Private William Edward Heydon, 14645
- Batt - 9
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth - 1895
- Died - 13/08/1916
- Age - 21
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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 Benjamin Heydon.
Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project. Coalville Times article - Friday September 22nd, 1916
NEWBOLD VERDON SOLDIER’S DEATH
In official casualty lists recently published appeared the name of Private W. E. Heydon, of the Leicestershire Regiment, as having died of wounds. The home of his next of kin is stated to be at Newbold Verdon
Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 15/10/2017
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War I
- Burial Place - Newbold Verdon (st. James) Churchyard
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
- Burial Commemoration - All Saint's Chyrd., Nailstone, Leics., England
- Born - Whitfield, Northants
- Enlisted - Coalville, Leics
- Place of Residence - Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - NEWBOLD VERDON MEM., LEICS
