Ministry of Defence
Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion
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Ministry of Defence |
Lest We Forget |
The Royal British Legion |
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| ALDERDICE | Terence Norman |
Flying Officer, 78373, Pilot Instructor, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. 17 November 1943, age 33. Son of Norman Hewitt Alderdice &
Frances Alderdice; husband of Margaret Alderdice, Streatley, Beds.
Rothley Cemetery, Leicestershire |
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| ANDREWS | Michael |
Able Seaman, SS Fort thabaska (London), Merchant Navy. 2 December 1943,
age 41. Son of Mr & Mrs John Andrews, of Wisbech. Tower Hill
Memorial, London. |
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| ARMSTRONG | Albert Edward |
Private, 5933891, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. 26 June 1943, age 27, Prisoner
of War. Son of Stanley & Ethel Armstrong, of Wisbech; husband
of Diana Ruth Armstrong, of Wisbech. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery,
Thailand. |
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| ASHWORTH | Douglas Mons |
Private, 5773742, 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment. 15 May 1945, age 26. Rangoon
War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
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| BARNES | John William |
Sapper, 2092572, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. 29 September 1943, Prisoner of
War. Son of Philip Benjamin & Florence Mary Barnes, of Wisbech.
Thanyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. Brother of Richard. |
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| BARNES | Richard Percy |
Private, 11253941, 1st East Surrey Regiment. 23 April 1945, age 23. Son of
Philip Benjamin & Florence Mary Barnes, of Wisbech. Argenta
Gap War Cemetery, Italy. Brother of John. |
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| BARON | D |
No further infromation currently available |
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| BARRETT | Arthur Alfred |
Private, 5933572, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War, age 24. Son of Edward Charles & Alice Barrett,
of Wisbech; husband of Lucy Elizabeth Barrett, of Woodingdean, Sussex,
Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| BAXTER | George | possibly George Baxter, Private, 5829833, 1st Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Friday, 10th June 1944. Age 24. Born and resident Cambridgeshire. Buried in La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France. or George Baxter, Private 5833770, 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 18 JUne 1943. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 2. Row M. Grave 48. |
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| BEAKLEY | Rowan Peter |
Private, 5933672, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. 18 August 1943, age 22, Prisoner
of War. Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| BELLAMY | Leslie Clarence |
Private, 144441243,
4th Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 27 August 1944, age 18.
The third son of Mr & Mrs F Bellamy of 24 Southwell road, Wisbech.
Private Bellamy was only 18 years of age and had been in the army
for less than a year. St Desir War Cemetery, Calvados France.
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| BENSLEY | Bert |
Corporal, 5933894, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of cholera
10 June 1943, at Takanun, age 28. Son of Frederick & Florence Bensley,
of Wisbech; husband of Louisa Ann Bensley, Methwold, Norfolk. Kanchanaburi
War Cemetery, Thailand. Brother of Charles. |
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| BENSLEY | Charles Edward Verden |
Private, 5932918, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died cholera 3 June 1943,
at Takanun, age 24. Son of Frederick & Florence Bensley, of
Wisbech; husband of Lilian Gertrude Bensley, of Wisbech. Kanchanaburi
War Cemetery, Thailand. Brother of Bert. |
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| BLOOMFIELD | Charles Henry |
Private, 5933123, HQCompany, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in
action 14 February 1942, age 29. Son of mr & Mrs Alfred William Bloomfield;
husband of Maud Bloomfield, of Wisbech. Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
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| BLUNDEN | George Percy |
Private, 2926658, B Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War, age 32. Son of George & Mary Blunden; husband
of Kathleen Blunden, of South Wingfield, Derbyshire. Singapore Memorial,
Singapore. |
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| BOUGHEN | Laurence Joseph |
Able Seaman, P/JX 394513, HMS Tweed, Royal Navy. 7 January 1944, age 19.
Son of Walter & Lucy Eliza Boughen. Portsmouth Naval Memorial,
Hampshire. |
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| BOUCH, DFM | Albert |
Flight
Sergeant, 1336404, Air gunner, 582 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. 15 June 1944, age 21. Son of Mr & Mrs F A Bouch, of
Wisbech. 582 Squadron flew Lancasters from Little Staughton. Coxdye
War Cemetery, Kiksijde, Belgium. |
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| BOWD | James Victor |
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| BOYCE | Stanley |
Volunteer, 13th Leicestershire (Post Office) Btn, Home Guard. 17 July 1941,
age 44. Son of James & Eliza Boyce; husband of Daisy Ellen Boyce,
of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
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| BRAY | James |
Corporal, 5933801, 1st Lincolnshire Regiment. 20 August 1943, age 24. Nephew
of Mrs P Hurst, of Wisbech. Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar. |
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| BROWN | E |
No further infromation currently available |
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| BROWN | William Henry |
Private 5933490, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. 15 August 1943, Prisoner of War.
