Private William Harold Surrell (42173)
10th (1st Gwent) Bn, South Wales Borderers, 115th Brigade, 38th Division, B.E.F.
Malvern Commemoration: All Saints The Wyche
Burial/Commemoration: Awoingt British Cemetery
Nature of Death: Died of wounds Awoignt, near Cambrai, France 23/10/18
Age: 20
Next of Kin: Son of Matthew and Alice Surrell of Laburnum Cottage, Old Wycke Rd., Malvern
Education: The Wyche School
Previous Employment: Gas Meter Inspector at Malvern UDC Gasworks
William Surrell, a baker’s son was born in Malvern Wells, and enlisted in the Herefordshire Regiment [1] at Ledbury. At this time he his home address as the Old Wyche. The Malvern News reported that he had been wounded in action in August 1917 with the South Wales Borderers [2], probably during the Passchendaele Offensive [3]. He was wounded again during the Hundred Days [4] when the German army were being pushed back towards the border, but this time more seriously: he died of his wounds less than three weeks before the end of the war.
[5]William Surrell’s headstone
Malvern News 1/9/17, 14/12/18
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URL to article: https://www.malvernremembers.org.uk/ww1-profiles/william-harold-surrell
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[1] Herefordshire Regiment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herefordshire_Light_Infantry
[2] South Wales Borderers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Borderers
[3] Passchendaele Offensive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele
[4] Hundred Days: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days_Offensive
[5] Image: http://www.malvernremembers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/HPGSurrell_WH.jpg
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