Basic Details
Surname
Fountain
Forenames
W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
J
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details and guessed that whilst the press listed his initial as J, this was W, the brother of Fred who is also listed on this memorial - and both are not on any other Calderdale memorial as far as they could tell. Both brothers were living with their aunt in Brighouse (their parents living in Leeds) and working in the same mill before the war. W (or J) died of a wound in his arm from shrapnel.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
W Yorks Regt
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Estaires
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1915
Month of death
May
Day of death
9
Age at death
20
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds