2048135 Gnr Alfred Dunkley, RA

2048135 Gunner Alfred Dunkley of the 5th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died on the 30th July 1942. He was 34 years old, the son of Sidney Francis and Catherine Dunkley. He is buried in Kranji 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

2362510 Sgt Eric H Shrimpton, Royal Corps of Signals

2362510 Sergeant Eric Harold Shrimpton of the Royal Corps of Signals, died on the 29th July 1945. He was 27 years old, the son of Harold and Mabel Christian Shrimpton, of Birmingham. He is buried in Naples 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

1519829 Gnr John Page, RA

1519829 Gunner John Page of the Royal Artillery, died on the 28th July 1945. He was a married man, aged 38, the husband of Ethel Mae Page of Margate. He is buried in Margate 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

4449099 Gnr Samuel Dix, RA

4449099 Gunner Samuel Dix of the 9th Reserve Regiment, Royal Artillery, died on the 27th July 1943. He was born and lived in Gateshead and he is buried in Gateshead East Cemetery. He was the son of John William and Mary E. Dix, of Gateshead.

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

161714 Lt George Poushkine, RA

161714 Lt George Poushkine of the Royal Artillery, died on the 26th July 1942. At the time of his death he was attached to the 4th Anti-Aircraft Divisional Workshops. He died in the United Kingdom and was cremated at Golders Green crematorium in North London. A memorial there commemorates him by name.

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

3450560 Fsr Leonard Dawson, Lancashire Fusiliers

3450560 Fusilier Leonard Dawson of the 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, died on the 25th July 1940. He is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial in Surrey.

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

7366735 Pte Ronald G Minifie, RAMC

7366735 Private Ronald George Minifie of the Royal Army Medical Corps, died on the 24th June 1944. He was 25 years old, the son of Gerald George and Violet Minifie of Derby. He is buried in Kanchanaburi 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

5953626 Pte Jack Giblin, 2nd Bn, Beds & Herts Regt

5953626 Private Jack Giblin of the 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment, died on the 23rd July 1944. He was 28 years old, the son of Peter and Bertha Giblin, of Cobridge, Staffordshire. He is buried in Arezzo 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

187017 2nd Lt Arthur B Pinning, 6th Bn, Yorkshire Regt

187017 2nd Lt Arthur Benjamin Pinning of the 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, died on the 22nd July 1942. He was 29 years old, the son of William John Thomas Pinning and Florence Gertrude Pinning of Whitby, Yorkshire. He is commemorated on 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

5679537 Cpl Peter Y Macey, 7th Bn, Somerset LI

5679537 Corporal Peter Yates Macey of the 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, died on the 21st July 1944. He was 28 years old, the son of Son of Arthur Richard and Evelyn Violet Macey, and the husband of Betty Helena Macey of Portishead, Somerset. He is buried in St Manvieu War Cemetery in Cheux, France

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

1872453 L/Cpl George A Grundy, RE

1872453 Lance-Corporal George Alexander Grundy of No 19 Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers, died on the 20th July 1942. He was 24 years old, the son of Captain Samuel Herbert Percival Grundy and Sarah (Lallie) Grundy, of Bassett, Southampton, and the husband of Rosaline Grundy, of Southampton. Captain Grundy would also die on active service nearly two years later on 22nd June 1944.

Lance-Corporal Grundy is buried in Baghdad's North Gate 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

3242667 Pte George Nixon, Seaforth Highlanders

3242667 Private George Nixon of the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders died on the 19th July 1943. He was the son of Robert and Mary Jane Nixon, of Glasgow and he is buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily.

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

3777153 Pte Kenneth Gadd, 10th Bn, King's Regt (Liverpool)

3777153 Private Kenneth Gadd of the 10th Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool), died on the 18th July 1940. He was born in Rochdale and living in Liverpool when he enlisted. At the timer of his death he was 18 years old, the son of Harold Gadd, and of Phyllis Gadd, of Childwall, Liverpool. He died in England and is buried in Liverpool's Allerton 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

7884205 Sgt Arthur A McFegan, RAC

7884205 Serjeant Arthur Ainsley McFegan of the 44th (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, died on the 17th July 1942. He was 28 years old, the son of Robert and Helen McFegan, and the husband of Kathleen Phyllis McFegan of Chase Cross, Romford, Essex. He is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial in Egypt.

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

5112680 Pte Victor Dunne, 1/5th Bn, Sherwood Foresters

5112680 Private Victor Dunne of the 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, died on the 16th July 1943. He was 23 years old, the son of Mary Anne Dunne of Erdington, Birmingham. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.

Victor is pictured above in the middle row, fifth from right.  This photo was sent to me by his great nephew, Martin Skellum.  Also remembering, Allen Fredrick Whyley, Martin's father-in-law and another old Sherwood Forester who died recently. (Post updated 18th October 2012).

