Chamberlain, William –

Son of Mrs. Ann Chamberlain, of 24, Black Horse Street, Blackrod, Chorley, Lancashire; husband of Mary E. Chamberlain, of 43, Summer Street, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly a temporary postman at Horwich. Enlisted September 1916. Died of pneumonia in Mesopotamia.

Personal details

  • Surname: Chamberlain
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 31
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 22nd, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 35822
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq
  • CWGC reference: XX. G. 2.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 10/08/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/h*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 10/08/1917

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