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William
is mentioned on the Bogthorn Methodist Chapel Sunday School lists of
Oakworth men who served in WW1
He
joined up on the 27th May 1916 and was killed on the 17th January 1917.
The only known trace of William is his name on the West Yorkshire Regiment
panel on the Thiepval Memorial.
Please
contact me, Andy
Wade with any information.
The picture of William's name was taken by Bob Taylor of the British War
Memorial Project
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission record:
WILLIAM
ROE
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales's Own)
Unit Text: 9th Bn.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 17/01/1917
Service No: 28681
Additional information: Son of Leonard and Grace Roe, of Goose Cote Farm,
Bogthorn, Keighley, Yorkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D
Cemetery: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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