GWILLAM Albert Edward

  • First Name(s):
    Albert 
    Edward 
  • Surname:
    GWILLAM
  • Service Number:
    4463
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    2nd/8th Battalion
  • Unit:
    A Company
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    5th August 1916
  • Age At Death:
    29
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France, Grave III. C. 35.
  • Place of Birth:
    Broadheath, Worcestershire, resident Redditch, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Mr. W. and Mrs. E. Gwillam, of Kings Green, Wichenford, Worcester

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

GWILLAM Albert Edward Is Named On These Memorials

Broadheath Christ Church WW1 War Memorial
Broadheath Village Hall WW1 Roll of Honour

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Broadheath Christ Church WW1 War Memorial with the information: Pte. Worc R. France

Further Information About GWILLAM Albert Edward

Surname spelt Gwillam on Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and Soldiers Died in the Great War, Gwilliam on the National Archives Medal Roll.  Service No given as 4464 on CWGC.

The following information was obtained from documents held at Worcestershire Archives:
Pte Albert Gwillam 4463 A Company 2nd/8th Worcestershire Regiment Signal Section BEF Killed August 1916

A photograph of Private A. Gwilliam of Broadheath can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 26th August 1916, available at Worcestershire Archives.

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