BORN HULL 10 FEB 1874. FULL NAME: WILLIAM JOSEPH ERNEST ROWLAND PAXTON. MARRIED AT ST STEPHENS, HULL, 25 DEC 1910. HUSBAND OF ANNIE MARIA LEE, OF 9, EMMAS TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL (1918 MILITARY ADDRESS). THEY HAD SIX CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A STONE MASON. HE ENLISTED AT HULL ON 29 MARCH 1915. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 9 INCHES TALL, 140 LBS WEIGHT, 37 INCH CHEST, “LILY CARTER” TATTOO ON LEFT FOREARM, SCAR ON LEFT SIDE OF LIP. SERVED WITH THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DISCHARGED WITH BRONCHITIS ON 1 OCT 1915, AFTER 185 DAYS SERVICE. HE RE-ENLISTED ON 15 OCT 1915 AND SERVED WITH THE 25TH LABOUR CORPS IN EGYPT. DISCHARGED AS UNFIT ON 24 MAY 1916. AWARDED THE SILVER WAR BADGE. HE TRANSFERRED TO “A” COMPANY, ROYAL ARMEY SERVICE CORPS AND LATER TO THE ROYAL DEFENCE CORPS. HE DIED ON THE 25 MARCH 1922, AGED 48.
LISTED IN HULL MINSTER’S “GOLDEN BOOK” AS A WW1 CASUALTY. HIS NAME WAS RECORDED ON THE ALEXANDRA STREET ROLL OF HONOUR (HULL DAILY MAIL, 23 OCT 1916).
| Name | William Joseph Paxton |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Rank | Private |
| Record Type | Death |
| Military Service Region | Yorkshire, North East |
| Military Country | England |
| Death Date | 25 Mar 1922 |
| Service Number | 33500 |
| Corps, Regiment or Unit | Royal Defence Corps |
| Title | WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers |
| Description | Prc Ledgers |
| Reference Number | 4/W/89 |
