Bombardier 138416 William Grundy
Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 21st Div. Ammunition Col
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 8679, R.F.A.
Age at death: 32
Date of death: 27th of October 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Etaples Military Cemetery - LXVI. L. 10.
Family details:
Brother of Elizabeth Fawcett, of 39, Grant St., St. Helens, Lancs. Sister & Sole Legatee: Elizabeth Fawcett.
Census details:
1891 - 5 years old William is living at 43 Water Street, St Helens with parents James (30), Mary A (26) and three siblings: Elizabeth (8), Thomas (2), Sarah (1 mths). Also at the address are visitor Sarah Hewitt (20) and boarders Margaret Fairclough (70), Rose Fairclough (10). 1901 - 15 years old 'Sheet Glass Makers Apprentice' William is living at 17 Waterloo Street, St Helens with father James (40), stepmother of 3 years Phoebe (23) and and three siblings: Thomas (12), James (3), Fred (3 Mths). Boarding at the address is David Bellard (40). 1911 - Sees 25 years old 'General Labourer' William boarding at 30 Randon Street, St Helens with brother in law Robert Fawcett (32), sister Elizabeth Fawcett (28) and their children Alfred Fawcett (8), Mary Fawcett (6), Annie Fawcett (3), Sarah Fawcett (1 mth). William is transcribed as William Goundry in the 1911 census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/138416WilliamGrundy.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/W_Grundy_RFA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Bombardier William Grundy at Etaples Military Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]
