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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Pte. William John Major
British Army 2nd Btn Northampton Regiment
from:Helmdon
(d.9th May 1915 )
William John Major was the fifth child of 7 born to Timothy Humphrey Major and Anne Elizabeth Ayres, born in 1887 in Falcutt, Northamptonshire. Around 1893 Anne, William's mother left the family and moved to Derbyshire and then Yorkshire with another man, leaving Timothy to bring up all the children with the help of the eldest daughter Charlotte. In 1899 William got into trouble with the law and was arrested for larceny against Ann Franklin and consequently, because of the situation the family were in, was sent to Gem Street Industrial School in Birmingham. Following this he joined the British Army and in 1911 was serving with the Northamptonshire Regiment in Floriana Barracks in Malta. His service number was 9091.
William died on 9th May 1915. He is commemorated at the Ploegsteert Memorial in Belgium
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