As strange as it may seem, I find I have less and less time these days to devote to blogs and so, it is with some regret, that I am temporarily suspending the entries on this particular remembrance blog. I will retain what I have already posted and hopefully, when I reach a positon where I am able to devote sufficient atention to the men who gave their all for us during WW2, I'll return to this topic.

11276386 Gnr John W Love, RA

11276386 Gunner John W Love of the 6th Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery died at sea on the 21st December 1942. He was born in Kent and was living there when he enlsited. His body was committed to the sea and he is therefore 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

6019500 Pte Natale Avitabile, Essex Regt

6019500 Private Natale Avitabile of the Essex Regiment (battalion unknown), died in England on the 20th December 1941. He was 24 years old, the son of Juan and Mary Avitabile, and the husband of Rita May Avitabile of Dagenham. He is buried in Barking's Rippleside 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

2663479 Gdsmn Harold Grundy, Coldstream Guards

2663479 Guardsman Harold Grundy of the Coldstream Guards (no battalion is given on either the CWGC site or the UK Army Roll of Honour) died in England on the 19th December 1940. He was born in Nottingham and living in Leicester when he enlisted, the 22 year old stepson of William G Bunker of Leicester. He is buried in Leicester's Gilroes 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

4749594 Pte Thomas Peers,2/6th Bn, West Riding Regt

4749594 Private Thomas Peers of the 2/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, died on the 18th December 1940. Thomas was 22 years old, the son of William and Ellen Peers of Dalton. He is buried in Dalton's Holy Trinity New 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

5679680 Pte Alfred Mears, 2nd Bn, Dorset Regt

5679680 Private Alfred Mears of the 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment died on the 17th December 1943. He was 29 years old and the husband of Rosina Lilian Mears of Kennington, London. He is buried in the Imphal 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

14410954 Spr Charles M N Dewar, RE

14410954 Sapper Charles M N Dewar of the 164th Railway Operating Company, Royal Engineers, dies on the 16th December 1944. He was 29 years old, the son of Charles Murray Niven Dewar and Helen Margaret Dewar, of Perth. 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

254775 Pte Betty Flushon, ATS

254775 Private Betty Flushon of the Auxiliary Territorial Service died on the 15th December 1945. She was born in South-East London but living in Essex when she 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

4858147 Pte Edwin Bollington, 1st Bn, Leics Regt

4858147 Private Edwin Bollington of the 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment died on the 14th December 1941. He was 22 years old, the stepson of Frederick Wilkinson of Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire. He is commemorated on Column 65 of 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

7870813 Signalman Cecil H Cuming, RCS

7870813 Signalman Cecil Herbert Cuming of the Royal Corps of Signals died on the 13th December 1943. He was 43 years old, the son of Lewis Herbert and Mary Cuming and the husband of Janetta Cuming, of Paignton, Devon. He is buried in the churchyard of St Thomas, Killinghall 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

6296150 Pte Leslie W Stoneham, 5th Bn, The Buffs

6296150 Private Leslie Wilfred Stoneham of the 5th Battalion, The Buffs, died on the 12th December 1942. He was 31 years old, the husband of Nellie Stoneham of Gravesend, Kent. He is buried in the Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery in Tunisia.

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

3445376 L/Cpl James Ratcliffe, 2nd Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers

3445376 Lamce-Corporal James Ratcliffe of the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers died on the 11th December 1942. He was from Bury and he is buried in the Beja War Cemetery in Tunisia.

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

1940796 Spr Andrew Swan, RE

1940796 Sapper Andrew Swan of the Royal Engineers died on the 10th December 1941. He was 29 years old and is buried in the Heliopolis War Cemetery in Greece.

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

43793 Volunteer Ivy Gladys Briggs, ATS

43793 Volunteer Ivy Gladys Briggs of the Auxiliary Territorial Service died on the 9th December 1942. She was 19 years old, the daughter of Frederick James Briggs and Mabel Alice Briggs of Laxfield in Suffolk. She is buried in Laxfield 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

772441 L/Sgt Edward C Trice, RA

772441 Lance-Sergeant Edward Charles Trice of 12th Battery, 6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery died on the 8th December 1942. He was 33 years old, the son of William Charles and Mary Ann Trice, and the husband of Hilda Rose Trice of Brighton, Sussex. He is buried in the Yokohama War Cemetery in Japan.

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

7956606 Tpr Frank J Kingsbury, RAC

7956606 Trooper Frank James Kingsbury of the Royal Armoured Corps gave his life for his King and Country on the 7th December 1943. He was 36 years old, the son of William Henry and Ada Mary Rachel Kingsbury, and the husband of Rosina Aline Kingsbury of Muswell Hill, Middlesex. 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

10674588 Pte Robert P Manson, RASC

10674588 Private Robert Pringle Manson of the Royal Army Service Corps died on the 6th December 1944. He was 40 years old, the husband of Mary Manson of Leith, Edinburgh. He is buried in Mierlo 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

7394179 Pte George E Shillito, RAMC

7394179 Private George Edward Shillito of the Royal Army Medical Corps died on the 5th December 1945. He is buried in Salford (Weaste) 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

3713542 Pte Frank Lawton, 2nd Bn, KOYLI

3713542 Private Frank Lawton of the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, died on the 4th December 1943. He was the son of Robinson and Edith Lawton of Lees, Oldham, Lancashire. He is buried in the Delhi 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

5505700 Pte Robert J Beedell, 2nd Bn, Hants Regt

5505700 Private Robert James Beedell of the Hampshire Regiment died on the 3rd December 1942. He was 29 years old, the son of Robert John and Florence Lilian Beedell of Camberley, Surrey, and the husband of Edith Beedell of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. He is buried in the Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery in Tunisia.

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

3660951 Pte Herbert Hallard, 2nd Bn, HLI

3660951 Private Herbert Hallard of the 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry gave his life for his King and Country on the 2nd December 1944. He was 27 years old, the son of Herbert and Florence Hallard and the husband of Adelaide Hallard, of Gorton, Manchester. He is buried in Krakow's Rakowicki 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

1086577 Gnr Stanley H Sheppard, RA

1086577 Gunner Stanley Harold Sheppard of the 8th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery died on the 1st December 1941. He was 29 years old and the son of Harold William and Harriet Ada Sheppard, of Walkern, Hertfordshire. 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

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