ISOB Private William Ewart Round
Details:
Grave: XIV. H. 4.
Isolated BurialAn upright CWGC inscribed gravestone used in the middle east set on a concrete base.
The Isolated Burial of Private William Round who died while serving in B Company, 1st Battalion of the Manchester Regiment in Iraq during World War 1. The Manchester Regiment took part in the Battle of Dujaila in March 1916 and the attempted relief of the Ottoman Siege of Kut. Private Round was born in the UK and immigrated to the US. He was the son of Benjamin and Edith M. Round, of 8, Brown's Place, Pittsburg, Pa., U.S.A.
Source: CWGC Website; Find a Grave; Pennsylvanians who died serving in the British armed forces during the First World War (https://www.worldwar1centennial.org)
Monument Text:
93 PRIVATE
W.E. Round
Manchester Regiment
7th April 1916. Aged 29
