JAY William

United Parish Magazine, Witley section, September 1917:
The name of William Jay has to be added to those who have given their lives for us in the war.  We offer our hearty sympathy to his parents and relations.

United Parish Magazine, Witley section, December 1917:
A memorial service and the dedication of the war shrine took place on Sunday November 4th at Great Witley Chapel —— The shrine is the more interesting from the fact that it is made of the wood of the Britannia.  An old battleship, which was, until a few years ago, the training place of all our naval officers.  The names on the Roll of Honour are: Frank Adams, Worcester Yeomanry; Thomas Hanson Averill, Kings Liverpool Regiment; John Cadwallader, Worcester Regiment; William Hinton, D. Of Wellingtons Regiment; Henry Hodges, Worcester Yeomanry; Charles Jones Grenadier Guards; William Jay, Worcester Regiment; Ernest Lockett, Worcester Regiment; Thomas Page Worcester Yeomanry; Arthur Rogers, A.S.C.; George Stone, Worcester Regiment; Frederick Thorp, Worcester Yeomanry; George Willsher, Worcester Yeomanry.

William Jay has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.