Also Served: William Prescott - William PRESCOTT
47 Derby Street, Prescot Private 243279, 5th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment In the 1911 census, William, aged 29 and single, lived at the above address with his widowed mother, Anne Prescott, and a younger brother and sister. William was employed as a Journeyman Joiner.
He attested for military service in Warrington on 10th April 1917. He sailed for Rouen on 25th July 1917 and served in France for 9 months. On discharge, he submitted a pension claim based on 'general weakness', which he attributed to 'exposure in the trenches and hard conditions of military life'.
William was transferred to the Class Z of the Army Reserve on 2nd March 1919. He was entitled to the British War medal and Victory Medal.
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