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William Reay

Details

Forename William
Surname Reay
Middle Name Roland
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 23
Address 'Edingarth', Parbold
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank 2nd Lieutenant
Occupation or place of work Messrs William Reay & Company Colliery Agents Bank Chambers
Regiment Machine Gun Corps Inf 25th Coy
Day of Death 27
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Jonchery-sur-Vesle British Cemetery
Regiment Number n/a
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of William and Frances
Formerly in Liverpool Reg
WO 1/12/17 reported wounded and in hospital
CWGC, Ancestry, WO 15/6/18