William Ling

A Corporal with 2nd Bn., William died on 14th of March 1915 at the age of 26. 

William was born at Lowestoft on 20 April 1888, a son of Samuel and Maria Ling. In 1891 his family lived at 35 Oxford Road, Lowestoft, and this was still their home in 1901. 

On 8 December 1910 William married Barbara Ellen Cannell at Saint Margaret's Church, Lowestoft. By 1911 their home was at 257 Raglan Street, Lowestoft.

William enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft on 6 June 1906. He joined the Northamptonshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion at Malta and Egypt from 18 January 1911 to October 1914. On 5 November 1914 he arrived in France with the 2nd Battalion. 

William was killed in action at Nueve Chapelle on 14 March 1915. During the battle his battalion lost 112 killed, 210 wounded, and 110 missing.