Serjeant 1100 William Rothwell

Serjeant William Rothwell

Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 1st/12th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: P7242 L.N.L.

Age at death: 35
Date of death: 15th of December 1916 (Friday)
Born: Billinge, Lancs
Resided: Rainford, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Varennes Military Cemetery - I. G. 75.

BMD details:
Baptism: 27 Nov 1881 St Aidan, Billinge, Lancashire, England William Rothwell - Son of James Rothwell & Charlotte Born: 5 Aug 1881 Abode: Billinge Higher End Occupation: Labourer Baptised by: Howard St George Vicar Register: Baptisms 1870 - 1899, Page 126, Entry 1006 Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Family details:
Son of James and Charlotte Rothwell, of Rainford, near St. Helens, Lancs. Next-of-kin from service records: Mrs C Rothwell (mother), 4 Thickwood Moss Lane, Rainford, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - William 9 is living with his parents James 49, Charlotte 46 and siblings Thomas 17, Joseph 15 and George 11 at 34 Crank Road, Billinge Higher End. 1901 - Not found. William is not at School Brow, Rainford with mother Charlotte Rothwell (55) and brothers Joseph Rothwell (25), George Rothwell (21). 1911 - Sees 30 years old Military Man William serving with the 1st Bn Scots Guards and based in Egypt. This census shows Williams birthplace as Kings Moss, Billinge, Lancs.

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] [url=lmem.php?lmem=58]Remembered on Crank and Kings Moss Memorial[/url] Died of G.S. wounds to both thighs and feet.

[center][pic2]imgs/WW1_people/RothwellW.jpg[/pic2][/center][pic]gallery_shroh/RainfordCouncilMinutesRothwellAndPilkington.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/WRothwell_LNL.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant William Rothwell at Varennes Military Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]