WILLIAM
JAMES MUNRO
Gunner 39728

William James Munro was born in Crowbann,
How he came to Newton Ferrers is not known. He and his wife Laura Jane clearly made their
home here, and raised two children – Laura Jane, born on
William James Munro is remembered with honour in
Balleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III.D.284)


Typical conditions for artillery on
The Western Front

Gunner
William Munro’s Artillery regiment was probably equipped with a 9.2” siege
heavy howitzer such as this example in the
It
could fire a shell weighing 290lbs a distance of 5.7 miles.
Long
range artillery duels frequently took place before the start of major
offensives.