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People in the Harris Roll of Honour archive
Name (surname first)RegimentRankBattalion / ShipAgeDate of deathRecord actions
Watson, EdwardRoyal Air Force / Royal Flying CorpsAir Mechanic 2nd ClassRAF/RFC16View info
Watson, JamesEast Lancashire RegimentPrivate1st Battalion23View info
Watson, RobertKing's Royal Rifle CorpsRifleman18th Battalion19View info
Watson, ThomasMachine Gun CorpsPrivateattd 1st East Yorks27View info
Weall, Edwin JamesRoyal Army Ordnance CorpsArmourer SergeantNo 15 Section (Haulbowline)30View info
Webster, AlbertRoyal EngineersCorporal203rd Field CompanyNot recordedView info
Wells, WilliamKing's Own Royal Lancaster RegimentPrivateC Coy 8th Battalion29View info
Welsh, JohnRoyal Field ArtilleryDriver57th Ammunition Column28View info
Whalley, JosephMachine Gun CorpsPrivate248 Company22View info
Wharldall, Edward DillonManchester RegimentSergeant11th Battalion42View info
Whitehead, John EricRoyal Welsh FusiliersPrivate2nd Battalion19View info
Whitson, HaroldRoyal Welsh FusiliersPrivate13th Battalion18View info
Rank
Air Mechanic 2nd Class
Regiment
Royal Air Force / Royal Flying Corps
Battalion / Ship
RAF/RFC
Age
16
Date of death
27 January 1918
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Rank
Private
Regiment
East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion / Ship
1st Battalion
Age
23
Date of death
21 July 1917
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Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Battalion / Ship
18th Battalion
Age
19
Date of death
29 September 1918
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Rank
Private
Regiment
Machine Gun Corps
Battalion / Ship
attd 1st East Yorks
Age
27
Date of death
16 April 1918
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Rank
Armourer Sergeant
Regiment
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Battalion / Ship
No 15 Section (Haulbowline)
Age
30
Date of death
18 February 1919
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Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Battalion / Ship
203rd Field Company
Age
Not recorded
Date of death
7 June 1918
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Rank
Private
Regiment
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Battalion / Ship
C Coy 8th Battalion
Age
29
Date of death
27 or 29 October 1915
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Rank
Driver
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Battalion / Ship
57th Ammunition Column
Age
28
Date of death
12 March 1919
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Rank
Private
Regiment
Machine Gun Corps
Battalion / Ship
248 Company
Age
22
Date of death
28 August 1917
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Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Battalion / Ship
13th Battalion
Age
18
Date of death
29 August 1918
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Roll of Honour record

William Wells

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Age
29
Date of death
27 or 29 October 1915
Rank
Private
Area of Service
British Army
Regiment
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Battalion / Ship
C Coy 8th Battalion

Additional information

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Wells; husband of Elizabeth Ashton (formerly Wells) of 341 Brook Street - Minder at Maynard's Mill

1911 Census

14 Smith Street with widowed mother, four sisters and wife, aged 23 - Spinner

Buried / commemorated at

Divisional Cemetery, Belgium

This record brings together Roll of Honour, Commonwealth War Graves, census and local newspaper information. Some details may be incomplete.

Welcome to the Roll of Honour archive

The Roll of Honour is not a complete list or record of all local men who enlisted in Preston who lost their lives during the First World War. It only includes men who lived in the town of Preston prior to their death, based on the boundaries of Preston at the time of the war. The parish and district councils outside Preston also produced public memorials.

In addition, the Preston Roll of Honour only includes names submitted between 1916 and 1927. No charge was made to inscribe names on the Roll of Honour.

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