From Cornwall to Calcutta — Part 2

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People in story:: Sgt William Thomas SILLIFANT, DOROTHY MARY COTTON
Location of story:: Cornwall
Background to story:: Army
Article ID:: A7383422
Contributed on:: 29 November 2005

Wedding of William Thomas Sillifant and Dorothy Mary Cotton On September 16th 1939, he married DOROTHY MARY COTTON at 8 o’clock in the morning by special licence. My mother had no new clothes apart from a pair of gloves! They decided to marry in haste because dad was going to be sent “up country”.

This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Roger Marsh of the ‘Action Desk — Sheffield’ Team on behalf of Margaret Freeman and has been added to the site with the author’s permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

From Cornwall to Calcutta — Part 2
By
Margaret Freeman

Sgt William Thomas SILLIFANT (No 5615371)

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