Forenames:
William Hugh
Family Name:
Twynam
Gender:
- Male
Date of Birth:
11th January 1883
Date of Death:
24th April 1915
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Died at Ypres, during WW1, serving as a Corporal with 7th (overseas) battalion, Canadian Infantry.
"The Second Battle of Ypres began in April 1915 when the Germans released poison gas into the Allied lines north of Ypres. This was the first time gas had been used by either side"
Commemorated at Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium
From CWGC: Son of the late John and Mary Rachel Twynam, late of Soberton House, Soberton, Hants., England
Commemorated on Soberton War Memorial and on plaque in the church;
Also Served in the 2nd Boer War in the Cape Mounted Riflemen in South Africa