Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals	Farnborough (St. Botolph) Churchyard
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
7 Oct 1914	~	Farnborough
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted Date	Other War Memorials
First Battle of Ypres	Mobilised August 1914	Eton Roll of Honour Book
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich

Other Military Information

• Commissioned to 2nd Lt on 21 Jan 1902
• Promoted to Lt in Mar 1904
• To Army Reserve 19 Feb 1907

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Severely wounded in action near Kruisecke on 26th October 1914

Between the 19th October and 22nd November 1914, the 7th Divsion took part in the First Battle of Ypres where the Division fought the advancing Germans to a standstill and as a result all units suffered heavy losses. It was here that British rifle fire wreaked havoc against repeated German mass infantry attack, preventing an enemy breakthrough. After the battle the Division was known as the 'Immortal Seventh.'

On 18th October William reached the firing line and took part in the battle. William was severely wounded at Kruisecke on the evening of the 25th October and died in the Herbert Hospital, Woolwich on 1st November 1914, age 32.