Son of Elizabeth Brown, of Wisbech. Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand.
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| BROWNING | Maurice |
Tpr, 295516, Life Guards. 18 August 1942. Son of John George & Rebecca
Harriet Browning, of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
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| BRUCE | Arthur Leonard |
Corporal, 5784270, 1st Royal Norfolk Regiment. 21 July 1944, age 21. Son of
Mr & Mrs George Bruce; husband of Ethel Bruce, of Wisbech. La
Delivrance War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France. |
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| BRUCE | George William |
Leading Cook, HMS Jaguar, Royal Navy, died 26 March 1942, age 36,
commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent, United Kingdom. Son
of George T. and Ada Edith Bruce, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire; husband
of Elizabeth May Bruce, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
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| BRUCE | Reginald Oviles |
Sergeant, 59232595, 1st Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 6 August 1944. Son of George
& Elizabeth Bruce; husband of Lily Irene Bruce, of Hillingdon,
Middlesex. Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
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| BRUCE | Thomas Richard |
Able Seaman, P/JX 130701, HMS Worcester, Royal Navy, died 1 June
1940. Son of George Thomas and Ada Edith Bruce; husband of Lilian
Nancy Bruce, of East Dulwich, London. Dover (St James's) Cemetery
Row D, Joint grave 6. |
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| BRUNDISH | Donald Eustace |
Private, 5829675, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of fever 27 February 1944,
Chungkai, age 24, Prisoner of War. Son of Percy Edward & Ada
Brundish, of Wisbech. Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| BULLOCK | Charles William |
Sapper, 2090352, 287 Field Coy, Royal Engineers. 12 June 1943, Prisoner
of War. Son of Charles Edward & Alice Florence Bullock, of Wisbech.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| BUNNING | Stanley Traylen |
Corporal, 5933875, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War. Son of James & Victoria Bunning; husband of
Dorothy May Bunning, of Friday Bridge. Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
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| BURALL | Douglas Charles |
Captain, 272301, 2nd Royal Norfolk Regiment. 17 May 1946, age 32. Son
of Henry Charles Burall MBE & Maud Burall (nee Reynolds), of
Wisbech; husband of Joan Burall, of Wisbech. Ranchi War Cemetery,
India. |
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| BURBRIDGE | James William |
Private, 5933569, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 22 February 1942, Prisoner
of War, ag 24. Son of Mr & Mrs James Burbridge, of Wisbech.
Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| BURNHAM | William Arthur |
Gunner, 1678401, 312 Bty 28 Searchlight Rgt, Royal Artillery. 2 March 1941,
age 29. Son of Charles & Elizabeth Sarah Burnham, of Wisbech;
husband of Mollie Burnham, of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery,
Cambs. |
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| BURRELL | Albert Edward |
Corporal, 2092573, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 26 December 1943, age
37. Son of William Rufus & Mary Ann Burrell; husband of Dorothy
Maud Burrell, of Elm. Special Memorial C, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.
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| BURRELL | Walter Edward |
Private, 5933591, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died pellagra 27 October 1943
at Chunkai, age 22. Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| BUSH | Donald |
Private, 5773756, 2nd Royal Norfolk Regiment. 4 May 1944, age 25. Son of
William & Jessie Bush, of Wisbech. Kohima War Cemetery, India.
