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Williams, Ernest V

UK, Police Gazette, 1916-1918

Full Name
Williams, Ernest V
Birth Place
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Incident Details
Deserter or Absentee from His Majesty's Service
Incident Date
1 May 1917
Service Number
20459
Enlistment Date
11 Dec 1915
Enlistment Place
Bearpark
Offence Date
17 Apr 1917
Offence Place
Caterham
Trade
Cokeman
Volume
XXXIII No.3305
Service
British Army
Primary Unit
Coldstream Guards
Secondary Unit
5th Battalion
Archive Reference
Police Gazette_May_1917
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
unit
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Publication Title
UK, Police Gazette, 1916-1918
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Last Updated
28/10/2023
Description
To assist in the apprehension of people who had deserted, or been absent from His Majesty’s Service, their details were circulated via the Police Gazette. This publication was released twice a week to all police stations across the British Isles.