William Hagger was born in 1885 in Stepney, London. There were a number of Hagger families in the area at the time.
By 1911, William was enlisted into The Royal Irish Fusiliers 2nd Battalion (number 9475) and by this time he was living in Wokingham having married a local girl, Gertrude Lawrence in 1914.
At some point before or during the war, he had moved to the 1st Battalion and was killed during the second battle of Arras on 11th April 1917 His name is commemorated on the Arras memorial.
Many thanks to Peter Hagger and his colleagues for their assistance in building this outline of William’s life. We are continuing our research.