Private 15850 Samuel WILLIS

Private 15850 Samuel Willis{gallery}Pte S Willis{/gallery}1st / 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 16th May 1918, aged 25

• Buried: Houchin British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave ref: I.C.18
  
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Thomas H. and Elizabeth Willis of 10 New Street, Polesworth
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Polesworth St Editha
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Pte Willis
• NNWFHS Polesworth War Memorial Page
• NNWFHS Polesworth Pooley Hall Memorial Page
• Houchin British Cemetery
• South Staffordshire Regiment

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born c1893 in Polesworth
  
• Employed as a coal miner day man
  
• Lived at 23 Bridge Street, Polesworth [1911]