WILLIAM+R.+JERRAM

Jerram, William Raymond, Gunner, 6201, A Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Born Derby, England Enlisted Valcartier Camp, Quebec Killed in action 6th September 1917 aged 28 Son of Edith Dunning (formerly Jerram), of Blue River, British Columbia, and the late William Jerram. Native of Derby, England. Resided in Canada 6 years, Enlisted Aug., 1914. Buried in Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain St. Nazaire, I, A, 11

Canadian Army Service records information: William was born in Derby, England, on the 28th August 1889. He enlisted at Valcartier Camp, Quebec, 23rd September 1914, stating his occupation as a butcher, and his next of kin as his father, William Jerram, of Derby, England. He was six feet tall, had a fresh complexion, blue eyes and dark hair, and belonged to the Church of England. He had a scar over his left hip, a scar on his right shin and tending towards varicose veins in his right leg.


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