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W.G.W. Halliday 1919
Rank : Private

Hirst

William Gemmel Wilson  Halliday

Every Name a Story

In St. John’s Churchyard is the Commonwealth War Grave of:

34650 Private
W.G.W. Halliday
Tyneside Irish N.F.
10th June 1919 aged 26

Coroner’s Report Number 233 12th June 1919.
William Gemmel Wilson Halliday 26 years Discharged Soldier. Home address 68 Catherine Street, Ashington. Died in 1st N.G.H. at 10.30pm on 10th June.

After enquiries Coroner granted a Certificate. No Inquest necessary. Injured at Seat of War.

Margaret Allison reports that in 1911 he lived at 174 Clyde Street, Ashington.

William Gemmel Wilson Halliday is remembered in Ashington on A17.43 and in Hirst on H62.10

First Name: William Gemmel Wilson

Last Name: Halliday

Service Number: 34650

Which War: First World War 1914-18

Died: 10/06/1919

Age: 26

Rank: Private

Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers

Served in: Army

Unit/Ship: 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion

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