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Pte. William Cunningham
British Army 2nd Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Jarrow
(d.21st Jun 1915)
William Cunningham died of wounds at the age of 24, he served with the 2nd Btn Lincolnshire Regiment.
Born in Liverpool he was the son of John and Charlotte Annie Cunningham (nee Cunningham) of 31 High Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census William Cunningham age 20, Apprentice Rivettor in Palmer Shipyard is listed as living with his parents John and Charlotte Annie Cunningham and family at 31 High Street back, Jarrow. He enlisted in Jarrow.
William is buried in Merville Communal Cemetery and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow.