RUBERY William

  • First Name(s):
    William 
  • Surname:
    RUBERY
  • Service Number:
    201436
  • Rank:

    Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st/8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    17th August 1917
  • Age At Death:
    30
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium, Grave XIII. B. 10.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Thomas and Mary Rubery; husband of Gertrude Rubery, 8 Vine St., Hart’s Hill. Brierley Hill, Staffordshire

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RUBERY William Is Named On These Memorials

Dudley St Augustine of Hippo Church Holly Hall
Dudley St Augustine of Hippo WW1 Memorial
Stourbridge Old Swinford Hospital School

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Stourbridge Old Swinford Hospital School with the information: Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action 17 August 1917. Age 30.
Dudley St Augustine of Hippo WW1 Memorial with the additional information: Sergt. Worc Regt

Further Information About RUBERY William

William Rubery was born on 30th June 1887, the son of Thomas and Mary Hannah Rubery of Pensnett, Staffordshire. He entered Old Swinford Hospital on 18th June 1895 and left the school on 9th October 1901 when he was apprenticed to Mr A. Hancox, Wheelwright of Pensnett.

Source for additional information: Old Foleyans Remembered Casualties of WW1 published by the Old Foleyans Association, October 1998.

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