Rushden Echo & Argus, 25th February 1944, transcribed by Kay Collins
Stanwick Soldier Killed - One of Four Brothers in Forces
Official notice has been received by Mr and Mrs S York, of Stanwick, that their son, Pte. Willis York, has been killed in action in the Central Mediterranean theatre of war.
Pte York, 19 years of age, joined the Army about two-and-a-half years ago, before which he was employed as a baker at Chelveston. Three brothers are serving, Pte Jim York, a prisoner-of-war in Japanese hands, Sergt Hugh York, in East Africa, and Pte Terry York, in India. His sister Alice is in the A.T.S., and three brothers-in-law are on service, two overseas.
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