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Pte. William Roper
British Army 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
(d.17th Sep 1916)
William Roper, Private 3/8572, enlisted in Jarrow and served in the 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own). He died age 20 in the 17th September 1916. He is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph, St Paul's Church and is buried in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme. His medal card shows the award of the 1914 Star, War and Victory Medals.
William was born in Jarrow 1896, son of William and Isabella Roper. In the 1911 census the family is living at 6 Scott Street, Jarrow with William(36) a Rivetter in the shipyard, his wife Isabella(34) married for 15 years has had 9 children, 7 of whom have survived and are living here. William(14)is a Rivet Catcher at the shipyard. All the other children are at or below school age. Isabella(9), Catherine(7), Thomas(7), James Duncan(4), Henry(3) and Jane who is 7 months old. The two deceased children are Janet and John - entered on form and crossed out.
