William Henry's Story.
EARLY LIFE
William Henry Bostock was born in 1884 in Dukinfield, the son of Mary Ann and James Bostock, a cotton spinner.
In 1891, six-year-old William was living at 7 Wild St, Dukinfield with his parents and siblings Elizabeth (20) and James (4). By 1901, the family had moved to a few doors down to 3 Wild St and William was employed making spindles for a mule spinning machine.
William married Florence Cowling at Ashton-under-Lyne in 1904. The couple had three children: Annie, born in 1905; Florrie, born in 1907, died in 1908; and Leonard, born in 1910.
On the night of the 1911 census, William was alone at 45 Parliament St, Dukinfield, while his wife and nine-month-old baby son Leonard were boarding at 3 Hall St, Dukinfield, the home of William Barron and his family, and daughter Annie was with William's parents at 2 Spencer St, Dukinfield.
After William's death, Florence married John Bradburn at Ashton-under-Lyne in late 1916.
WW1 SERVICE
William enlisted into the Cheshire Regiment at Hyde and was drafted to France on 2 January 1915. He was killed in action just over one month later on 4 February 1915.
COMMEMORATION
Private William Bostock has no known grave and is commemorated on Panel Ref. 19 to 22 on the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission holds casualty details for Pte William Bostock.
William Bostock is also remembered on the Dukinfield war memorial and he may be the W Bostock named on the Dukinfield Moravian Church war memorial.
Research by Rosie Rowley, Macclesfield.
William Henry Bostock was born in 1884 in Dukinfield, the son of Mary Ann and James Bostock, a cotton spinner.
In 1891, six-year-old William was living at 7 Wild St, Dukinfield with his parents and siblings Elizabeth (20) and James (4). By 1901, the family had moved to a few doors down to 3 Wild St and William was employed making spindles for a mule spinning machine.
William married Florence Cowling at Ashton-under-Lyne in 1904. The couple had three children: Annie, born in 1905; Florrie, born in 1907, died in 1908; and Leonard, born in 1910.
On the night of the 1911 census, William was alone at 45 Parliament St, Dukinfield, while his wife and nine-month-old baby son Leonard were boarding at 3 Hall St, Dukinfield, the home of William Barron and his family, and daughter Annie was with William's parents at 2 Spencer St, Dukinfield.
After William's death, Florence married John Bradburn at Ashton-under-Lyne in late 1916.
WW1 SERVICE
William enlisted into the Cheshire Regiment at Hyde and was drafted to France on 2 January 1915. He was killed in action just over one month later on 4 February 1915.
COMMEMORATION
Private William Bostock has no known grave and is commemorated on Panel Ref. 19 to 22 on the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission holds casualty details for Pte William Bostock.
William Bostock is also remembered on the Dukinfield war memorial and he may be the W Bostock named on the Dukinfield Moravian Church war memorial.
Research by Rosie Rowley, Macclesfield.