Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

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Dvr. William Jacklin

British Army Royal Engineers

(d.14th Nov 1943)

My aunt met William Jacklin during the war when he was stationed in Northern Ireland. He was a Protestant and she a Roman Catholic. William became a Roman Catholic so he and my aunt could marry. When William returned to England to commence with the war he made my mum promise that she would look after my aunt when he was away at war.

One evening my mum was walking home to my grandparent's house and she saw william walking towards her and then disappear. Next day a telegram arrived to say that he had been shot accidentally at his barracks. William died on the 14th November, 1943. His body was brought back to my aunt in N. Ireland and he is buried in the local cemetery. My aunt was only 21 and just married a year.

If anyone knew a Wiliam Jacklin service no. 195007 Royal Engineers or served with him I would like to hear from them.



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