Skip to content
Back to search results

Chief Engineer Officer WILLIAM ALEXANDER GATES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Merchant Navy

S.S. Empire Trent (West Hartlepool).

Date of Death

Died 09 August 1943

Age 51 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SOUTH SHIELDS (HARTON) CEMETERY

Sec. O. Grave 12018A.

United Kingdom

headstone

Photographer: john Thornton

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Walter and Margaret Gates, of South Shields, husband of Adelaide O. Gates, of South Shields.
  • Personal Inscription BELOVED HUSBAND OF ADELAIDE O. GATES. "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

Buried or commemorated at