Bastock, William

William was born in 1889, the son of John and Sarah Bastock.  He was one of five children – his siblings were George Edward, Charles, John George and Lily.  He was baptised at All Saint’s Church, Warwick on 5th May 1889.

He married Harriet Mary Seaton on 25th June 1910. In 1911 she and William were living at 2 Bridge Street, Emscote, Warwick and William was working as a Tram Car Conductor. In 1912 they had a daughter Dorothy.  This was followed by the birth of another child (name unknown).

William’s brother, John, also died in the same year and it appears that their parents had lost a third son, George Edward (18), before the war.  George is buried in Warwick Cemetery and his brother’s names have been added to his gravestone.  William and John are also commemorated in St Nicholas Park Warwick

Harriet went on to marry Frederick Moore in 1920. She died in 1984 aged 94.