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Pte. William Frederick Valler
British Army 3rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers
from:Harlesden, Middlesex
William Valler was 17 when he enlisted into C Company, 3rd (City of London Regiment) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers on 4th September, 1914. The following year he took part in the first landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, and later served in the Imperial Camel Corps in Egypt.
In September, 1916 he went to France where he took part in several important battles until March, 1918 when he was shot in the leg at Cambrai and taken prisoner. In December that year he was returned to England and demobilised. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, BWM and Victory Medal.