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Menin Gate, Ypres Menin Gate, Ypres
First Name: William Clarence Last Name: EMBUREY
Date of Death: 25/03/1915 Lived/Born In: Tottenham
Rank: Sergeant Unit: Royal West Kent1
Memorial Site: 1. South Tottenham, St Anne 2. Menin Gate, Ypres

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Age-34

657, Seven Sisters Road, South Tottenham

 

On 24th March, 1915, the 1st Royal West Kent battalion of 13 Brigade, 5th Division moved into trench in the Ypres salient where they remained until relieved on 26th March. At 1.30am on 25th March the enemy put nine light shrapnel rounds on D Company’s trenches killing William Embury and another man and wounding seven more.

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