Name
William Poulton
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
15/12/1917
33
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Able Seaman
R/3921
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Nelson Bn. R.N. Div.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-PLOUICH
V. A. 11.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Aspenden Village Memorial
Pre War
Married to Alice Poulton.
Additional Information
William's body was found at map ref. R15 B8.4 and exhumed for concentration burial at Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery on 12 Nov. 1919. His body appears to have been identified by his rank and his unit/regiment.
William is also commemorated on the family headstone in Aspenden (St. Mary) churchyard in Aspenden, his inscription reads:
“. . . In loving memory of William Poulton
‘The Beloved Husband of Alice Poulton Killed in action on the Cambrai Front Dec. 15th 1917. Age 33."
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild
