William Quilliam
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 15493 / 8818. Gunner. R.G.A. (Royal Garrison Artillery) 45 Co. Much trouble about allowances. In Dec. at Pier Cellars Cawsand. Cornwall Jan. at Drake's Ts. Plymouth May 17. No News. Oct. 19. Dec 14 82 Siege Battery Crownhill New Barrack. nr. Plymouth Nov. 1916 30 Siege Battery R.G.A. B.E.F (British Expeditionary Force) Nov. 1917 20 Dalton St As before Nov. 1918 No. 283418. R A. (Royal Artillery) Tank Corps. Government Depot. Catterick Later. Hut 15 A Batt Hipswell Camp. Catterick.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/12)
External sources: 11 Hatfield Grove; 20 Dalton Street