William STOCKDALE (2)

Main CPGW Record

Surname: STOCKDALE

Forename(s): William

Place of Birth: Gargrave, Yorkshire

Service No: 36979

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: East Lancashire Regiment

Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion

Division: 37th Division

Age: 20

Date of Death: 1917-04-28

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Bay 6.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

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

Additional Information:

William Stockdale was the son of Albert and Nancy Stockdale, née Thompson. Both of William's parents were born at Gargrave, Yorkshire.

1901 Brierfield, Lancashire Census: 12, Chapel Street - William Stockdale, aged 3 years, born Gargrave, Yorkshire, son of Albert and Nancy Stockdale.

1911 Brierfield, Lancashire Census: 13, Montgue Street - Willie Stockdale, aged 13 years, born Gargrave, Yorkshire, son of Albert and Nancy Stockdale.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte William Stockdale, 36979, East Lancashire Regiment.

William is commemorated on the Brierfield War Memorial.

A short biography of William is included in: ‘From Mills to Marching and Back Again – A History of Gargrave from 1900 to 1925’ by Sue Lyall and Donavon Slaven with contributions from George Ingle, Ray Jones and Martin Thompson (2019).

Photograph: ‘Burnley Express’ (9 March 1918).

Data Source: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 Records

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

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