Hatfield Woodhouse War Memorial
The memorial is situated just inside the cemetery on Cemetery Road. It is inscribed:
1914 - 1919 TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
(22 NAMES)
WORLD WAR II 1939 - 45
(46 NAMES)
1914 - 1919 TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
(22 NAMES)
WORLD WAR II 1939 - 45
(46 NAMES)
J Armin
P Beaver Hld Bingham Hy Bingham S Bolton RC Bradshaw A Brough G Brown C Bullen J A Chadwick J Cheadle W Cheesmond T Deakes J Diamond H Duckett |
C A Firth
S Firth J Fletcher J H Gambles J C Goodacre H Goodworth E Gordon G D Green H Green H Hanson J W Harper VC L Hen W Hepworth J T Hickman |
W H Lister
W Luke E Maw T E Needham M Olgivie J C Holmes B Page G Pearson H Riley E Ryall F Shields F Brewin R Stuart R Troops T Turnbull O Young H R Preston |
Additional Details
John
Herbert Armin (D/SSX 30778)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Glorious 8 June 1940 , aged 19 Born in Barnsley in Q1 1921 Son of William and Eleanor Armin, of Barnsley, Yorkshire Plymouth Naval Memorial Lost when the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious was sunk in the Norwegian Sea. During the Norwegian Campaign HMS Glorious was almost fully employed in transporting RAF aircraft to Norway. During the withdrawl from Norway, HMS Glorious and her escorting destroyers were caught by the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau with a full deck of Hurricanes and Gladiators, and unable to launch her aircraft she was sunk with great loss of life in position in position 68º30'N, 03º50'E. There were only 43 survivors. |
Percy
Beever (13005168)
Private - Pioneer Corps - 73 Coy., Aux. Mil. 17 June 1940 , aged 35 Born in Wortley in Q4 1903 Married in Thorne Q3 1930 1 son 2 daughters Pornic War Cemetery Died when the troop ship Lancastrian sank off the french port of St Nazaire, after being bombed by aircraft. |
Harold
Bingham (948181)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 119 Field Regt
26 October 1940 , aged 22
Born in Doncaster in Q4 1918
Son of Harry Bingham, and of May Bingham, of Dunsville, Doncaster
Mexborough Cemetery
Died in the UK
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 119 Field Regt
26 October 1940 , aged 22
Born in Doncaster in Q4 1918
Son of Harry Bingham, and of May Bingham, of Dunsville, Doncaster
Mexborough Cemetery
Died in the UK
Harry
Bingham (14391590)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 1 Airlanding Light Regt.
19 September 1944 , aged 20
Born in Doncaster in Q4 1923
Son of Harry Bingham, and of May Bingham, of Dunsville, Doncaster
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
Reported to have died of wounds on the third day of Operation Market Garden at Arnhem
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 1 Airlanding Light Regt.
19 September 1944 , aged 20
Born in Doncaster in Q4 1923
Son of Harry Bingham, and of May Bingham, of Dunsville, Doncaster
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
Reported to have died of wounds on the third day of Operation Market Garden at Arnhem
Sidney
Boulton (636888)
Aircraftman 2nd Class (W.Op/Air Gnr) - Royal Air Force - 17 O.T.U. 12 June 1940 , aged 20 Born in Stoke on Trent in Q1 1920 Son of Joseph A. Boulton and Elizabeth Ann Boulton, of Dunsville, Doncaster Hatfield (Woodhouse) Cemetery Blenheim mk IV serial number L9172 took off from Upwood for a navigation exercise, the rout being base to Lundy Island to Exmouth and back to base. At 12:23, while flying at 20,000 feet, the pilot radioed "breaking up" and soon afterwards eyewitnesses saw the Blenheim falling in a series of uneven rolls and slowly disintegrating. The main debris fell into the tinplate works area of Cwmafan, 8 miles east-south-east of Swansea. |
RC Bradshaw
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Frank
Brewin (P/JX 141726)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Acheron 17 December 1940 , aged 22 Born in Mansfield in Q3 1918 Son of Frank and Amelia Brewin; husband of I. P. Brewin Married in Rother Valley Q2 1940 Portsmouth Naval Memorial HMS Acheron was mined off the Isle of Wright on 17 December 1940. She was running trials after completing repairs following the bomb damage sustained on 24 August. The trial was being conducted at night, with heavy seas running and a strong north-east wind in complete darkness. During one of the passes on the measured mile, 8 nautical miles west-south-west of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, she struck a mine towards the bows, her own speed driving her under; she sank within 4 minutes, killing 196 crewmen and yard workers on board for the trials, only 19 survived. The mine is believed to have been one of those laid by the Luftwaffe in no definite pattern along the Channel coast. |
Alex
Brough (2764356)
Private - The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. - 2nd Bn 15 December 1942 , aged 20 Born in Hemsworth in Q4 1923 - Birth regn shows name as Alec, and he would be 19 when he died Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery - Sp. Mem. No. 3. (Tunis [Borgel] Cemetery). 2nd Parachute Battalion arrived from Britain in late 1942 and on 11 December it moved to Souk el Khemis, linking up with the rest of the Brigade. The Brigade had been informed it would be used in an infantry role, and came under the operational control of V Corps and moved to positions near Beda. The brigade took up defensive positions around Beda and deployed patrols around the immediate vicinity, but remained in a static role. Private Brough died on 15 December 1942. |
G Brown
No details known
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Charles
Bullen (14809644)
Sapper - Royal Engineers
18 April 1946 , aged 41
Born in South Shields on 15 July 1904
Son of Charles and Martha Bullen; Husband of Jessie Bullen, of Dunsville, Yorkshire.
