Born in Long Whatton in July 1894, birth registered Loughborough September quarter 1894.
Parents Thomas Wain and Ellen Wilkins. Occupation of Thomas Wain - FWK/gardeners assistant/labourer.
Attended Long Whatton School, Admission Number 347 on 30/08/1897, residence Town Street.
Siblings from this marriage:
Albert Wain, born Long Whatton, birth registered Loughborough September quarter 1880
Eli Wain, born Long Whatton, birth registered Loughborough June quarter 1882
David Wain, born Long Whatton, birth registered Loughborough June quarter 1884
Reuben Wain, born Long Whatton, birth registered December quarter 1886
John Wain, born Long Whatton, birth registered Loughborough June quarter 1889
No further details of siblings from this marriage though it's possible there may have been one more at least.
Parents married 25 December 1878 All Saints.
Mother died 1894, death registered Loughborough December quarter.
Thomas remarried 26 December 1904 to Edith Cartlidge. According to 1911 census they had one child from this marriage who didn't survive to 1911.
Other child from his marriage: Violet E. Wain, birth registered Loughborough December quarter 1911.
Addresses:
1901 - Drapers Yard (away from family, with Fanny Wilkins - grandmother???)
1911 - Tonge Hall, Ashby de la Zouch - farm labourer
He died 01 July 1916 (first day of battle of Somme)
Military Record
Name: William Wain
Birth Place: Long Whatton, Leics.
Residence: Long Whatton, Leics
Death Date: 1 Jul 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Mansfield, Notts.
Rank: Private
Regiment: Lincolnshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd Battalion
Number: 14258
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Comments: Formerly 12087, Leic. Regt.
William Wilkins Wain
Remembered with Honour
Thiepval Memorial
In Memory of
Private 14258, 2nd Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment who died on 01 July 1916 Age 20
Son of Thomas and Ellen Wain, of Malt Cottages, Long Whatton, Leicestershire.
Thiepval Memorial
Commemorated in Perpetuity
by
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
