26893 Private William Frederick Burrows
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
10th Battalion.
"B" Company.
Aged 18.
80 other men of the 10th "Commercial" Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers died on the same day as William, during the Battle of Ancre, the worst day for casualties in the regiment for the entire war.
William Frederick Burrows was born in Dublin in 1898, son of Frederick Charles Burrows and his wife Lillian Kate Richman, who were married in Wandsworth, London, in 1897.
He was baptised in Sandford Parish Church, Ranelagh, in 1899.
In the 1901 census, the Burrows family were living at Mornington Road, Rathmines.
Present were,
Frederick Burrows, aged 31, a Civil Service Messenger - Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, married, born in England
Lillian, his wife, aged 27, married, born in England.
William, son, aged 2,
Sybill, daughter, aged 7 months,
In the 1911 census, the Burrows family were living at The Lower Castle Yard, Dublin Castle.
present were,
Frederick C. Burrows, aged 41, a Office Keeper Treasury Office, married, born in London,
Lillian R., aged 37, married, born in London,
They had been married 14 years and had 6 children, 5 of whom were alive.
William F., son, aged 12,
Sybill V., daughter, aged 10,
John C., son, aged 9,
George E., son, aged 6,
Doreen R., daughter, aged 5 months,
all of the children had been born in Dublin city.
His name is recorded on War Memorials in Dublin at,
St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street,
St. Patrick's Cathedral - Boy Scouts Memorial
His name is recorded on
Kilgobbin War Memorial
Stepaside, Co. Dublin.
His connection to the district, which caused his name to be remembered here is unknown.
26893 Private William Frederick Burrows
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
10th Battalion.
"B" Company.
Aged 18.
80 other men of the 10th "Commercial" Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers died on the same day as William, during the Battle of Ancre, the worst day for casualties in the regiment for the entire war.
William Frederick Burrows was born in Dublin in 1898, son of Frederick Charles Burrows and his wife Lillian Kate Richman, who were married in Wandsworth, London, in 1897.
He was baptised in Sandford Parish Church, Ranelagh, in 1899.
In the 1901 census, the Burrows family were living at Mornington Road, Rathmines.
Present were,
Frederick Burrows, aged 31, a Civil Service Messenger - Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, married, born in England
Lillian, his wife, aged 27, married, born in England.
William, son, aged 2,
Sybill, daughter, aged 7 months,
In the 1911 census, the Burrows family were living at The Lower Castle Yard, Dublin Castle.
present were,
Frederick C. Burrows, aged 41, a Office Keeper Treasury Office, married, born in London,
Lillian R., aged 37, married, born in London,
They had been married 14 years and had 6 children, 5 of whom were alive.
William F., son, aged 12,
Sybill V., daughter, aged 10,
John C., son, aged 9,
George E., son, aged 6,
Doreen R., daughter, aged 5 months,
all of the children had been born in Dublin city.
His name is recorded on War Memorials in Dublin at,
St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street,
St. Patrick's Cathedral - Boy Scouts Memorial
His name is recorded on
Kilgobbin War Memorial
Stepaside, Co. Dublin.
His connection to the district, which caused his name to be remembered here is unknown.
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