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Pvt William Gills Veteran

Birth: 1896
Seaton Delaval, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Death: 1 Jul 1916 (aged 19–20)
Burial: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery

Mametz, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot: VI. B. 10.
Memorial ID: 56560483 View Source

William Gills born 1896 son of John and Ellen Gills.12 Avenue Row Seaton Delaval.
Worked as a coal miner.
Enlisted 1st Sep 1914.Posted to Western Front Sep 1914 wounded sep 1914.Hospitalized in England.Embarked from England 31 December 1915 to front 11 January 1916 posted to 2nd Battalion 13 January.Victory,British war medal and 15 star.

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Private, Border Regiment. Age: 20.

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Originally Created by: War Graves
Added: Aug 7, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56560483/william-gills: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt William Gills (1896–1 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56560483, citing Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by EAG 70 (contributor 47859859).

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