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Pte. William Henry Carrick
21st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Heworth, Durham
(d.17th Oct 1917)
William Carrick was a miner at Bill Quay, Durham. He married at 19 to Mary. William and his brother Thomas enlisted together for the First World War as their army numbers were 21/1507 and 21/1508 respectively. They both served in the 2nd Battalion of the Tyneside Scottish, the 21st Northumberland Fusiliers. The Tyneside Scottish wore a Glengarry hat and each battalion was allowed to maintain a pipes and drum band.
William was killed in action on 17th October 1917 and rests at Cement House Cemetery in Langemark, Belgium. He left behind his wife Mary and two children, John and Alice Carrick. His brother Thomas survived the war and he and his wife Margaret had six surviving children.