William Henry Ackroyd (1897 - 1918)

Born 27 Dec 1897 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 23 Aug 1918 at age 20 in France and Flanders

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William Ackroyd was born in Yorkshire, England.

Private William Ackroyd served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 24 Feb1916
Unit(s): Royal Scots, Western European Theater
Service ended: 23 Aug 1918 (KIA)

William was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on December 27, 1897. ^[1] He was the son of Samuel Ackroyd and Mary Hunsworth. He was baptized on February 6, 1898, in Halifax, at St Augustine.^[2] He was enumerated in the 1901 census ^[3] as a three year old residing with his parents and two siblings at 326 Queens Road, Halifax. Maternal grandmother Martha Jane Hunsworth amd aunt Harriet Hunsworth also at residence. In 1911, ^[4] the family was still living on Queens Road but had moved to number 232. William was one of six children, ages twenty two to two, at residence. He stated he was thirteen and a "Worsted Bobbin Getter" (and school). Maternal grandmother Martha Jane Hunsworth still with family.

William enlisted in the British Army to serve in World war I on February 24, 1916. ^[5] He was a Private in the The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Regimental Number 42926. He was killed in action on August 23, 1918 in France and Flanders. His personal effects were authorized for release to his father Samuel on August 23, 1919.^[6] He was buried at Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial Haucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FW5-8SC : 1 October 2014), William Henry Ackroyd, 1898; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFH9-7MN : 20 March 2020), William Henry Ackroyd, 1898.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9RM-4FS : 21 May 2019), Wm Henry Ackroyd in household of Samuel Ackroyd, Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Halifax subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWJH-RV7 : 15 May 2019), William Henry Ackroyd in household of Samuel Ackroyd, Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920 for William Henry Ackroyd (Free Ancestry Image)
6. ↑ UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 for William Ackroyd (Free Ancestry Image)
7. ↑ UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 for William Henry Ackroyd (Free Ancestry Image)