2611976 Guardsman William Wellington ROWLAND, 3 Grenadier Guards: 21/05/1940

Casualty Details | CWGC
Name and Rank: GUARDSMAN WILLIAM WELLINGTON ROWLAND
Service Number: 2611976
Regiment & Unit/Ship: Grenadier Guards, 3rd Bn.
Date of Death: Died 21 May 1940
Age 28 years old
Buried or commemorated at ESQUELMES WAR CEMETERY
Grave Reference: III. A. 1.
Location: Belgium
Additional Info: Son of John Edward and Sarah Jane Rowland, of Chaddesden, Derbyshire; husband of Maud Rowland, of Chaddesden.
Personal Inscription: IN EVERLOVING REMEMBRANCE OF DADDY

 

Derby Daily Telegraph Monday 10th June 1940

2611976 Guardsman William Wellington ROWLAND 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards
Killed in action 21st May 1940 age 28
Casualty

 

Name: W [William Wellington] Rowland . Date of Birth: 29/05/1911 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
WO 416/315/172
Name: W [William Wellington] Rowland.
Date of Birth: 29/05/1911.
Place of Birth: St. Markes.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The Grenadier Guards.
Service Number: 2611976.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
PoW number: [unspecified].
Date of Death: 21/05/1940.
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]