William Tinkler (1896-1918)
Consett man served with 22th Durham Light Infantry
William Tinkler was born in 1896 at Consett, where he also enlisted with the 22nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry. When he registered as an Absentee Voter in 1918 he gave his home address as 27 Victoria Street, Consett.
Tinkler was killed in action on 26 April 1918 during the German offensive. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial on the Somme.
Civil Parish: Consett
Birth date: 1896
Death date: 26-Apr-1918
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: 6 John Street, Consett, County Durham (1911 census)
27 Victoria Street, Consett (1918)
Organisation membership: 22th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Employment: Butcher’s errand boy (1911 census)
Family: Father: William Tinkler
Mother: Rose Ann
Siblings: John Thomas, Agnes, Christina, Edward
Military service:
Private
Regimental number: 28256
22th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Cross 1914-1918, Roadside, Consett. His name is on the four face, upper pedestal
Pozieres Memorial (Panel 68 to 72), Somme, France.
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Sheen | Durham at War Volunteer
