Identity
Person No.
12321
Service No.
6801
Last Name
First Name
William James
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Delville Wood, near Longueval, Somme, France
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
X. O. 7.
Notes
Son of Robert and Isabella Kirkham, of Gleaston, Ulverston, Lancs., England. On Gleaston War Memorial
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private William James KIRKHAM - 1st SAI - Killed on the 17th July (Delville Wood Cemetery)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
open source ↗
CWGC: Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval — South African National Memorial site.
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private William James KIRKHAM - 1st SAI - Killed on the 17th July (Delville Wood Cemetery)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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