Individual Details

William Walter MEARS

(Abt 1877 - 22 Apr 1917)

Events

BirthAbt 1877
Marriage9 Mar 1912St John's, Reading, Berkshire, England - Beatrice Mary LANGTON
ResidenceAbt Dec 191538 Officers Quarters, Brixton Prison, Brixton, Surrey, England
OccupationAbt Dec 1915Prison Warden - Brixton Prison, Brixton, Surrey, England
MilitaryFrom 10 Dec 1915 to 22 Apr 1917Royal Garrison Artillery, British Army
Death22 Apr 1917Died of Wounds - France

Families

SpouseBeatrice Mary LANGTON (1880 - )
ChildGwendoline Beatrice Mary MEARS (1913 - 2003)
ChildOlive Lilian MEARS (1915 - 2001)

Notes

Military

Extracts from WWI Service Record.
Attestation Form - dated: 10 December 1915

No: 76449
Corps: Royal Garrison Artillery
Name: William Walter Mears
Address: 38 Officers Quarters, Brixton Prison
Age: 38 years 3 months
Occupation: Prison Warden
Married: Yes
Served before: Yes - 12 years 16 days - Oxford L.G.

Description on enlistment: Age: 38 years 3 months - Height: 5 ft 8½ ins - Chest: 40 ins - Expansion: 3 ins
Next of kin: Beatrice Mary Mears - 19 Cumberland Road, Reading - Wife (address was 38 Officers Quarters, Brixton Prison)

Particulars of marriage: Wife: Beatrice Mary Langton - spinster - date & place: 9 March 1912 Parish church St Johns Reading - Address: 38 Officers Quarters, Brixton Prison
Particulars of children:
Gwendoline Beatrice Mary - born: 10 July 1913 - Worcester
Olive Lilian - born: 15 January 1914 - Worcester

Military History:
Classes: Qualified Gun Layer 19 July 1916
Campaigns: Home: 17 April 1916 - 10 Feb 1917
BEF France: 11 Feb 1917 - 22 4 1917
Wounded: Died of wounds in 88 Field Ambulance France, 22 April 1917

Endnotes

1. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.

2. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1912 Jan/Mar - Reading - Vol: 2c Page: 546.

3. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.

4. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.

5. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.

6. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.