William Arthur Imber
7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Died Monday, 27th August 1917. Age 23.
Born 09 Sep 1894. Son of William and Hannah Imber, of "Astbury," 43, Spencer Avenue, Coventry.
Commemorative Information
Memorial:
TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference/
Panel Number:
Panel 23 to 28 and 163A
Location:
The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern
boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north
east of Ieper town centre, on the Tynecotstraat, a road leading
from the Zonnebeekseweg (N332). The Memorial is a semicircular
flint wall 4.25 metres high and over 150 metres long, faced with
panels of Portland stone on which are carved nearly 35,000 names
of those who have no known grave. There are three apses and two
rotundas. The central apse forms the New Zealand Memorial
commemorating the names of nearly 1200 men who gave their lives
in the Battle of Broodseinde and the Third Battle of Ypres in
October 1917; the other two, as well as the rotundas and the wall
itself, carry the names of United Kingdom dead who fell in the
Salient between 15 August 1917 and the Armistice, in the Third and
Fourth Battles of Ypres. Two domed arched pavilions mark the ends
of the main wall, each dome being surmounted by a winged female
figure with head bowed over a wreath. The following inscription is
carved on the frieze above the panels which contain the names:
1914 - HERE ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF
THE ARMIES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHO FELL IN YPRES SALIENT,
BUT TO WHOM THE FORTUNE OF WAR DENIED THE KNOWN AND
HONOURED BURIAL GIVEN TO THEIR COMRADES IN DEATH - 1918
Correspondance
From: K. Derycke. Passchendale Archive
Date: 22 September 2014 16:01:17 BST
Subject: William Arthur Imber
I'm glad to let you know I've completed the file of William Arthur. He is now included in our Passchendaele Archives. In attachment, I send you the file as it's held here in our research center. I found his medal card and included a fragment of the war diary of his regiment. Apparently the 182th brigade stayed in bivouacs near Brandhoek (as you can see on the map) and went in support with the 183th brigade on the 26th of august to the frontline. On the 27th of august the 183th brigade unsuccesfully attacked the Schuler Farm - Gallipoli line (as you can see on the second map included). Since the 182th brigade was in support they, accordingly to the war diary, only had one casualty. Unfortunatly that was William Arthur.
Roll of Honour List 2014
William was included in the Roll of Honour at the Tower of London on the 28th October 2014
name 194 - 2nd Lieutenant W A Imber, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
http://rollofhonour.tumblr.com/
The list of names will be read from the poppy-filled Tower moat at sunset, starting at 4:55pm (16.55). The names will be read the order in which they were submitted and validated. We regret we are unable to make changes to the reading lists at this stage.
At the end of the reading, which will take about 20-30 minutes, an Army bugler will play the Last Post.
We are also adding the lists of names being read each night at http://rollofhonour.tumblr.com/ so that they can be seen and remembered from anywhere in the world.
Thank you so much for your support for the Tower of London Remembers project
