ROOKER, WILLIAM GEORGE

Age

28

Parents

Son of William E. and Lilian Rooker of Kilcot, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Service number

5669309

Date of death

1940-06-10 | 1940-06-16

Force

Army

Rank

Corporal

Regiment (Fallen buddies)

Royal Sussex Regiment

Awards

Plot 2 | Row AB | Grave 9

Message

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"WE WILL REMEMBER"

Military grave

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Additional info

5th Bn. (Cinque Ports), Royal Sussex Regiment.

Died in Belgium or France during operation Dynamo, the Dunkirk evacuation.

**Additional information/ Service records requested to complete this profile**

Resources

Personal details have been collected from official Service Records and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Some of the additional information has been provided by War Diaries, Libera Me (G.E. Spittael), Polder Fighting (R.W. Catsburg), Veterans Affairs Canada, WW2 Talk, Aircrew Remembered and other sources. The commonwealth-adegem.com website is not responsible for incorrect information.

Everything has been collected and processed voluntarily by Michael van de Velde, Netherlands. Along the way I had great support from expert researchers and other volunteers. Thank you!