Basic Details
Surname
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Forenames
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Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Absalom
Served or died
Died
Notes
The College website adds: 'He came up in 1914 from Marlborough. Letter from the Capt and Adjt to his parents: “He advanced through the Sap of a parapet with his gun. He then started to dress a wounded
man at his side and he himself was hit in the cheek. Then he went back, had it dressed and returned again to his gun which he advanced up towards the enemy. Under very heavy fire, he cooly set his gun and fired it for five minutes when he was hit again in the head this time being killed outright.” Buried at Brown’s Road Cem., Festubert'.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Wiltshire Regt
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
Loos
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Festubert
Cemetery
Brown's Road Military Cemetery
Year of death
1915
Month of death
September
Day of death
25
Age at death
18
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action