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1886 Sep 30. Born Chichester, Sussex
1891 census at Chichester Barracks, New Broyle Road
1900 Dec 27 Attested for ASC aged 14 years and 2 months. Signs up for 12 years. His father is Joseph Robert Ackland of The Barracks, Chichester. His older brother was Alfred Robert Ackland, and his younger brother Bertie Henry Ackland.
1901 census William Ackland is a Trumpeter aged 15, born Chichester, Sussex. He is serving in ASC and is in Barracks at Woolwich
1905 Dec 5. Appointed L/Cpl
1908 Sep 16. Promoted Cpl.
1911 census with the ASC in Longford, Ireland
1913 Jan 11. Discharged. He spent his entire 12 years service in the UK
1916 Jul/Sep married in Basingstoke to Mary Ellen Sheldrake
1916 Aug 5. Machine Gun Corps. The undermentioned cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts. (on prob.) : — William Ackland
1918 Feb 5. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lts. to be temp. Lts.: — W. Ackland.
1920 Apr 29. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Temp. Lt. W. Ackland relinquishes his commission on completion of service and retains the rank of Lt. Temp.
1920 Nov 8. Joined ADRIC with service no 989. Posted to H Coy
1921 Jul 15 to 31 Jul on Leave
1921 Oct 24 to 23 Nov on Leave
1921 Aug 16. Re-engaged
1922 Jan 14 Discharged at demobilisation of ADRIC
1939 Registry He is William Ackland born 30 Sep 1886 and , Civil Service Clerk living at 49 Croydon Road , Birmingham with his wife Mary E. He is an Emergency Reserve Officer
1951 Oct/Dec died Birmingham aged 65