31 October 2010

3250478 Rfm Charles Novalitis, 9th Bn, Scottish Rifles

3250478 Rifleman Charles Novalitis of the 9th Battalion, Scottish Rifles died on the 31st October 1944. He was 26 years old, the son of Anthony Novalitis and Magdalena Novalitis (nee Strolis) of South Croydon, Surrey. He is buried in Nederweert War Cemetery in The Netherlands.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

95158 Maj Victor F Benke, RA

95158 Major Victor Ford Benke of the 26th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, died on the 30th October 1944. He was born in Kent and living in Liverpool when he enlisted. "Dinks" as he was known, was 24 years old, the son of Lt-Colonel Victor Etheridge Benke and Gertrude May Benke of Formby, Lancashire. He is buried in Cesena War Cemetery in Italy.

Victor was an old boy of Haileybury College and is remembered on the college Roll of Honour.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

29 October 2010

609627 Pte Frederick G Dowdy, Queen's Royal Regt

609627 Pte Frederick George Dowdy of the 2/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), died on the 29th October 1943. He was 29 years old, the son of Thomas and Annie Dowdy, of Guilden Morden, Hertfordshire. He is buried in the Minturno War Cemetery in Italy.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

28 October 2010

4692992 Fsr Edgar Bedford, Lancashire Fusiliers

Twenty-three year old 4692992 Fusilier Edgar Bedford of the 2nd Battalion,Lancashire Fusiliers died on the 28th October 2010. He was the son of John William and Nancy Bedford of West Ardsley, Tingley, Yorkshire. He is buried in the Sangro River War Cemetery in Italy.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

27 October 2010

900807 Gnr Cyril H Embling, RA

900807 Gunner Cyril Henry Embling of the 122nd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, died on the 27th October 1944. He was 24 years old, the son of Frank and Beatrice Blanche Embling, of Abingdon, Berkshire. He is buried in Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery in The Netherlands.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

26 October 2010

2073374 Spr William Landles, RE

2073374 Sapper William Landles of the 506th Field Company, Royal Engineers died in England on the 26th October 1940. He was born in Durham and was living in Northumberalnd when he enlisted. He is buried in Wallsend's Holy Cross Cemetery.


At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

25 October 2010

7622167 Pte James Kevill, RAOC

7622167 Private James Kevill of 18 Ordnance Store Company, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps died at sea, presumably as a result of wounds sustained in the North African Campaign, on the 25th October 1941. He was 23 years old, the son of James and Mary Anna Kevill. He is commemorated by name on column 84 of the Alamein Memorial.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

24 October 2010

56815 Capt Cecil D Pickersgill, RE

56815 Capt Cecil Douglas Pickersgill of the 287th Field Company, Royal Engineers, died on the 24th October 1943. He was born and raised in Durham. Captain Pickersgill has no known grave and is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

6202817 Sgt Francis E Bolitho, Middx Regt

6202817 Sgt Francis Ernest Bolitho of the 1/7th Middlesex Regiment died in North Africa, according to the CWGC, between the 23rd and 24th of October 1942, although the UK Army Roll of Honour gives the 23rd. He was 26 years old, the son of Francis James Bolitho and Minnie Bolitho of Edmonton, Middlesex. He is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

22 October 2010

1869008 Spr John A Gilzean, RE

1869008 Sapper John Atkinson Gilzean of 22 Fortress Company, Royal Engineers, died in Japan as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on the 22nd October 1941. He was 33 years old and from Edinburgh. He is buried in the Yokohama War Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

5763880 Gnr George Slaughter, RA

5763880 Gunner George Slaughter of the 7/4th Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery died at sea on the 21st October 1941. He was born and bred in Norwich, Norfolk and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial in Devon.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

20 October 2010

14810751 Pte Ronald Levy, 1st Bn. Queen's Regt

14810751 Private Ronald Levy of the 1st Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), died on the 20th October 1945. He was 24 years old, born in Sunderalnd but living in London when he enlisted. He is buried in Rangoon War Cemetery in Myanmar.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

19 October 2010

2985450 Pte Joseph Wyllie, A&S Highlanders

According to the UK Army Roll of Honour, 2985450 Private Joseph Wyllie of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders died on the 19th October 1939. I have been unable to find this man commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, however, and so the only additional information I can add at this point in time is that he was born in Glasgow and was living there when he enlisted.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

18 October 2010

5830607 Pte George W Groom, 5th Bn, Suffolk Regt

5830607 Private George William Groom of the Suffolk Regiment, died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on the 18th October 1943. He was 24 years old, the son of Alfred George and Sarah Ann Groom, of Hitcham, Suffolk. He is buried in Chungkai War Cemetery in Thailand.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

17 October 2010

W/61800 Sjt Doris Crisp, Auxiliary Territorial Service

W/61800 Serjeant Doris Crisp of the Auxiliary Territorial Service died on the 17th October 1942. She was the daughter of William Matthew and Mary Hannah Crisp of Eastbourne and she is buried in Eastbourne's Ocklynge Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

164571 Dvr George D Harsley, RASC

164571 Driver George Douglas Harsley of the Royal Army Service Corps died on the 16th October 1941. He was 23 years old, the son of Francis James Harsley and Elizabeth Mabel Harsley of Bardney, Lincolnshire. He is buried In Khayat Beach War Cemetery in Israel.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

