STEPHEN
CASTLE, Public School Battalion of the Royal Fussiliers, younger
son of Mr F Castle of Heath Town, was killed by a poisonous gas
shell in the fight at Mametz Wood on July 16th 1916.He was at the school from September 1910 to July 1914,
entering with a Staffordshire County Scholarship and leaving to
become a Student Teacher at Woden Road School, Wednesfield.In April 1915 he enlisted and six months later went to
France.He was almost immediately ordered to the front and gave
an example of cheeriness under the worst conditions, never
failing in loyal response to his officers.A genial and good-natured boy at school, entering
heartily into the interests of his companions, he won general
esteem later by his good humour and ready sympathy.He w
as only 19.