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| BUTCHER | Charles William |
Possibly: Gdm. William Charles
Butcher, 2nd Bt. Scots Guards, died 8 January 1942, age 28, commemorated:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Son of Alfred Isaac Butcher and Rosa Butcher,
of Milton, Cambridgeshire. |
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| CALLABY | Harry Clifford |
Fireman & Trimmer, SS Empire Stevenson (South Shileds), Merchant
Navy. 13 September 1942, age 21. Tower Hill Memorial, London. |
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| CARLILE, DFM | John Vyvyan |
Flight Sergeant, 968433, 260 Squadron Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. 26 June 1942, age 20. Son of John Weatherley Robinson
Carlile & Muriel Louisa Carlile, of Wisbech. 260 Squadron flew
Kittyhawks from LG85, Egypt. Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
London Gazette 27/7/1943 Details from his recommendation AIR 2/9596 Pilot 260 Sqdn During recent hard fighting in the Western Desert, F/S Carlyle has especially distinguished himself. In one day, he twice turned to attack a greatly superior enemy force and each time brought his aircraft home successfully in spite of extensive damage to it which made it extremely hard to handle. He is a fearless and determined fighter pilot and recently destroyed an enemy fighter when our forces were outnumbered by at least four to one. During the present battle, his characteristic keeness to engage the Hun has inspired confidence and courage in all who witnessed his energy and drive, his conduct throughout being such as to prove a valuable contribution to the successes his squadron has achieved. This airman was reported missing on 26th June 1942, and the recommendation was intiated on 2nd June 1942. (Note - the D.F.M could not be awarded posthumously, so alot of the time the recommendation would be post dated to the day before the airman went missing) |
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| CHAMBERS | Arthur Edward |
Private, 5953208, 5th Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. Died
14 June 1943, Prisoner of War, age 26. Son of Mrs A L Chambers, of Wisbech.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| CHIVERS | Hugh John |
Lt, 90415, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. 25 January 1942, age 32. Son of
Mr & Mrs A J Chivers, of 6 Clarkson Ave, Wisbech; stepson of
Mrs C L Chivers, of Cambridge. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| CLARK | D |
No further infromation currently available |
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| CLARK | Gordon |
Private, 14430056, 4th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment, who died on Sunday
8 October 1944, age 19. Buried: OISTERWIJK (ST. PETER) ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCHYARD Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Son of Hudson Frank and Agnes
Lilian Clark, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
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| CLARK | Percy Frederick | Photograph Copyright © Tyler Clark 2023 |
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| CLEAVER | Samuel Alexander |
Driver, 2090379287, Royal Engineers. Died 27 August 1943, Prisoner of War,
age 23. Son of Mr & Mrs F Cleaver, of Wisbech. Thanbyuzayat
War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| COLE | John Horace |
Driver, 2091173, 287 Field Coy, Royal Engineers. Died 6 August 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 23. Son of Horace William & Alice Jessie Cole, of
Wisbech. Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| COOK | Kenneth Charles |
Pilot Officer, 43096, 59 Squadron Royal Air Force. 10 January 1941, age
22. Son of Charles Leonard & Florence Susanna Cook, of Wisbech.
59 Squadron flew Blenheims from Thorney Island, with detachments
at Manston, Bircham Newton and Detling. Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
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| COOK | Maurice Earl |
Trooper, 14288494, 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured
Corps. 19 July 1944, age 20. Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
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| COPEMAN | Walter Reginald |
Private, 5773928, 5th Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 1 August 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 25. Son of William Ambrose & Daisy Copeman, of Wisbech.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| CORBETT | Ronald Spencer |
Leading Aircraftman, 1614948, 2880 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. 17 November 1944, age 22. Son of Richard Arthur & Rose Ethele
Corbett, of Wisbech. Schooonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Belgium. |
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| COYLE | Gerald |
Sergeant (Air Bomber) 551595, 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Country
of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Foggia
Main, Italy, in a Vickers Wellington X, serial number LP464, when
his aircraft was lost during a raid on the Porto Nuovo marshalling
yards, Verona, 12 October 1944. Aged 24. Native of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Son of Percy and Alice Coyle, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Malta
Memorial, Malta. Panel 14, Column 2. See also Malta
World War 2 Airmen memorial |
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| CULLEN | William James |
Trooper, 5783245, 153 Rgt (8th Essex) Royal Armourced Corps. 17 July 1944,
age 23. Son of Arthur & Maude Cullen; husband of Edna Cullen,
of Terrington St Clement, Norfolk. St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux,
Calvados, France. |
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| DANNATT | Kenneth Edward |
Lance Corporal, 5933677, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died
of diptheria 30 November 1943, Prisoner of War, at Chunkai. Chungkai
War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| DAWSON | C R |
No further infromation currently available |
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| DOWNES | Dennis Alan |
Private, 14407034, 2nd Royal Berkshire Regiment. 25 February 1945, age 20. Son
of George W & F E Downes, of Wisbech. Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar.
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| DUNLOP | James Gordon |
Lance Sergeant, 5933752, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died
diptheria 29 September 1943, Prisoner of War at Chunkai, age 23. Son of James
& Eveline Bertha Dunlop, of Wisbech. Chungkai War Cemetery,
Thailand. |
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| EDKINS | Henry Jackson |
Corporal, 7925541, 23rd Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps. 30 March 1945, age 35.
Son of Edward & Anne Edkins; husband of Marian Edkins, of Cambridge.
