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2nd Lt. William Haffenden Winch
British Army 5th Btn. East Kent Regiment
from:Bakers Cross House, Cranbrook, Kent
(d.13th Jan 1916)
William Haffenden Winch was the only son of Billy and Jane Winch of Cranbrook Kent (they also had a daughter Catherine). William served as a Second Lieutenant with the 5th Battalion East Kent Regiment and died on the 13th January 1916 from wounds received in the Battle of Sheikh Saad in Mesepotamia and is buried at Al Basra. According to his war record card he was awarded the Victory, British and Star medals. A posthumous tribute was printed in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour.