WILLIAM BUXTON PAGE
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Image from the Suffolk Chronicle And Mercury – 1917
Registered at birth as Buxton William Page.
Born: 23rd February 1894, Ipswich.
Baptised as Buxton William Page on the 7th August 1895, at St. Matthew’s Church, Ipswich, with sisters, Emma Page, born 18th March 1890, and Bessie Florence Page, born 23rd July 1892 – family home at 9, York Place, Ipswich.
Died: 16th September 1920; age 26; died of Tuberculosis of the Lungs and Haemoptysis, at 7, West Court, Lady Lane, Ipswich.
Widow, Charlotte Page, of 7, West Court, Lady Lane, was present at the death.
Residence: 7, West Court, Lady Lane, Ipswich.
Date of Entry Therein: 2nd September 1914.
Rank: Sergeant; Service Number: 3/18836
Regiment: Suffolk Regiment; ‘D’ Coy, 8th Battalion.
Medals Awarded: Victory, British War & 1914 Star + Silver War Badge + Military Medal.
The funeral and burial were held on the 22nd September.
Grave Reference:
BA.2.39.
Ipswich.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of William & Emily Page; husband of Charlotte Page, of 9, West Court, Lady Lane, Ipswich.
CENSUS
1911 8, Frost Court, Tanners Lane, Ipswich.
William was 17 years old, a Dealer. He was living with his widowed father & brother.
William Page, 42, a Dealer – own account.
Joseph Page, 16, an Errand Boy, born Ipswich
1 housekeeper.
William’s mother was Emily Page ((nee Whall (1st marriage Scoggings), born 1863, Norwich, Norfolk.
On the 9th June 1919, at St. Matthew’s Church, Ipswich, William, a dealer, of 10a, Handford Road, Ipswich, married Charlotte Lottie Gaskin MacKenzie, born March 1894, Warwick, Warwickshire – daughter of Walter MacKenzie, a dealer, and Ruth Gaskin, of 31, Mount Street, Ipswich.
Charlotte and William had one son:
William David Page, born on the 14th June 1920, at 7, West Court, Lady Lane, Ipswich and baptised on the 4th July 1920, at St. Mary Elms Church, Ipswich – family home at 7, West Court, Ipswich.
Charlotte and William’s infant son, William David Page, died in September 1920 and was buried on the 4th September at Ipswich Old Cemetery.
14th Suffolk Regiment; ‘D’ Coy, 8th Battalion:
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