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Surname: STOCKDALE
Forename(s): William James
Place of Birth: Thornton-in-Lonsdale, Yorkshire
Service No: 251575
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 5th/6th Battalion
Division: 32nd Division
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1917-05-02
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: II. J. 8A.
CWGC Cemetery: WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: THORNTON-IN-LONSDALE, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
William James Stockdale was the son of William and Agnes Hutchinson Stockdale, née Smith. William, senior, was born at Barbon, Westmorland and Agnes at Ingleton, Yorkshire.
1901 Thornton-in-Lonsdale, Yorkshire Census: Eccles Cottage, Westhouse - William J. Stockdale, aged 6 years, born Westhouse, son of William and Agnes H. Stockdale.
1911 Thornton-in-Lonsdale, Yorkshire Census: Lower Westhouse - William James Stockdale, aged 16 years, born Thornton-in-Lonsdale, son of William and Agnes Hutchinson Stockdale.
The British Army Service Record for William James Stockdale exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte William J. Stockdale, 4330 & 251575, Royal Scots.
On the 15 June 1916, the 1/5th Bn Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles), amalgamated with the 1/6th Bn to form the 5th/6th Bn Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment).
William is commemorated in the Rolls of Honour at the Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh.
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
STOCKDALE, William, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stockdale, Westhouse, [Ingleton], died in France.
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 32nd Division
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18 May 1917
THORNTON-IN-LONSDALE – MEMORIAL SERVICE
On Sunday evening a well-attended service was held at St. Oswald’s Church in memory of Pte. W. Stockdale, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Stockdale, Trees Farm, Thornton-in-Lonsdale, who died in France of meningitis. Special hymns and psalms were sung, and the Dead March was played by the organist, Miss Nancy Shaw. The Vicar, the Rev. R.H. Crane, made a touching reference to the deceased, and sketched his career in the Sunday School and in the choir. He also made suitable reference to the death of two other soldiers from the parish, viz., Pte. W. Smith, who was killed in France, and Pte. J. Appleyard, who died in a Manchester Hospital.
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11 May 1917
STOCKDALE – Died in hospital in France, Pte. Wm. Stockdale, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Stockdale, of Trees Farm, Westhouse, Ingleton.
11 May 1917
DEATH OF AN INGLETON SOLDIER – It is with regret that we have to record the death of Pte. Wm. Stockdale, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Stockdale, of Trees Farm, Westhouse, which has taken place in one of tho base hospitals in France from meningitis.
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