Date of Birth
21 May 1893
College
Borough Road College
Service number
PS/9270
WW1 rank
Private
Royal Fusiliers, B.E.F., 13th Battalion
Theatre of war
France, Europe
Date of death
17 November 1916
Buried/memorial
Thiepval Memorial (Grave/Memorial reference: Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A)
Biography
Private Reginald William Sephton was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Sephton. He attended Borough Road College for two years before graduating with an Intermediate Arts qualification. Whilst at the college he played rugby. He is listed as being destined for a school in Derby. In September of 1914 he enlisted into the 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. He was killed on 17 November 1916 at the end of the Battle of the Somme. His body was not found.
Sources
Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, BFSS/2/9/14/8 [BRCRU008], Secondary source information provided by Douglas Craik (taken from Commonwealth War Graves Commission), 1914 Annual Reports, Commonwealth War Graves Commission