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William DEWHURST

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Surname: DEWHURST

Forename(s): William

Place of Birth: Helmshore, Lancashire

Service No: 67733

Rank: L/Corporal

Regiment / Corps / Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

Battalion / Unit: 217th Coy

Division: 20th (Light) Division

Age: 32

Date of Death: 1917-11-30

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 12 and 13.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

William Dewhurst was the son of Thomas and Ann Dewhurst, née Bielby and brother of Private Thomas Dewhurst (270379) (q.v.). Their father was born at Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire and mother at Flamborough, Yorkshire. William and Thomas's sister, Clara, the wife of Private Robert Hebden (29/618) (q.v.), died in the sinking of RMS 'Lusitania' on 7 May 1915.

1891 Musbury, Lancashire Census: 409, Spring Hill - William Dewhurst, aged 5 years, born Musbury, Lancashire, son of Thomas and Ann Dewhurst.

1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 1, East Avenue - Wm Dewhurst, aged 15 years, born Helmshore, Lancashire, son of Thomas and Ann Dewhurst.

1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 3, West Avenue - W. Dewhurst, aged 25 years, born Helmshore, Lancashire, son of Ann Dewhurst, widow.

The British Army Service Record for William Dewhurst exists but may be incomplete.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte William Dewhurst, 67733, M.G.C.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte William Dewhurst, 67733, M.G.C. Died 30.11.17.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: L/Cpl William Dewhurst, 67733, 217th Co., M.G.C. Date and Place of Death: 30.11.17 on or since death presumed. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother - Ann. £7 4s. 10d. War Gratuity: Mother - Ann. £3 15s. 0d. Brother James A. £1 5s. 0d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: L/Cpl William Dewhurst, Machine Gun Corps. Date and cause of death: 30.11.17. Missing. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Ann Dewhurst, born 1849. Died 23.7.22. Relationship: Mother. Address 1. 3, Federation Street, Barnoldswick. Address 2. North End, Flamborough, Yorks.

A short biography of William is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry

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L/Corporal William DEWHURST

L/Corporal William DEWHURST

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 20th (Light) Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 20th (Light) Division

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Surname: DEWHURST

Forename(s): William

Born:

Residence: Barnoldswick

Enlisted: Keighley

Number: 67733

Rank: L/Cpl

Regiment: Machine Gun Corps

Battalion: (Infantry)

Decorations:

Died Date: 30/11/17

Died How: Killed in action

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes: Formerly 5841, Yorks L.I.

Data from Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records

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Surname: DEWHURST

Forename(s): William

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 67733

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

Unit: 217th Coy.

Age: 32

Awards:

Died Date: 30/11/1917

Additional Information: Son of Thomas and Ann Dewhurst.

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18 January 1918

BARNOLDSWICK – WOUNDED AND MISSING

Private William Dewhurst, West Yorks. Regiment, son of Mrs. Dewhurst, Federation Street, Barnoldswick, has been posted as missing in France since November 27th.

04 July 1919

BARNOLDSWICK FAMILY’S THIRD BEREAVEMENT

The official intimation from the War Office presuming the death of Lance Corporal Wm. Dewhurst, Machine Gun Corps, represents the third loss during the war suffered by Mrs. Thos. Dewhurst, a widow residing at 3 Federation Street, Barnoldswick. Lance Corporal Dewhurst, who was 35 years of age and unmarried, had been missing since November 30th 1917, having arrived in France on the 17th March previous.

His elder brother, Pte. Thos. Dewhurst, was killed in August of the same year, while his only sister (Mrs. Robert Hebden) was lost on the Lusitania. Mrs. Dewhurst would be grateful for any more detailed information as to the fate of her son.

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18 January 1918

BARNOLDSWICK

Pte. Wm. Dewhurst, West Yorkshire Regiment, son of Mrs. Dewhurst, Federation Street, Barnoldswick, has been posted as missing in France since Nov. 27th.

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