William Wareham
Service Number
13062
Military Unit
6th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment
Date of birth
Date of Death
09 Aug 1915 (20 years old)
Place of Birth
Whitwell, Derbyshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
John Wareham and Mary Elizabeth Brown married 1899 Chesterfield. Their first 2 children, Elizabeth and Beatrice were born in Clown, Derbyshire. John was a coal miner and when he moved to Whitwell in 1895, no doubt worked at Whitwell pit whilst residing at Colliery Row. Their remaining children were all born whilst at Whitwell, William in 1895, Grace 1896, John Edwin 1902 and Winifred born in 1908. In 1911, the eldest son, William was a 16 year old pit pony driver
Military History
William enlisted at Worksop, went to the Balkans on 18 July 1915, was killed in less than a month and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Research by Colin Dannatt
Extra Information
Unknown
Photographs
William Wareham
photo originally published in the Worksop Guardian and now in the Borough of Worksop Roll of Honour of the Great War 1914-1918 in Worksop Library.