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Military Record for Albert William PIDGEON

From military sources
Name:	Albert William PIDGEON (link to CWGC)
Rank:	Private
Birth place:	Tharston, Norfolk
Residence:	Wacton, Norfolk
Service number:	14693
Enlistment location:	Norwich, Norfolk
Regiment:	Norfolk Regiment
Battalion:	9th Battalion
Date of death:	15 September 1916
Death location:	Unknown
Type of casualty:	Killed in action
Panel reference:	Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D.
Memorial:	Thiepval Memorial (link to CWGC)
Supplementary Notes:	“PIDGEON, Pte. William, 14693. 9th Norfolk Regt. 15 Sept., 1916.” - from CWGC Grave Registration
Other personal details
Birth:	31 Dec 1889 - from baptism record
	Civil Registration - Depwade Norfolk Vol 4B Page 246
Baptism:	23 Feb 1890, at St. Mary’s Church, Tharston
Census returns:	1891 Tharston, Norfolk; age 1 (RG12 1545 128 3)
	1901 Tharston, Norfolk; age 10(RG13 1862 126 3)
	1911 Tharston, Norfolk; age 20; bricklayer's labourer (RG14PN11462 RG78PN625 RD230 SD3 ED8 SN95)
Family
Father:	Charles PIDGEON (1864 - ????)
Mother:	Jane SEAMAN (1868 - ????)
Known siblings:	Arthur (1886 - ????), Frederick (1893 - ????), Walter (1894 - ????), John (1896 - ????), Ellen (1898 - ????)
Documents (source and description)
CWGC:	Grave Registration Reports( 1 )
CWGC:	Panel Lists ( 1 )
Ancestry:	Service Records (17)
Miscellaneous
CWGC:	Death Certificate CWGC
Photos
Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval ..........
Thiepval Memorial, Plaque (JB) ..........
Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Names list (JB) ..........

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