Basic Details
Surname
Wilmshurst
Forenames
E R
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Edwin Roy
Served or died
Died
Notes
Commenced service (following acceptance into College but prior to matriculation) in September 1914. Lieutenant, 29th Battalion, attached to the 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Acting Captain. Served in France and Belgium. Died on 1 December 1916 of wounds received in action at Le Transloy. CWGC gives his place of burial.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Rouen
Cemetery
St Sever Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
December
Day of death
1
Age at death
21
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action