{"id":21449,"date":"2018-07-13T15:55:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T15:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/?p=21449"},"modified":"2018-07-13T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T15:55:35","slug":"bignell-william-henry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/07\/bignell-william-henry\/","title":{"rendered":"Bignell, William Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bignell-W-H-1117.jpg\" alt=\"William Henry Bignell\" width=\"182\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bignell-W-H-1117.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bignell-W-H-1117-130x300.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>William Henry Bignell<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Rank:<\/em>\u00a0Company Sergeant Major<\/p>\n<p><em>Regiment:<\/em>\u00a013th Battalion (Southdowns), Royal Sussex Regiment<\/p>\n<p><em>Wife:<\/em>\u00a0Mrs Mary Bignell<\/p>\n<p><em>Parents:<\/em> Mr William &amp; Mrs Maria Bignell<\/p>\n<p><em>Address:<\/em>\u00a01 Chermside Villas, Summersdale, Chichester<\/p>\n<p><em>Parent&#8217;s Address:<\/em> Hastings<\/p>\n<p><em>Other Info:<\/em>\u00a0Died in France on 21st July 1917. 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