His story
William Dishington worked as a flour-trade salesman.
Son of William and Margaret Dishington, of Rosemount, Bearsden, Glasgow.
He served as a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number TT/02789. His recorded unit was Royal Garrison Artillery.
He died on 26 October 1918, aged 30. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Premont British Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Flour-trade Salesman
- Family
- Son of William and Margaret Dishington, of Rosemount, Bearsden, Glasgow.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/02789
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Royal Garrison Artillery
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 26 October 1918
- Age
- 30
- Cemetery or memorial
- Premont British Cemetery
- Grave reference
- I. D. 14.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 432
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “William Dishington”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/dishington-william-tt-02789/.
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