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William Cree

Service Number 242108
Military Unit 6th Bn Border Regiment
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 23 Aug 1917 (20 Years Old)
Place of Birth Tuxford Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies In 1911 William was employed on a farm by John Bagshaw at Laxton.
Family History

CWGC additional information:- Son of Robert and Mary E Cree of Ragnall, Newark. In 1901 Robert and Mary E Cree were living at Clark’s Lane, Great North Road, Tuxford. At this time they had three children, the first two, Ethel and Ada, were twins, born January 1893 and they then had William who was born in Tuxford in 1897. By 1911 all three had left home, the twins were both working as domestic servants on separate farms while William was on a farm at Laxton. William was living in Darlton when he enlisted.

Military History

Formerly Sherwood Foresters No. 47947 He initially joined the Sherwood Foresters before he was transferred to the Border Regiment. He served on the Western Front and was killed in action on 23 August 1917 and is buried in Cement House Cemetery, Belgium (Grave Reference: II D 24).

Extra Information

CWGC headstone, personal inscription:'Till we meet again from father and mother'

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