210073 Pte William George Wain British Army 9th Batt Royal Warwickshire Regiment from:Wootton Wawen William Wain served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment during WW1. His brother, George, also served in the same regiment. William survived the war and lived until 1968. George died in France in 1918 and is buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery. William's baby son also died in 1918, aged three, from Spanish Flu. William kept the black bordered letters he received informing him of the deaths. His wife, Louisa, stayed in the village of Wootton Wawen throughout the war, caring for their other child, Margaret (Madge). When the couple were reunited after the war, they had one more child, Betty.
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