Name
William Thomas Mcfarlane
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
03/05/1917
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
8208
East Surrey Regiment
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 6.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
St John the Evangelist Church Memorial, Watford, Watford Printers Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of William and Florence (nee PERRY) MCFARLANE.
A William MACFARLANE and Flora PERRY married 1887 in the St George Hanover Square, London, district.
William was born 1890 in Paddington, London, or Old Ford, Middx, and baptised 15 October 1890 at Holy Trinity, Paddington.
On the 1891 Census, aged 1 he lived in Paddington, with his mother and one sibling. On the 1901 Census, aged 10 he lived in King’s Langley, Herts, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, an apprentice compositor aged 20, he lived in Watford, with his parents and no siblings.
Officially recorded as born in Old Ford, Middlesex and enlisting in Chelsea.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Chelsea, London; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 11 August 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.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
