Basic Details
Surname
Fountain
Forenames
Willie Roy
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Roy
Served or died
Died
Service number
184645
Notes
The Roll lists his address as Deacon Street.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
R.F.A.
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Gnr
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Boeschepe
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1918
Month of death
August
Day of death
1
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 1st Aug. 1918 at Boeschepe, Belgium"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action