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WWl death records

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fregar

fregar Report 8 Jun 2014 17:34

Hi l am looking for the war records of Willie Clawson, who died during ww1 he was a Private in the East Lancashire Regiment - army no 29044 enlisted in Bacup Lancashire have tried looking but no luck any help would be appreciated, Anne

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 8 Jun 2014 17:46

Medal Card on Ancestry

Will see if any service records survive

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 8 Jun 2014 17:49

Not found any but as 70% were lost during WW2 then not surprised

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

fregar

fregar Report 8 Jun 2014 18:03

Thanks Glitterbaby

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 8 Jun 2014 19:03

I assume you have this?

CLAWSON, W
Rank:Private
Service No:29044
Date of Death:11/02/1917
Regiment/Service:East Lancashire Regiment
8th Bn.
Grave ReferenceI. N. 22.
CemeteryMAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, GRENAY
Additional Information:

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 8 Jun 2014 19:10

Also this:

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
about Willie Clawson Name: Willie Clawson
Birth Place: Lumb, Lancs
Residence: Stacksteads, Lancs
Death Date: 11 Feb 1917
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Bacup, Lancs
Rank: Private
Regiment: East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Battalion
Number: 29044
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre


Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 8 Jun 2014 19:28

Background:
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1341311

He's remembered on Bacup Cenotaph
http://www.bacuptimes.co.uk/rememberance.htm

fregar

fregar Report 8 Jun 2014 20:35

Many thanks for your help