Name |
William Arthur BATES (d) |
Rank/Number |
Sergeant / 8185 |
Regiment/Unit |
Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry / 1st Battalion |
Enlisted |
High Wycombe |
Age/Date of death |
28 / 24 Sep 1916 |
How died/Theatre of war |
Died / Mesopotamia |
Residence at death |
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Cemetery |
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq |
Grave Reference |
XXI.J.23 |
Location of memorial |
High Wycombe Hospital |
Date/Place of birth |
c1888 / High Wycombe |
Date/Place of baptism |
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Occupation of Casualty |
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Parents/Occupation |
William George & Emma Bates / chair back maker |
Parents' Address |
101 West Wycombe Rd, High Wycombe |
Wife |
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Wife's Address |
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Notes |
brother of Gilbert Bates. Died as a Turkish POW. Captured at Kut al Amara |