WW1 Casualty: Private 44036 William Wagstaff - Private 44036 William Wagstaff
| Unit/Regiment |
12th Bn., Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) |
| Date of Death |
12/09/1918 |
Age at Death |
24 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery
I B 8 |
| Census Details |
1901 Census -
No 2 House, Saggersons Court, Prescot, was the home of James Wagstaff, a 40 year old coal miner, his wife Mary, 30, and children William (7), Mary (6), George (4) and 6 month old Peter
1911 Census -
The family had moved to 22, Navigation Street, Leigh. 18 year old William worked as a Below Ground Labourer at the Colliery |
| Birth/Marriage/Death Registrations |
Birth registered Q1/1894, Prescot, 8b, 698 |
| SDGW - Where Born |
Prescot, Lancs |
| Enlisted |
Leigh, Lancs |
| How Died |
Killed In Action |
Theatre of War |
France & Flanders |
| Research Ref. No. |
P285 |
Service DetailsFormerly 14942 Lancashire Fusiliers. Brother of George Wagstaff. One time next door neighbour of Richard Renshall
William Wagstaff's Medal Index Card shows service with the Lancashire Fusiliers and Labour Corps before he joined the North Staffordshire Regiment. His service entitled him to the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
William Wagstaff's grave at Le Grand Beaumart
Picture (c) George Simpson
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