William's Story.
Birkenhead News 20 October 1915Wirral Battalion in Action.
LEVER BROS.’ EMPLOYEE KILLED.
Miss Curran, who is in the employ of Mr. B. A. Hignett, 0f 53 Mount Grove, Birkenhead, has received news that her brother, Private W. Curran, of the 13th (Wirral Battalion) Cheshire Regiment, No. 2 company, has died from wounds received in France. A letter sent by the sister at the hospital says :- “I am very sorry to tell you your brother Private William Curran was brought in here seriously wounded in the chest on Saturday night ( the 8th inst.) and passed away peaceably, this afternoon at 2.30 (12th inst.). I told him I would write and tell you we were taking care of him, and he sent his love to you, and said I was to say I was getting on all right. He left no other message, and he will be buried tomorrow in the cemetery here, in the portion reserved for our brave troops.
Everything possible was done for him, so you may feel quite happy that he had every attention, and was made as comfortable as possible.
Private Curran who was 37 years of age, was the youngest son of Patrick. Curran, 81 Craven Street. He entered the Army in the early part of August, 1914, and proceeded to France about a fortnight ago. Prior to joining the forces he was an employee of Messrs. Lever Bros., and had been with the firm for over 20 years. In recognition of this record he was presented with a gold watch and a certificate by the firm.