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Boreham Ernest L/Cpl 35901
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/6117
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- SKR/DAT/IP/6117
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Title (The name of the record)
- Boreham Ernest L/Cpl 35901
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: Boreham;
Forename(s): Ernest;
Initials: E;
Number: 35901;
Rank: L/Cpl;
Born in: Sible Hedingham, Essex;
Enlisted in: Halstead, Essex;
Enlistment Date: 12-Dec-1915;
Resided in: Halstead;
Previous Number: 27570;
Previous Regiment: Essex Regt;
Date of transfer to MGC: 12-May-1916;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 109 Coy;
Other MGC Unit Served (1): 193 Coy;
Other MGC Unit Served (2): 56 Bn;
Date abroad: 25-Jun-1916;
Theatre of War: 1;
How killed: DOW;
Where: France;
When killed: 31-Aug-1918;
Other Data: WO363(FMP)(Ancestry)
DOW - gsw back & rt arm in 46 CCSNB: widow of L/Cpl Boreham (Mary Boreham) ran away from home about 1916 leaving two children with their grandparents.
Medals to he held in trust for children by Mrs Ada Steward, sister of deceased soldier, of Potter St, Sibley, Headingham
children: Ernest John b 13/1/1910, Harry George b 7/12/1914;Other Notes: BOREHAM, Lance Corporal, E, 35901. 56th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 31st August 1918. III. D. 20. Bac-du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval - Pas De Calais, France.
NOK: parents: Mr Artthur & Mrs Sarah Ann Boreham, 29 Trinity Sq, Halstead (guardians of children);
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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