WILLIAM YOXALL 

St. Mary's “Roll of Honour” records 3 Yoxall lads; A. Yoxall, T. Yoxall and W. H. Yoxall. (The H. may be an error, as cheshirebmd records William Thomas and the 1911 census records William T.)

The “Fallen Memorial includes T. (Thomas) Yoxall, Pte., (Cheshirebmd records a Thomas Yoxall born in 1892, W/ham;) and a W. T. (William Thomas) Yoxall, Pte. (Cheshirebmd records a William Thomas born in 1896, W/ham;) The 1911 census confirms these lads are not brothers, Williams parents are William and Mary Yoxall living on the HIgh St. W/ham and Thomas's parents are James and Ellen Yoxall and they lived on Chapel Yard, W/ham.  

William;
Northwich Guardian 1916, 3rd Nov., (P5/C3) PRIVATE W. YOXALL

Private William Yoxall of the Cheshire Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Yoxall of 30 High Street Weaverham, who has been at the front for fifteen months, in a letter to his parents says:- “I am in hospital with my foot but it will not take long before it is better. You can tell Mrs. Johnson that Bill is all right. I saw him as I was leaving the battalion. I saw Dick Collier and A. Wilkinson on Sunday and they are in the pink.”

Guardian 16th Feb. 1917; P5/C1; WOUNDED PRIVATES R. COLLIER & W. YOXALL

Two Weaverham soldiers Richard Collier, son of Mrs Collier, the Guardian newsagent and William Yoxall, son of Mr. and Mrs Yoxall of High St. Weaverham have been reported wounded. We are please to say that there wounds are not considered serious. (Included with R. Collier’s information.)

Guardian article 17th May 1918, P3/C2; PRIVATE W. YOXALL

Mrs Yoxall of High Street, Weaverham, is anxious for news concerning her son, Private W. Yoxall of the Regimental Military Police, Cheshire Regiment from whom she has had no letter for five weeks. Several of his comrades have written to say he is missing.

C.W.G.C. - remember William Yoxall at LE GRAND BEAUMART BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK, France. he died Friday 12th April 1918 aged 24. William was with the 9th Bn. Cheshire Regiment, No 17855. Son of Mr. and Mrs William Yoxall of 30 High Street, Weaverham. Inscription; “HIS DUTY WELL DONE”

N.A.M.C. - record William (Pte.) with the Cheshire Reg’t. No 17855, Theatre of War France, Date of Entry 19/7/15. Death recorded as 12/4/18. William was awarded the British Victory and 15 Star medals.

The Northwich Guardian has been checked throughout the war period and has now been rechecked from the 12th April up to the end of August for an article on William but none found. Having said that the article of the 17th May mentions his mother had not received a letter from her son for 5 weeks and that comrades had written to say he is missing, we have no idea how long it would be before official notification was received to say he had been declared killed.

Thomas (Pte.)

C.W.G.C. - remember Thomas at the LOOS MEMORIAL, France, he died on Saturday May 20th 1916, he was with the 10th Bn. Cheshire Regiment, No 13151. No family details recorded.

N.A.M.C. - record Thomas with the Cheshire Reg’t No 15131, awarded the three medals British, Victory and 15 Star having joined the Exp. Force on the 26th Sept. 1915 for France. The card also records his death, K.I.A. 20th May 1916.

See Thomas Yoxall for his story.