Second Lieutenant Douglas Henry Wells
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Wells,
Douglas Henry
Place of birth: Eckington Derbyshire England
Next of kin: Mrs. G. H. Wells; mother; 237 Oxford St., Reading, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Surveyor
Occupation (normalized): Draughtsman, General
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death:
1917-05-03
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Arras Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 10980
Highest Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Second Lieutenant (British Army).
- Private, 4th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards
Military Cross
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 776544
LAC ID:
288900
Service file: B10219-S049
Uploader's Notes:
1666 - Welland Canal Force, 19th Lincoln Regiment August 5, 1914 - September 22, 1914
Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wells, of Eckington, Derbyshire. In Canada when war was declared and enlisted the first day.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 4th Battalion D Company Second Lieutenant British Army British Infantry 5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment Military Cross ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-01-02