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William Stanley Lonsdale c. 1897 - 1916

William Stanley Lonsdale of 10 Goodwin St, in Manchester, Greater Manchester County, North England United Kingdom was born circa 1897 to James Harold Lonsdale and Elizabeth Lonsdale. William Lonsdale died at age 18 years old on July 1, 1916, and was buried at Beaumont-hamel British Cemetery A. 92. in France.

William Stanley Lonsdale

Salford 10 Goodwin St, in Manchester, Greater Manchester County, North England BL1, United Kingdom

circa 1897

July 1, 1916

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His grave inscription says “our loss,his eternal gain” He was in the sunken road near Beaumont- hamel on 1st July 1916 at the start of the battle of the Somme .his battalion was by a man named marlin who wrote a book about filming in the war and part is about the sunken road and videos of this were recently used in the documentary “they shall not grow old “. He was 19 yrs old when he died which is very young .
1897

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Birthday

circa 1897

Birthdate

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Birthplace

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Military Service

Service number: 4026 Rank: Private Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers Unit/ship/squadron: 1st Bn.
Professional Career

Army Rank:private Time:ww1
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Lancashire fusiliers
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1916

Death

July 1, 1916

Death date

Killed in the battle of the Somme

Cause of death

Unknown
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Beaumont-hamel British Cemetery A. 92. in France
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Dan Edge

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11/18/2018

William Stanley Lonsdale Gravesite

A photo of the grave of William Stanley Lonsdale

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Dan Edge

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11/18/2018

He was fighting for the Lancashire fusiliers and was killed in the start of the Somme battle in the morning between 7 am and 8:30 am on 1 st of July 1916. He was 19 years old and his rank in the army was a private. His parents were James and Elizabeth Lonsdale and they lived at 10, Goodwin street Salford , Manchester

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