Serjeant William Bickerstaffe
| Service No: | 20201 |
| Regiment: | Welsh Regiment |
| Battalion: | 15th (Carmarthenshire) (Service) Battalion. |
| Battlefield: | France And Flanders |
| Died: | 08 June 1918 |
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| Memorial Location: | Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France |
| Position: | III. G. 8. |
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| Notes: | Son of William and Jane Bickerstaffe (nee Richardson), of 17, Jubilee Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Of 17, Isabella Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Caught aged 24 as an absentee from Rhyl since 21/08/1915 and appeared before Bolton Magistrates 24/08/1915 to be sent back to his unit under escort. (Bolton Archives: JBO/1/26). Local newspaper entries Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/02/1915 03/03/1916 27/04/1917 12/07/1918 19/07/1918 Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6d/e* 6d* 6f 6c* See also Bickerstaffe, James – Son of William and Jane Bickerstaffe (nee Richardson), of 17, Jubilee Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Lily Bickerstaffe (nee Carruthers). And also Bickerstaffe, John Henry – Son of William and Jane Bickerstaffe (nee Richardson), of 17, Jubilee Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Elizabeth Anne Bickerstaffe (nee Sanderson). |