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Surname: BEBEE
Forename(s): William Arthur
Place of Birth: Skipton, Yorkshire
Service No: 424297
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: London Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1/10th (County of London) Battalion. (Hackney)
Division: 54th (East Anglian) Division
Age: 39
Date of Death: 1918-10-10
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: O. 277.
CWGC Cemetery: CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
William Arthur Bebee was the son of Walter and Fanny Bebee, née Durnell and brother of Private Harold Bebee (6816) (q.v.). Their father was born at Trumpington, Cambridgeshire and mother at Marshfield, Gloucestershire.
1881 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 5, Rowland Street - William A. Bebee, aged 2 years, born Skipton, son of Walter and Fanny Bebee.
1891 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 12, Castle View Terrace - William Bebee, aged 12 years, born Skipton, son of Walter and Fanny Bebee.
1901 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 78, Rose Terrace - William A. Bebee, aged 22 years, born Skipton, son of Walter and Fanny Bebee.
William was married to Elizabeth Miller in 1903.
1911 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 112, Keighley Road - Arthur Bebee, aged 32 years, born Skipton, husband of Lizzie Bebee.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte William A. Bebee, 74, Rif. Brig.; 424297, 10 - Lond. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte William Arthur Bebee, 74, 20/Rif. B. Theatres of war in which served: 4(a) [Egypt] 17.1.16 to 18.3.16; 4(b) [Egypt] 19.3.16 to 1.8.17.; 424297, 10/Lond.R. Theatres of war in which served: 4(b) [Egypt] 2.8.17. to 10.10.18. Died 10.10.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte William Arthur Bebee, 424297, 1/10 Bn Lon. Regt. Date and Place of Death: 10.10.18. 27 Gen. Hos. Abbassia, Egypt. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Elizabeth. £30 13s. 9d. O.S.B. Son - Harold, born 17.12.06. £17. 0s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for William. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Elizabeth, born 23.5.77. Married - 30.5.03. Address 1. 6, Golden Square, Patricroft, Manchester. Address 2. 112, Keighley Road, Skipton, Yorks. Children: Harold, born 17.12.06.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BEEBY, Wm. Arthur, London Regt., aged 39, 112, Keighley Road, [Skipton], died of dysentery at Cairo Oct. 10, 1918.
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Private William Arthur BEBEE

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: London Regiment

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 54th (East Anglian) Division
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