Husband of Mary Emma Farrimond (formerly Gaskell), of 12, Ellesmere Street, Hindley, Lancashire. Wounded by gunshot in the right shoulder in October 1915. Wounded again April 1916 by machine-gun fire in the right leg. Brother of Corporal Thomas Gaskell, who also fell.
Gaskell, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Gaskell
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Hindley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Hindley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 30
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 2nd, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 440
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Hindley, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Hindley Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: A3. C.E. 282.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/10/1915 25/08/1916 17/11/1916 29/12/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g 6a 6b* S4* S14*
- Bolton Chronicle: 24/11/1916