Private William Fensome
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Date of Birth
7 Oct 1888
Date of Death
20 Sep 1916
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Pte William Fensome, 21426, 12th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, died at a casualty clearing station in France on September 20th, 1916, from wounds sustained on the battlefield the previous day.
The Battalion was a 'Bantam' unit to which William was able to join in September 1915 after failing a height test to enlist in other regiments earlier. He was therefore below the regulation 5ft 3in in height.
William would have celebrated his 29th birthday on October 7th. His birthday present from wife Alice Matilda (nee Field) and their young daughter was on its way to him when the news of his death arrived at their home at 104 Chapel Street, Luton. His widow was told by Sister Lugard at the clearing station that her husband, who had been in France for four months, had died smiling and had been buried "out there".
Before enlistment, William had worked as a labourer for builders Messrs Pickering and Linger in Luton for 11 years.
Alice remarried in 1920.
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Author: Deejaya
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