William Bowen Stephens
Place Of Birth: Parc-Y-Lan Inn Llanddewi Velfrey
Date of Death: 18/4/1917
Gender: Male
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Date of birth - N/A
Where? - Parc-Y-Lan Inn Llanddewi Velfrey
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Date Enlisted - N/A
Where? - Cardiff
Age - N/A
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Battles
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Date of the battle - 22/4/1915
Where? - Ypres (Second Battle)
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Date of Death - 18/4/1917
Where? - N/A
Additional Information
He enlisted in Cardiff into the 2/7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers which formed part of the 197th Brigade, 66th Division. The Battalion landed at Le Havre on 28th February, 1917 and the Division had moved north of Ypres. He was killed in action aged 21 in April 1917. Narberth Museum holds the many letters he wrote home and those written by friends after his death. His final letter, was featured on commemorative stamps in 2007.
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