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251085 Sgt. William Ikin British Army 1/7th Btn. Cheshire Regiment from:Winsford, Cheshire (d.19th October 1917) William Ikin was born in Winsford, Cheshire and lived in John Street. He joined the Cheshire Regiment at Stockport in August 1914 as a reservist, and was sent to the barracks at Chester Castle. In 1915 he was sent from there to the Drill Hall in Winsford to recruit volunteers and in May of that year he went to Herefordshire for training before heading off to war. He met a young lady called Edith Florence Davies from Woolmer Green, Stevenage and they were married in June. He left for Egypt in July and, after a short while there, he arrived on 10th August 1915 at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli. He survived Gallipoli and was at Kahn Yunis, Gaza and Palestine where he succumbed to dysentery. On 19th of October 1917 he died at the casualty clearing station at Dier El Belah. This is now a war cemetery and this is where he is buried. He never returned home and on the day he died his mother in John Street, Winsford also passed away. 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.**