Name
William Russell Castle
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
07/05/1915
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
14759
Bedfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 31 and 33.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Buntingford Town Memorial, We are not aware of any memorial in Layston
Pre War
He was born in 1895 in Layston (recorded as Buntingford in some records) to John and Katherine Castle. In 1901 the family were living in Church Street, Buntingford and Jon was listed as a Domestic gardener.
By 1911 the family had moved to River Green in Buntingford but John had died as Katherine was shown as a widow. William was a grocer’s errand boy and was 16.
Born in Layston and was living in Buntingford when he enlisted in Royston.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Royston. The effects register states he died in the trenches.
Acknowledgments
Kate Thompson
Jonty Wild, Carol Emery
