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Rank : Private

Army Number : 2505 and 40758

Unit : 5th (Res) Bn and 1st Bns

Biography :

Enlisted at Coalville, 17.9.1914, age 17, into the 5th (Res) Bn as Private 2505. Served with the Regiment in the UK before entering France and Flanders. Died of wounds in France 27.3.1918, aged 21 and is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France.

CWGC:

KELHAM, E V
Rank: Private
Service No: 40758
Date of Death: 27/03/1918
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: XXXI. J. 8.
Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of William and Ellen Kelham, of 109, Belvoir Rd., Coalville, Leicester.

Some information from a private source.

Date of Birth : 1897

Place of Birth : Hathern, Leicestershire

Date of Death : 27.3.1918

Place of Death : France

Civil Occupation : Colliery Worker

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France and Flanders