William Arthur Boardley

A Sergeant with the 11th Battalion, William died on 11th of November 1918, aged 26.

William was born at Lowestoft in 1892, a son of William James and Lilly Annie Boardley. In 1901 he was living with his maternal grandparents, William and Sarah Beecroft, at 13 Commercial Road, and in 1911 he was also living with his grandparents who had, by then, moved to 19 The Hemplands. William worked as a carter-contractor. Later his mother lived at 51 Old Street, then 104 Beccles Road, and subsequently at 83 Roman Road. 

William enlisted at in the Army at Samundham. He joined the Suffolk Regiment and served with the 6th (Cyclist) Battalion. He had already been promoted Sergeant when he was posted to France to serve with the 11th Battalion. 

William had pneumonia and, based on where he is buried, is believed to have died at a casualty clearing station 

William's uncle, William Beecroft, served with the Royal Field Artillery and was killed in 1914.