Basic Details
Surname
Gledhill
Forenames
W B
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Willie Barker
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He seems to appear twice on this memorial - as serving and dying in both the MGC and the Duke of Wellingtons. They noted that he is also commemorated on IWM 2747 and there as serving in the D of W which CWGC show: the latter show no man from the MGC by this name, therefore it is assumed he served in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Hornshaw and Fowler noted that the press said he served in a machine gu section which may explain the confusion: his biographical, service and death details as they found them are shown on IWM 2747.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
D of W Regt
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
Year of death
1916
Month of death
August
Day of death
6
Age at death
20
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action