Info

SurnameWard
ForenameWilliam Leslie
RankPrivate
Army No57319
Battalion3rd
CommissionedNot set
Date Of Wounds1918-05-27
WoundsMachine gun bullet through right leg above ankle(Concevreux)
Died KilledNot set
Death Details
Enlisted Date1916-12-07
Enlisted Location
Date Of Birth1898-12-12
Birth PlaceCavalry Barracks Gate, Fulford, York.
Residence
DischargedNot set
Theatre Of WarFrance
Date Of Entry1918-04-13
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other InfoHe was 17 years 11 months when he enlisted. Served with Ox & Bucks L. I. in Dublin. Shortly after landing in France he was transferred from the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry to the 3rd Battalion at St. Marie Capelle, near Poperinge on the 16th April 1918. After he was wounded he was first treated at St. Cloud on the 28th May 1918 and then sent to the hospital at Rouen on the 2nd June 1918 and finally evacuated back to England on the 6th June 1918 and initially treated in hospital at Derby.

Assignments

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 31386 Private
3rd Worcestershire Regiment 57319 Private

Service Awards

The British War Medal
The Allied Victory Medal
The Silver War Badge

Gallantry Awards & Honors

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Foreign Decorations & Awards

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