William's Story.
William Ainscoe was born in Knutsford in 1893, the son of Samuel (a butcher) and Martha Ainscoe. He was a butcher living at 9, Minshall Street, Knutsford.
He enlisted in the army on the 4th September 1914 in the 12th Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment as Private no. 15610.
He contracted malaria in 1916 and was hospitalised. On recovery he returned to his Battalion.
William was killed in action on the 31st March 1918.
On that fateful day:
The war diary for that day records no activity.
His mother received his property - I.D. disc, wallet, 2 gospels, photos, letters, watch with strap (broken) and a registered letter.
Researched and compiled by Tony Davies