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

134094 Dvr James D Holman, RASC

134094 Driver James Douglas Holman of the Royal Army Service Corps, died on the 15th July 1941. James was born in east London and living in north London when he enlisted. He was 24 years old at the time of his death; he is buried in Ramleh 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

288344 Pte Violet G Calderwood, Auxiliary Territorial Service

288344 Private Violet Gertrude Calderwood of the Women's Services, Auxiliary Territorial Service, died on the 14th July 1944. She was 26 years old, the daughter of James and Maud Calderwood of Sparkhill, Birmingham. She is buried in Greatness Park Cemetery in Sevenoaks.

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

7874428 S/Sgt John Dobie, RAOC

7874428 Staff Sergeant John Dobie of 18 Ordnance Workshop, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, died at sea on the 13th July 1942. He was 40 years old, the son of Walter and Agnes Dobie, and the husband of Marjorie Dobie of Sheffield. He is commemorated on panel 18 of the Brookwood Memorial in Surrey.

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

409287 Tpr Douglas A Prigmore, RAC

409287 Trooper Douglas Arthur Prigmore, of the 1st Battalion, Royal Dragoons, Royal Armoured Corps, died in North Africa on the 12th July 1942. He was 22 years old, the son of Fredrick Arthur and Edith Elizabeth Prigmore of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. He is buried in 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

4400018 Pte Cyril G Cammish, 2nd Bn, Northamptonshire Regt

4400018 Private Cyril George Cammish of the 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, died in Italy on the 11th July 1943. He was 19 years old, the son of Edmond and Gladys Cammish of Filey in Yorkshire. He is buried in Syracuse War Cemetery in Sicily.

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

14803965 Fsr Colin Moss, 6th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers

14803965 Fusilier Colin Moss of the 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, died on the 10th July 1945. He was 19 years old, the son of John and Elizabeth Moss, of Adlington, Lancashire, England. He is buried in Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian 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

1137989 Gnr Harry Farrington, RA

1137989 Gunner Harry Farrington of the Royal Artillery, died on the 9th July 1942. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records his unit as 87 (7th [Haytor] Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, Anti-Tank Regiment, RA.

Harry was the son of George and Annie Farrington of Shifnal. He is buried in Shifnal's St Andrew's 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

5774941 L/Cpl Roy W Kerry, 6th Bn, Royal Norfolk Regt

5774941 Lance-Corporal Roy William Kerry of the 6th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment died on the 8th July 1940. He was 19 years old, the son of Horace William and Alice Louisa Kerry of Mile Cross, Norwich. He is buried in Norwich 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

3972262 Gnr Victor H Dennis, RA

3972262 Gunner Victor Henry Dennis of 5 Battery, 3rd Anti-Aircraft Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery, died at sea on the 7th July 1941. He is buried in Milford Haven Cemetery. Victor was born and lived in south London.

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

6398297 Pte Albert L F Verrall, Royal Sussex Regt

6398297 Pte Albert Leonard Frank Verrall of the 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, died in South Africa on the 6th July 1942. He was 27 years old, the son of William Leonard and Mary Jane Verrall of Bexhill-on-Sea, in Sussex. He is buried in Durban (Stellawood) 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

7518160 Cpl Terence P Navin, RAMC

7518160 Corporal Terence Patrick Navin of the Royal Army Medical Corps, died in England on the 5th July 1943. He was 26 years old, the son of John and Susanna Navin of Chesterfield. He is buried in Chesterfield's Spital 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

226175 Capt Philip L Tilley, RAC

226175 Captain Philip Lewis Tilley of the Royal Armoured Corps, died on the 4th July 1945. He was born in Somerset and was living in Wiltshire when he enlisted. He originally joined the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars and was attached to the Headquarters of XXXIII Corps, RAC at the time of his death. Philip Tilley was 33 years old and the son of Arthur Herbert and Edith Anna Tilley. He is buried in Rangoon War Cemetery in Burma.

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

5577207 Pte Robert Drew, 4th Bn, Wiltshire Regt

5577207 Private Robert Drew of the 4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, died on the 3rd July 1944. He was 21 years old, the son of Mr and Mrs W Drew of Eynsham, Oxfordshire. He is buried in St Manvieu War Cemetery in Cheux, France.

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

146216 Pte Ernest Pledge, General Service Corps

146216 Private Ernest Pledge of the General Service Corps, died in England on the 2nd July 1943. He was 38 years old, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Pledge and the husband of Edna Phyllis Pledge of Fareham. He is buried in Fareham 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

5249944 Pte Samuel L Ball, 1st Bn, Worcs Regt

5249944 Private Samuel Leonard Ball of the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, died on the 1st July 1944. He was born in Wolverhampton and was living in Worcester when he enlisted. He was 29 years old, the son of Samuel and Edith Ball of Low Hill, Wolverhampton. He is buried in Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery in France. Samuel was one of 372 British Army officers and men to die on this date.

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