Lance Serjeant 16243 William Birchall

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 01/12/15

Age at death: 29
Date of death: 28th of July 1917 (Saturday)
Born: Rainford, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery - III. F. 8.

BMD details:
Marriage: 13/03/1915 William Birchall and Ada Bryan at St Helens Parish Church. The couple had a daughter: Doris b 27/12/1915 at St Helens.

Family details:
Son of James Birchall, of Rainford, St. Helens; husband of Ada Birchall, of 57, Windlesham Rd., St. Helens, Lancs. Address at enlistment: 23 Ormskirk Road, Rainford, St Helens. Widow Ada is legatee.

Census details:
1891 - 3 years old William is living at Mosbro Hall Yard, Rainford with parents James (33), Elizabeth (30) and four siblings: adiopted sister Mary White (10), Sarah Birchall (9), Ruth Birchall (8), John Birchall (1). 1901 - 13 years old William is living at Ormskirk Road, Rainford with mother Elizabeth (38) and brother Gervase Birchall (7). 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Haulier In Coal Mine (below Ground)' William living at 23 Ormskirk Road, Rainford with brother Gervase Birchall (17) and sisters Ruth Birchall (28), Sarah Hall (married 29).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=17]William Is Remembered On the Rainford CofE School Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Also remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/16243WilliamBirchall.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Birchall_W_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The Ormskirk Advertiser - Courtesy Richard Houghton[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/BirchallW_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Serjeant William Birchall at Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Photograph Courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]

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