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. |
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| EDWARDS | Harry James |
Sapper, 2181902, 4 Bomb Disposal Squadron Royal Engineers. 10 October 1940,
age 39. Husband of Elise Edith Edwards, of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough
Cemetery, Cambs. |
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| ELVIN | Walter George |
 Corporal,
7906199, 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), Royal Armoured
Corps. 12 June 1944, age 26. Son of Walter George & Gladys Ann
Elvin; husband of Irene. Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
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| EVERARD | John William |
Sergeant, 5933819, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War, age 26. Son of John William & Mabel Everard;
husband of Kathleen Mary Everard, of March. Singapore Memorial,
Singapore. |
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| FIRMAGE | Stanley Cecil |
Private, 5773880, 4th Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 1 September 1944, Prisoner
of War, age 27. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| FLETCHER | Sidney Aubrey |
Possibly Private, 5773911, 5th
Royal Norfolk. Died 4 June 1943, age 24, Prisoner of War. Kanchanaburi
War Cemetery, Thailand. Born and resident Cambridgeshire. |
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| FORDHAM | Raymond George |
Sergeant, 5773925, 2nd Royal Norfolk Regiment. 28 February 1945, age 26. Son of
Mr & Mrs George Fordham, of Wisbech. Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar.
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| FOUNTAIN | Louis Stanley |
Leading Aircraftman, 1499428, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
19 January 1946, age 24. Son of Louis & Florence Fountain, of Wisbech.
Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt. |
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| FRIEND | Sidney Neville |
Lance Corporal, 2092130, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 28 August 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 31. Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
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| GIBBS | Walter |
Sergeant, 5960587, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. 1 July 1944,
age 46. Son of Joshua & Martha Gibbs; husband of Maud Gibbs,
of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
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| GIRLING | Edward Peter O |
Trooper, 7939954, C Squadron 5th Royal Tank Rgt, Royal Armoured
Corps. 23 July 1942, age 21. Son of Charles Edward & Edith Alice
Girling, of Wisbech. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. |
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| GOODALL | Horace Leslie |
Private, 5933858, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War, aged 25. Son of Horace & Mabel Goodall, of
Wisbech. Sigapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| GREAVES | Arthur Charles |
Private, 5933859, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War, age 23. |
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| GREEN | James Leonard |
Possibly: Steward,
HMS Exmoor, Royal Navy, died 25 February 1941, commemorated: CHATHAM
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent, United Kingdom. Son of James and Annie Green;
husband of Nellie Green, of Willesden, Middlesex. |
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| GREEN | Owen Robert Vincent |
Corporal, 2091250, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 24 June 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 36. Son of Owen Robert & Ada Green; husband of Alice
Gertrude Athow Green, of Heacham, Norfolk. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery,
Thailand. |
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| GREEN | Raymond Albert |
Pilot Officer, 165030, Navigator, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
8 September 1944, age 20. Son of Albert William & Violet Grace Green,
of King's Lynn, Norfolk. King's Lynn (Gayton Road) Cemetery, Norfolk.
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| GREEN | Wilfred Needham |
Private, 5829844, 4th Suffolk Regiment. Died 12 November 1943, Prisoner of War,
age 23. Thanbyazuyat War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
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| GROUNDS | Frederick Ambrose |
Captian, 79053, C Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action
25 January 1942, age 24. Son of Frederick Donald & Alice Grounds; husband
of Kathleen Grounds, of Upwell. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| HALL | H |
Probably: Horace HALL, Private,
5775555, 2nd Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment, who died on Tuesday 25
May 1943, age 33. Buried: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY Thailand. Son
of Emily Hall, of Walpole St. Andrew, Cambridgeshire. Born and resident
Cambridgeshire. See also Walpole
St. Andrew. |
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| HAMMOND | Thomas Silvester |
Private, 5933599, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 28 January 1942,
age 20. Son of Elizabeth Hammond, of Wisbech. Singapore Memorial,
Singapore. |
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| HARDIMENT | Peter |
Trooper, 14219821, 7th Royal Tank Rgt, Royal Armoured Corps. 30 July 1944,
age 20. Son of Hubert & Pauline Eleanor Hardiment, of Wisbech.
Fontenay-Le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel, Calvados, France. |
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| HARNWELL | Kenneth Charles |
Corporal, 5733592, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action
28 January 1942, age 22. Son of Charles & Ethel Harnwell, of West Walton,
Norfolk. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| HARRIS | Reginald John |
Leading Cook, C/MX 60132, HMS Vimiera, Royal Navy. 9 January 1942, age 20.
