Private William Henry Burwell
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Burwell,
William Henry
Date of birth: 1882-03-19
Place of birth: Sheffield Yorkshire England
Next of kin: J.F. Burwell, Fulwood, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Book Keeper
Occupation (normalized): Bookkeeper, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-04-06
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 28 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 80012
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the actions at St Elooi, Belgium.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 922579
LAC ID:
78774
Service file: B1329-S040
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mary Burwell, of 69, Brookhouse, Fulwood, Sheffield, England, and the late Mr. F. Burwell; husband of Margarite Anne Burwell, of 67, Redcliffe Gardens, Earls Court, London, England.
This man had previously served in the volunteers in England, listed on the attestation papers as "The Old Country".
The war diary lists this man as missing.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion D ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-27