William Burgess of Bicester, England United Kingdom was born on March 17, 1921 in Astwood to Ethel Mary Cox and Robert George Burgess. He married Joyce Collett on March 26, 1952 in Bicester, Oxfordshire County, and they were married until death separated them. William Burgess died at age 73 years old on May 9, 1994 in Oxford.
Coming out of the Great Depression, the world faced another challenge in the 1940's: World War II. Although the war began in the 1930's, it expanded and gained in ferocity (and atrocities) in the 194...
World War 2, the most widespread war in history so far, involved over 30 countries and 100 million people.
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Browse through the vintage photographs of the Air Force's brave men and women, who were responsible for conducting aerial warfare and related operations.
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Most of my family lived in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Sussex and Berkshire (England).