BORN BROOMFLEET, BROUGH 1894. SON OF THOMAS BAITSON (1862-1931)AND SARAH ANN WILSON (1869-1896), OF 132 ADELAIDE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY PORTER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS AT THE CANADIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AT ETAPLES. HE WAS UNMARRIED AND HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER THOMAS. HIS WAR PENSION WENT TOHIS STEP MOTHER, HANNAH MARY JEWITT (1870-1959).
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 16/11/1916
First name:
WILLIAM
Regiment:
Military Number:
4920
Rank:
Private
Date Died
20/10/1916
Place died:
Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
21
