Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Duisans British Cemetery
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
23 Feb 1916	~	Alderminster
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted Date	Other War Memorials
German Spring Offensive	4 Nov 1915 at Stratford on Avon	~
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
8th CCS at Agnes les Duisans	Pvt M2/138683 Army Service Corps

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

William died died of wounds to the face and a fractured shoulder at the 8th Casualty Clearing Station at Agnes les Duisans on 30 Mar 1918. It is not known for certain when or where William was wounded, between the 20th and 25th Mar the battalion was in the trenches in the Rouex sector from the 26th to the 28th were out of the lines at Gordon Camp but came under heavy attack on the 28th and were gassed. On the 29th they were fighting the enemy at Battery trench.