2720108 William Bladon SIMCOCK, 2 Irish Guards

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