Military History |
Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground |
Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
16 Jun 1916 in France | ~ | Alveston |
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
Battle of the Somme | April 1915 at Regina, Canada | Kingsbury |
Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
The Bluff, Ypres | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
William is listed as being killed in action on 26 July 1916 The battalion war diary entry is transcribed below. The Canadian virtual war memorial states that William was killed by a bullet through the head while on sentry duty in the trenches. July 26, 1916 Trenches - The Bluff - Ypres |
Personal & Family History |
Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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16 Jun 1894 at Kingsbury | |
Parents Names | Abode |
William and Elizabeth Salt | 1914 - 6 Grove Road, Stratford on Avon |
1916 - The Retreat, New Street, Tiddington | |
Schools | Colleges |
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Address History | Employment History |
1894 - Kingsbury | 1911 - Under Waggoner on farm |
1901 - Bulls Head Farm, Great Barr | 1914 - Farmer |
1911 - Dunstall Farm, Fazeley | |
1914 - Canada | |
- Brother of Frederick Salt who also fell.