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Personal Details of William Francis Whiley

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Born:
Died:	21/03/1918
Buried:

Please note that this person is not acutally buried in Newtown Road Cemetery, but is remembered here on a family grave or memorial.

Listed below are all the details we have been able to find so far on William Francis Whiley.

As far as we are aware, all the information is correct. However, sometimes transcriptions can lead to errors being made. If you find any errors or omissions, please let us know and we will endeavour to get them corrected as soon as possible.

If you have any further information on William Francis Whiley, we would be delighted to hear from you.

War Memorial

William Francis Whiley is not buried in Newtown Road Cemetery.
However a war memorial was erected by family members so that they could honour the memory of their loved one who was killed overseas in the service of their country.

Name:	William Francis Whiley
Service:
Service number:	353511
Rank:	Gunner
Date of death:	21/03/1918
Age at death:	29
Other information:	Royal Garrison Artillery
Link to Commonwealth War Grave Commission entry:	Click Here
Link to West Berkshire Memorials entry:	Click Here

Birth

There is no information in our database regarding the birth of William Francis Whiley.

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Death

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Burial Register

There is no burial register information available for William Francis Whiley.
Only three of the five burial register books still exist as far as we know and these are held at the Berkshire Record Office.
Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Memorial Details

	South facing kerbstone: In Loving Memory of Eliza Fanny Whiley who died April 21st 1918 aged 55 years. North facing kerbstone: In Loving Memory of William Francis Whiley, killed in action, March 21st. 1918 aged 29 years. Ledger stone: In Loving memory of William N. Whiley/ died Dec 2nd. 1946/ aged 81. East facing kerbstone:" Lead Kindly Light".

Name on Memorial	William Francis Whiley
Date of death	21/03/1918
Age	29
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	4 kerbstones
Construction Material	Limestone
Condition of memorial	Inlaid letters, weather stained
Pattison Location Code	P2
Recorder's Notes	Inscription for William Francis Whiley is a memorial only. He died overseas and is buried in a Commonwealth War Grave.
Others named on memorial
Eliza Fanny Whiley
William Nathaniel Whiley

Biographical Information

The articles below contain information about William Francis Whiley.

William Francis Whiley

William Francis Wiley was born in 1891 in Newbury to William and Eliza Wiley.

Family lived in Mansion House street. The father was a hairdresser . William Francis died in Flanders 21st of March 1918

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