William Bacon
Date of birth: 1922
Date of death: 30.8.1944
Area: Pontefract
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Family information: Son of Harry and Annie Bacon
Rank: Gunner
Service number: 4397328
War Service
William was a Gunner, service number 4397328, in the 229/58 Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery when he died on 30th August 1944 aged 22. He was buried at Rome War Cemetery, Italy. The personal inscription on his headstone reads “In loving memory. “Even so far away you will never be forgotten” R.I.P.”
Family Life
William Bacon was born in 1922 to parents Harry and Annie Bacon of Pontefract.