Basic Details
Surname
Abrey
Forenames
William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
24255
Notes
The Roll records his address as 80 Russell Street.

(CWGC records that he was the son of the late Mr & Mrs William Abrey of Ingatestone in Essex, and the husband of Agnes M Abrey of 80 Russell Street, Peterborough. They record that he was aged 23 when he died on 19/1/1917, while serving in the 10th Battalion Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, and is buried in grave X.D.26A at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal West Kents
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
L/Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Poperinghe
Cemetery
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
January
Day of death
19
Manner of death as stated
"Died of wounds 19th January 1917 at No 3 Canadian C.C.S. in France".
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds