No.5233, Private, William James HAZELWOOD
Aged 24
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William James Hazelwood was born in Tostock (1st qtr 1892 Stow 4a:789), son of Harry Herbert and Rosetta HAZELWOOD (née PIPER).
1901 census...Aged 9, he was at Place Farm, Tostock with his father Henry Herbert HAZELWOOD [41] horseman born Gedding; his mother Rosetta [32]; brothers Charles H [11] and Fredk John [7]; sisters Olive R [5] and Lucy [1]. All except his father were born in Tostock 1911 census...Aged 19, farm labourer, he was at Flatt's Lane, Tostock with his parents (father now farm bailiff); brothers Charles (domestic groom), Fred (farm labourer), Reuben [8], Clifford [2] and Donald [ 4 months]; sisters Olive and Barbara [5]; grandfather James PIPER. The pension card has his mother at Flatts Lane, Tostock |
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He enlisted in Bury St. Edmunds.
The 8th East Surreys were at the Montauban Ridge on the first day of the battle of the Somme. The battalion war diary is too extensive for here, please click here to go to the Regiment's web site
click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
