William Lake
Service number
CH/X 111375
Military unit
HMS Copra Royal Marine Light Infantry
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
24 Sep 1925
Date of death
26 Dec 1943 (18 years old)
Place of birth
Tibshelf, Derbyshire.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Son of Frederick William and Norah Beatrice Lake of 8 Budby Avenue, Mansfield.
Sibling Ivy Dorothy born in 1920.
Military history
On CWGC William is shown has being posted to HMS Glenearn but on the Royal Navy records he is shown as dying at Inverness and his unit is recorded as HMS COPRA.
HMS COPRA is Compound Operations Pay, Ratings and Accounts which was at The Moorings, Largs.
Extra information
Buried at Nottingham Road Cemetery, Mansfield. grave A11908
Photographs
No photos