Name
William John Allum
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
07/04/1917
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
32095
Bedfordshire Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
XXII. E. 7A.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Essendon War Memorial, St Mary the Virgin Church Memorial, Essendon, Not on the Hatfield memorials, Not on the Newgate Street memorials
Pre War
Born on the 12th November 1893, at Ponsbourne Lodge, Newgate Street, Hertfordshire. Son of Joshua F Allum, a Waggoner and Rose Allum. Baptised on the 17th December 1893, in the Parish of St Mary, Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
The 1901 Census shows William aged 8 years and living with his parents, sister and brother at Cucumber Hall Farm, Essendon, Hertfordshire. The 1911 Census shows William aged 18 years and living with his parents still at Cucumber Hall Farm. His occupation a Farm Labourer.
Wartime Service
Enlisted in Bedford, Bedfordshire. William died of his wounds on the 7th April 1917.
He is buried at the CWGC Military Cemetery at Etaples, Pas de Calais, France.
Additional Information
The CWGC records William as the Son of Joshua and Rose Allum of Birchwood Cottages, Tyler’s Causeway, Tolmers, Hertford. During WW1 the area around Etaples saw a large concentration of Reinforcement Camps, Hospitals and Convalescent Areas.
Acknowledgments
Sue and Colin Rees, Stuart Osborne
