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BOADEN William Freeman 2/Lt
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20420
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This record is about the BOADEN William Freeman 2/Lt dating from 2000-2024.
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SKR/DAT/IP/20420
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Title (The name of the record)
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BOADEN William Freeman 2/Lt
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Date (When the record was created)
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2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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The user is advised to read the FINDING AIDS document linked to this catalogue for an explanation of the method by which this record has been created and any terms used.
Surname: BOADEN;
Forename(s): William Freeman;
Initials: WF;
Rank: 2/Lt;
Enlistment Date: 29-Mar-1915;
Resided in: Crouch End;
Previous Number: 1881;
Previous Battalion: 1/5 of;
Previous Regiment: London Regt;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 49 Bn;
Date abroad: 01-Sep-1915;
Theatre of War: 1;
How killed: KIA;
Where: Belgium;
When killed: 16-Apr-1918;
Other Data: b.6/12/1885
disch to Commsn 14/2/1917
joined 49 Bn 3/4/1918
death noted in war diary
posted missing, Red X lists, Apr 1918
to France 1/9/1915 - on 22/4/1916 attached to 8 Bde MG Coy
3/6/1916 attached to 169 Bde MG Coy - wounded in action 1/7/1916 - gsw rt thigh
to Cadet School, Pembroke College, Cambridge 1/12/1916
Left widow and one child - Mary Freeman Boaden (aged 3m in Oct 1918);Other Notes: BOADEN, Second Lieutenant, WILLIAM FREEMAN, 49th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 16th April 1918. Age 33. Son of Josephine Magdeline Boaden (nee Anneveld), of 29, Topsfield Parade, Crouch End, London, and the late Edward Boaden. Panel 154 to 159 and 163A. Tyne Cot Memorial - Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
NOK: (wife) Mrs Cynthia Agnes Boaden, Clashmore, Grange Mount, Birkenhead. (late of 1 Seaview Terrace, E Looe, Cornwall);Related National Archives files: WO339/79627;
END OF RECORD.
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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)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 digital record
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Users to read Finding Aids page. Further information may contain GDPR-protected information and not be released. Appointment required for access or paid research.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3b967894-0874-4618-80d1-caf27c9b5089/
Series information
SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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