Son of Walter Charles & Mary Harris, of Wisbech. Chatham Naval
Memorial, Kent. |
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| HARRIS | Walter Charles |
Gunner, 937784, 68 Medium Rgt, Royal Artillery. 27 November 1941, age 23. Son
of Walter & Frances Harris, of Wisbech. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery,
Egypt. |
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| HARPLEY | Kenneth |  Private,
1142065, 5th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. 18 July 1944, age
24. Born 27 September 1920. Son of Absolom Walter & Mary Emily
Harpley, of Wisbech. Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
Photograph copyright © Shaz Ann 2017 |
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| HENSON | Bernard |
Sergeant, 742563, Pilot, 257 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
17 November 1940. Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
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| HOLL | Raymond |
Corporal, 5773941, 4th Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 17 February 1942, Prisoner
of War, age 29. Husband of Constance Holl, of Wisbech. Kranji War
Cemetery, Singapore. |
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| HOLLAND | Edward Roy |
Sapper, 2090361, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 2 September 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 22. Son of Edward Alfred & Hilda Holland, of Wsibech.
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
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| HOLMAN | Neville | He was born on 23 September 1920 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, to Albert and Mary Holman. He had a younger sister, Mary, who was born on 9 January 1923. In the 1921 census the family resided at 23 Ramnoth Road, his father worked as a printer at Gardiner & Co. He was an avid footballer and tennis player, and attended Ramnoth Road School. Having left school he was employed as a clerk in the rating department of the Wisbech Rural District Council. The family lived at 23 Ramnoth Road according to subsequent records until at least 1931. In the 1939 Register they were resident at 58 Ramnoth Road. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (R.A.F.V.R.) and trained as a pilot, receiving his wings April 1941. He was posted to 112 Squadron, a unit renowned for its distinctive "Shark Squadron" insignia and their part in the North African campaign. |
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| HOTSON | Thomas Harold |
Driver, 2090380, 287 Field Coy, Royal Engineers. Died 30 September 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 22. Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
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| HOWARD | Harry William |
Lance Sergeant, 5932815, 7th Green Howards (Yorkshire Rgt). 14 July 1943,
age 33. Son of Harry William & Sally Howard, of Wisbech; husband
of Eva Irene Howard, of Wisbech. Syracuse War Cemetery, Scilly,
Italy. |
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| HUMPHREY | Harold Arthur |
Gunner, 1808664, 241 Bty, 77 HAA Rgt Royal Artillery. Died 20 June 1944,
Prisoner of War, age 22. Son of Hugh & Francis Grace Humphrey,
of Wisbech. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| HUNT | Frederick |
No further infromation currently available |
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| HUNT | Sidney Charles |
Lance Sergeant, 932152, 4th Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. 22 October 1944,
age 27. Son of Frederick William & Mary Elizabeth Hunt; husband
of Bessie May Hunt, of Parson Drove, Cambs. Imphal War Cemetery,
India. |
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| HUTCHINSON | George Edward |
WO Class II, 9th Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. 18 September 1942,
age 33. Son of William & Emma Hutchinson, of Wisbech; husband
of Rachel Selina Hutchinson, of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery,
Cambs. |
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| HYAM | Gordon Victor |
Private, 5933854, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
age 24. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| HYAM | Raymond Bertie |
Private, 5933821, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of beri-beri and
malaria 9 August 1944, age 23. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| ILETT | Stanley Robert |
Petty Officer, P/JX 131852, HMS Chakdina, Royal Navy. 5 December 1941, age
29. Son of Robert & Edith Ilett, of Wisbech. Portsmouth Naval
Memorial, Hampshire. |
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| ISAACSON | Herbert Alexander |
Leading Aircraftman, 750925, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 30 September 1943.
Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia. |
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| JOHNSON | Kenneth Ernest |
Flight Sergeant, 1853631, Air Gunner, 570 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. 23 April 1945, age 22. Son of Cecil Ernest & Jessie Evelyn
Johnson, of Wisbech. 570 Squadron flew Albermarles from Harwell.
Aarhus West Cemetery, Denmark. |
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| JOHNSON | William Alfred |
Private, 5932276, C Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War, age 32. Son of Albert Alfred & Louisa Johnson;
husband of Evelyn Lydia Johnson, of Wisbech. Singapore Memorial,
Singapore. |
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| JONES | Jack Jospeh |
Lance Corporal, 2092133, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 26 November 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 21. Son of John Herbert & Susannah Elizabeth Jones,
of Wisbech. Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
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| KEMP | George William |
Private, 5933600, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War, age 24. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Also listed
Walsoken. |
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| KEMP | Jack |
Fireman & Trimmer, SS Fort Norfolk (London), Merchant Navy.
24 June 1944, age 21. Son of Mrs E M Kemp; stepson of Mr J T Hollis,
of Wisbech. Tower Hill Memorial, London. |
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| LEVERETT | Wilfred Robert |
Fusilier, 14385648, 1st Royal Fusilier (City of London Rgt). 2 December 1943,
age 30. Husband of Marjorie Grace Leverett, of King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. |
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| LIVINGSTONE | D |
No further infromation currently available |
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| LONG | Herbert James |
Corporal, 5933546, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 24 June 1943,
Prisoner of War, age 25, at Kinsayuk. Son of Emily Matilda Long,
of Wisbech. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| LONG | Horace William |
Sergeant, 5933789, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action
14 February 1942, age 31. Son of Mr & Mrs J Long; husband of Mary Long,
of Wisbech. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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| MAHONEY | Frederick George |
Private, 14371289, Ist Northamptonshire Regiment. 16 June 1944, age 20. Son
of James & Eleanor Mahoney, of Wisbech. Maynamati War Cemetery,
Bangladesh. |
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| MAHONEY | John William |
Private, 5778220, 6th Royal Norfolk Regiment. 25 January 1942, age 21. Singapore
Memorial, Singapore. |
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| MANN | Jack |
Private, 5932170, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of cholera 27 June 1943,
Prisoner of War, age 32, at Takanun. Kanchanburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
|
|
| MARSHALL | Cyril George |
Private, 14655817, 6th King's Own Scottish Borderers. 1 July 1944, age 19.
Son of Cyril George & Elsie Maud Marshall of Wisbech. St Manvieu
War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France. |
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| MARSHALL | Robert George |
Sergeant, 2091754, 291 Workshop Sec, Royal Engineers. 7 November 1944, age 23.
Son of Horace & Frances Alice Marshall, of Wisbech. Coriano
Ridge War Cemetery, Italy. |
|
| MARTIN | William Charles |
Private, 5823924, 4th Suffolk Regiment. Died 6 July 1943, Prisoner of War,
age 35. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
|
| MATTHEWS | Maurice |
Craftsman, 14371289, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
24 December 1943, age 20. Son of Charles & Gladys Matthews, of Wisbech.
Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
|
| MATTLESS | Henry |
Sapper, 5933472, Royal Engineers. Died 1 August 1943, Prisoner of War, age
27. Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
|
| MILLER | Frederick John |
Sergeant, 2090365, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 1 October 1943, age 24,
Prisoner of War. Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
|
| MITCHAM | William Abram |
Pilot Officer, 195029,
Wire operator/Air gunner, 626 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. 5 April 1945, age 21. Son of William & Agnes Mitcham,
of Wisbech. 626 Squadron flew Lancasters from Wickenby. Boulogne
Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
|
| MOYES | C J |
No further infromation currently available |
|
| MUFFETT | Raymond Ernest |
Sergeant, 1875817, 550 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 22 May 1944,
age 19. Son of Alfred Earish Muffett & Florence Evelyn Maud
Muffett, of Wisbech. 550 Squadron flew Lancasters from North Killingholme.
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. |
|
| MURFITT | Ronald Bert |
Stoker 1st Class, C/KX 137773, HMS Samphire, Royal Navy. 30 January 1943.
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. |
|
| NEAVE | John Herbert |
Private, 13025758, Pioneer Corps. 5 March 1941, age 45. Son of Herbert George
& Emma May Neave; husand of Amelia Elizabeth Ann Neave, of Wisbech.
Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
|
| NEGUS | Arthur Henry |
Private, 13033609, Corps of Military Police. 28 June 1943, age 29. Son of
Frank Henry & Matilda Negus; husband of Doris Negus, of Hull.
Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
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| NICHOLLS | Bernard |
Private, 5933898, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action
13 February 1942, age 30. Son of William Smith Nicholls & Emily Nicholls,
of Walpole St Peter, Norfolk; husband of Hilda Nicholls, of Elm,
Cambs. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
|
| NICHOLLS | Ernest William |
Private, 5933513, HQ Company, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of malaria
6 August 1943 at Kilo 203, Thailand, Prisoner of War, age 23. Son of William
Smith Nichools & Emily Nicholls, of Walpole St Peter, Norfolk.
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| NOBBS | Lewis Donald |
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| NORMAN | Bernard Burnham |
Lance Corporal, 5773920, 4th Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 22 October 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 25. Son of Mrs M A Norman, of West Walton, Norfolk.
Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. |
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| NOY | Ronald |
Driver, T/10690269, Royal Army Service Corps. 24 August 1944. Son of Mr
& Mrs H F Noy, of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs.
|
|
| PARKER | C E |
probably: Charles Edgar Pearson,
Private, 10544719, 18 Divisional Ordnance Workshops, Royal Army Ordnance
Corps. Died 28 October 1943, Prisoner of War, age 27. Son of Thomas &
Harriett Parker. Born Brighton, resident Cambridgeshire. Kanchanaburi
War Cemetery, Thailand. |
|
| PEARSON | James Jonas |
Corporal, 1247670, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 12 March 1944. Singapore
Memorial, Singapore. |
|
| PLUMB | Reginald Jack |
Sapper, 2096368, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 31 October 1940, age
20. Son of Mrs M Etherington, of Wisbech. Wisbech (Walsoken) Cemetery,
Cambs. |
|
| PRESTON | William Charles |
Lance Sergeant, 5933598, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War, age 25. Son of Sidney & Ethel Preston; husband
of Edith Preston, of Garston, Watford, Herts. Singapore Memorial,
Singapore. |
|
| RICHARDSON | Leonard Arthur |
[A L in CWGC] Sapper. 1018 Dock Operating Coy., Royal Engineers,
died 17 June 1943, age 33, buried: BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL, Surrey, United
Kingdom. Son of Charles Arthur and Flora Richardson; husband of
Hilda Jean Richardson, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
|
| RICHES | Alfred Ernest |
Private, 14558534, 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 3 August 1944, age
19. Son of W H & Elizabeth Riches, of Wisbech. Hottot-Les-Bagues
War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
|
| ROBERTS | Arthur |
Sapper 2091546, 287 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in Malaya
17th August 1943. Age 22. Already enlisted in Royal Engineers in
1939. Born and resident Cambridgeshire. Son of Harry Isherwood Roberts
and Hannah Roberts; husband of Betty Mildred, Roberts, of Fornham
St. Martin, Suffolk. Buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar.
Plot B4. Row C. Grave 4. |
|
| ROSE | Edward Arthur |
Flying Officer, 134229, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 28 January 1944,
age 31. Son of Alfred H & Ethel L Rose, of Wisbech; husband
of Joan Mary Rose, of Wisbech. Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. |
|
| RUTTERFORD | Cyril Wilfred |
Private, 5933587, 5th Suffolk Regiment. Died 29 July 1943, Prisoner of War,
age 22. Son of Mr & Mrs James Rutterford; husband of I L Rutterford,
of Wisbech. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
|
| SALMONS | Eric Arthur |
Sapper, 2092137, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 26 September 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 23. Son of Sydney & Elizabeth Salmons, of Wisbech.
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
|
| SEABER | William |
Leading Aircraftman, 1723596, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
11 August 1945, age 34. Son of Charles & Clara Seaber, of Wisbech;
husband of Annie Lilian Seaber, of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery,
Cambs. |
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| SEAMAN | Neville Walter William |
Lance Corporal, 2090372, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. 26 January 1942, age 21.
Son of Walter & Ellen Rose, of Wisbech. Singapore Memorial,
Singapore. |
|
| SIMPOLE | Jack William |
Sapper, 2092136, 287 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 18 June 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 23. Son of James William & Emily Jane Simpole, of
Wisbech; husband of Florence Maud Simpole, of Wisbech. Thanbyuzayat
War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
|
| SKELDON | Angus Wallis |
Sergeant, 1623522, Glider Pilot, Royal Air Volunteer Reserve. 24 March 1945,
age 21. Son of Leonard & Dorothy May Skeldon, of Cambridge.
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. |
|
| SMITH | Arthur |
Trooper, 7952599, 16th/5th Lancers, R.A.C., who died on Friday 9
April 1943, age 20. Commemorated: MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL Tunisia.
Son of Percival Stanley Victor and Agnes Smith, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Born and resident Cambridgeshire. |
|
| SMITH | Frank |
Lance Sergeant, 593207, 2nd Battalion, The Cambridgeshire Regiment,
The Suffolk Regiment. Died 9 November 1944. Age 35. Husband of Grace
Dora Smith (nee Douthwaite). Father of Robert Francis Smith and
Anthony Ernest Smith. Lived with his family at 25 George Street,
Wisbech, Cambs. Prisoner of war. Commemorated on the Singapore War
Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 57. |
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| SMITH | John |
Extract from Sniper of the Skies by Nick Thomas: Flying Officer J. Smith' (flying BR233 T-Q) and Sergeant J.C. Gilbert"' (flying BR227 T-T) made passing attacks at the bombers, but were themselves attacked by the Bf 109s. Smith's Spitfire caught fire following the first pass, before being hit by two further Bf 109s, exploding before he had a chance to bail out. Gilbert's Spitfire then received the same treatment. It rolled over onto its back and dived into the sea off Wied-iz-Zurrieq. No parachute was seen. |
|
| SMITH | Ronald Archer |
Private, 5933574, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 3 June 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 26. Died of cholera at Takanun. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery,
Thailand. |
|
| STANFORD | John Robert |
Private, 5933855, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at sea 21 September 1944,
Prisoner of War, age 24. Son of Mrs L Stanford, of Wisbech. Singapore
Memorial, Singapore. |
|
| STIMPSON | George Morris |
Private, 5933540, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 13 May 1943, age 24,
Prisoner of War, age 24. Died of tuberculosis at Chunkai. Son of
Alfred & Gertrude Stimpson; husband of Marjorie Stimpson, of
Wisbech. Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. |
|
| STRATTON | Reginald Barton |
Leading Aircraftman, 1213814, 2721 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. 19 November 1944, age 23. Son of Alfred James Stratton & Edith
Mary Stratton, of Wisbech. Cesena War Cemetery, Italy. |
|
| SWAIN | Cecil Charles |
Private, 5933491, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. 12 February 1942, age 21. Missing
in action. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
|
| SWANN | George Leonard |
Driver, 2091757, 289 Field Coy Royal Engineers. Died 15 June 1943, Prisoner
of War, age 25. Son of John William & Rose Ellen Swann, of Wisbech.
