Rifleman R/20349 William James HEATHCOTE

Rifleman R/20349 William James Heathcote{gallery}Rfn J H Barnett{/gallery}2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corp
Killed in action in the Battle of the Somme, France and Flanders, 23rd July 1916, aged 19

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• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13A and 13B
  
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of William and Ann Elizabeth Heathcote [nee Ashby]
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Heathcote
• Thiepval Memorial
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 17 Mar 1897 and baptised 9 May 1897 at Attleborough
  
• Lived at 14 Albion Street, Nuneaton [1901]
  
• Lived at 54 Park Street, Attleborough [1911]
  
• Employed as an errand boy [1911]
  
• Enlisted at Nuneaton