WILSON William

  • First Name(s):
    William 
  • Surname:
    WILSON
  • Service Number:
    11530
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    4th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    27th September 1915
  • Age At Death:
    26
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    At sea
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Helles Memorial, Turkey, Panel 104 to 113.
  • Place of Birth:
    Stanford, Worcestershire, resident Martley, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Mary Ann Wilson, of Hope House Cottage, Martley, Worcestershire

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WILSON William Is Named On These Memorials

Further Information About WILSON William

William Wilson was born in Stanford on Teme in the March quarter of 1889, the son of William and Mary.  On the 1901 census they are listed at Wren’s Nest Cottage, Stanford:
William Wilson, age 39, agricultural labourer
Mary Wilson, age 26, born in Eastham
William Wilson, age 1

In the December 1895, a William Wilson died in Martley district aged 44.  It is likely that this is William Junior’s father as in 1911 William Wilson aged 12, born in Stanford is listed amongst the occupants of Martley Union Workhouse and Mary Wilson, widow aged 45 born in Eastham is employed as a Housekeeper in Kingswood, Martley.

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Credits: Additional information researched and transcribed by Eve Fraser.