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William Myerscough	South Wales Borderers	38691	W10
William Myerscough	Liverpool Regiment	359589	W20
William Myerscough	Royal Field Artillery	681111	W30
William Myerscough 1875 - 1941	Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion	275	W40
William Myerscough 1879 - 1926	Army Service Corps 665 Company	6837	W50
William Myerscough - 1916	East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion	17926	W60
William Myerscough 1917 - 1943	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 166 Sqdn	1148269	W70
William Myerscough 1918 - 1994	Royal Army Medical Corps	7266271	W80
William Dutton Myerscough 1882 - 1944	General List	246923	W90

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			Corps:		South Wales Borderers
			Regiment No:		38691
			Rank:		Private
			Grave / Memorial Reference



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			Corps:		Liverpool Regiment
			Regiment No:		359589
			Rank:		Private
			Grave / Memorial Reference



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			Corps:		Royal Field Artillery
			Regiment No:		681111
			Rank:		Gunner
			Grave / Memorial Reference



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1875 - 1941

			Corps:		Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Batallion
			Regiment No:		275
			Rank:		Private
			Grave / Memorial Reference

William Myerscough was 33 when on the 10th April 1908 he joined the 4th battalion the Royal Sussex Regiment. He is shown on his attestation papers as being a carpenter for the Duke of Norfolk.. He was discharged on 18th October 1916 as being no longer physically fit for War Service having served 8 years 192 days. He was awarded the Long Service (Volunteer) medal His medical history show that he had an attack of rheumatism April 1912, an attack of influenza April 1915 and was hospitalised in Newhaven for 3 weeks. From then he complained of giddiness and shortness of breath. He also had myocardial degeneration.

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1879 - 1926

			Corps:		Army Service Corps 665 Company
			Regiment No:		6837
			Rank:		Farrier Corporal/Staff Sergeant
			Grave / Memorial Reference

William joined the RASC on 26th November 1914 at Aldershot. He was 34 years old, 5ft 71/4inches tall with a chest measurement of 38 inches. He was appointed Farrier Corporal/Staff Sergeant. He was in France from 18th September 1915 to 6th February 1917. He was discharged at Woolwich as being no longer physically fit for war service on the 19th June 1917 after having served 2 years and 206 days He had contracted Nephritis (Inflammation of the kidneys) due to exposure on active service in France, having been exposed to cold and wet. . His discharge papers state that he was of pale complexion, with blue eyes, and dark brown hair. They state ' He has been employed as a farrier, always sober and temperate, reliable and intelligent. He has a good knowledge of horses and horse ailments and how to treat them. Good power of command and tactful in his dealings with men'

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- 1916


			Corps / Unit:		East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion
			Regiment No:		17926
			Rank:		Private
			Grave Memorial / Memorial Reference		Euston Road Cemetery Colincamps I. A. 32

William was the son of Joseph Myerscough & Margaret Whittaker and husband of Alice Whiteside He died between the 1st July 1916 and the 2nd July 1916

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1917 - 1943

Corps / Unit :

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
166 Sqdn

Regiment No:

1148269

Rank:

Sergeant (Nav./Bomber)

Grave / Memorial Reference

Reichwald Forest War Cemetery
Coll grave 4 G 2 - 3

William was the son of Richard and Harriet Isabella Myerscough; husband of Elizabeth Mary Myerscough, of Longridge, Lancashire. He died on the 9th April 1943 aged 26.

From Royal Air Force Bomber Command - Losses of the Second World War Vol III (Courtesy of Brian Gibbons)

Name:	William Myerscough
Rank:	Sergeant
Aircrew Category:
Service Number:	1148269
Service:	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves (RAF VR)
Squadron:	No 166
Base:	Kirmington, Lincolnshire
Group/Command:	1 Group, Royal Air Force Bomber Command
Age:
Date of Death:	9^th April 1943
Cemetery:	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Grave Reference:

Casualty Details
Aircraft Type:	Vickers Wellington Mark X
Serial Number:	HE 658
Squadron Code:	AS –S
Crew:	PLT OFF D.H.W. Morgan PLT OFF J.E. Hardy, Royal Canadian Air Force SGT W. Myerscough PLT OFF P.P. Stevens PLT OFF C.C. Lee
Operation:	Duisberg Took off at 2151 hours Kirmington Encountered very severe icing at 19,500 feet and crashed near Essen. Those who died rest in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. PLT OFF P.P. Stevens and PLT OFF C.C. Lee survived the crash and became Prisoners of War.

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1918 - 1994

			Corps:		Royal Army Medical Corps Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) 1st Battalion
			Regiment No:		7266271
			Rank:		Warrant Officer Class IIt
			Grave / Memorial Reference

William saw military service from 1939 to 1946 World War II - Serving in France/India/Burma He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1st Battalion of the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) 7266271, rising to the rank of Warrant Officer Class II. He saw action at Dunkirk (his battalion being the last to leave the Dunkirk beaches), Labourse, France, Bruxelles, India and Burma where he received a citation 'Mentioned in Despatches'.

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1882 - 1944

No Picture			Corps / Unit :		General List
			Regiment No:		246923
			Rank:		Captain
			Grave / Memorial Reference		Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery Sec. 1.C. Grave 130

William was the son of Luke and Hannah Myerscough, of Wallasey, and husband of Jessie Myerscough, of Wavertree, Liverpool.. He died on the 22nd May 1944 aged 52.

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