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Sgt. William Attley
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Rathcoole, County Dublin
(d.31st Oct 1916)
Sergeant William Attley was born in Saggart, County Dublin and lived in Rathcoole, County Dublin before enlisting in Glasgow. In October 1916 the Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion were transferred to 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division, and it was not long after this that Sergeant Attley died of wounds in Linselles, France. He is buried in Linselles Communal Cemetery, and is commemorated on the Scottish National War Memorial within the walls of Edinburgh Castle.