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Author: jillie100
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I believe that this is you man, here is the info from the CWGC website. It appears that he was killed during the Battle of the Somme.
Name: CHILD, WILLIAM JAMES MORRISON
Rank: Private
No: 36052
Date of Death 18/10/1916
Regiment: Yorkshire Regiment
Forces: United Kingdom
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D.
I hope this is of some use but without knowing what the newspaper reports say?
Phil
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Author: grendav2001
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there are two local newspaper reports dated 7 december 1916 and 15 august 1917 concerning private w j m child of west hartlepool. for the reports please reply to grendav2001(a)yahoo.co.uk
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