Name
William Arthur Teear
1894
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
28/09/1915
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
11408
Royal Berkshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LOOS MEMORIAL
Panel 93 to 95.
France
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Tring memorials
Pre War
William Arthur Teear was born in 1894 in Barton-in-Irwell, Lancashire in 1894 to Thomas Teear, coachman, and Jane (nee Riley).
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, Thomas E (born 1893), William A, Nellie (born 1896), Francis J (born 1898) wre living at 14-15 Adams Mews, St Georges, Hanover Square. They also had boarders: Henry Moore, (coachman), William Abbott, Charles Nightwitch, George Hulme and James Harris (all stable men).
On the 1911 Census William was a warehouse clerk living with his parents, Thomas E, Francis, and George Hacker (stableman) with his wife, Elizabeth were as boarders at 20a, Williams mews, Knightsbridge.
Wartime Service
No service Record was found for William. He enlisted as Private 11408 in 1st Battalion of Princess of Wales’ (Royal Berkshire Regiment) presumably soon after the outbreak of the Great War.
Following his training he went of France on 23 Feb 1915 to join his Battalion in the field in the Ypres sector. His Battalion as part of 99 Brigade 2nd Division were to take part in 1915 in the Battle of Festubert ( 15-25 May) and Loos (25 Sep- 8 Oct). In the latter battle William was reported killed in action on 28 Sep 1955, his remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Loos Memorial. The Berkshires attacked Fosse 8 at 2.30 a.m. on the night of 27/28 Sep under moonlight and were stopped within 70 yards of their objective.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £3 10s and arrears of £10 0s 9d was paid to Miss Alice Butler.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
