Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Wain
William Wain
The photograph opposite is taken from the "Overseas Men" photograph taken in Roysse Court in 1919, on 4th August when the town held its Homecoming Parade for the men returned from the war. The identification of this individual was made by a descendant.
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: WAIN, William
Status: Wounded
Address: 73 Ock Street
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 2nd
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: from January 1917, France
There are no other entries in the Abingdon Roll of Honour for this surname.
Original scans from the WW1 Families Collection
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