SHERRATT, WILLIAM CURTIS
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Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Parents |
George and Elizabeth Charlotte Sherratt |
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Mr. & Mrs. George Sherratt |
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Where born |
Shrewsbury, Salop |
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Yes |
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When born |
About 1898 |
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2 |
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Address |
Parents: 17, Victoria View, Balance Hill |
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Spouse |
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Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
Uttoxeter Post Office and Messrs. Bradley’s, clothiers in the Market Place |
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Where enlisted |
Derby |
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Regiment |
Norfolk |
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4 |
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Unit |
1st Bn. |
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Yes |
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Rank |
Private |
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4 |
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Service Number |
41032 |
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Date of Death |
21 August 1918 |
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1a, 1b |
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Age at time of death |
20 |
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1b, 1c |
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Where Killed or died |
Somme – Achiet le Petit |
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France/Flanders |
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How he died |
Killed in action |
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1a, 1b, 1c |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont Grave IV. F. 26. |
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Awards |
Victory Medal K/1/102 B 16 Page 3070 |
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British Medal K/1/102 B 16 Page 3070 |
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William was killed at Achiet-le-Grand, which is a village 19 kilometres south of Arras.
His parents heard of his death on 11th September 1918 when they received a letter from Lieutenant R. Morgan[1c]. The Uttoxeter Advertiser quoted part of the letter[1c], in which it was said that William had been respected by the whole company as a brave man and a keen soldier.
He had been in the army for about 20 months, twelve of which had been at the front[1c]. He had spent a short time at the Italian front before being transferred to France[1c].
William is buried in the Plot IV of the Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont[3].
The name for the Adanac Military Cemetery was formed by reversing the name "Canada", because a large proportion of its graves belong to Canadian soldiers. It was created after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields and small cemeteries surrounding Miraumont and Courcelette. William died at Achiet-le-Petit, which is only about 3km away from the cemetery.
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These notices were posted in the Uttoxeter Advertiser in August 1919[1a] to mark the first anniversary of his death |
SHERRATT. – In honoured and affectionate memory of William Curtis Sherratt, killed in action August 21, 1918. - Walter and Irene. |
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SHERRATT. – In sad and loving memory of our dear son, William Curtis Sherratt, killed in action on August 21, 1918, at Achiet-le-Petit, aged 20 years. |
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This notice was posted in the Uttoxeter Advertiser after the end of the war, in August 1920[1b], to mark the second anniversary of his death |
SHERRATT. – In loving remembrance of our dear Son, William Curtis Sherratt, killed in action on August 21, 1918, at Achiet-le-Petit, France, aged 20. |