Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Elizabeth, and the late Elijah Timmins of 3, Grange Road, Ibstock, Leics., and the husband of E. A. Timmins. His younger brother Robert also fell.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article, Friday November 3rd, 1916:

IBSTOCK

WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH

In connection with the death in action of Wm. Timmins, who was former scholar and member of this church, a memorial service was held in the chapel on Sunday last week. Private Timmins was a native of Ibstock, but had left the district to work at Nuneaton, and had joined the Warwickshire Regiment.

IBSTOCK SOLDIERS KILLED

Lance-Corporal W. H. Timmins, of the Guards’ Trench Howitzer Battery, who died of wounds September 17th, 1916, was the eldest son of Mrs Timmins, Grange Road, Ibstock. When war broke out, he worked at Stanley’s pit, near Nuneaton, and leaves a wife and seven children, who live in Stockingford. The following is a letter from the chaplain who buried him. “October 12th, 1916 – Dear Mrs Timmins, Your husband was one of many sad cases that came to us in the middle of next month. He was wounded in the back and the wound penetrated to the stomach. For about a day he seemed to be going on all right, then suddenly he collapsed, and although everything possible was done for him, he passed away without regaining consciousness. He was buried by me with full military honours in the British Cemetery close to us, and a cross has been placed on his grave, which marks his last resting place. God bless you and your fatherless children. I only wish I could have sent you better news. Yours very truly, Ernest H. Hearn, chaplain.”

Coalville Times article - Friday November 10th, 1916

LANCE-COPORAL W. H. TIMMINS

In reference to the death of Lance-Corporal W. H. Timmins, of the Guards Trench Howitzer Battery, who was the son of Mrs Timmins of Grange Road, Ibstock, the deceased’s wife, who is now residing at Stockingford, near Nuneaton, has received the following letter from the captain of the regiment.

“I have heard from Pte. Pendleton, of this battery, that your husband, Lance-Corporal Timmins, has died of wounds which he received on September 15th. I write to offer you my sincere sympathy. Your loss is indeed very great. I have known your husband for a long time; he was in my platoon before he came to this battery and I have always felt the greatest respect for him, as a brave man and a hard-working and reliable soldier. He had many friends in the battery and his loss is felt as much by the officers as by the men. I am sending you a few things of his which we have been able to recover.”

Coalville Times article - Friday September 28th, 1917

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of Corporal W. H. Timmins, who died from wounds received in action in France, on September 17th 1916.

“One year has gone, and still we miss him,
Some may think the wound has healed,
But little do they know the sorrow,
Deep within our hearts concealed.

Quick and sudden came the call,
Your sudden death surprised us all,
A loving husband, a faithful friend,
One of the best God could lend.”

From his loving Wife and Children.

Research undertaken and submitted (including photograph from Coalville Times) by Andy Murby 18/10/2017