Name
William Baines
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Biography
One William Baines is recorded on the Village War Memorial. However, the Parish Magazine of October 1915 records another, who was serving in the Bedfordshire Regiment and ‘indirectly connected to Pirton’. Parish records reveal one possible man, the son of Samuel and Louisa Mary Baines (née Weeden), but if they were his parents then he is more likely to be recorded as having a direct connection to Pirton. If he is our man, then he was baptised on May 20th 1877, and so he would have been about thirty-seven at the outbreak of war. In all it is possible that two brothers served and survived - refer to Walter James Baines for more family details. However, as explained, the reference to an indirect connection leaves doubt as to whether the correct man has been identified. Perhaps William was not this man, but part of an extended family living outside of Pirton.
Acknowledgments
Text from the book ‘The Pride of Pirton’ by Jonty Wild, Tony French & Chris Ryan used with author's permission
