Service Details
Name:
 WILLSON
Given Name:
 EDGAR WILLIAM
Initials:
 E W
Service No:
 S/8018
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 Rifle Brigade
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Unit:
 11th Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1915-08-30
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Date of Birth:
 1888-01-09
Age:
 27
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, by a sniper
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. Charles George Willson and Maria Lidia Sophia Schummelketel; husband of Barbara Shum (formerly Willson), of St. Georges Colliery, Hattingspruit, Natal, South Africa. Born Durban. On the Dundee and District World War 1 Memorial
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 RUE-DU-BACQUEROT (13th LONDON) GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE
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Grave Reference:
 D. 17.

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