William Henry Hook
Service number
14591295
Military unit
1st Bn King's Own Scottish Borderers
Address
1 Elm Grove, Warsop.
Date of birth
20 Feb 1925
Date of death
01 Nov 1944 (19 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1939 at the age of 14 he was a grocer's errand boy.
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Family history
Son of Frederick Henry and Mary Ellen Hook. Frederick lived at 1 Elm Grove Warsop but Mary Ellen was a patient at Bingham mental asylum.
Siblings: Hilda (1920), Queenie (1922), Fred (1928), Harold (1929), and Doris (1933).
On the 1939 England and Wales Register, William Henry is listed as Harry but this is crossed out and William Henry is written in, so he was probably known has Harry in the family.
Frederick Henry served with the Cheshire Regiment in WW1 but was discharged due to disability.
Military history
The 2nd battalion took part in the D-Day landings and the attack on Arnham.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
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