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William John Fell

William John Fell

Date of Birth

29 March 1890

College

Borough Road College

Service number

6816

WW1 rank

Private

10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers

Theatre of war

Europe

Date of death

8 September 1916

Buried/memorial

Loos British Cemetery, France (Grave/Memorial reference: XVIII. D. 15)

Biography

Private William John Fell was the son of William and Julia Fell. He attended Borough Road College for two years before graduating with no specific future employment. He signed up for war service in August 1914 and joined the 10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Fell was 26 years old when he died.

Sources

Entry on p.86 [Roll of Honour page], Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, Borough Road College 1907 applications, BRCSYG44, Secondary source information provided by Douglas Craik (taken from Commonwealth War Graves Commission), 1911 Annual Report