Shackleton,+W

William Shackleton

Born 1895. Enlisted aged 20 in Dec. 1915 .Mobilised on 1st Jan 1917. Served in Royal Engineers Transport Branch after initially joining the Yorks and Lancs Regiment. Service number 59460. Had several postings including with the Road Construction Corps. on 24-3-18. Demobbed on 1-3-19.

Lived at 39 Main Street, Haworth. NOK father Benjamin Shackleton of same address. At enlistment was an ammunition worker. Height 5 6" and chest 36".