Private T/242998 William FRENCH

Private T/242998 William French{gallery}Pte W French{/gallery}7th Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
Killed in action in Belgium, France and Flanders on 21st October 1917, aged 27

• Buried: Cement House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave VI.C.3
  
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of William and Ruth French [nee Peabody] of Shilton [CWGC]
  
• Husband of Gertrude P. E. French [now James]
  
• NNWFHS Memorials: Shilton
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private French
• NNWFHS Shilton War Memorial Page
• Cement House Cemetery
• Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born Apr Qtr 1890 at Potters Green. Baptised 25 May 1890 at Walsgrave on Sowe
  
• Lived at Barnacle Lane, Shilton [1901]
  
• Enlisted at Coventry