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Pte. William James Craig
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Ballyarnett, Londonderry.
(d.6th July 1917)
William Craig joined the 5th (or 6th) Battalion and saw action first at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli in August 1915. After that he transferred to the 11th Battalion who were then landing in France in October 1915.
I gather he was wounded at Messines and died (aged 24) after the battle on 6th July. He is buried at Etaples beside a Seaforth Highlander. His brother (my grandfather) survived the war, starting in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and finishing in the Berkshire Regiment.