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William Myers

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Forename William
Surname Myers
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 21
Address 50 Bottling Wood, Wigan
Parents' Address As above
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Drawer at Wigan Coal & Iron Company
Regiment Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion
Day of Death 3
Month of Death June
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Killed in bayonet charge against the Turks on Gallipoli Peninsular
Place of Burial Helles Memorial
Regiment Number 1859
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Son of John William and Alice
Wigan Coal & Iron Co Records
CWGC, Ancestry, WO 3/7/15