Rifleman 880616 Samuel Henry WILLS

Rifleman 880616 Samuel Henry Wills{gallery}Rfn S H Wills{/gallery}34th County of London Battalion, London Regiment This Battalion was formed from remnants of 7th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corp which had sustained heavy casualties

Killed in action during the Hundred Days Offensive, France and Flanders, 2nd September 1918, aged 36

• Commemorated: Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Panels 130 to 135
  
• Awarded: British War & Victory medals
• Son of Henry and Susannah Wills [nee Chetwynd]
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Chilvers Coton Boys’ School | Nuneaton WWI Addendum

Links to Relevant Information

• Loos Memorial
• London Regiment

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 7 Dec 1881 and baptised 1 Feb 1882 at Bedworth
• Attended Chilvers Coton Boys’ School
  
• Lived at Croxall Street, Bedworth [1891]
  
• Lived at 22 Coton Road, Chilvers Coton [1901]
• Lived at 19 Princes Street, Nuneaton [1911]
  
• Employed as a felt hatter [1911]