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William Bates

Details

Forename William
Surname Bates
Middle Name
Memorial Atherton Cenotaph
Age 27
Address 22 Hindsford Street
Parents' Address As above
Township Hindsford, Atherton
Rank Sapper
Occupation or place of work Fletcher, Burrows and Company
Regiment Royal Engineers 182nd Tunn Coy
Day of Death 18
Month of Death June
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed by a shell
Place of Burial Loos Memorial
Regiment Number 155894
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Mary. Form 4200 Lancashire Fus. Remembered on St Annes, Hindsford roll of honour
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 13/7/17