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NAME:                      Readings, William Charles
RANK:                      Corporal
UNIT:                      East Lancashire Regiment
BATTALION ETC:             2nd Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         9957
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 22nd November 1917
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
OTHER INFORMATION:         Was a drummer in 1911 serving in India, age 16.
                           Address given as 10 Staple Gardens, Winchester in Winchester war service Register.
                           Born & resided: Winchester, Hants. Enlisted: Portsmouth.