William Harold BATES, Royal Naval Division
eldest son of John and Annie Maria, of 30. Brizlincote Street
Stapenhill, Burton on Trent, killed in action
whilst serving in France, 6th February 1917 aged 25
Able Seaman Bristol Z/5120 Drake Battalion, R.N. Division
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Buried in
Varennes military Cemetery, Somme, France
Commemorated on a family memorial in Stapenhill Cemetery, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
