Douglas George Shorey
Memorial: Yate - Parnall Second World War Memorial, St Mary's Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire (Home Guard)
Rank and number: Corporal
Parents: George and Matilda Shorey
Marital status: Married
Home address: Parents: Oxford Douglas and Beatrice: 7, Hatters Lane Chipping Sodbury
Pre-war occupation: Engineering Draughtsman
Date of birth: 18/06/1910
Date of death: 27/02/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: In churchyard of St Mary’s Yate and commemorated on the Parnall’s monument in the churchyard
Age: 30
Further information:
He worked as a draughtsman at Parnall’s on gun turrets and continued to do so in a wartime reserved occupation. He died in the first bombing of the factory.
He was a Corporal in the 6th Gloucestershire (South Glos.) Bn. Home Guard.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information is based by kind permission on the following source: John Penny
Some of this information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/