His father was killed in France in 1917 serving with 8th Bn York & Lancaster Regt
As a child lived at 8 Frederick St, Hebburn
Married in Doncaster Q4 1935 - 1 Daughter
Delhi War Cemetery Died in India
Sapper - Royal Engineers
18 April 1946 , aged 41
Born in South Shields on 15 July 1904
Son of Charles and Martha Bullen; Husband of Jessie Bullen, of Dunsville, Yorkshire.
His father was killed in France in 1917 serving with 8th Bn York & Lancaster Regt
As a child lived at 8 Frederick St, Hebburn
Married in Doncaster Q4 1935 - 1 Daughter
Delhi War Cemetery Died in India
John
Alfred Chadwick (1483767)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 171 Bty., 57 Lt. A. A. Regt. 28 April 1940 , aged 29 Born in St. Helens on 5 September 1910 Son of Rosina Chadwick and stepson of Nathaniel Anderton; husband of Norah Chadwick, of Dunscroft. Father lost on 28/10/1940 when the Sulaco was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic. At the time his address was 40 Rappart Road, Seacombe, Wallasey Married in Thorne Q3 1932 2 Sons 3 Daughters Stainforth Cemetery Death registered in Durham |
Jack
Cheadle (802228)
Serjeant - Royal Artillery - 24 Field Regt
4 December 1944 , aged 35
Born in Sheffield in Q2 1909
Son of Richard and Nellie Cheadle; Husband of Rosalind Cheadle, of Stainforth, Doncaster, Yorkshire
Fourth child, first to be born in Sheffield. Family from Staffordshire. 1911 lived 22 Wetherby Rd, Darnall. Father - Coal Miner
Married in Q1 1934 in Thorne - 2 Sons
Cesena War Cemetery
Died in northern Italy around the Gothic Line
Serjeant - Royal Artillery - 24 Field Regt
4 December 1944 , aged 35
Born in Sheffield in Q2 1909
Son of Richard and Nellie Cheadle; Husband of Rosalind Cheadle, of Stainforth, Doncaster, Yorkshire
Fourth child, first to be born in Sheffield. Family from Staffordshire. 1911 lived 22 Wetherby Rd, Darnall. Father - Coal Miner
Married in Q1 1934 in Thorne - 2 Sons
Cesena War Cemetery
Died in northern Italy around the Gothic Line
William
Charles Cheesmond (14421255)
Private - The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. - 12th 10th Bn The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt] Bn 24 March 1945 , aged 20 Born in Auckland, Durham in Q1 1926 Son of William Charles and Lucy Hannah Cheesmond, of Dunscroft, Yorkshire Lived at 33 Southend, Dunscroft, Hatfield Groesbeek Memorial For the Rhine Crossing, Operation Varsity, at 10:14 on 24 March the battalion dropped west of Hamminkeln, north west of Wesel, amidst considerable 88mm fire. The drop had left the battalion dispersed and disorientated, they first assembled at a similar but incorrect rendezvous. Upon realising their mistake and proceeding to the correct area, they suffered casualties after coming under fire from German troops dug in along the drop area. The battalion located the German positions, countered them and took several prisoners. The 12th and 13th Battalions then made their way off the drop zone and, after a struggle, established themselves on the Brigade's main objective, covering the road to Hamminkeln. |
Thomas
Deakes (4693717)
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn
25 September 1943 , aged 31
Born in Hemsworth in Q2 1912
Son of Edward and Elizebeth Ann Deakes; Husband of Dora Deakes. of Doncaster, Yorkshire
Married in Hemsworth Q2 1933 - 3 Sons 2 Daughters
Salerno War Cemetery
Died on the seventh day of the Salerno landings in Italy
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn
25 September 1943 , aged 31
Born in Hemsworth in Q2 1912
Son of Edward and Elizebeth Ann Deakes; Husband of Dora Deakes. of Doncaster, Yorkshire
Married in Hemsworth Q2 1933 - 3 Sons 2 Daughters
Salerno War Cemetery
Died on the seventh day of the Salerno landings in Italy
James
Diamond (D/16721)
Corporal - King's Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry - 6th Bn
1 March 1941
, aged 48
Born
in Glasgow in
c1893
Husband of Susannah Diamond,
of Dunscroft.
