Gunner William J Silver, 283737

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  • Unit - Royal Garrison Artillery
  • Section - 217th Siege Battery
  • Date of Birth - 1888
  • Died - 03/12/1918
  • Age - 31

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Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William and Annie Silver of Walcote, Leics., and the husband of Amy Elizabeth Silver. He died of pneumonia. His younger brother George also fell.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Photograph of William John Silver 1888-1918 submitted by I. Benford, 2018

Leicestershire Project Findings
  • Conflict - World War I
  • Other Memorials - Misterton and Walcote - WW1
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
  • Unit - Royal Garrison Artillery
  • Cause of death - DIED
  • Burial Commemoration - Tournai Com. Cem. Allied Ext., Belgium
  • Born - Walcote, Leics
  • Place of Residence - Walcote, Leicestershire, England
  • Memorial - ST. LEONARD'S CHURCH, MISTERTON AND WALCOTE, LEICS

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