Basic Details
Surname
Westcombe
Forenames
William Frederick
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
4515
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 15 Alma Road.

(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)
Lancers
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
9th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
S.M.
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
Longueville
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1914
Month of death
September
Day of death
29
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action at Longueville
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action