Serjeant 58589 William Flood

Census details:
1901 - 7 years old William is living at 67, Liverpool Street, St Helens with his mother Mary (25) and three sisters: Mary Ann (5), Catherine (4), Eliza (2). 1911 - Sees 17 years old William serving with the Pembrokeshire Royal Garrison Artillery.

Notes:
M.M. Age taken from headstone.

William was born at Malta in 1894, the son of Michael and Mary Flood. The family then resided at Pembroke Dock for several years, before moving to St Helens, Lancashire. William remained at Pembroke Dock, and enlisted there on 6 September 1909, into the Pembrokeshire Royal Garrison Artillery. At the outbreak of war, William was posted to D Battery, 14th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, and moved to France on 23 August 1914. William was awarded the Military Medal for bravery during the Battle of the Somme, but was killed on the Somme on 7 September 1916. Extract courtesy of [url=http://www.pembrokeshire-war-memorial.co.uk/page65.htm]Pembroke County War Memorial.[/url] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/58589_William_Flood_2.jpg[/pic][pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/58589_William_Flood.jpg[/pic] [caption]A dedication for Serjeant William Flood at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Flood_W_58589_RHA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant William Flood at Quarry Cemetery, Montauban (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]