Warrant Officer Class II WILLIAM DUNN CORKHILL
| Rank | Warrant Officer Class II |
| Forenames | WILLIAM DUNN |
| Surname | CORKHILL |
| Initials | W D |
| Place of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Death | Sunday, 13 August 1944 |
| Age | 33 |
| Nationality |
British
|
| Residence or Entered Service From | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Service Number | 4340934 | Force |
British Army
|
| Service/Corps/Regiment |
East Yorkshire Regiment
|
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 2 Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (3rd Infantry Division) |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
SAINT-CHARLES-DE-PERCY WAR CEMETERY
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | IV. C. 5. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | WHILE HE RESTS IN PEACFUL SLEEP MEMORIES OF HIM WE SHALL ALWAYS KEEP |
| Family Details | HUSBAND OF JANE E. D. CORKHILL, OF BENWELL, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND. |
Additional Information
Died of wounds.1
Warrant Officer Class II WILLIAM DUNN CORKHILL's cross grave marker,
1940s/1950s.
Warrant Officer Class II WILLIAM DUNN CORKHILL's headstone, 2009.
References |
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|---|---|
| 1. | A History of the East Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of York's Own) In the War of 1939-45. p.332. Published by William Sessions Limited 1952. By Lieutenant Colonel P. R. Nightingale, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). |
| 2. | Photographs, unless otherwise credited, kindly provided by Justin Corkhill, grandson of Warrant Officer Class II WILLIAM DUNN CORKHILL. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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|---|---|
| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | Justin Corkhill, grandson of Warrant Officer Class II WILLIAM DUNN CORKHILL. |
| Individual photograph: | |
| Additional photographs provided by: | |
| Additional information provided by: | A History of the East Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of York's Own) In the War of 1939-45. p.332. Published by William Sessions Limited 1952. By Lieutenant Colonel P. R. Nightingale, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Carl Shilleto. |
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