Monday 5 November 2018

Blackmore. Remembering William Willis White. On This Day In History. 5 November 1918

William Willis White
War Memorial: Place and inscription
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Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Leicestershire Regiment.  Service No: 5075.  Transferred to Labour Corps. Service No. 228402. [CWGC]
Service Details:
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Personal and family information:
Son of Arthur William and Rose Ellis White of Fingrith Hall Road.  [CWGC]
Not the brother of George William, who was son of William Mansfield White and Susan.
Births Sep 1893   White William Willis Chelmsford. 4a 478 [Free BMD]
Downham Baptism Register [ERO D/P 257/1/5] records a Harry James White baptised on 14th April 1895 to Arthur William (a labourer) and Rose Emma White.  This is the only ‘White’ entry and almost certainly a younger brother.
Date of Death:
5th November 1918
Age:
25
Where died:
Killed
Place of Burial or Commemoration:
Buried Downham Churchyard, Essex.
List of Sources:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Essex Record Office, Free BMD


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