LIVERMORE Wilfred William Sergt 60989

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Surname: LIVERMORE;

Forename(s): Wilfred William;

Initials: WW;

Number: 60989;

Rank: Sergt;

Born in: Felstead, Essex;

Enlisted in: Chelmsford;

Resided in: Felstead;

Previous Number: 12200;

Previous Battalion: 9 of;

Previous Regiment: Essex Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 112 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 244 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 40 Bn;

How killed: D;

Where: France;

When killed: 24-May-1918;

Awarded: MM;

Gallantry Notes: Essex Weekly News (13/7/1917) "awarded MM for carrying messages under fire"
war diary 112 Coy 30/4/1917: for gallantry in the Field at Greenland Hill 23-30/4/1917;

Other Data: b 18/12/1897
1914-15 Star offered eBay Feb '06
named in notebook of 8509 R Priestley
Posted "Missing" - War Diary 27/3/1918 - "D" Coy
posted missing "D" Coy, Red X lists, Mar 1918
War Office Casualty List 21/5/1918 (posted missing)
Red Cross Enquiry Card PA 34797/35509/36339/37179/31371 - gsw stomach
ICRC papers show that he was captured at Gommecourt on 26/3/1918 and as a POW was detained at Parchim Camp. He died in Fieldlazarett Beugny, near Bapaume on 24/5/1918 and was originally buried in Friedhof Cemetery, Beugny, Grave No 194.
War Office Casualty List 10/12/1918 p42 (Died as POW)
1914-15 Star offered London Medal Co Jan '24;

Other Notes: LIVERMORE, Serjeant, W W, MM, 60989. 40th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 24th May 1918. Age 20. Son of Mrs. W. Livermore, of Hartford End, Chelmsford. I. A. 13. Favreuil British Cemetery - Pas De Calais, France.
MM: LG 9/7/1917 (112 Coy);

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