Driver 11214 William Charles Kimberlee

Driver 11214 William C Kimberlee, 69^th Battery, 13 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

Drowned when swimming in the Diala River in Mesopotamia 27 Jul 1917, aged 19

• Named on the Basra Memorial (Iraq)
• Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Kimberlee
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for Driver Kimberlee
• Basra Memorial
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• Royal Field Artillery

Census and Family Information

• Born Jul qtr 1897 Curdworth
• Lived in Cole End, Coleshill [1911 census]
• His father was a wheelwright
• William was a member of the Coleshill Brass Band