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HACKETT, WILLIAM
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Full Name
HACKETT, WILLIAM
Date Of Birth
11 Jun 1873
Age
43
Birth Place
Nottingham
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Nottingham; Mexborough, Yorkshire, England
Date
1916
Date Of Death
1916
Fate
Killed in action
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Parents: the late John and Harriet Hackett, of Nottingham; husband of Alice Flinders (formerly Hackett), of 53, Cross Gate, Mexborough, Rotherham.
Rank Name
Sapper
Service Number
136414
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
7744 (V.C.); Issue: 29695 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Givenchy, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Battalion
254th Tunnelling Company
Place of Death
Givenchy, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Engineers
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Last Updated
31/10/2023
Description
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War.
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