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William Dorrington (1916-1990)

Soldier
Rank:Corporal
Squadron:B
Troop:4th
Role:Gunner
Known as:Bill
Mentioned in:
Press
Liverpool Evening Express, 3 Aug 1944
Images:[Photo]
Civilian
Occupation:Sheet Metal Worker (1939)
Residence:82 Heathfield Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (1939, 45)
Birth:8 Oct 1916 registered in Wirral, Cheshire
Death:registered Feb 1990 in Chester and Ellesmere Port district
Marriage:to Rachel Wollam 1939 at Christ Church, Ellesmere Port [Article]
Children:2 daughters
Parents
John DorringtonSarah Jane Beresford
Sheet Metal Worker.
57 Woodfield Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (1911),
82 Heathfield Road, Ellesmere Port (1939).
Birth 15 Jan 1875 in Derby, Derbyshire.
Death registered Dec 1960 in Wirral, Cheshire.
Birth 3 Sep 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
Death registered Dec 1942 in West Cheshire district.
Marriage registered Dec 1896 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.

Notes

Bill's younger brother, 945275 Gunner Leonard Dorrington, 157 Field Regt., Royal Artillery, was KIA on 1 Jul 1941 and is commemorated on the Alemein Memorial, Column 232 (Syria/Lebanon).