Notes
The Mevagissey Museum (see References) provides his service and death details and the following biographical information: 'William was born in about 1925 to Willie and Sorilda Belle WARREN, of Mevagissey, Cornwall. He was the grandson of Mrs W. WARREN, also of Mevagissey.' It also gives this account of his death: 'Lieutenant G. W. INCH stated that Lance Corporal WARREN had been detailed to take an officer on a journey in an Army Jeep. While travelling along Oxford Road and on the approach to Elm Lodge Avenue, READING, the Jeep was witnessed to go into a severe skid and collide with an American Army vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. As a result of the collision, Lance Corporal WARREN received fatal injuries.'