Casualty Guardsman SIMCOCK, WILLIAM BLADON Service Number 2720108 Died 12/09/1944 Aged 27 2nd Bn. Irish Guards Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Simcock; husband of Edna Simcock, of Stretford, Lancashire. INSCRIPTION: PEACEFULLY SLEEPING. WE WOULD NOT WAKE HIM TO SUFFER AGAIN. WIFE EDNA & SON JOHN Buried at BRUSSELS TOWN CEMETERY Location: Brussels - Capital Region, Belgium Cemetery/memorial reference: X. 25. 6. See cemetery plan
2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards: Pre-embarkation List, May 1944 HQ Squadron, 2 Armoured Irish Guards Serial: 3 Vehicle No: 224197 Type of Vehicle: Stuart 2720871 Fred Grundy HALL, 2 Irish Guards Lance-Serjeant, D/Mech 2723389 R WRIGHT, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, D/Op 2720108 William Bladon SIMCOCK, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, D/Mech 2723556 S FERRIS, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, G/Mech Total Officer: Total Other Ranks: 4 2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards, GAD, Tank Casualties, 1945