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Surname: ARMER

Forename(s): William Eglin

Place of Birth: Sedbergh, Yorkshire

Service No: 16854

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Border Regiment

Battalion / Unit: 7th (Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry) Battalion

Division: 17th (Northern) Division

Age: 23

Date of Death: 1917-10-12

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 85 to 86.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: SEDBERGH, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

William Eglin Armer was the son of Greenwood and Agnes Armer, née Stainton. Greenwood was born at Dent and Agnes at Sedbergh, Yorkshire.

1901 Sedbergh, Yorkshire Census: Main Street - William Armer, aged 6 years, born Sedbergh, son of Greenwood and Agnes Armer.

1911 Sedbergh, Yorkshire Census: Main Street - William Eglin Armer, aged 16 years, born Sedbergh, son of Greenwood and Agnes Armer.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte William E. Armer, 16854, 10/Bord. R. Theatre of War first served in: (2b) [Balkans]. Date of entry therein: 11.10.15. K. in A. 12.10.17.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte William Eglin Armer, 16854, 10th Border Regt.; 6th Border Regt; 7th Border Regt. K. in A. 12.10.17.

William served at Gallipoli with the 6th (Service) Bn Border Regiment.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte William Eglin Armer, 16854, 7th Bn Bdr. Regt. Date and Place of Death: 12.10.17. In Action France of Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother Sole Legatee - Agnes. £21 16s. 9d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for William. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Agnes Armer. Relationship: Mother. Address: Main Street, Sedburgh [sic], Yorks.

William was killed in action during the Battles of Ypres, 1917, 31 July-10 November, at the First Battle of Passchendaele, 12 October.

The 7th (Service) Bn Border Regiment absorbed the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry on the 22 September 1917 and became the 7th (Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry) Battalion.

A short biography of William is included in: ‘Sedbergh and District 1914-1918 – But who shall return the children?’ Compiled by Sedbergh and District History Society. Edited by Diane Elphick (2016).

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

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Private William Eglin ARMER

Private William Eglin ARMER

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Border Regiment

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Border Regiment

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 17th (Northern) Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 17th (Northern) Division

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Surname: ARMER

Forename(s): William Eglin

Born: Sedbergh, Yorks

Residence: Sedbergh

Enlisted: Manchester

Number: 16854

Rank: Private

Regiment: Border Regiment

Battalion: 7th Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 12/10/17

Died How: Killed in action

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

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Surname: ARMER

Forename(s): William Eglin

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 16854

Rank: Private

Regiment: Border Regiment

Unit: 7th Bn.

Age: 23

Awards:

Died Date: 12/10/1917

Additional Information: Son of Greenwood and Agnes Armer, of Main St., Sedbergh, Yorks.

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'The Westmorland Gazette' (27 October 1917)

(Kindly supplied by Sedbergh & District History Society)

SEDBERGH - KILLED IN ACTION

ARMER, Pte. Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood Armer have received intelligence that their son, Wm. Armer, of the Border Regiment has been killed in action. Pte. Armer, who was employed by Messrs. Williamson and Sons, of Manchester, enlisted in October, 1914, and was at the Dardanelles in July, 1915. He was in Sedbergh seeing his parents six weeks ago, and in spite of all he had gone through was happy and cheerful. Intelligence of his death was received by his parents on his 23rd birthday. An officer, in a letter to the parents, says that Pte. Armer was his servant and an excellent fellow and did very good work the last time up the line. He was wounded in the head and died at an advanced dressing station shortly afterwards.

‘The Westmorland Gazette’ (10 November 1917)

(Kindly supplied by Sedbergh & District History Society)

SEDBERGH

Never has the Wesleyan Chapel been so crowded as it was on Sunday evening at a service in memory of Pte. Armer. The preacher was Mr. Walter Wilson (who had been personally acquainted with the deceased for many years). He mentioned that Pte. Armer had only recently been over on leave and that on the morning of his 23rd birthday, when his parents naturally were thinking specially about him, they received the sad news of his death on October 12th. He had seen three years service, having volunteered when the war broke out, spending part of the time in Gallipoli (resulting in his being 5½ months in hospital) and the remainder in France. He was strongly attached to his home, having a kindly disposition and a thoughtful, unselfish spirit; the type of young man that enriches a country.

‘The Westmorland Gazette’ (19 October 1918)

(Kindly supplied by Sedbergh & District History Society)

ARMER – In loving memory of Pte. William E. Armer, of Sedbergh, who was killed in action on October 12th, 1917, aged 23 years.

Sadly missed by father, mother, and brother (India).

‘The Westmorland Gazette’ (20 December 1919)

(Kindly supplied by Sedbergh & District History Society)

UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL TABLET

A service was held in the Sedbergh Wesleyan Chapel on Sunday evening on the occasion of the unveiling of a tablet in the chapel to the memory of the men of the Sedbergh Wesleyan circuit who made the great sacrifice during the war. The tablet was unveiled by the superintendent minister, Rev. C.H. Stanley, in the presence of a crowded congregation, and he preached a sermon appropriate to the occasion. Suitable hymns were sung, and the choir sang the chorus, ‘No shadows yonder,’ from Gaul’s ‘Holy City.’ Mrs. Stanley sang ‘These are they which came out of great tribulation,’ a solo from the same work. The Dead March in ‘Saul’ was played by Mr. H.C. Trotter. The tablet is of white marble, and bears the following inscription:–‘Roll of heroes in the great war, 1914-1919. Sedbergh Wesleyan circuit. To the glory of God and in grateful memory of William E. Armer, 7th Border Regt.; Fred Bushby, Royal Engineers; Stephen E. Handley, 2nd South Staffs.; Thomas E. Haresnape, Royal Engineers; William Mason, 13th Batt. King’s Own Yorkshires; George Middleton, 4th Australian Pioneers; John Nelson, Royal Scots; Walter Sanderson, Duke of Wellington’s; Robert E. Seddon, 11th Border Regt.; John Winn, 16th Lancashire Fusiliers. Who have given their lives for their country. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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Next of kin Memorial Plaque

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Courtesy of Shirley Tebay

The Sedbergh men who gave their lives

The Sedbergh men who gave their lives

Left hand panel - Top row (l-r): Private Thomas Cragg, Private Samuel Lakin. Second row (l-r): Private William Eglin Armer, Private Thomas Birkett Stockdale. Third row (l-r): Rifleman George William Burton, Private Frederick Proud Herd. Fourth row (l-r): Private Stephen Atkinson, Private Henry Wilson

Three-panel oil-painting, courtesy of the artist, David Hartnup

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26 October 1917

SEDBERGH - KILLED IN ACTION

On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood Armer received intelligence that their son, William Armer, Border Regiment, had been killed in action. Pte. Armer, who was latterly employed by Messrs. Williamson and Sons, of Manchester, enlisted in October 1914, and was at the Dardanelles in July 1915. He was in Sedbergh seeing his parents six weeks ago. The sad intelligence was received by his parents on his 23rd birthday. An officer, in a letter to the parents, says Pte. Armer was an excellent fellow and did very good work the last time up the line. He was wounded in the head and died at an advanced dressing station shortly afterwards. The officer missed him very much, and though he knew that his sympathy was little to offer, he hoped that the thought that their son died like a man might help somewhat to alleviate their sorrow.

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