Hoole, Sgt William Gladsone 3186438, 9th Battalion DLI.

68 Thornlaw North. Died: 2/1/44, aged 33. Son of James and Margaret J Hoole of Thornley, husband of Esther Elizabeth Hoole, of Fencehouses, Co Durham. Fayid War Cemetery, 2 A 10.

Joined the Army in 1930, originally enlisted The King's Own Scottish Borderers. Dunkirk. News items: 14/6/40 (safe return from Dunkirk); 14/1/44 (reporting death).

Mentioned in Despatches for actions in France in 1940 with 9 DLI.


NEXT PAGE

THORNLEY 1939-45 INDEX PAGE

Hoole, Sgt William Gladsone 3186438, 9th DLI