Basic Details
Surname
Askew
Forenames
William Henry
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 29.07.2024 from https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2407242/william-henry-askew/
Company Quartermaster Serjeant WILLIAM HENRY ASKEW
Service Number: 2311580
Royal Corps of Signals
Date of Death 17 November 1940 Age 41 years old
Buried CATTERICK GARRISON CEMETERY C. of E. Sec. Grave 215.
Son of George and Ada Askew; husband of Margaret Wilson Askew, of Horsell, Woking, Surrey. Also served in the 1914-18 War.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Corps signals
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
CQMS
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Corps of Signals
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Company Quarter Master Sergeant
Death and Burial details
Cemetery
CATTERICK GARRISON CEMETERY
Year of death
1940
Month of death
November
Day of death
17
Age at death
41