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Pte. William Durham

British Army 2nd/6th Btn West Yorkshire Regiment

from:Jarrow

(d.20th Nov 1917)

William Durham who died aged 21 was born in, lived in and enlisted at Jarrow. He was the son of John and Mary Jane Durham (nee Abbott) of 18 Percy Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census, William Durham, age 14, Office Boy in Steel Works Rolling Mills is listed as living with his parents John and Mary Jane Durham and family at 18 Percy Street, Jarrow.

William is buried in Grand Ravine British Cemetery and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.



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