Ernest Edward Willerton
Service number
14556089
Military unit
1/6th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
11 Jul 1944 (19 years old)
Place of birth
Shirebrook, Derbyshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Ernest's older brother Albert was listed in the 1939 England & Wales Register as working as a card minder in cotton mill. This would be at the William Hollins & Co Mill at Pleasley Vale, it seems likely that Ernest followed his brother and also worked at the Pleasley Vale Mills.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Son of George Henry and Lillian May Willerton of 7 Recreation Drive Shirebrook.
Siblings: George Henry (1915), Albert (1923) and Lillian (1930).
Military history
The South Staffordshire Regiment were in Normandy and took part in the Battle of Caen from 26th June to 21st July 1944.
Extra information
Buried at Bayeux War Cemetery plot II. C. 10.
Photographs
No photos