William Beckerleg
Birth 01-May-1888 Death 18th Oct 1915 Pte.Border Regiment
Service #1024
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | |
| Residence 1911 Census | 12 Barkers Row, Frizington |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Collier |
| Place of Work | Oaklands Colliery, Pica |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | William James and Elizabeth Beckerleg. (nee Rogers) |
| Siblings | Thomas Henry (half brother) Annie, Ellen Jane |
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| Regiment at Enlistment | Border Regiment |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 5th |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pte. |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 1024 |
| Date of Enlistment | 29-Jun-1909 |
| Place of Enlistment | Frizington |
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| Service Facts | |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 28 |
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| Date of Death | 18th Oct 1915 |
| Regiment at Death | Border Regiment |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 5th |
| Rank at Death | Pte |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
| Service Number at Death | 1024 |
| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | Armentiers |
| Battle at Death | |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION |
| Grave Position | I. A. 2. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/280828/beckerleg,-william-thomas/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | Frizington War Memorial |
| Notes | previously suffered GSW to shin prior to death. Served 6 years 140 days. Shortly before his death he wasgassed and invalided home but volunteered for the front where he was blown up by a german shell at 11 am, being killed instantly |
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