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Rank : Sergeant

Army Number : 205 / 240055

Unit : 1/5th Bn & A coy

Biography :

Home address given as Ellistown, Leics. Enlisted in Coalville, Leics. Served with the 1/5th Bn in World War One. Died of wounds 28.12.1917. He is buried at Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Mentioned in the Battalion history by Capt J D Hills, MC, on 2.3.1916 "In this bombing work, Serjeants A Passmore, Cave and Meakin, Cpl Marshall and L/Cpls Dawes and A Carr all distinguished themselves."

At the end of 1917 the 1/5th were in the Cambrin Right Sector, just north of Loos, when William, part of a Company, died from wounds on 29.12.1917 sustained from a German sniper. The War diary reporting: "Whenever work was possible - it was often too light even at night - we worked at two trenches, 'Cardiff' and 'Currin', connecting Bart's Alley with Savile tunnel, as an alternative to Savile Row. These had been dug by the Monmouthshires, and now had to be wired, and here, also we suffered at the hands of a German sniper. Serjeant W E Cave, a very fine NCO of 'A' Company, was killed with a wiring party, and one or two others had narrow escapes."

Place of Birth : Markfield, Leicestershire

Date of Death : 28.12.1917

Place of Death : France

Civil Occupation : Colliery Worker

Period of Service : 1914-1917

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France