92

Distinctions et médailles 3

1914-15 Star
Médaille
British War Medal
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 3

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

Mon histoire

William Delafield, a carter from Manchester, Lancashire, enlisted in April 1915, aged 37. William was married to Mary Agnes and had five children.

After having seen action at the Somme and on the Messines Ridge, Willam’s Battalion participated in the Battle of Passchendaele. On the 5th of October 1917, under the cover of darkness, the 7th South Lancs moved into frontline in Bitter and Bulgar Wood. The relief was difficult, due to the bad weather, the difficult terrain and the German shelling. The 7th South Lancs held their positions until they were relieved in the night of the 8th.

William was killed on 6 October 1917, leaving his family behind. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.

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Sources 4

Ancestry
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
Autre référence
CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1629764/delafield,-william/
Sources utilisées
The long long trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
Sources utilisées
War Diaries
http://www.nmarchive.com.
Autre référence