Private William Commons, 3832

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  • Unit - Royal Army Medical Corps
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  • Date of Birth - 12/07/1885
  • Died - 19/01/1971
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Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Son to Patrick Commons and Mary Commons (nee Concannon). Born 12/07/1885.
Enlisted 03/12/1903, Private in Royal Army Medical Corps from 03/12/1903 to 10/02/1917. A miner in Coalville.
Absent without leave, returned to No. 4 Cavalry Field Ambulance, under escort, 28/01/1915.
Diagnosed as 'suffering from melancholia', transferred to the hospital at Saint-Omer, 28/01/1915.
Discharged 10/02/1917.
Died in Loughborough 19/01/1971.
Buried in Shepshed Cemetery, Section 96, Grave 28.
1891 - 168 City of Dean, Whitwick, Leics.
1901 - 19 Hermitage Road, Whitwick, Leics.
1911 - 7 Club Row, Coalville, Leics.
1939 - Cambridge Street, Shepshed, Leics.
Information from N Whitmore, 09/11/23.

Leicestershire Project Findings
  • Conflict - World War I
  • Burial Place - Shepshed Cemetery, S96 Grave 28
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