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William Simm - Ches

Details

Forename William
Surname Simm - Ches
Middle Name
Memorial Golborne Cenotaph
Age 32
Address 6 Church Street, Golborne
Parents' Address 8 Queen St, Golborne
Township Golborne
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Coal miner hewer at Golborne Colliery
Regiment Cheshire Regiment 1st Batt
Day of Death 10
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Died of heart failure
Place of Burial Gilbraltar (North Front) Cemetery
Regiment Number 29351
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Died as he left post as a guard in Gibraltar.
Husband of Amelia and son of George and Jane.

Ref; CWGC, Ancestry anf LJ 5/9/16