Edward William is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:
Name:
Edward William
Rank:
Seaman
Serial Number:
4101054
Unit:
Merchant Ship Impressed
Date of Death:
1815-03-21
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
American Prisoner of War Cemetery, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon Borough, Devon, England
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Edward William was a 22-year-old seaman from Virginia who served aboard the merchant ship Impressed. During the War of 1812, he was captured and held as a prisoner of war at Dartmoor Prison in Princetown, England. Williams died of varicola (smallpox) on March 21, 1815. He was buried at the American Prisoner of War Cemetery in Dartmoor Forest, Devon, England.