Rifleman 241896 William Wands

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 13th of August 1917 (Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension - IV. E. 10.

Family details:
Father & Sole Legatee: William

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old William is living at 34 Bronte Street, St Helens with parents William (34), Agnes (29) and three siblings: Robert (8), [cas=1385]James Wands[/cas] (7), George (2). 1911 - Sees 14 years old 'Boy Clerk' William living at 163 Cambridge Road, St Helens with parents William (44), Agnes (41) and six siblings: Robert (18), [cas=1385]James Wands[/cas] (16), George (12), John (8), Archibald (6), Alexander (2).

Notes:
[note=82]Two Wands Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=23]Also Remembered on the Tolver Street Presbyterian War Memorial[/url] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Wands_W_241896.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/W_Wands_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Rifleman William Wands at Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension (Photograph courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]