Private WILLIAM SIDNEY POOLEY (photo added)
| Rank | Private |
| Forenames | WILLIAM SIDNEY |
| Surname | POOLEY (photo added) |
| Initials | W S |
| Place of Birth |
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
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| Date of Birth | Saturday, 28 March 1925 |
| Date of Death | Sunday, 11 June 1944 |
| Age | 19 |
| Nationality |
British
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| Residence or Entered Service From | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Service Number | 14649677 | Force |
British Army
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| Service/Corps/Regiment | Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) |
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 5 Battalion, Black Watch |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | II. D. 32. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | |
| Family Details | SON OF JAMES AND RACHEL POOLEY, OF BERMONDSEY, LONDON. |
Additional Information
WILLIAM SIDNEY POOLEY was born in Bermondsey, London.
Private WILLIAM SIDNEY POOLEY's Soldier's Book.1
Ranville Cemetery, undated, late 1940s or early 1950s.
Remembrance service at the 6th Airborne Division Memorial Cross.
Early photograph, undated,
of Private WILLIAM SIDNEY POOLEY's headstone.
Early photographs, undated, probably 1960s, of Ranville War Cemetery.
References |
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| 1. | Additional information and photographs kindly provided by David Pooley, nephew of Private WILLIAM SIDNEY POOLEY. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | David Pooley, nephew of Private WILLIAM SIDNEY POOLEY. |
| Individual photograph: | David Pooley, nephew of Private WILLIAM SIDNEY POOLEY. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | David Pooley, nephew of Private WILLIAM SIDNEY POOLEY and Carl Shilleto |
| Additional information provided by: | David Pooley, nephew of Private WILLIAM SIDNEY POOLEY. |
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What other people have said
Caroline Fuller
So loved and never forgotten, dear Uncle William xx
On Sunday, June 11, 2017Jane Harrison
Always in our thoughts & prayers x
On Thursday, June 11, 2015Amanda Read
Always in my thoughts.God Bless you William Pooley
On Monday, October 20, 2014Ian Frost
Forever in your debt. R.I.P Lest We Forget.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2014Barbara Pooley
God bless Uncle Will. Lest we forget
On Friday, February 28, 2014Juan muñoz gomez
RESPECT AND HONOR. RIP
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014David Pooley
So proud of your courage, so sad never got to know you but will never forget you and your sacrifice.
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014JOSSELIN Martine
Utter respect to you, young William Pooley; rest in eternal peace in our land.
On Tuesday, February 25, 2014