SOUTHALL William

  • First Name(s):
    William 
  • Surname:
    SOUTHALL
  • Service Number:
    128402
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Corps:
    Machine Gun Corps
  • Regiment:
    Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
  • Unit:
    62nd Company
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    20th July 1918
  • Age At Death:
    19
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Marfaux British Cemetery, Marne, France, Grave IX. A. 2.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Lye, Worcestershire, enlisted Stourbridge
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Mr and Mrs S. Southall, 7 Crabbe St., Wollescote, Stourbridge, Worcestershire

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

SOUTHALL William Is Named On These Memorials

Lye and Wollescote War Memorial
Lye Christ Church Window
Wollescote School

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Wollescote School with the information: Missing

Further Information About SOUTHALL William

William Southall enlisted in the Worcesters, probably in 1917, and was transferred to the much expanded Machine Gun Corps. By the middle of 1918 he was attached to the MG Company of the 62nd Division. When the last German Spring offensive was directed towards the Marne and Paris, the situation looked serious and the Division was transferred to the French army for the Battle of the Tardenois. The fighting in the valley of the Ardre opened on the 20th July and was intended to drive the German forces back. Eventually this battle was a success but on the first day their artillery and machine guns were too much for the 62nd Division in the ravines and woods above the Ardre. Casualties were heavy and included Private William Southall.

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Credits: Researched by The Black Country Society.