Photo: James Pasby
Absent from the Body At Home with the Lord
Son of William and Mary Ann Ainsley, of 48, Julian St., South Shields.
In Westoe Cemetery is a family headstone which reads:-
In loving memory of
William
Beloved husband of
Mary Ann Ainsley
Died Nov. 8th 1927 aged 65 years
Also William M. Ainsley
Youngest son of the above
Killed in action in France
Aug. 22nd 1916 aged 21 years
Also the above Mary Ann Ainsley
Died April 5th 1930 aged 69 years
William Ainsley is remembered at South Shields on S86.046 and S86.068
He is also remembered in The DLI Book of Remembrance page