Rushden Research Group: obituary Pte W T Rose 1927

Private Wm. Thos. Rose

30991 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment

Pte Rose

Son of Mr. Thomas Rose

Aged 19 years

Died 8th April 1917

Commemorated at St. Sever Cemetery Extension
Grave O. VIII. C. 9.

The Argus, 30th March 1917, transcribed by Kay Collins

Wollastonian Seriously Wounded

Pte. Wm. Thos. Rose, of the Northants Regiment, eldest son of Mr. Thos. Rose, Newton-road, Wollaston, our local correspondent, is officially reported to be dangerously wounded, and in No. 3 Casualty Clearing Hospital, France. Pte. W. T. Rose, who is 19 years of age, enlisted last November, and has been in France a month. He was at home six weeks ago. Prior to enlistment he was a clicker in the employ of Messrs. Rivett Bros., shoe manufacturers, and also a member of the Wollaston V.T.C. A letter has since been received from Lance-Corpl. Horace Catlin, of the R.A.M.C., the son of Mr. T. Catlin, stating that he found Pte. Rose severely wounded by shrapnel in the legs, arm, and back, suffering from exhaustion. An improvement was shown in two days, and hopes are entertained that the brave lad may pull through.

Wollaston War Memorial