Name
William Diss
14 July 1892
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/09/1917
25
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Gunner
221096
Royal Field Artillery
D Bty. 255th Bde.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
XII. G. 13.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
AT REST
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Bishop's Stortford memorials
Pre War
William Frederick Diss was born on 14 July 1892 in Bishop's Stortford to Frederick and Mary Ann (Annie) Diss, and baptised on 29 August 1892 at St Michaels, Bishop's Stortford. On the 1901 Census the family were living at Princess Court, Albert Street, Bishop's Stortford, where his father was a hawker, (his given name was 'Willie'). He married Gladys Irene Freeman in Rochford, Essex in 1910.
Wartime Service
He enlisted at Stratford, Essex and served in the Royal Horse Artillery, He was killed in action on 29 September 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres.
Additional Information
His widow received a war gratuity of £3 and pay owing of £2 15s 10d and a pension of 33s 4d a week from 16 September 1918.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