-
-
Lived at -
Married in Pontefract
Q1 1923
3 Sons 8 Daughters
Hatfield (Woodhouse) Cemetery
On duty as a fire-watcher in
Bristol, he fell into the floating harbour and drowned
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Harold
Duckitt (4757637)
Driver - Royal Engineers - 585 Corps Field Park Coy 7 January 1943 , aged 28 Born in Doncaster in Q4 1914 Son of Herbert and Dora Septima Duckitt, of Hatfield, Yorkshire 1911 parents were living at 31 Baxter Avenue, Wheatley Father died 1965 - address was Firth House, Thorne Road, Hatfield Brookwood Memorial SS Benalbanach as part of convoy KMS6 was bound for North Africa, she left the Clyde on Christmas Eve, 1942, with a crew of 74 and 389 officers and men of the Motor Transport Unit, as well as a cargo of tanks, motor vehicles, ammunition, petrol and general military stores. At just after six o'clock on the evening of January 6th, 1943, the Benalbanach, which was in convoy, was attacked east of Algiers by aircraft with two torpedoes, which hit the ship in No. 3 and No. 5 holds. She sank almost immediately with 57 crew and 353 troops. Stanley Firth (see below) also died on the same ship |
Charles
Anson Firth (T/115355)
Driver - Royal Army Service Corps - 9 Vehicle Reception Depot
23 November 1941 , aged 22
Born in Pontefract in Q1 1919
Son of William and Emily Firth; His brother Stanley Firth also fell
Lived at Holly Farm, Hatfield Woodhouse
Alamein Memorial Died in North Africa
Driver - Royal Army Service Corps - 9 Vehicle Reception Depot
23 November 1941 , aged 22
Born in Pontefract in Q1 1919
Son of William and Emily Firth; His brother Stanley Firth also fell
Lived at Holly Farm, Hatfield Woodhouse
Alamein Memorial Died in North Africa
Stanley
Firth (7646767)
Craftsman - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
7 January 1943 , aged 35
Born in Pontefract in Q3 1907
Son of William and Emily Firth; Husband of Annie Firth, of Epworth, Lincolnshire. His Brother Charles Anson Firth also fell
Married in Thorne Q3 1933 - 2 Sons 1 Daughter
Bone War Cemetery, Annaba
SS Benalbanach as part of convoy KMS6 was bound for North Africa, she left the Clyde on Christmas Eve, 1942, with a crew of 74 and 389 officers and men of the Motor Transport Unit, as well as a cargo of tanks, motor vehicles, ammunition, petrol and general military stores. At just after six o'clock on the evening of January 6th, 1943, the Benalbanach, which was in convoy, was attacked east of Algiers by aircraft with two torpedoes, which hit the ship in No. 3 and No. 5 holds. She sank almost immediately with 57 crew and 353 troops.
Harold Duckitt (see above) also died on the same ship.
