WW1 Casualty: Private 14708 William Saggerson - Private 14708 William Saggerson
| Unit/Regiment |
10th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment |
| Date of Death |
12/05/1920 |
Age at Death |
43 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Eccleston (Christ Church)
O G 124 |
| Census Details |
1881 - 5 years old William is living at 34 St Helens Road, Eccleston with mother Elizabeth (44) and seven siblings: Ann (23), Joseph (21), Thomas (18), John (16), Daniel (11), Edward (9), Elizabeth J. (2).
1891 - Not found.
1901 - 25 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' William is living at 46 Eccleston Lane Ends, nr Prescot with widowed mother Elizabeth (65), his niece Elizabeth A Fegan (16) and two boarders: George Horrocks (29), Thomas Edward (23).
1911 - Sees 35 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' William living at St Helens Road, Eccleston Lane Ends, Nr Prescot with mother Mary? (73) and boarder George Horrocks (39). |
| How Died |
Died of Senility and Diarrhoea |
| Research Ref. No. |
P328 |
Service DetailsWilliam Saggerson was already 37 years old when he attested for military service in St Helens on 12th September 1914. He stated that he was a Coal Miner and gave his mother, Elizabeth, as his next of kin. He was immediately posted to the 10th Battalion of the Loyals and it was while with them that he went to France on 31st July 1915.
His records show that his mother died aged 79 on 1st October 1915. The death certificate confirms that her husband, William's father, was the late Joseph Saggerson, a Watch Finisher.
In France, William was wounded and records show that he was in the Military Hospital at Shorncliffe on 24th March 1916, but by 28th June 1916, he was discharged as being no longer physically fit for War Service.
William was awarded a pension of 12s/6d per week for an initial period of six months.
He wrote to the Army Records Office (undated) , the letter being reproduced below,
William's letter enquiring about his medals
On 7th February 1917, he received his Silver War Badge and Certificate, but the service medals to which he was entitled, the 1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, were only dispatched in 1920 and a receipt for them was signed by Daniel Saggerson.
William died on 12th May 1920. His death was a result of his military service and his grave in Christ Church, Eccleston, is marked by a CWGC headstone, pictured below.
William is commemorated on the Lane Ends Recreation Club Memorial
William's headstone in Christ Church, Eccleston
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