Lives of the First World War

Type	Name
First Names	William Allsop
Initials	WA
Last Name	Wistance,
Source	8449323

Gender	Source
Male

Address	Country	Type	Date
Jesson Road, Walsall	United Kingdom		known 1914
Sandwell Street, Walsall, Staffordshire	United Kingdom	parents address	1891 - 1901
Sandymount, Walsall, Staffordshire	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1911

Service	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	South Staffordshire Regiment	5th Battalion	Second Lieutenant
British Army	South Staffordshire Regiment	2nd Volunteer Battalion	Second Lieutenant
British Army	South Staffordshire Regiment	5th Battalion	Lieutenant
British Army	South Staffordshire Regiment	5th Battalion	Temporary Major
British Army	South Staffordshire Regiment	5th Battalion	Captain
British Army	South Staffordshire Regiment	5th Battalion	Major
British Army	West Yorkshire Regiment	1/6th Battalion	Lieutenant Colonel

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
DSO MC	British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)	British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC)	British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
William J Wistance	father
Emily Alice Wistance	mother

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Florence Louise Wistance	sister	1879
Lilian Janet Wistance	sister	1881

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	M2740
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	M2740
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	M2740
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	M2740
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	M2740

Reference	Connected by	More information
London Gazette Entry - Commission (1906)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1908)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1912)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1915)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Award of Military Cross (1916)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1917)	M2740
Edinburgh Gazette Entry - Award of Distinguished Service Order (1917)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1917)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Announcement of Death (1919)	M2740
History of the 6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment - Volume 1, 1/6th Battalion	M2740

Title	Connected by	More information
Lt Col W A Wistance DSO MC	M2740

ID: 4839289

Reference: WO372/22

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5964779
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4843815

Credit: © The National Archives

ID: 6975705

Title: Lt Col W A Wistance DSO MC

Description: Image from Tempest, E V, History of the Sixth Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, Vol. 1, 1/6th Bn.

Connected by: M2740

ID: 7443148

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/875461/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/699598

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

ID: 8449314

Title: London Gazette Entry - Commission (1906)

Description: 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment; William Allsop Wistance, Gentleman, to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 28th April, 1906

Connected by: M2740

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27909/page/2983/data.pdf
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ID: 8449315

Title: London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1908)

Description: 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment... The undermentioned officers from the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, are appointed to the battalion, with rank and precedence as in the Volunteer Force. Dated 1st April, 1908... Second Lieutenant William Allsop Wistance.

Connected by: M2740

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28180/page/6950/data.pdf
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ID: 8449316

Title: London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1912)

Description: 5th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment Lieutenant William A. Wistance to be Captain. Dated 3rd July, 1912

Connected by: M2740

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28633/page/5858/data.pdf
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ID: 8449318

Title: London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1915)

Description: The South Staffordshire Regiment. Captain William A. Wistance to be temporary Major. Dated 20th October, 1915.

Connected by: M2740

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29389/supplement/12046/data.pdf
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ID: 8449320

Title: London Gazette Entry - Award of Military Cross (1916)

Description: His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the undermentioned rewards for Distinguished Service in the Field, dated 3rd June, 1916... Awarded the Military Cross... Capt. (temp. Maj.) William Allsop Wistance, S. Staff. R., T.F.

Connected by: M2740

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29608/supplement/5578/data.pdf
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ID: 8449321

Title: London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1917)

Description: West Yorkshire Regt.—Capt. (temp. Maj.) W. A. Wistance, M.C. (South Staffs. Regt.(T.F.)), to be acting Lt.-Col. whilst comdg. Bn. 29th Jan. 1917.

Connected by: M2740

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29980/supplement/2470/data.pdf
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ID: 8449323

Title: Edinburgh Gazette Entry - Award of Distinguished Service Order (1917)

Description: War Office, 17th December, 1917. His Majesty the KING has been pleased to confer the undermentioned rewards for gallantry and distinguished service in the Field. The acts of gallantry for which the decorations have been awarded will be announced in the London Gazette as early as practicable... Awarded the Distinguished Service Order... Capt. (T./Maj. & A./Lt.-Col.) William Allsop Wistance, M.C., S. Staffs. R

Connected by: M2740

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13181/page/2594/data.pdf
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ID: 8449324

Title: London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1917)

Description: South Staffs. Regt.—Capt. W. A. Wistance, D.S.O., M.C., to be Maj. 31st July 1918.

Connected by: M2740

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30699/supplement/6078/data.pdf
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ID: 8449327

Title: London Gazette Entry - Announcement of Death (1919)

Description: William Allsop Wistance, Deceased... late of Jesson Road, Walsall, in the county of Stafford, Lieutenant-Colonel, South Staffs., attached West Yorkshire Regiment, D.S.O., M.C., and of Saudwell Street, Walsall aforesaid, Builder and Contractor, deceased (who died in France or Belgium, on or since the 25th day of April, 1918

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31564/supplement/11838/data.pdf
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ID: 8449329

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: M2740

UPP: GBC/1891/0015401453

ID: 8449330

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: M2740

UPP: GBC/1901/0016518856

ID: 8449331

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: M2740

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/17173/0507/5

ID: 8449332

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: M2740

UPP: BMD/B/1883/2/AZ/000646/231

ID: 8449343

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: M2740

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1036720

ID: 8449718

Name: London, 1921

Title: History of the 6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment - Volume 1, 1/6th Battalion

Description: A history by Capt E V Tempest DSO MC

Connected by: M2740

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