Craftsman - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
7 January 1943 , aged 35
Born in Pontefract in Q3 1907
Son of William and Emily Firth; Husband of Annie Firth, of Epworth, Lincolnshire. His Brother Charles Anson Firth also fell
Married in Thorne Q3 1933 - 2 Sons 1 Daughter
Bone War Cemetery, Annaba
SS Benalbanach as part of convoy KMS6 was bound for North Africa, she left the Clyde on Christmas Eve, 1942, with a crew of 74 and 389 officers and men of the Motor Transport Unit, as well as a cargo of tanks, motor vehicles, ammunition, petrol and general military stores. At just after six o'clock on the evening of January 6th, 1943, the Benalbanach, which was in convoy, was attacked east of Algiers by aircraft with two torpedoes, which hit the ship in No. 3 and No. 5 holds. She sank almost immediately with 57 crew and 353 troops.
Harold Duckitt (see above) also died on the same ship.
John
Fletcher (1593916)
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 166 Sqdn
12 October 1944 , aged 19
Born in Grimsby in Q4 1924
Son of John Henry and Martha Fletcher, of Dunscroft
Stainforth Cemetery Lancaster
PD227 airborne on 12 Oct 1944 from Kirmington with a crew of ten, including five Air Gunners for fighter affiliation training. A mid-air collision occurred with Hurricane LP390 of 1687 Flight, flown by W/O N.L. Pretlove and both machines crashed 12:40 about 1,6 km E of Hemswell airfield, Lincolnshire.
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 166 Sqdn
12 October 1944 , aged 19
Born in Grimsby in Q4 1924
Son of John Henry and Martha Fletcher, of Dunscroft
Stainforth Cemetery Lancaster
PD227 airborne on 12 Oct 1944 from Kirmington with a crew of ten, including five Air Gunners for fighter affiliation training. A mid-air collision occurred with Hurricane LP390 of 1687 Flight, flown by W/O N.L. Pretlove and both machines crashed 12:40 about 1,6 km E of Hemswell airfield, Lincolnshire.
John
Holmes Gambles (C/JX 249053)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - SS Waziristan 2 January 1942 , aged 25 Born in Thorne in Q2 1916 Son of Lawrence Henry and Charlotte Annie Gambles; Husband of Doris Gambles, of Thorne, Yorkshire Married in Thorne Q2 1941 Chatham Naval Memorial SS Waziristan was a straggler from convoy Arctic Convoy PQ-7A which was reported missing after being last seen by Cold Harbor in bad weather during the afternoon of 1 January. It was considered that the ship was lost in the thick ice or had been attacked by German aircraft. In reality it had been a victim of U-134 which had hit it with one G7e torpedo about 20 miles south of Bear Island in the Barents Sea, The U-boat observe the Waziristan's crew abandoned ship before it broke in two and sank with the loss of all on board - the master, 36 crew members and ten gunners. |
John
Cyril Goodacre (147144)
Flying Officer - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
13 November 1944 , aged 32
Born in Isle of Man in c1912
Son of the Revd. John Thomas Goodacre and Lucy Ann Goodacre; husband of Edith Goodacre, of Dunsville, Yorkshire
1911 census, parents were living on the Isle of Man where father was a methodist minister
Lived at 73 High St, Dunsville
Married in Thorne Q3 1939
Runnymede Memorial
Was Navigator on Wellington NC627 of Loran (LOng RAnge Navigaction) Training Unit RAF Mullaghmore, near Ballymoney, County Antrim, North Ireland, took off at 0021 hours on 13 November 1944 on a Loran training exercise. The route was Mullaghmore – 53.30N 06.48W – 54.33N 12.25W and return by reciprocal track. After take off nothing further was heard from the aircraft.
Flying Officer - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
13 November 1944 , aged 32
Born in Isle of Man in c1912
Son of the Revd. John Thomas Goodacre and Lucy Ann Goodacre; husband of Edith Goodacre, of Dunsville, Yorkshire
1911 census, parents were living on the Isle of Man where father was a methodist minister
Lived at 73 High St, Dunsville
Married in Thorne Q3 1939
Runnymede Memorial
Was Navigator on Wellington NC627 of Loran (LOng RAnge Navigaction) Training Unit RAF Mullaghmore, near Ballymoney, County Antrim, North Ireland, took off at 0021 hours on 13 November 1944 on a Loran training exercise. The route was Mullaghmore – 53.30N 06.48W – 54.33N 12.25W and return by reciprocal track. After take off nothing further was heard from the aircraft.
