795 of 876 44333 Pte William Earnshaw 1st/1st Battalion Cambridgeshire Regiment Died 24th September 1918 age 23

Son of Benjamin and Eliza Earnshaw of 137 Ray Street, Heanor, Derbyshire

William had three sisters Daisy, Catherine and Lizzie

In 1911 age 15 William was working as a Coal Miner Underground at Main Road, Heanor

William left effects to his sisters Daisy, Catherine and Lizzie £1 11s 2d each and to an unknown person £3 2s 0d

Pte Earnshaw also served with the Leicestershire Regiment

Pte William Earnshaw is remembered with honour at Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery, Epehy

Keith Wainwright