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Dalby, William A

Rank : Sergeant

Army Number : 7739

Unit : 1st Bn

Biography :

William ('Bill') Dalby enlisted at Leicester 1909, and was serving as a Private with 'C' Company 1st Bn The Leicestershire Regiment at Shorncliffe, Kent in 1909. Played both Football and Rugby for the Regimental team and rugby for Leicester Football Club 80 times from 1908-1914, scoring 26 tries and 78 points. He served in 1st Bn during World War One, entering France on 9.9.1914. Killed in Action at Guedecourt on the Somme on 15.9.1916, aged 29 years. He is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
His medals and a Midlands County Football Union rugby cap 1912-13 are in the collection of the Leicester Arts & Museum Service.

Regimental Medal list: 7739 L/Sgt Dalby William 1 Leic R. - Victory Medal and British War Medal

Regimental Medal list: 7739 Pte Dalby William - disembarked France 9.9.1914 - Killed-in-Action 15.9.1916 - 1914-15 Star.

Attestation Papers: Name: William Dalby - Birth Date: abt 1887 - Birth Place: Belgrave, Leicester - Enlistment Age: 18 yrs 3 mnths. - Document Year: 1905 - Regimental Number: 7739 - Regiment Name: Leicestershire Regiment - Number of Images: 13 - Form Title: Short Service Attestation. - exisiting service: 3rd Bn Leicestershire Regiment.

Full service documents held on Ancestry.co.uk.

CWGC:

Rank: Sergeant
Service No :7739
Date of Death:15/09/1916
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 1st Bn.
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 2 C and 3 A.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

This page was last updated on 6.3.2019.

Date of Birth : 1887

Place of Birth : Belgrave, Leicester

Date of Death : 15.9.1916

Place of Death : Guedecourt, The Somme, France

Civil Occupation : Shoe Trade

Period of Service : 1909-16

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France and Flanders

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