Born in Poplar, London, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ada (Dennison) McInnes
— married
2 Feb 1917 in Canning Town, Essex, England
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 25
in Irish Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Nov 2019
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Biography
William was born in 1892 at Bow, or Poplar, London, England, the son of Frederick Wenborn and Mary Ann Wenborn nee Tills.
On the 2nd February 1917, William married Ada Dennison at St. Matthias, Canning Town, Essex, England. William Wemborne, 24, bachelor, stoker R(oyal) N(avy), of 164 Star Land, son of Frederick Wemborne (Fireman, deceased) and Ada Dennison, 23, spinster of 27 Blanche Street, daughter of Charles Dennison (Cork?, deceased). Witnessed by John Robinson & Amelia A. Robinson[1].
He was killed in action on the 13th December 1917 in the Irish Sea, when the ship he was on was hit by a submarine. His body was never recovered[2].
Sources
- ↑ "Marriage of William WEMBORNE & Ada DENNISON" St. Matthias, Canning Town, Essex, England Marriage register entry 1917 D/P 536/1/12 Pg. 55 Entry No. 109 Image 56 available at Essex Archives Online (£) Accessed 1st November 2019
- ↑ "UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 Plymouth Memorial entry of William WEMBORNE" 1917 Image available at Ancestry.co.uk (£) Accessed 1st November 2019
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