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