BORN HULL 03/10/1882. HE MARRIED AT GRIMSBY IN 1906. HIS WIDOW ALICE MAUD CLAYTON (1883-1958), LIVED AT 15 FRESHNEY STREET, GRIMSBY, WEST MARSH, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE (CWGC & NAVAL RECORDS ADDRESS). A PUMP HOUSE FIREMAN. THEIR ONLY CHILD CHRISTINA DIED IN 1914, AGED 4.
HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION. SERVED AS STOKER FIRST CLASS, IN THE “HOOD” BATTALION. HE WAS KILLED AT GALLIPOLI, ON 06/05/1915, AGED 33. BURIED AT ACHI BABA. HE IS NOW COMMEMORATED ON THE HELLES MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
First name:
WILLIAM
Military Number:
197626
Rank:
Stoker 1st Class
Date Died
06/05/1915
Place died:
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age:
33
15 FRESHNEY STREET, GRIMSBY, WEST MARSH, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
