HAMMONDS, William Thomas, 5043488, Private.
2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment.
He was born in Wednesbury in 1904 a son of William and Elizabeth Hammonds.
William married Emma Bowker early in 1938
William’s death was recorded as being between the 27th -29th May 1940; sadly the exact day and place of his death and burial are unknown. He was 35 years old.
He has no known grave and is remembered on Column 120 of the Dunkirk Memorial, France.
The DUNKIRK MEMORIAL stands at the entrance to the Commonwealth War Graves section of Dunkirk Town Cemetery. It commemorates more than 4,500 casualties of the British Expeditionary Force who died in the campaign of 1939-40 or who died in captivity who were captured during this campaign and who have no known grave.
DARLASTON REMEMBERS 