William HEMSLEY

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Surname: HEMSLEY

Forename(s): William

Place of Birth: Thoralby, Yorkshire

Service No: 20542

Rank: Corporal

Regiment / Corps / Service: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion

Division: 21st Division

Age: ---

Date of Death: 1917-10-04

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 52 to 54.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: AYSGARTH, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

William Hemsley was the son of John and Alice Hemsley, née Nevison. John was born at Thoralby, Yorkshire and Alice at New Shildon, Co. Durham. John died in 1905. Alice married Colin Gray in 1920.

1901 Thoralby, Yorkshire Census: William Hemsley, aged 4 years, born Thoralby, son of John and Alice Hemsley.

1911 Aysgarth, Yorkshire Census: William Hemsley, aged 14 years, born Thoralby, Yorkshire, son of Alice Hemsley, widow.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Cpl William Hemsley, 20542, York. R. Dead.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Cpl William Hemsley, 20542, 10/York. R. Dead.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Cpl William Hemsley, 20542, 10th Bn Yorks. Date and Place of Death: 4.10.17. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother - Alice. £17 14s. 10d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for William. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Alice Hemsley. Relationship: Mother. Address: Aysgarth, Yorkshire.

William was killed in action during the Battles of Ypres, 1917, 31 July-10 November, at the Battle of Broodseinde, 4 October.

A short biography of William is included in: ‘Wensleydale Remembered – The Sacrifice made by the Families of a Northern Dale 1914-1918 and 1939-1945’ by Keith Taylor (2004).

Photograph courtesy of Keith Taylor.

Data Source: Local War Memorial

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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