William Frederick Charles Horsman
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: Charles William and Florence Leah (Hatfield) Horsman
Home address: 12 Lichfield Terrace, Sparkbrook, Birmingham
Date of birth: 1919
Date of death: 02/11/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 23
Further information:
William was born and raised in Birmingham and enlisted in the Royal Artillery in 1942. He died at sea, later that same year, killed in action, although the circumstances around his death are unknown. Originally, William was reported as missing, but this was changed to killed in action 7 months later.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
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/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/