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McFADZEAN, WILLIAM FREDERICK
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Full Name
McFADZEAN, WILLIAM FREDERICK
Date Of Birth
9 Oct 1895
Age
20
Birth Place
Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Resided Place
Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland; Cregagh, Belfast, Ireland
Date
1 Jul 1916
Date Of Death
1 Jul 1916
Fate
Killed in action.
Information
Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles. Parents: William and Annie Pedlow McFadzean, of Rubicon, Cregagh, Belfast.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
14/18278
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
8871 (V.C.); Issue: 29740 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Thiepval Wood, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Irish Rifles
Battalion
14th (Service) Battalion (Young Citizens)
Place of Death
Thiepval, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Irish Rifles
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War.
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