1896504 Spr Lindon F Woodward, RE

1896504 Sapper Lindon Franklin Woodward of the 7th Railway Company, Royal Engineers died on the 30th November 1940. He was 29 years old, the son of William Henry and Alice Woodward of Crewe, and the husband of Hilda Woodward of Crewe. He is buried in Crewe 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

2665039 Gdsmn Robert Forester, 1st Bn, Coldstream Gds

2665039 Guardsman Robert Forester of the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards gave his life for his King and Country on the 29th November 1944. He was 23 years old, the son of Robert and Annie Isabella Forester, of Fenham, Newcastle-on-Tyne. He is buried in Sittard 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

5117885 Pte William Gamble, 1st Bn, Worcs Regt

5117885 Private William Gamble of the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, died on the 28th November 1941. He was 21 years old and was the son of William and Florrie Gamble of Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire. He is buried in Fayid War Cemetery 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

7624121 Pte Thomas Winn, RAOC

7624121 Private Thomas Winn of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps died on the 27th November 1940. He was 25 years old, the son of Thomas Edward and Kate Winn, and the husband of Edna Winn of Grimsby. He is buried in Grimsby's Scartho Road 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

2874453 L/Cpl William Youngson, 4th Bn, Gordon Highlanders

2874453 L/Cpl William Youngson of the 4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders died on the 26th November 1939. He was 28 years old, the son of Robert Youngson and of Elsie Youngson of Turriff, Aberdeenshire. He is buried in Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension in 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

2702828 Guardsman Donald C Harris, Scots Guards

2702828 Guardsman Donald Campbell Harris of the Scots Guards died on the 25th November 1945, presumably as the result of an accident or illness. He was 19 years old, the son of James and Susan Harris, of Kirriemuir. He is buried in Kirriemuir 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

4975725 Pte William A Raisin, 8th Bn, Sherwood Foresters

4975725 Private William Arthur Raisin of the 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters died on the 24th November 1939. He was 20 years old, the son of Arthur and E G Raisin of Fiskerton-cum-Morton. He is buried in Morton (St Debis) 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

941186 Gnr Victor A Datlen, RA

941186 Gunner Victor Allen Datlen of the 85th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on the 23rd November 1943. He was 24 years old, the son of William Arthur and Mabel Datlen of Canterbury. 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

13027894 Cpl Robert Gray, Pioneer Corps

13027894 Corporal Robert Gray of the Puioneer Corps died on the 22nd November 1942. He was 43 years old, the son of John and Jean Neil Gray, and the husband of H. M. P. Gray, of Edinburgh. He is buried in Urmston Cemetery in Manchester.

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

11260120 Gnr Joseph A Pethick, RA

11260120 Gunner Joseph Arthur Pethick of the 4th Maritome Regiment, Royal Artillery died at sea on the 20th November 1942. He was 37 years old and the son of Joseph and Caroline Pethick. He was the husband of Hilda Pethick, of Burnt Oak, Middlesex and, having been buried at sea, is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval 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

2043327 Spr Walter Harrott, RE

2043327Sapper Walter Harrott of 361 Battery 40th (6th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters) Anti-Aircraft Battalion. Royal Engineers died on the 19th November 1940. He was the son of Walter and Jane Harrott of Brampton, and the husband of Violet Harrott. 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

777313 Gnr Henry Lockley, RA

777313 Gunner Henry Lockley of the 9th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery died on the 18th November 1945. He was 38 years old, the son of James and Jane Lockley of Burston. He is buried in Sandon's All Saints Churchyard in Staffordshire.

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

950856 Gnr Alec Davenport, RA

950856 Gunner Alec Davenport of the 137th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery died on the 17th November 1943. He was 26 years old and the son of Harry and Ann Davenport of Nantwich, Cheshire. He is buried in the Thanbyuzayat 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

35377 Capt Frank Green, 13th Bn Royal Fusiliers

35377 Captain Frank Green of the Royal Fusiliers died on the 15th November 1940. He was 46 years old and, according to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, was the "son of Mr and Mrs Henry Green, [and the] husband of Hilda May Green of Balham, London, who was killed in the same incident." The incident was presumably an Air Raid, as the entry for Hilda May Green (aged 56) reads, "... of 175 Ramsden Road, Balham, London. Daughter of the late A J and Ann Dillow; wife of Capt. Frank Green (killed in same incident). Died at 58 Wolseley Road." Frank is buried in Islington Cemetery and I presume his wife is also buried there although this is not implicitly stated on the CWGC site.

