William Herbert WITHAM
Forename(s): William Herbert
Surname: WITHAM
Date of birth: 1885 (approx., calculated)
Date of death: 12 Aug 1915
Age at death: 30 years
IWCP 11 September 1915 - ISLAND TERRITORIAL RIFLES IN ACTION - MISSING .... Corpl W. H. Witham, B. Co., Newport .......
IWCP 29 July 1916 - FATE OF MISSING ISLAND RIFLES - Official notice of presumed 'killed in action' of those reported missing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli 12 August 1915 ....Corpl W. H. Witham, B. Co., Newport - Corpl. W. H. Witham, B-Co., aged 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Witham, Quay Cottage, Newport, was employed at the West Medina Cement Mills.
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Also on this marker:
Newport Cemetery
Image by: Tony Barton
Inscription
South KerbIN LOVING MEMORY OF JOSEPH WITHAM WHO DIED
MARCH 16TH 1928 AGED 85 YEARS
West Kerb
ALSO WILLIAM HERBERT HIS DEAR SON MISSING AT
GALLIPOLI AUG. 12TH 1915 AGED 30 YEARS
Transcription by: Cherry Farley