Round William Ewart

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William Ewart Round is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

ISOB Private William Ewart Round

Name:

William Ewart Round

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

Unit:

British Army

Date of Death:

1916-04-07

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Baghdad War Cemetery North Gate Baghdad, Al-Rusafa District, Baghdad, Iraq

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

XIV. H. 4.

Decoration:

Comments:

Born on 2 Jun 1886 in
Staffordshire, England. Immigrated to the US. Served in Manchester Regiment (93rd Regiment), "B" Company. 1st Bn.Son of Benjamin and Edith M. Round, of 8, Brown's Place, Pittsburg, Pa., U.S.A. Born at Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs. Died while serving in Iraq during WW1. The 1st Manchesters embarked for the Mesopotamian campaign, accompanying the infantry element of the Indian Corps, from France in late 1915. The battalion took part in the Battle of Dujaila in March 1916, which was intended to relieve the British forces in Kut-al-Amara, which was being besieged by Ottoman forces.
Source: CWGC; Find a Grave.