Basic Details
Surname
Scovell
Forenames
Wilfrid A
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 12.6.23 from www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1748538/wilfred-alban-scovel/
RIFLEMANWILFRED ALBAN SCOVEL
Service Number: R/45188
King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Bn.
Date of Death 12 October 1918
Commemorated at VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL Panel 9. France
Recovered 12.6.23 from http://legacy.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/iwmm/iwmm_results_2p.php?Seq=13646
Newspaper entry : News we hear has been received that Pte. W. Scovell, A.S.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Scovell, Upper Ventnor, has been killed in action. Before enlisting he worked at Bull & Sons. Only last week it was announced that his brother had been wounded on the Salonica front.
Newspaper Source : IoW Mercury, 1 November 1918
Father : William Scovell
Mother(Maiden name shown) : Mary Witt
Birth Place : Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Birth Date : 1898
Death Place : France
Death Date: 12 Oct 1918
Commemorated: Vis-en-Artois Memorial Pas de Calais, France Panel 9.
Census 1901 : Lowther Road, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Census 1911 : 2 Lowtherville Cottages, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The King's Royal Rifle Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Rifleman
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
October
Day of death
12
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial