Private Clitheroe served with the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 6th Batallion. He served in the Dardenelles and later died of dysentry in Iraq on 20th May 1916. He is buried at Basra and remembered on the Basra Memorial. || A Memorial plaque and case A trio of medals Photograph of Private Clitheroe Photograph of Eleanor Jane Clitheroe (his mother) Letter written by Private Clitheroe's half-brother telling of his war service.

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William's sister Florence, a teenager at the time of his death possessed the following memorabilia until her death in 1999. At which point they were passed to her great nieces Joanne & Alison Dean :- Letter from William to brothers Jim and Harry written while training at Tidworth (about pigeon bet) Imperial War Graves Commission paper on location of William's grave in Vermelles, France Poster Letters from William Picture of William Penny from King George V on death (Dead Man's Penny) Will; papers from War Office about him being gassed & hospitalised. Letter from Cavalry Record Office informing his mother of burial place at Vermelles, France. Photograph of Queen Mother & William's brother Jim at Colne War Memorial in 1930 Book of names Letter from William's captain informing his mother off his death + cap badge Letters from his mother Birth certificate of sister Florence || Private William Dean, 18th Hussars was born in 1893? in Colne. He joined the army in February 1910. According to the contributor he was aged 19 yrs 5 months and spent 5 years in the reserves. He was gassed while serving in France and spent time in hospital. He was killed 10 February 1916 aged 23 ? buried at Vermelles, France. He was shot dead in France from a bullet which passed through his cap badge. Please note that Liz Danskin is in fact the cataloguer, who has entered this data on behalf of contributor Joanne Dean.