Name
William Harry Westaway
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/04/1916
25
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
2575
Hertfordshire Regiment
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE
I. C. 9.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Letchworth Town Memorial, Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
Husband of Alice Westaway, of 5, Castle St., Slough, Bucks. Lived at 39 Pix Road, Letchworth, Herts. Enlisted Hitchin, Herts. Married 3 months before death.
Wartime Service
Wounded by shellfire in head at 11pm, died as a result.
Additional Information
His service record is available. Brother 'B' in Royal Navy. Brother 'J.S' in Royal Navy. Miss Westaway worked at Spirella, post war pageants for war memorial.
Acknowledgments
Dan Hill, Janet Capstick, Jonty Wild
