Rushden Research Group: William P Sargent 1944

Private William Philip Sargent

97003318 224 Parahcute Field Ambulance R.A.M.C.

Son of Mr William Edward & Mrs Florence Mary Sargent
Husband of Margaret Hall Sargent of Southill BDF

Aged 24 years

Died 6th June 1944

Commemorated at Ranville War Cemetery
Grave IA. B.13.

Thrapston Journal, 30th June 1944, extracted by Pete Inns, transcribed by Kay Collins

Missing Since Invasion Day

Mr and Mrs Edward Sargent, of “Pightles Cottage”, Pightles-terrace, Rushden, received the news on Wednesday that their younger son, William Philip Sargent, of the R.A.M.C. Airborne Troop, has been missing in Normandy since June 6th. Aged 24 years, he has been in the Army since January 1941, transferring from a Bomb Disposal Squad to the R.A.M.C. twelve months ago. His education was received at Northcliffe House, Bognor Regis, and Cranleigh, Surrey. Later he was articled to Messrs Sharman and Trethewy, solicitors, of Bedford.

In August of last year he was married, his wife being the daughter of the Rev. J. W. Adams, of Southill Vicarage, near Biggleswade. His brother is Flight Lieut. R. E. B. Sargent, of the R.AF.

The Rushden Echo and Argus, 22^nd September, 1944, transcribed by Gill Hollis

Chose Hazardous Duties - Rushden Man Killed On D. Day

Missing since D. Day, when he landed in Normandy with the R.A.M.C. Airborne Troop, William Philip Sargent, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sargent, of “Pightles Cottage,” Pightles-terrace, Rushden, is now reported to have been killed in action.

Aged 24 years, the deceased soldier joined the Army in January, 1941, and went into hazardous work, serving with a Bomb Disposal Squad before transferring to the R.A.M.C. last year.

Educated at Northcliffe House, Bognor Regis, and at Cranleigh, Surrey, he became articled to Messrs. Sharman and Trethewy, solicitors, of Bedford, and in August, 1943, married the daughter of the Rev. J. W. Adams, Vicar of Southill, near Biggleswade. His brother, R. E. B. Sargent, is an officer in the R.A.F.

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