Private · British Army · 2/6th Battalion, Queen’s Royal Regiment
1923–1943 | Aged 20
Died: 9 September 1943
Buried at: Salerno War Cemetery, Italy
William Thomas Maidment, affectionately known as Billy, came from Walham Green in London. He was the son of William Thomas and Alice Maud Maidment.
Billy served with the Queen’s Royal Regiment during the Italian campaign.
On 9 September 1943, Allied forces began landing at Salerno as part of the invasion of mainland Italy. Billy was killed that same day. He was just 20 years old.
His family never forgot him, and his photograph was preserved through the generations.
Source: Salerno War Cemetery, WW2 Cemeteries Guide.