Lance Sergeant 27284 William WILLIS

Lance Sergeant 27284 William Willis{gallery}L/Sgt W Willis{/gallery}7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died of wounds in France and Flanders, 18th November 1916, aged 21.

• Buried: Contay British Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave ref: VII.A.1
• Awarded: British War, Victory and Territorial Force Medals
• Son of William and Sarah A. Willis.
• NNWFHS memorial: Glascote
  

Links to relevant information

• CWGC Page for L/Sgt Willis
• NNWFHS Glascote War Memorial Page
• Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
• Contay British Cemetery

1911 census and family history information

• Employed at Gibbs and Canning Terracotta Works.
• Previous coal pit pony driver [1911]
• Born 1896 in Glascote [1911]
• Patient at Tamworth General Hospital [1911]