G/9735 L/Cpl William Harry Shillito, 6th East Kent Regiment

G/9735 L/Cpl William Harry Shillito of the 6th Battalion, The Buffs, was killed in action on this day, 11th July, in 1917. His medal index card (MIC) and Soldiers Died in the Great War (SDGW) both incorrectly record his name as SHILLITS.

William was born in 1896, his birth registered at Dover in the December quarter of that year. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission notes that he was the son of Son of Mr and Mrs D H Shillito of 26 Balfour Road, Dover and SDGW records that he was living in Dover when he enlisted there. His army service number indicates that he must have joined the Buffs around 24th March 1916.

William has no known grave and is commemorated on Bay 2 of the Arras Memorial. He was 20 years old when he died.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry.co.uk (Medal index card, BMD registers)
Army Service Numbers 1881-1918
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Soldiers Died in the Great War