Harold
Goodworth (1781571)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 21 Lt AA Regt
24 February 1943 , aged 42
Born in Thorne in Q4 1904
Son of William Henry and Alice Maude Goodworth, of Hatfield, Yorkshire
Yokohama War Cemetery
Died of illness as a Japanese PoW camp Fukuoka No. 1 (Kumamoto) after being captured at Batavia, Java
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 21 Lt AA Regt
24 February 1943 , aged 42
Born in Thorne in Q4 1904
Son of William Henry and Alice Maude Goodworth, of Hatfield, Yorkshire
Yokohama War Cemetery
Died of illness as a Japanese PoW camp Fukuoka No. 1 (Kumamoto) after being captured at Batavia, Java
Eric
Gordon (1606733)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 85 Anti Tank Regt 6 August 1943 , aged 23
Born in Sunderland in Q2 1920
Son of John Ramsay Gordon and Daisy Gordon, of Dunscroft, Yorkshire
Lived at 48 Broadway, Dunscroft
Singapore Memorial
Died as a Japanese PoW after being captured when Singapore fell on 15 February 1942.
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 85 Anti Tank Regt 6 August 1943 , aged 23
Born in Sunderland in Q2 1920
Son of John Ramsay Gordon and Daisy Gordon, of Dunscroft, Yorkshire
Lived at 48 Broadway, Dunscroft
Singapore Memorial
Died as a Japanese PoW after being captured when Singapore fell on 15 February 1942.
George
Durham Green
Acting Sub Lieutenant (E) - Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
5 November 1940 , aged 23
Born in Thorne in Q4 1917
Son of Charles Durham Green and Rose Green, of Dunsville, Yorkshire
Lived at The Quarry, Dunsville
Liverpool Naval Memorial
HMS Jervis Bay was shelled and sunk in position 52º41'N, 32º17'W by the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer while engaging the superior enemy ship in a heroic, if hopeless, fight to give the 37 merchants in the convoy HX-84 a chance to escape, because the armed merchant cruiser was the sole escort. Her sacrifice allowed many ships of the convoy to scatter and escape in the night. The captain of the Jervis Bay was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Citation: "For valour in challenging hopeless odds and giving his life to save the many ships it was his duty to protect. On the 5th of November, 1940, in heavy seas, Captain Fegen, in His Majesty's Armed Merchant Cruiser Jervis Bay, was escorting thirty-eight Merchantmen. Sighting a powerful German warship he at once drew clear of the Convoy, made straight for the enemy and brought his ship between the raider and her prey, so that they might scatter and escape. Crippled, in flames, unable to reply, for nearly an hour the Jervis Bay held the German's fire. So she went down; but of the Merchantmen all but four or five were saved." 190 men were lost, while 65 survivors were picked up by the Swedish merchant Stureholm that had turned back during the night to search for survivors.
Acting Sub Lieutenant (E) - Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
5 November 1940 , aged 23
Born in Thorne in Q4 1917
Son of Charles Durham Green and Rose Green, of Dunsville, Yorkshire
Lived at The Quarry, Dunsville
Liverpool Naval Memorial
HMS Jervis Bay was shelled and sunk in position 52º41'N, 32º17'W by the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer while engaging the superior enemy ship in a heroic, if hopeless, fight to give the 37 merchants in the convoy HX-84 a chance to escape, because the armed merchant cruiser was the sole escort. Her sacrifice allowed many ships of the convoy to scatter and escape in the night. The captain of the Jervis Bay was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Citation: "For valour in challenging hopeless odds and giving his life to save the many ships it was his duty to protect. On the 5th of November, 1940, in heavy seas, Captain Fegen, in His Majesty's Armed Merchant Cruiser Jervis Bay, was escorting thirty-eight Merchantmen. Sighting a powerful German warship he at once drew clear of the Convoy, made straight for the enemy and brought his ship between the raider and her prey, so that they might scatter and escape. Crippled, in flames, unable to reply, for nearly an hour the Jervis Bay held the German's fire. So she went down; but of the Merchantmen all but four or five were saved." 190 men were lost, while 65 survivors were picked up by the Swedish merchant Stureholm that had turned back during the night to search for survivors.
