Every Name a Story

W. Burrell 1916
Rank : Private

Choppington

William  Burrell

Every Name a Story

On the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, is the name of 23/840 Private William Burrell, serving with the 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, who died 01/07/1916.

The son of Joseph and Hannah Burrell, of 5, Second Row, Choppington Colliery, Northumberland.

Morpeth Herald 13/04/1917 carries a brief obituary:
ROLL OF HONOUR
BURRELL.- Missing since July 1st, 1916, now reported killed in action, Private William Burrell (840), 4th T.S., aged 26 years, the dearly beloved and only son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Burrell, of [5, Second Row], Choppington Colliery. (Deeply mourned by father, mother, sisters, and brother-in-law).

William Burrell is remembered at Choppington on C36.01 and C36.04

First Name: William

Last Name: Burrell

Service Number: 23/840

Which War: First World War 1914-18

Died: 01/07/1916

Age: 26

Rank: Private

Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers

Served in: Army

Unit/Ship: 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion

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Wansbeck

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