William Brunton is also remembered on the Hawarden WW2 War Memorial, please click on the link to read his story.

William and his siblings on the Hawarden Grammar School Admissions Register E/GS/1/10

1818/2701BRUNTON, John Reid, Date of Birth – 4^th May 1918, Lyndhurst, Hawarden, Father – Wool Stapler, Date of Entry – 21^st October 1935.  Transferred Dollgelly Gram. School.  Date of leaving – 2^nd April 1936.   Civil Service Clerical Div.

1819/2702 BRUNTON, William, Date of Birth – 8^th December 1920, Lyndhurst, Hawarden, Father – Wool Stapler, Date of Entry – 21^st October 1935.  Transferred Dollgelly Gram. School.  Date of leaving – 26^th July 1937 Civil Service – Died.

2848 BRUNTON, David Kenneth, Date of Birth – 13^th September 1925, Lyndhurst, Hawarden, Father – Wool Merchant, Date of Entry – 16^th July 1937.  Hawarden N.P., Date of leaving – 26^th February 1941   Engineer.

The Roll of Honour was dedicated at Hawarden Grammar School on the 3rd February 1951 with a Remembrance Service for the 47* former pupils who died in the 1939 – 1945 World War.  As recorded in the Chester Chronicle Saturday 10th February 1951.   I hope his family were able to attend.

*Clerical error by the newspaper, there are 46 names.

“GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN BY FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS”