William Richard John Trobridge
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Fitter Corporal 855319
Parents: William and Alice Trobridge
Home address: 3 Honey Hill Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Fitter Apprentice
Date of birth: 1895
Place of birth: Bedminster, Bristol
Date of death: 06/01/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq
Age: 21
Further information:
William was born in Bedminster, the son of a prison officer and the eldest child of six children with two sisters and three brothers.
William served with the 5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery, Royal Field Artillery and went with his battery to Mesopotamia, landing at Basra on 23 March 1915 and soon coming under command of the 6th (Poona) Division. It was besieged at Kut-al-Amara with the rest of the division and surrendered on 29 April 1916. William was wounded and taken prisoner of war. He subsequently died as a prisoner of the Turkish in the Amanus Mountains. He was reburied post-war at Baghdad.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/community/3767
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/