Private 16147 William Guest
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment -
Theatre of War: France and Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: France and Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 11/08/1915
Age at death: 33
Date of death: 21st of September 1915
Born: Wrexham
Resided: St Helens
Burial / Memorial: Le Touret Military Cemetery Richebourg-L'voue - 11.H. 6
Family details:
Son of Henry & Sheba Guest Husband of Rebecca McCaddon (formerly Guest) of 13 Heath St, Shotton, Chester
Census details:
1891 William Guest 10 born Moss, Denbighshire is living with his parents Henry & Sheba and siblings at Short St, Golborne, Leigh, Lancashire. 1901 William 19 b Broughton, Denbighshire drawer in colliery is living with his widowed mother Sheba and siblings at Engine Pit House, Hindley Wigan 1911 William Guest 29 colliier b Wrexham is lodging with his wife Rebecca 24 a hawker at 31 Spring St, Sheffield, Yorkshire
William Guest attested 21 Dec 1914 St Helens. A collier aged 33 yrs 6 months living at Manor House, Chester Lane, St Helens. .Next of kin wife Rebecca same address.
Posted to France 11 Aug 1915 and killed in action 21 Sept 1915.
