{"id":567,"date":"2015-12-09T22:13:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T22:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/?p=567"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:52:05","slug":"saxby-william-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/12\/saxby-william-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Saxby, William Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"427\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Saxby-W-T-0914.jpg\" alt=\"W T Saxby\" class=\"wp-image-568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Saxby-W-T-0914.jpg 308w, https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Saxby-W-T-0914-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>William Thomas Saxby<br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Regiment:<\/em>&nbsp;Royal&nbsp;Naval Volunteer&nbsp;Reserve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ship:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Edgar_(1890)\" target=\"_blank\">HMS Edgar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Address:<\/em>&nbsp;46 St Thomas&#8217; Road, Hastings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Other Info:&nbsp;<\/em>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/details\/r\/D7695521\" target=\"_blank\">National Archives<\/a>, William Saxby was born on 1st August 1892 and his service number was 5\/199.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Published:<\/em>&nbsp;September 1914<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Thomas Saxby Regiment:&nbsp;Royal&nbsp;Naval Volunteer&nbsp;Reserve Ship: HMS Edgar Address:&nbsp;46 St Thomas&#8217; Road, Hastings Other Info:&nbsp;According to the National Archives, William Saxby was born on 1st August 1892 and his service number was 5\/199. 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