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).
Bickerstaffe, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Bickerstaffe
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: June 5th, 1891
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 8th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 15th (Carmarthenshire) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 20201
- Regiment: Welsh [Welch] Regiment
- Enlistment date: January 30th, 1915 - 1915-01-30
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. George the Martyr C.E. Church - Daubhill WWI Memorial
- St. Mary the Virgin (Deane) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: III. G. 8.
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*