Notes
The memorial states he attended the school in 1896-1900 and the school website (see References) adds: 'Lieutenant William Ashcroft, of the 19th Battalion The King’s (Liverpool Regiment), was the eldest son of the family, born in 1881, and killed in action near St Quentin on March 22nd 1918. William was at Birkenhead School from 1896 to 1900, he was a School Prefect, Captain of the Cricket XI, and a member of the Rugby XV. On leaving School he attended Caius College, Cambridge, to study Classics. He returned to Liverpool after his degree and studied law, and when the war broke out was a partner in the firm of Dodds, Ashcroft and Cook. He devoted his spare time to social work and was a Sunday School Superintendent at the Central Hall Mission in Liverpool. For some years he had played as a forward in the Birkenhead Park Rugby XV, and also for Cheshire. William’s loss was felt by his many friends and his untimely death described as little short of a tragedy.'