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Photographs with kind permission from Betty Harrison
HASSALL, WILLIAM LESTER (‘Willie’)
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Photographs with kind permission from Betty Harrison
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CWGC |
SDGW |
Uttoxeter Advertiser |
Other |
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Parents |
Charles L. and Annie Hassall |
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3b |
7 |
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Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Hassall |
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3a, 3c, 3d |
2, 5 |
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Mr. & Mrs. C. Hassall |
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3e |
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Position in the family |
Eldest son |
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3e |
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Siblings |
Edgar |
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3f |
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Doris |
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3f |
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Where born |
Uttoxeter |
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Yes |
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When born |
1897 or 1898 |
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4 |
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16th October 1897 |
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8 |
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Address |
Parents: Gretna Villa, The Picknalls, Uttoxeter |
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5, 7 |
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Parents: Gretna Villas, The Picknalls, Uttoxeter |
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3c |
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Parents: The Picknalls, Uttoxeter |
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3a, 3b, 3d, 3e |
2 |
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Spouse |
No |
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Children |
No |
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Employment Before Joining up |
Worked with Mr. G.R. Hankinson the Chemist in Uttoxeter |
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3b |
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Assistant to Mr. G.R. Hankinson the Chemist in Uttoxeter |
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2 |
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Assistant with Mr. G.R. Hankinson the Chemist in Uttoxeter |
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3a |
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Where enlisted |
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
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Yes |
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Regiment |
Royal Engineers |
Yes |
Yes |
3b |
2, 7 |
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Unit |
“N” Special Coy. |
Yes |
Yes |
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2, 7 |
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Gas section |
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3b |
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Rank |
Pioneer |
Yes |
Yes |
3b, 3d, 3e, 3f |
2, 7 |
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Gunner |
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3a |
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Service Number |
220331 |
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Yes |
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7 |
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Date of Death |
3 April 1918 |
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Yes |
3f |
2, 7 |
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Age at time of death |
20 |
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3b |
7 |
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Where Killed or died |
France/Flanders |
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Yes |
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‘France’ |
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3d, 3e, 3f |
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Somme – Spring Offensive, 1918 |
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How he died |
Died of Wounds |
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3f |
2 |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Hedauville Communal Cemetery Extension - Grave B.6. |
Yes |
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7 |
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Awards |
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Where commemorated |
Thomas Alleyne’s School War Memorial |
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2 Visited |
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St. Mary’s Church War Memorial, Uttoxeter |
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Visited |
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Uttoxeter Town War Memorial |
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2 |
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William’s birth certificate tells us that he was born on 16th of October 1897:
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BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT, 1874 CERTIFICATE of REGISTRY OF BIRTHI, the undersigned, Do hereby certify that the Birth of William Lester Hassall born on the 16th day of October 1897, has been duly registered by me at Entry No. 474 of my Register Book No. 28 Witness my hand, this 17th day of November 1897. xxxxxxxx Registrar of Births and Deaths Uttoxeter Sub-District |
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NOTICE This Certificate when duly filled up by the Registrar, is to be given on demand to the INFORMANT at the time of Registering the Birth, on payment of a fee not exceeding Three-pence. (See Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1874, Section 30.) |
He came from a well-to-do family.
Until recently this sheet of paper was kept by the family in amongst photographs and postcards related to the generation of the family who took part in the Great War. It records his ancestors’ births, marriages and deaths and is now in the safe-keeping of the authors.
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Married |
Died |
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William Hassall |
Feb 12th 1799 |
} May 3th 1825 |
January 17th 1867 |
68 years |
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Ann " |
Sep 2nd 1805 |
July 27th 1865 |
60 " |
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Elizabeth " |
Feb 25th 1826 |
Nov 27th 1870 |
Nov 25th 1904 |
78 " |
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Charles " |
Dec 3rd 1827 |
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Catharine " |
July 12th 1830 |
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April 27th 1906 |
76 " |
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Mary" |
Nov 27th 1832 |
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32 " |
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Anne " |
April 2nd 1835 |
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Emma " |
Sep 2nd 1837 |
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Oct 12th 1900 |
63 " |
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Martha " |
Aug 22nd 1839 |
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William " |
June 6th 1841 |
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Annie " |
Sep 15th 1842 |
Jany 21th 1864 |
April 29th 1909 |
66 ˝ " |
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Charles " |
April 25th 1845 |
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Augst 8th 1907 |
62 " |
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William " |
April 1st 1851 |
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At the time of his death his parents and siblings lived in Gretna Villa, Picknalls, Uttoxeter
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The Picknalls |
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These are thought to be William’s parents Photographs with kind permission from Betty Harrison |
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These are also thought to be members of William’s family. Unfortunately, nobody knows who they were now. Photographs with kind permission from Betty Harrison |
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These are also thought to be William’s parents. The window matches the windows in the houses in the Picknalls.Photographs with kind permission from Betty Harrison
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