WYNN William

  • First Name(s):
    William 
  • Surname:
    WYNN
  • Service Number:
    A2297
  • Rank:

    Rifleman

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • Battalion:
    9th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    24th August 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 13A and 13B.
  • Place of Birth:
    Lye, Worcestershire, resident Stourbridge, enlisted Birmingham
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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WYNN William Is Named On These Memorials

Lye and Wollescote War Memorial
Lye Christ Church Window

Further Information About WYNN William

William Wynn was born in Lye and was living in Stourbridge when he enlisted. He joined the KRRC and served in the 9th Battalion in the 14th (Light) Division. They saw their first action in Flanders at Hooge and Bellewaerde during 1915 and then moved to the Somme sector. In the long Battle of the Somme in 1916 they were in the front line for the battle of Delville Wood during August. This was fiercely defended by the German forces and, although they were eventually driven out, it took several attacks and was achieved only with high casualties. Among those killed in action was Rifleman William Wynn who died on the 24th August.

William Wynn has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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Credits: Researched by The Black Country Society.