Private 13941 William Ernest Basketfield

Private 13941 William E Basketfield, 3^rd Battalion Coldstream Guards

Killed in action in Flanders 11 Oct 1917, aged 24

• Named on the Tyne Cot Memorial
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
• Enlisted Birmingham 1914, wounded 29 Sep 1916
• Son of William and Mary Basketfield
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for Pte Basketfield
• Tyne Cot Memorial
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• Coldstream Guards

Census and Family Information

• Born Jul qtr 1894 Shustoke, Warwickshire
• Two of his brothers were also killed in action