H Green
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Harry
Hanson (1458347)
Flight Sergeant - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 141 Sqdn 24 December 1943 , aged 22 Born in Thorne in Q2 1921 Son of Henry and Emily Ethel Hanson, of Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster, Yorkshire. Harry Hanson was an ex pupil Thorne Grammar School Other casualty - the pilot, Bernard Gunnill 122307 Schoonselhof Cemetery Navigator on Beaufighter mk IV serial number V8402 coded TW-F on a Serrate Patrol, airborne from West Raynham at 00:35, crashed at Kalmthout, Belgium |
Leonard
Walter Hen (14394191)
Fusilier - Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) - 9th Bn
18 February 1944 , aged 20
Born in Darlington in c1924
Son of Adolphe and Ada Hen, of Doncaster, Yorkshire
Father born in Metz, Germany and mother from York
Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio
Died during the Battle of Anzio
Fusilier - Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) - 9th Bn
18 February 1944 , aged 20
Born in Darlington in c1924
Son of Adolphe and Ada Hen, of Doncaster, Yorkshire
Father born in Metz, Germany and mother from York
Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio
Died during the Battle of Anzio
William
Henry Hepworth (4692828)
Lance Corporal - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2nd Bn
15 February 1942 , aged 22
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1919
Son of Arthur and Emily Hepworth, of Dunscroft, Yorkshire.
Rangoon Memorial
Died in Burma during the fall back to the Sittang River
Lance Corporal - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2nd Bn
15 February 1942 , aged 22
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1919
Son of Arthur and Emily Hepworth, of Dunscroft, Yorkshire.
Rangoon Memorial
Died in Burma during the fall back to the Sittang River
James
Cuthbert Holmes (4625255)
Lance Serjeant - Royal Armoured Corps - 145th 8th Bn The Duke Of Wellington's Regt [West Riding] Regt
21 April 1943 , aged 31
Born in Doncaster in Q4 1911
Son of George and Gwendoline Holmes; Husband of Beatrice Holmes, of Doncaster, Yorkshire
Married in Doncaster Q2 1935
Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery
Died in the final weeks of the Tunisia Campaign
Lance Serjeant - Royal Armoured Corps - 145th 8th Bn The Duke Of Wellington's Regt [West Riding] Regt
21 April 1943 , aged 31
Born in Doncaster in Q4 1911
Son of George and Gwendoline Holmes; Husband of Beatrice Holmes, of Doncaster, Yorkshire
Married in Doncaster Q2 1935
Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery
Died in the final weeks of the Tunisia Campaign
William
Luke (D/30658)
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 6th HD Bn
31 August 1940 , aged 57
Born in Durham (County) in approx 1883
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Luke; husband of Margaret Jane Luke, of Dunscroft
Stainforth Cemetery
Death registered in Barton, Lancashire
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 6th HD Bn
31 August 1940 , aged 57
Born in Durham (County) in approx 1883
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Luke; husband of Margaret Jane Luke, of Dunscroft
Stainforth Cemetery
Death registered in Barton, Lancashire
Ernest
Maw (1686383)
Private - Pioneer Corps 21 September 1941 , aged 21 Born in Rotherham in Q3 1920 Son of Robert John and Annie Maw; husband of Ivy Lehana Maw, of Skipton. Resided Doncaster Private ; United Kingdom Lived at - Married in Skipton 18/8/1941 (Q3 1941) - Hatfield (Woodhouse) Cemetery Death registered in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire |
Thomas
Ernest Needham (D/SSX 26687)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Kandahar 20 December 1941 , aged 22 Born in Chesterfield in Q4 1919 Son of Thomas and Selina Needham, of Dunscroft, Yorkshire Plymouth Naval Memorial On 19 December 1941, HMS Kandahar was part of British Force K, tasked to intercept an Italian convoy bound for Tripoli when she was irreparably damaged by a newly laid Italian mine whilst attempting to rescue the stricken HMS Neptune. She was scuttled the next day by Jaguar. 73 men went down with the ship. |
Matthew
Ogilvie (1595990)
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 462 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn 24 February 1945 , aged 22 Born in Easington, Durham on 22/6/1922 He was the youngest of three, having an elder sister and brother. It was not a very pleasant childhood, it was tough and their mother left them when they were quite young as she couldn’t take the ill treatment any longer, and later she died when Matthew was just 15, in 1937. His father died in 1941. Matthew worked down the pit before serving in the RAF. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Halifax MZ461 coded Z5-G airborne 17:05 24 February 1945 from Foulsham to mingle with a diversionary sweep heading towards northern France, consisting mainly of aircraft from the training establishments. It was assumed that MZ-461 was hit by flak as there was no further word heard from this aircraft. MZ-461 was lost at approx 7.50pm, wreckage of the aircraft was found at Anrater near Krefeld Germany, there were no survivors. Three of the crew, including the pilot, are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, and four, including both Air Gunners, are buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Unusually, this Bomber Support Halifax was being operated with a seven-man crew. |
B Page
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G Pearson
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Horace
Ronald Preston (1876923)
Sapper - Royal Engineers - 295 Field Coy
6 June 1944 , aged 29
Born in Thorne in Q1 1915
Son of William R. and Edith H. Preston, of Hatfield, Yorkshire
Bayeux War Cemetery
295 Field Company landed in Jig Sector, Gold Beach on D-Day. The night of 5-6 June was quiet and all craft in the convoy passed through the minefield without damage. Arrived at the lowering position at 0430 hours. The coast of Normandy was visible faintly; there was spasmodic bombing from the shore batteries. Breakfast was given to troops on board L.S.I. before lowering. There was a fresh wind and the sea choppy. ‘H’ Hour was at 0725. The air and other types of support which would have been put on the defences at Le Hamel failed completely with the result that heavy opposition was met from strong points on the sea wall, which fired L.M.G’s onto the beach. H R Preston is recorded as died at Sea.
