Private DM2/207660 William Edward Grounds
Regiment/Unit: Royal Army Service Corps - attd. 'S' Siege Bty. XVIII Corps Heavy Artillery.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 21
Date of death: 26th of November 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Solferino Farm Cemetery - II. B. 35.
Family details:
Son of Peter and Ann Grounds, of 33, Chapel St., St. Helens.
Census details:
1901 - 4 years old William E is living at 50 Chorley Street, St Helens with parents Peter (38), Ann (34) and five siblings: John (13), Mary Ann (11), Alice (9), Elizabeth (6), Margaret (1). 1911 - Sees 14 years old 'Office Boy' William E living at 123 Cooper Street, St Helens with parents Peter (48), Ann (44) and five siblings: John William (23), Elizabeth (16), Margaret (11), Ernest (8), Charles Augustine (4).
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/W_E_Grounds_RASC_zps4b2075e6.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Edward Grounds at Solferino Farm Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]
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[caption]William is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
