2735089 Guardsman William VAUGHAN, 1 Welsh Guards: 29/05/1940

Date of Enlistment: 1939
Army Number: 2735089
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William VAUGHAN
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 30 May 1940 [see date of death]
Place of Capture: West Cappel

Date of Death: 29 May 1940


Sp. Mem. Row A. Grave 16.

 

Name: William Vaughan . Date of Birth: 30/08/1916 . Age: [23]. Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/372/301
Name: William Vaughan.
Date of Birth: 30/08/1916.
Age: [23].
Place of Birth: [unspecified].
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [1st Battalion Welsh Guards].
Service Number: 2735089.
Date of Capture: 30/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: West Cappel.
Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
PoW number: [unspecified].
Date of Death: 30/05/1940.
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.

 

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GUARDSMAN WILLIAM VAUGHAN
Service Number: 2735089
Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Welsh Guards
Date of Death: 29 May 1940
Age 23 years old
Buried or commemorated at WEST CAPPEL CHURCHYARD
Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. Row A. Grave 16.
Location: France
Additional Info: Son of John Jeffreys Vaughan, and C. A. Vaughan, of Trefriw, Caernarvonshire.
Personal Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US