WILLIAM NELSON
Born : 1889 in Ingleton
Baptism : 3rd November 1889 in Ingleton
Father & Mother : William & Mary Ellen Nelson, (Wrathall)
1891 Census.
Living High Street, Burton in Lonsdale with
Mother & Father William and Mary Ellen Nelson, sister Alice Nelson (6) and brother John (4).
1901 Census
Living at Low Street, Burton in Lonsdale, with his Aunt Elizabeth, Grandmother Elizabeth, and cousins the Kirkbride's.
William was to enlist in the 1st World War.
Service Record
Service No: 5343
Rank: Private
Regiment/Corps/Service: King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Battalion/Unit: 1/10th (Scottish) Battalion
Division: 55th (West Lancashire) Division
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1916-08-09
Awards:
CWGC Grave/Mem Ref: Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
CWGC Cemetery:
CWGC Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial:
Additional Information:
William Nelson was the son of William and Mary Ellen Nelson, née Wrathall and the cousin of Sapper Bernard Kirkbride (167703) (q.v.). William's father was born at Arkholme, Lancashire and Mary at Westhouse, near Ingleton, Yorkshire.
