William Harold Saxton

Memorial: Alveston - St Helen's Church

Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment

Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 16367

Parents: George and Edith Saxton

Marital status: Married

Home address: Hazel Cottage, Rudgeway

Date of birth: 1879

Place of birth: Wotton-under-Edge, Glos

Date of death: 10/05/1915

Buried/Commemorated at: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial (Panel 22 and 34.), Ypres, Belgium

Age: 36

Further information:

William Harold served with the 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action on 10 May 1915

William Harold was married to Florence Lucinda Saxton (nee Frankcon) of Brook Cottages, Ozleworth, Wotton-under-Edge, Glos

William Harold was the brother of Charles Edward killed in 1915 and James William killed in 1916

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

Forces War Records, CWGC and Ancestry.co.uk