Private Herbert William Dexter, 21096
- Batt - 7
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section - "B" Company
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 21/05/1916
- Age - 20
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of Harriet Hook (formerly Dexter), and the late Arthur Dexter. The War Diary for today records. BIENVILLERS AU BOIS. Fine day. Work of repairing support line and preparing “Gooseberries” for the nights wiring carried out. Party of miners permanently occupied in mining dug outs in the General Support line. All Companies busy wiring at night, a certain number of trench mortar bombs of varying sizes fell in the right half Battalions lines during the day. Casualties 7, 3 killed, 4 wounded.
- Conflict - World War I
- Burial Place - I A 42, Bienvillers Military Cemetery
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Bienvillers Mil. Cem., France
- Born - Cosby, Leicestershire
- Enlisted - Leicester
- Place of Residence - Broughton Road, Cosby, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - LITTLETHORPE MEM., LEICS
