Private 3817 William Rigby
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn. 'C' Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 21/09/1915
Age at death: 19
Date of death: 10th of August 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: La Neuville British Cemetery Corbie - I. F. 20.
Family details:
Son of William and Martha Rigby, of St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 4 years old William is living at 34 Fox Street, St Helens with parents William (27), Martha (26) and two siblings: James (3), Ernest (2). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Glass Worker; William living at 42 Chorley Street, St Helens with parents William (37), Mattha (35) and four siblings: James (13), Ernest (11), May (3), Alice (1).
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Rigby__W_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]St.Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_people/RigbyWilliam_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/RigbyW_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Rigby at La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie
(Photograph Courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