15 October 2010

5946549 Pte William Crisford, Beds & Herts Regt

5946549 Private William Crisford of the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment, died on the 15th October 1943. He was from south east London and was 36 years old when he died. He is buried in the Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

14 October 2010

11425402 Gnr Harold Sharman, RA

11425402 Gunner Harold Sharman of the 88th Heavy Anti-Aitcraft Regiment, Royal Artillery died in Italy on the 14th October 1944. He was 21 years old, the son of Mr and Mrs F Sharman of Gipsyville, Hull. He is buried in Florence war Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

13 October 2010

917098 Bdr Norman W Gleim, RA

917098 Bombardier Norman William Gleim of the 110th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, died on the 13th October 1941. He was 26 years old, the son of William Frederick and Mary Elizabeth Gleim of Manchester, and the husband of Edna Gleim of Newton Heath, Manchester. He is buried in a Nonconformist grave in Manchester Southern Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

12 October 2010

549068 Sgt George A Jarvis, RAC

549068 Sergeant George Albert Jarvis of the 3rd King's Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps, died on the 12th October 1939. He was born in London and was the son of Samuel and May Elizabeth Jarvis, and the husband of Anne Jarvis, of York. He was 30 years old and is buried in Islington Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

11 October 2010

7944609 Tpr John F Blair, RAC

7944609 Trooper John Finlay Blair of the 17th/21st Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps, died on the 11th October 1943. He was born in Edinburgh and living in Glasgow when he enlisted. He was 33 years old, the son of John Finlay Blair and Jane Cessford Blair, and the husband of Marian Blair, of Edinburgh. He is buried in Florence War Cemetery in Italy.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

10 October 2010

14355394 Pte Harold L Judd, 1st Bn, York & Lancs Regt

14355394 Private Harold Leslie Judd of the 1st Battalion, York & Lancs Regiment, died on the 10th October 1943. He was 28 years old and is buried in the Sangro River War Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

9 October 2010

2582489 Signalman Austyn R Naylor, Royal Corps of Signals

2582489 Signalman Austyn Robertshaw Naylor of the 49th Division, Royal Corps of Signals died on the 9th October 1939. He was 20 years old, the son of Harry and Maggie Naylor, of Guiseley. He is buried in Rawdon (St Peter) Churchyard in Yorkshire.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

8 October 2010

149666 Capt John Battarbee, RA


149666 Captain John Battarbee of the 116th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, died on the 8th October 1944. He was 28 years old, the son of John Henry and Sarah Battarbee, of Hull, and the husband of Nancy Battarbee, of Hull. He was a graduate (BA) of Oxford University.

Captain Battarbee is buried in Valburg (Slijk-Ewijk) General Cemetery in the Netherlands.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Sources:
Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

7 October 2010

2044475 Gnr Cecil G Constable, RA

2044475 Gunner Cecil George Constable of 327 Battery, 31st (City of London Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, the Royal Artillery, died on the 7th October 1940. He was 30 years old, the son of Mr and Mrs George Henry Constable of Carshalton, and the husband of Annie Constable of Saltburn-by-Sea, Yorkshire. He was possibly killed during an air-raid attack, although this is pure guesswork on my part based on the date of his death and the regiment he was serving with. He is buried in Carshalton's All Saints Churchyard.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

6 October 2010

6023718 Pte Allan M M Knott, 5th Bn, The Buffs

6023718 Private Allan Maurice Marsh Knott of the 5th Battalion, The Buffs, died on the 6th October 1945. He was 29 years old, born and bred in south east London, and is buried in the Sangro River War Cemetery in Italy.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

5 October 2010

3388132 Cpl Reginald T Hope, RWF

3388132 Corporal Reginald (or Reggie) Thomas Hope of the 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers died on the 5th October 1944. He was 25 years old, the son of Thomas Reginald and Elsie Hope of Southport, Lancashire, and the husband of Katherine Hope. He is buried in Uden War Cemetery in the Netherlands.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

4 October 2010

W/139008 Pte Kathleen F Davis, Auxiliary Territorial Service

139008 Private Kathleen F Davis of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, died in England on the 4th October 1942. She was 26 years old, the daughter of Thomas Alfred and Catherine Mary Davis, of Langdon Hills. She is buried in Laindon's St Nicholas Churchyard in Essex.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

3 October 2010

4799924 Pte Joseph S Sibcy, 1st Bn, Lincolnshire Regt

4799924 Private Joseph Stanley Sibcy of the 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, died on the 3rd October 1942. He was 34 years old, the son of Joseph and Mary Jane Sibcy, of Stapleford, Lincolnshire. He is buried in Bhowanipore Cemetery in Calcutta.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

2 October 2010

6010543 Tpr William J O'Hara, Reconnaissance Corps

6010543 Trooper William James O'Hara of the 46th Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps died on the 2nd October 1943. He was born in London and was living in Essex when he enlisted. He was 30 years old, the son of Charles George and Rose O'Hara, and the husband of Queenie Eleanor Frances O'Hara of Branksome, Dorsetshire. He is buried in Salerno War Cemetery in Italy.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

1 October 2010

4185731 WO Cl II Albert Lloyd, RWF

4185731 Warrant Officer Class II Albert Lloyd of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, died on the 1st October 1944. Albert, a company sergeant major, was 38 years old, the son of John and Mary Lloyd of Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, and the husband of Maggie Lloyd, of Pwllheli. He is buried in Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery in the Netherlands.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission