Name
William Cowley Shuffill
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
05/05/1915
32
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
12985
Bedfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 31 and 33.
Belgium
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St Michael and All Angels Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Anness Hartwell (nee COWLEY) and the late George SHUFFILL.
His parents married 6 May 1878 at St James’, Bushey, Herts. George died 1904 in Watford aged 49, and was buried 6 October in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Anness died 1934 in the St Alban’s, Herts, district aged 79.
William was born 1883 in Watford, and baptised 13 October 1886 at St Mary’s, Watford. He resided in Watford.
On the 1891 Census, a scholar aged 8 he lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1901 Census, a gardener’s labourer aged 18, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, a milkman aged 29 he still lived in Watford, with his widowed mother and three siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 1 April 1915, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, William’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing
There is an article about and a Death announcement for William in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 22 May 1915; plus In Memoriams in the iss
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
