Private William Devonport

Army Number: 266536 formerly 4867

Battalion: 1/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Nottingham. Son of Eliza Devonport, of 99 Manvers street, Nottingham. Husband of Lily Barrie formerly Devonport. He was a twist hand prior to enlisting at Nottingham. He was killed in action, 24th April 1917, when a German 8-inch shell burst in the courtyard of battalion headquarters at Lievin, France.

Buried: Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville-St. Vaast, France. Plot 7. Row A. Grave 22.