Basic Details
Surname
Kaye
Forenames
W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Wilfred
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married and worked in a mill before he enlisted in February 1915. He served in an Inland waterway Company and was lost from a tug on the River Siene, his body being found 10 days later. He is also commemorated on IWM 2738.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Engineers
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Lance Corporal
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Villequier
Year of death
1918
Month of death
October
Day of death
12
Age at death
33
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Other