Basic Details
Surname
Jolley
Forenames
William H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Harold
Served or died
Died
Service number
2270
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 'late of Exchange 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)
Royal Fusiliers
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
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
Somme
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
1
Manner of death as stated
"Reported missing believed killed in action about 1st July 1916 on the Somme"
Manner of death reference
Missing