Name
William James Samuels
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/10/1914
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
10246
Bedfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
I. D. 26.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Great Amwell Village Memorial,
St John the Baptist Church Memorial, Great Amwell,
Not on the Hoddesdon memorials
Pre War
Born in 1895 in Spitalbrook, Hoddesdon, Herts. son of James and Louisa Samuels.
He was living in Hoddesdon in 1901 and living and working with his brother in law in 3 Western Terrace, Hailey in 1911 as a labourer. Enlisted at Hertford.
Wartime Service
Battalion arrived in France on 15 Aug 1914 and went into action at first at Mons, Le Cateau and the Retreat. Were then involved at La Marne and the Aisne. In Oct transferred by train to Bethune and into the line at La Bassee where they helped with the recapture of Givenchy on 14 to 16 Oct 1914 but with many casualties.
He died of wounds probably in hospital in Bethune.
Additional Information
Brother of Victor George SAMUELS who died on 11 May 1915 and is listed on this same memorial.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox
