William Stevens

My maternal grandfather was born 7 April 1888. He qualified as a teacher in 1911. In 1914 at the beginning of WW1 he enlisted into 1/5 Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment. By the time the Bn. set off for France on 1st March 1915 he was already promoted to sergeant. The Bn. travelled from Saffron Walden to Southampton by train. During this journey 5 of their Clydesdale horses were lost due to being lo…