Sapper - Royal Engineers - 295 Field Coy
6 June 1944 , aged 29
Born in Thorne in Q1 1915
Son of William R. and Edith H. Preston, of Hatfield, Yorkshire
Bayeux War Cemetery
295 Field Company landed in Jig Sector, Gold Beach on D-Day. The night of 5-6 June was quiet and all craft in the convoy passed through the minefield without damage. Arrived at the lowering position at 0430 hours. The coast of Normandy was visible faintly; there was spasmodic bombing from the shore batteries. Breakfast was given to troops on board L.S.I. before lowering. There was a fresh wind and the sea choppy. ‘H’ Hour was at 0725. The air and other types of support which would have been put on the defences at Le Hamel failed completely with the result that heavy opposition was met from strong points on the sea wall, which fired L.M.G’s onto the beach. H R Preston is recorded as died at Sea.
Henry
Riley (1685093)
Sergeant (Wireless Operator[Air]) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 30 O.T.U. 28 May 1944 , aged 21 Born in Rotherham in Q1 1923 Son of Arnold and Doris Vera Riley, of Armthorpe. Hatfield (Woodhouse) Cemetery 30 OTU Wellington DF641, take off from Hixon in company of eight aircraft for Bullseye detail. Last heard from at 30mins after departure. At 00.35 with the bomber 4 miles from it's briefed track, the dinghy broke from it's housing and structural failure followed, debris falling near Thorpe in the Fallows, 6 miles NW of Lincoln. |
Ernest
Ryall (4614055)
Lance Corporal - Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 2nd Bn
8 November 1942 , aged 33
Born in Yorkshire in approx 1909
Kirkee War Cemetery
Died in India
Lance Corporal - Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 2nd Bn
8 November 1942 , aged 33
Born in Yorkshire in approx 1909
Kirkee War Cemetery
Died in India
R Stuart
No details known
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Roy
Troops (4690103)
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2nd Bn
7 September 1942 , aged 24
Born in Chesterfield in Q2 1919
Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Ann Troops, of Stainforth, Yorkshire.
Gauhati War Cemetery
Died in India
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2nd Bn
7 September 1942 , aged 24
Born in Chesterfield in Q2 1919
Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Ann Troops, of Stainforth, Yorkshire.
Gauhati War Cemetery
Died in India
Thomas
Turnbull (1609665)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 171 Bty., 57 Lt. A. A. Regt.
9 December 1941
Born in Durham (County) and resided in Doncaster
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery
Died during Operation Crusader, the ultimately successful attempt to relieve the siege of Tobruk
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 171 Bty., 57 Lt. A. A. Regt.
9 December 1941
Born in Durham (County) and resided in Doncaster
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery
Died during Operation Crusader, the ultimately successful attempt to relieve the siege of Tobruk
Oswald
Young (1461295)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 170 Bty., 57 Lt. A.A. Regt.
12 September 1944 , aged 24
Born in South Shields in Q4 1919
Son of William and Margaret Young, of Dunscroft, Yorkshire
Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
Died during the Italian Campaign
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 170 Bty., 57 Lt. A.A. Regt.
12 September 1944 , aged 24
Born in South Shields in Q4 1919
Son of William and Margaret Young, of Dunscroft, Yorkshire
Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
Died during the Italian Campaign