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247173 Sgt. William Taverner Golding British Army 88th Battery Royal Field Artillery from:Acton, London (d.21st October 1914) William Golding was born in Acton on the 11 April 1891, Son of Henry Miles and Sophia Golding. His father was a park keeper, he had four sisters and a brother and studied at Priory Boys School. He initially enlisted in London and served with the 69th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, in Rajputana, India prior to the start of the War. He was later promoted to Sergeant and transferred to the 88th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, service no. 48216. He was killed in action on the 21st October 1914 aged 23 years during the first Battle of Ypres and is buried in Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, near Armentieres, Northern France. He is remembered on both the War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Acton, London and The War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Slough. He is also inscribed on his parents headstone, St Mary's Churchyard, Slough. Courtesy of www.stmaryacton.org.uk, buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk and www.cwgc.org Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**