Private 13637 William GROOM

Private 13637 William Groom{gallery}Pte W Groom{/gallery}7th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Killed in action in the Battle of Loos, France and Flanders, 25th September 1915, aged 20.

• Commemorated: Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Panels 53 to 56
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals.
  
• Son of  William and Mary Ann Groom
• NNWFHS Memorials: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Groom
• Loos Memorial
• King’s Own Scottish Borderers

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born Oct Qtr 1894 at Nuneaton
  
• Lived at 101 Arbury Road, Nuneaton [1901]
• Lived at 3 James Street, Nuneaton [1911]
  
• Employed as a bore man in coal miner [1911]
  
• Enlisted at Nuneaton. Arrived at Boulogne, France on 9 Jul 1915