William ROTHWELL

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Surname: ROTHWELL

Forename(s): William

Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire

Service No: 26915

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Grenadier Guards

Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion

Division: Guards Division

Age: 33

Date of Death: 1918-04-08

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: VI. C. 12.

CWGC Cemetery: DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION NO.1

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)

Additional Information:

William Rothwell was the son of James Henry and Ann Rothwell, née Smith. Both parents were born at Newchurch, Lancashire.

1891 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 91, Travis Street - William Rothwell, aged 5 years, born Burnley, son of James H. and Ann Rothwell.

1901 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 18, Abel Street - William Rothwell, aged 15 years, born Burnley, son of Jas. H. and Ann Rothwell.

William was married to Ellen (Helen) Reddihough in1905. Helen married Fred Green in 1925 at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.

1911 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 18, Abel Street - William Rothwell, aged 25 years, born Burnley, husband of Helen Rothwell. [In 1911 William's parents were living at 1, Moor Lane, Padiham.]

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Gdsn William Rothwell, 26915, 2 G. Gds.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte William Rothwell, 26915, 2 Bn Gren Gds. Date and Place of Death: 8.4.18. 3 Can. S. Hos. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Executors - Helen [Rothwell] and Thomas Waddington Dent. £12 3s. 8d. [Thomas was Helen's brother-in-law and uncle of Pte Hartley Dent (11310) (q.v.) and Pte Thomas Dent Wright (42621) (q.v.).]

William is commemorated on Morecambe & Heysham Cenotaph.

Data Source: Memorial Inscription on Family Gravestone

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

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