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NAME:                      Besant, William Edward
RANK:                      Sergeant
UNIT:                      Hampshire Regiment
BATTALION ETC:             12th Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         3/4867
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Died from enteric fever 17th January 1916 at No.4 Canadian General Hospital, Salonica
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Lembet Road Military Cemetery, Salonika, Greece
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 42. Joined October 1914.
                           Son of Charles Thomas & Julia Besant.
                           Husband of Sarah Ann Besant of 113 Manor Farm Rd., Bitterne Park, Southampton.
                           In 1911 family living at Maryville, Manor Farm Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton.
                           Listed in London & South Western Railway records, joined April 1888 age 13,
                           volunteered for military service 14th September 1914.
                           Born: Weymouth, Dorset. Enlisted: Southampton.