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

155667 2nd Lt Leonard J Duke, E Yorks Regt

155667 Second Lieutenant Leonard Judge Duke of the East Yorkshire Regiment; the son of John H Duke and Arm Duke of Hull, died on the 16th November 1941. He is buried in the Heliopolis 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

1879520 Sapper Leonard V Poulter, RE

1879520 Sapper Leonard Victor Poulter of 210 Field Company, Royal Engineers, died on the 14th November 1942. He was 23 years old and the son of James K and Nellie Poulter, of Leatherhead, Surrey. He is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery 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

13108360 Cpl Reuben Batchelor, Pioneer Corps

13108360 Corporal Reuben Batchelor of the Pioneer Corps died on the 13th November 1943. He was 43 years old, the son of Fredrick and Agnes Emma Batchelor, and the husband of Edith Batchelor, of Stanmore, Middlesex. He is buried in thr Harrow (Wealdstone) 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

2621721 Gdsmn Arthur C Beverley, 6th Bn, Grenadier Guards

2621721 Guardsman Arthur C Beverley of the 6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards died in Italy on the 14th November 1943. He was 34 years old and the son of George and Sarah Ann Beverley of Peak Dale, Derbyshire. He is buried in the Minturno 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

1989208 Sgt Bernard Astles, RE

1989208 Sergeant Bernard Astles of 696 Artisan Works Company, Royal Engineers, died on the 11th November 1944. He was 30 years old, the son of William and Nellie Astles, and the husband of Lillian May Astles, of Chippenham, Wiltshire. He is buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery in Belgium.

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

5624218 Corporal George Champ, 1st Bn, Royal West Kent Regt

5624218 Cpl George Champ of the 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment was killed on the 10th November 1944. He was 26 years old, the husband of Mabel Gertrude Champ. He is buried in Forli War Cemetery in Italy.

The photo above dates to 1941 or 1942 and shows George standing on the left next to his best pal, George Stapleton. At the time the photo was taken, both men were serving with the Devonshire Regiment on Gibraltar. They parted company after that with George Stapleton going to Burma with the Welch Regiment, while George Champ went to the West Kents. Before the war, George Champ was, according to George Stapleton's son Nigel, a footballer, although which team he played for is not now known.

My thanks to Nigel Stapleton for providing additional information and the photograph on this page.

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

41786 Pte George A Finnimore, 8th Bn, Gloucs Regt

41786 Private George Albert Finnimore of the 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment died on the 9th November 1940. He was 43 years old, the son of William and Esther Finnimore and the husband of Winifred May Finnimore of Knowle, Bristol. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records his number as D/41786. He is buried in Bristol's Arnos Vale 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

160200 Dvr Thomas H Erwin, RASC

Antrim-born 160200 Driver Thomas Harold Erwin of the Royal Army Service Corps died on the 8th November 1941. He was 26 years old and the son of Andrew and Mary Erwin of Ballymena. He is buried in Ballymena New 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

6025396 Pte Edward Thomas Walker, 2/5th Bn, Essex Regt

6025396 Private Edward Thomas Walker of the 2/5th Battalion, Essex Regiment, died on the 7th November 1941. He was 28 years old, the son of James and Elizabeth Walker, and the husband of Lucy Walker of Shoeburyness, Essex. He is buried in the Suez War Memorial Cemetery 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

2719729 Gdsmn Alfred J Bennett, 1st Bn, Irish Guards

2719729 Guardsman Alfred James Bennett of the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards died in the United Kingdom on the 6th November 1942. He was 25 years old, the son of Frederick James Bennett and Alice Maud Mary Bennett of Meadvale, Redhill. He is buried in Reigate's Redstone 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

154157 Capt Frank A S Austen, RAMC

154157 Captain Frank Alex Stuart Austen, a qualified doctor serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps, died on the 5th November 1944. He was 34 years old, the son of Frank and Etheldreda Sophia Austen of Marlborough, Wiltshire. He is buried in the Madras War Cemetery in India.

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

3312677 L/Bdr Patrick J McCarroll, RA

3312677 Lance-Bombardier Patrick Joseph McCarroll of 258 Battery, 83rd Anti -Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery died on the 4th November 1939. He was a Galswegian, 35 years old and the husband of Bridget McCarroll of Parkhead, Glasgow. He is buried in Glasgow's St Kentigern's Roman Catholic 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

7253043 Sgt James S Kerr DCM, RAMC

Edinburgh-born 7253043 Sergeant James Stewart Kerr DCM of the Royal Army Medical Corps died on the 3rd November 1940. He was 47 years old and had presumably won his DCM during the First World War. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cairo War 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

6016185 Pte Eric Goodwin, Essex Regt

6016185 Private Eric Goodwin of the Essex Regiment died on the 2nd November 1944. He was 25 years old, the son of John and Bertha Goodwin of Saffron Walden, Essex. He is buried in Padua 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

2363378 Signalman William F Toseland, Royal Corps of Signals

2363378 Signalman William Frank Toseland of the 161st Infantry Brigade Signals, Royal Corps of Signals died on the 1st November 1941. He was 22 years old, the son of Charles and May Toseland of Finedon, Northamptonshire, and the husband of Lily Kathleen Toseland of Finedon. He is buried in Heliopolis War Cemetery 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