Private William John Dyer
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Dyer,
William John
Date of birth: 1895-05-06
Place of birth: Logy Bay Newfoundland
Next of kin: Ellen Dyer, mother. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Truckman
Address:
10 York Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1919-03-19
Cause of death:
Died of illness
Buried:
St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Rouen), S. IV. G. 23.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 4605
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
Private (British Army). 1918-04-22 to 1919-03-19
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 28121
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Walter Dyer and Ellen Dyer (nee Caul, later Dowden); older brother of Walter Dyer (Service No. 4616)
Private William Dyer was very ill and was admitted to the 25 Stationary Hospital B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) Rouen, France on Feb. 25, 1919. He later died of Influenza Broncho Pneumonia/ Acute Miliary Tuberculosis on March 19, 1919, Rouen, France.
Information of William's parents: Father, Walter Dyer died in 1899; Ellen Dyer moved to Boston, her occupation was listed as a cook and she remarried. Her second husband was Thomas Dowden, who later left Ellen.
Uploader's Research notes: https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/dyer_william_john_4605.pdf [Private British Army Newfoundland Infantry 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment B Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-10-08