Avery W E T Major Army Service Corps
MAJOR SIR WILLIAM ERIC THOMAS AVERY, M.C.
ARMY SERVICE CORPS
MAJOR SIR WILLIAM ERIC THOMAS AVERY, Bart., M.C. (c, 1903-1908) was born on March 16th, 1890-son of Sir William Avery, Bart., of Oskley Court, Windsor and came to Winchester from Rev. J. H. Wilkinson’s school, Woodcote House, near Reading: he was a Commoner Prefect his last year. He went up to University College, Oxford, in 1908 and going down four years later, travelled in Canada and British East Africa, where he shot many head of big game. On his return to England he took up engineering and worked at Rugby, for part of the time as a mechanic.
At the outbreak of war he obtained a commission in the A.S.C. and for many months had charge of the Guards’ Divisional Supply Column in France, receiving the M.C. and being mentioned in Despatches. He was taken ill with influenza in October 1918: bronchial pneumonia developed and he died in hospital at Rouen on November 20th following.
Source : Wykehamists Who Died In The War 1914-1918 Vol 2