BORN HORNCLIFFE, NORTHUMBERLAND, 1894. ONLY CHILD OF WILLIAM STEPHEN & HELEN (LAIDMAN), AT THIS ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS.
AN APPRENTICE JOINER.
HE ENLISTED IN THE 529TH EAST RIDING ROYAL ENGINEERS BEFORE THE WAR, ON 28/04/1913. ARRIVED FRANCE, 17/09/1915. KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS, ON 18/06/1917, AGED 24. HE HAD SERVED 4 YEARS AND 52 DAYS. RECORDED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE AND THE EAST RIDING ROYAL ENGINEER MEMORIAL, AT HULL MINSTER.
HIS MOTHER RECEIVED A WEEKLY PENSION OF 2 SHILLINGS AND SEVEN PENCE FOR THE LOSS OF HER ONLY CHILD.
COMMEMORATED: Arras Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
ALSO REMEMNERED ON THE FAMILY GRAVE AT ARBROTH WESTERN CEMETERY, ANGUS, SCOTLAND – In loving memory of my husband, WILLIAM STEPHEN
Died 26th April 1917 aged 24.
| Name | William Laidman Stephen |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Horncliffe, Northumberland |
| Death Date | 18 Jun 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | SPR. |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Regimental Number | 474959 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | 529Th Field Coy., R.E. |
