William James Tyler
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William James Tyler was born in 1896 at Thurgarton and was the son of David a farm labourer and Sarah Tyler née Richardson. In 1901 they lived at The Cross Road and in 1911 at 'Laurel Cottage' (both Thurgaton). His father David Tyler was born in 1848 at West Hassingfield, Essex and his mother Sarah Richardson was born in 1863 at Thurgarton, they were married in 1894 at Romford, Essex and went on to have 5 children, sadly one was to die in infancy, their surviving children all born in Thurgarton were, Arthur David b1895, William James b1896, George Cecil b1897 and Margaret Ellen b1904 In the 1911 census the family are living at Laurel Cotttage, Thurgarton and are shown as David Tyler 63 yrs a farm labourer he is living with his wife Sarah 47 yrs and their children, George Cecil 14 yrs and Margaret Ellen 7 yrs In the 1911 census both William James and his brother Arthur David have moved out of the family home and are both living at Broombriggs House Farm at Loughborough William is shown as being 15 yrs single and an under groom, Arthur David is 16 yrs and a waggoner on the far, both are living with Charles Wainwright 30 yrs a farm bailiff and his wife and family
Private William James Tyler enlisted at Loughborough on 7th August 1914, he gave his age as 18 yrs and 188 days, his occupation as that of a labourer, his address was Laurel Cottage, Thurgarton, his next of kin was his mother Sarah of the same address. He landed in France on 19th March 1915, he was wounded in the leg by a gun shot on 20th June 1915 , however he returned to duty on 1st July 1915. He was again wounded by a gun shot wound to his thigh and abdomen on 20th August 1915 and admitted to 19th field ambulance, and eventually transferred to the 16th General Hospital, he was returned to England on 26th August 1915 via the Hospital Ship Newhaven. Once recovered from his wounds he was embarked from Devonport on 14th May 1916 and proceeded to the Persian Gulf arriving at Basra on 13th June 1916. By the 26th November 1916 he was transferred to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. At the end of the war he returned to England and was on home leave at Thurgarton when he took ill with influenza and pneumonia from which he died on 4th March 1919, and is buried in Thurgarton (St. Peter) Churchyard, Nottinghamshire.
Information about death while home on leave taken from a ROH in Thurgaton Methodist Church a photograph of which is held in Southwell and Nottingham Diocese's archive of its War Memorial Survey (2000).
