Son of Mrs. E. Hulme (formerly Housley) and the late John Housley, of 5, Taskers Lane, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted aged 16 in October 1914. Wounded in the foot 11/07/1916. Killed when hit in the head when a shell fell on a building he was working in.
Housley, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Housley
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 21st, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Gunner
- Unit: 22nd Heavy Battery.
- Service number: 45790
- Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Caestre Military Cemetery, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: I. A. 2.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 10/05/1918 02/08/1918 27/12/1918