Augustin Posted 15 September , 2021 Share Posted 15 September , 2021 I am looking for : death notices, documents...about this sapper Sapper William Mills 65716 Royal Engineers Date of death : 11/09/1918 (19 years old) Cemetery : BERTENACRE MILITARY CEMETERY, FLETRE, France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 15 September , 2021 Share Posted 15 September , 2021 SDGW gives: Born Woking, Surrey Enlisted Guildford, Surrey Place of Residence Woking, Surrey Service Number 65716 Cause of Death Died Place of Death France & Flanders Date of Death 11th September 1918 Royal Engineers (141st A.T. Coy., R.E.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 15 September , 2021 Share Posted 15 September , 2021 The Soldiers Effects Register records ‘accident’. At the time of his death the 141st AT Coy RE were working on water supplies at Bailleul, Berthen. Godewaersvelde and Steenvoorde. Sadly the war diary for the unit makes no mention of the events which led to his death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsmith Posted 15 September , 2021 Share Posted 15 September , 2021 His service record available on FMP details the circumstances of his death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 15 September , 2021 Share Posted 15 September , 2021 This clipping courtesy FindmyPast also gives useful detail: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 15 September , 2021 Author Share Posted 15 September , 2021 (edited) Thank you to all of you and don't hesitate to send me new information Edited 15 September , 2021 by Augustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 15 September , 2021 Share Posted 15 September , 2021 1 hour ago, Augustin said: Thank you to all of you and don't hesitate to send me new information Could you tell us your interest in this man? Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 15 September , 2021 Author Share Posted 15 September , 2021 I had the opportunity to visit the BERTENACRE military cemetery. I noticed for the first time that there were sappers buried in this cemetery and I tried to trace their history. Augustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 18 September , 2021 Author Share Posted 18 September , 2021 (edited) on this document we see his name Edited 18 September , 2021 by Augustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookingforRELATIVES Posted 29 June , 2022 Share Posted 29 June , 2022 My great grandfather was a sapper in the same unit . I dont know what he looked like. William Robert Warr , he was killed Aug 2 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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