William John Waters Mauler
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Bombardier 11090
Parents: Millicent Mauler
Home address: Frenchay, Bristol
Date of birth: 1896
Place of birth: Bristol
Date of death: 10/11/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Bouzincourt Military Cemetery Extension (Ref. II.I.24.), France
Age: 20
Further information:
William Mauler was a local boy from Frenchay, a scout, choir boy, server at the alter of Frenchay Church. William was one of the earliest of the local boys to join up in 1914
He served with the "D" Battery, 59th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. On foreign service he was sent to Alexandria, Gallipoli and then France
William was killed on the 10th November 1916. A Gas shell fell on the edge of his dug out about 4am and filled it with gas before he could get his gas helmet on. He would have been 21 years old on the 19th November 1916
William is buried in the Boozincourt Military Cemetery (Ref. II.I.24.), France
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Frenchay Village Museum and Forces War Records