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Manchester Regiment attd Trench Mortar Battery
Sprung
53368
William Albert
Private
Liverpool
21st March 1918
Missing
14th-May-1918

The above soldier appears in a list published 14th May 1918 as being missing in action. His entry on CWGC records him under the name of William A Spring.

Rank:
Private
Service No:53368
Date of Death:21/03/1918
Regiment/Service:Manchester Regiment 9th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 64 to 67.

SDGW also records him as Spring

Name: William A. Spring
Birth Place: Liverpool
Death Date: 21 Mar 1918
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Liverpool
Rank: Private
Regiment: Manchester Regiment
Battalion: 9th Battalion
Regimental Number: 53368
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Comments: Formerly 268167, Liverpool Regt.

His Medal card records him as William A Sprung

Name: William A Sprung
Regiment or Corps: Manchester Regiment
Regimental Number: 533368 (This is a error made by Ancestry)

I have a birth Registration for:-

Births Mar 1898
Sprung William Albert Liverpool 8b 125

The above was baptised at St. Peters

Name: William Albert Sprung
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1898
Baptism Date: 13 Feb 1898
Parish: Liverpool, St Peter
Father's Name: Frederick Sprung
Mother's name: Mary Sprung

I'm having trouble locating the above on a census record.

Any help appreciated.

Reminds me of an old rhyme:

The spring is sprung
The grass is riz
I wonder where de birdies iz.
They say the bird is on de wing
But that's absurd,
I always thought the wing was on the de bird.

D

Katie,

To muddy the water this is what I have on him which is inconsistent:-

Born 31/8/84 and baptised William Alfred Spring on 11/9/84 in Holy Cross RC Church, Liverpool. He was the son of Richard Spring and Alice Spring (formerly Nolan?) . (Liverpool Roman Catholic Baptism Records)

1911 Census
William Alfred Spring
Age: 27
Occupation: Dock labourer
Address: 65 Lionel St Liverpool - the dwelling had 5 rooms
Estimated Birth Year: 1884
Born: Liverpool
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Spring 27, b. Liverpool
Richard Spring 7, b. Liverpool
Alice Spring 5, b. Liverpool - entry crossed out
Elizabeth Spring 3, b. Liverpool - entry crossed out
Henry Spring 1, b. Liverpool - entry crossed out
William Spring 19 months, b. Liverpool
He had been married for 8 years - 2 of his 5 children had survived

In the 1911 Census his father Richard was a patient in Highfield Infirmary (a home for epileptics), Knotty Ash, Liverpool, described as a widower, a former seaman, age 59, born Liverpool

1901 Census
William Spring
Age: 11
Address: 52 Christian St, Liverpool
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation to Head: Son
Father: Richard Spring, 49, seaman, b. Liverpool
Mother: Alice Spring, 52, b. Liverpool
Birth Place: Liverpool
Thomas Spring 13, b. Liverpool
Harry Spring 12, b. Liverpool

Thanks Joe. I'm just looking to see if I can pick any reports for him in the papers. And off course I always end up looking at the obituaries and filling in the blanks in my SDGW database.

Frederick Sprung who is the Father of William Albert Sprung born 1898 was Killed in Action in Gallilopi

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Sprung
11773
Frederick
Private
Everton
13th August 1915
Killed
Husband of Mary Sprung, of 25, Bidder St., Islington, Liverpool.
6th-Sept-1915 Liverpool Echo

He married Mary Lees in 1897 at St. Simon's Liverpool.

There is an image for Frederick which states he leaves a widow and 4 children.

Looks like he has been recorded as 'Springs' (or something similar!) on the 1901 Census and has been listed as Albert!

156 Bidder Street,
Frederick / head / 21 / Draper's Shop Assistant / Liverpool
Mary / wife / 20 / Liverpool
Albert / son / 3 / Liverpool
Margaret / daur / 9m / Liverpool

Also has members of the Lees family living with them.

Piece: 3425
Folio: 16
Page Number: 23

Thank you Karen. It would seem the Sprung/Spring/s family resided in Bidder Street for most of their lives. I can't find Frederick in 1911, however his brother Henry (I think resides in Bidder Street in 1911).