William Henry's Story.
William was born in April 1880 in High Leigh, Cheshire, eldest son of 4 children born to Henry and Mary Tunstall, Post Office Master and Collector of Taxes, of High Legh.He was educated at High Legh School. In civilian life he was employed as a Solicitors Clerk. He married Dorothy Wallwork in 1912 and they started their married life residing at Glebe Farm in Statham, Lymm.
William enlisted witht the Queens Westminster Rifles in November 1916 and after completing his training, was posted to France in January 1917.
He died from wounds in a hospital base in Arras, France on 8th April 1917 aged 37.
His younger Francis emigrated to Canada and when war broke out he enlisted and served at the western front with the Canadian Regiment, he was killed in action on 3rd May 1917.
It is understood that their father Henry Tunstall never got over the loss of his sons.
Researched and compiled by Lynn Smith.