Name
William James Payne
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
31/07/1917
28
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Serjeant
266407
Hertfordshire Regiment
No. 2 Coy.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 54 and 56.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
St Albans Citizens Memorial, Town Hall (old) Memorial, St Albans, Fleetville Memorial (Hatfield Rd Cemetery), St Albans, St Saviour's Church Memorial, St Albans, Campfield Press Printing Works Memorial, St Albans, Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
Husband of Mary Florence Payne, of 8, Camp View Rd., St. Albans, Herts,.
He worked for the Salvation Army in St Albans and the Campfield Press who were letterpress and lithographic printers and binders, created in St Albans by the Salvation Army following the continued expansion of their work meaning that larger premises were required to print all the Army newspapers – the War Cry, Young Soldier, and Musician – as well as devotional literature such as Bibles, prayer books and hymnbooks.
Wartime Service
Served as part of the 118 Brigade, 39 Division.
Killed in action.
Acknowledgments
Gareth Hughes, Jonty Wild
