Will O'Brien Posted 11 January , 2006 Share Posted 11 January , 2006 As per CWGC Name: BEST, WILLIAM Initials: W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Essex Regiment Unit Text: 5th Bn. Date of Death: 11/01/1915 Service No: 2668 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 7. 3. 2334. Cemetery: PETERBOROUGH OLD CEMETERY (OR BROADWAY CEMETERY) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 11 January , 2006 Author Share Posted 11 January , 2006 Can't find an entry on the online MIC's, so it looks like William never saw active service overseas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbjoslin Posted 21 January , 2006 Share Posted 21 January , 2006 As per CWGC Name: BEST, WILLIAM Initials: W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Essex Regiment Unit Text: 5th Bn. Date of Death: 11/01/1915 Service No: 2668 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 7. 3. 2334. Cemetery: PETERBOROUGH OLD CEMETERY (OR BROADWAY CEMETERY) All I can find to add to that is that he enlisted in Colchester (Harwich) and died 'at home'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 6 February , 2006 Share Posted 6 February , 2006 From SDGW enlisted Colchester resident Harwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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