TUSTIN William Edward

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Edward 
  • Surname:
    TUSTIN
  • Service Number:
    TR717167
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Hampshire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    16th Service Battalion
  • Former Units:
    96th Battalion Training Reserve
  • Date of Death:
    21st May 1917
  • Age At Death:
    28
  • Cause of Death:
    Bronchial pneumonia and measles
  • Place of Death:
    Military Hospital Chiseldon
  • Place of Burial:
    Tardebigge (St Bartholomew) Churchyard, and Extension, Worcestershire, England, near North-West corner of Church
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and enlisted Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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TUSTIN William Edward Is Named On These Memorials

Bromsgrove Independent Order of Oddfellows
Tardebigge St Bartholomew’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Bromsgrove Independent Order of Oddfellows as William Tustin under Victoria Lodge.
Tardebigge St Bartholomew’s Church with the information: Pte.

Further Information About TUSTIN William Edward

Name given as Edward William Tustin on Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral with the information: Pte 17167 96/Training Reserve Worc. Regt

William Tustin was born at Tutnall near Bromsgrove in 1889, the son of Edward Tustin and his first wife Mary Ann Tustin nee Crutchley. Edward was a Blacksmith. The couple had 3 children:-
Edward William Tustin born 1889
Tom Tustin born 1890 died 1890
Mary Nena Tustin born 1891

Edward also had 2 children from his second marriage to Sarah Jane Tustin nee Checketts:-
Harry Tustin born 1897
Agnes Tustin born 1899

Prior to enlisting in the army William worked on a farm as a Poultryman.

William’s grandparents, Edward and Eliza Tustin are in the same grave in the churchyard.

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Credits: Researched by Andy Frisby. Cathedral roll of honour books researched by Sandra Taylor.