RUDGE William George

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    George 
  • Surname:
    RUDGE
  • Service Number:
    1652944
  • Rank:

    Guardsman

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Grenadier Guards
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    7th October 1944
  • Age At Death:
    24
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Eindhoven (Woesnel) General Cemetery, Netherlands, Plot KK. Grave 148
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of George Alfred and Louisa Maria Rudge; husband of Margaret Rudge

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RUDGE William George Is Named On These Memorials

Aston Fields War Memorial
Elmley Lovett St Michael’s Church WW2 War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Elmley Lovett St Michael’s Church WW2 War Memorial with the additional information: Grenadier Guards.

Further Information About RUDGE William George

Appears on the Army casualties list for Worcestershire.

Berrow’s Worcester Journal, Saturday 4th November 1944:
Killed in Holland
Guardsman Wm. George Rudge is the first Elmley Lovett soldier to be killed in action during this war. His parents, Mr and Mrs George Rudge, of Tinker’s Cottage, Elmley Lovett, have been informed that he died on October 7 in Holland.
Guardsman Rudge, aged 24, was born at Abbots Wood, near Kempsey, and educated at Cutnall Green School. Before joining the Forces he was employed by Hills’ Patent Glazing Company, West Bromwich. He served for 3½ years with the Royal Artillery before being drafted to the Guards.
In 1942 he married Mis Margaret Bratt, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Bratt, of Bromsgrove.
Mr Rudge, senior, saw service with the Worcestershire Regiment for 14½ years, also being on the reserve for four years after the last war.
Reported with photo

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