Company Sergeant Major William John Gore, 240444
- Batt - 1/5
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 08/06/1917
- Age - 28
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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 husband of Nellie Gore. The War Diary for today records. TRENCHES. Assembled for attack at 5.00pm. At 8.30pm attacked FOSSE 3 with C Coy on the right, B Coy on the left, D Coy in support and A Co carrying. The left Coy was held up and lost all its officers, Captain WYNNE killed, 2nd Lt FARRAR killed, 2nd Lt NELSON wounded. The right Coy went right through killing about 80 of the enemy, taking about 8 prisoners and destroying 3 machine guns and 2 trench mortars. Our casualties 5 officers and 91 other ranks.
- Conflict - World War I
- Burial Place - Iv A 3, Bully-grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Bully-Grenay Com. Cem., British Ext., Pas de Calais, France
- Born - Nottingham
- Enlisted - Market Harborough, Leicestershire
- Place of Residence - 31 Orchard Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - MARKET HARBOROUGH MEM., LEICS
- Memorial - COTTAGE HOSPITAL WAR MEMORIAL, MARKET HARBOROUGH, LEICS
