BOURNE William Henry

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    BOURNE
  • Service Number:
    241371
  • Rank:

    Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    10th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    20th September 1917
  • Age At Death:
    23
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium, Panel 75 to 77.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Redditch, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of George and Annie Bourne, of Mount Pleasant, Redditch; husband of Winifred Elizabeth Bourne, 225, Beoley Rd., Redditch

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BOURNE William Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Redditch St George’s Church WW1 Memorial
Redditch St Stephen’s Church
Redditch War Memorial

Further Information About BOURNE William Henry

The following information has been researched and transcribed by Jillian Coombes:
On the 1901 census William Henry Bourne, aged 6, lived with his parents George and Annie Bourne and siblings at Court 1 House 6 George Street, Redditch.  On the 1911 census William Bourne, aged 16, Swivel Worker, lived with his Uncle and Aunt, at 43 Millsboro’ Road, Redditch.

The following information appears in the Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger, Saturday 27th October 1917:
Worcestershire Regiment Casualties
Killed
Bourne W. H – Sergt. (241371) from Redditch

Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger digitised by and courtesy of Martin Stephens.

William Bourne has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Tyne Cot Memorial.

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