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
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| SYMONDS | Arthur Robert |
Lance Corporal, 2343023, Royal Corps of Signals. 20 November 1943, age 27. Son of
Robert & Florence Elizabeth Symonds, of Wisbech; husband of
Joan Ellen Symonds, of Gorefield. Gorefield (St Paul) Churchyard,
Cambs. |
|
| TAWN | Edward William |
Lance Corporal, 5784042, 1st East Lancashire Regiment. 6 April 1945, age 21. Reichswald
Forest War Cemetery, Germany. |
|
| TAYLOR | Archie Frank |
Sapper 2092138, 287 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of Avitaminosis
as a Japanese Prisoner of War 6 September 1943. Aged 32 [discrepancy
in age between records age should be 35]. Born 18 July 1908, and
resident, Cambridgeshire. Son of Frank Jabez Taylor and Florence
Taylor, of Wisbech; husband of Elsie Phyllis (nee Goode) Taylor,
of 15, Orchard Drive, Wisbech, married June-September Quarter 1934
in Wisbech egistration District, Cambridgeshire.
Enlisted 21 June 1939 in Wisbech. Cabinet Maker by trade. In the
1911 census he was aged 2, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, son of
Frank J and Florence Taylor, resident 5 East Place Wisbech, Wisbech
St Peter, Cambridgeshire. In the 1921 census he was aged 12, born
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, son of Frank and Florrie Taylor, resident
49, Cannon Street, Wisbech, Wisbech St Peter, Cambridgeshire. Buried
in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 2. Row D. Grave 68.
See also Wisbech Conservative
Working Men Club
Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1947:
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| THORPE | Frederick Housden |
Corporal, 958571, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 14 January 1943, age 28.
Husband of Eva Thorpe, of Wisbech. Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.
|
|
| TUCK | Arthur Robert |
Private, 14534079, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. 1 September 1944, age 21. Son of Charles
Bertram & Elizabeth Tuck, of Wisbech. Maynamati War Cemetery,
Bangladesh. |
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| TYLER | Patrick Arnold |
Corporal, T/250757, Royal Army Service Corps attached 51 HAA Rgt, Royal
Artillery. 20 June 1942, age 38. Son of William James & Edith Eleaner
Tyler, of Bombay, India; husband of Leonora Maud Tyler, of Wisbech.
Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
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| TYTHERLEIGH | Alan Edwin |
Sergeant, 1623946, 460 Squadron Royal Air Force. 3 July 1943, age 19. Son
of E A Tytherleigh MM & Mrs M E Tytherleigh, of Wisbech. 460
Squadron flew Lancasters from Binbrook. Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
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| VIRGO | John Raymond |
Lance Corporal, 2616924, 2nd Grenadier Guards. 29 June 1942, age 23. Son of George
& Clara Virgo, of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs.
|
|
| WADLOW | Jack Raymond |
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| WAKEFIELD | Gordon Sydney |
Aircraftman 2nd Class, 1215618, 115 Squadron Royal Air Force. 24 November 1941,
age 19. Son of Sidney & Hilda Vera Wakefield, of Wisbech. Wisbech
Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
|
| WALLIS | Leonard John |
Trooper, 143704368, 24th Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps. 24 May 1945,
age 29. Son of Leonard John & Hannah Wallis; husband of Edna
May Wallis, of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
|
| WARD | Deric Horace Walter |
Gunner, 14252038, Royal Artillery. 28 September 1942, age 23. Son of William
& Martha Ann Ward, of Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs.
|
|
| WATERS | Robert Stanley |
Corporal, 5778547, 9th Border Regiment. 6 March 1944, age 30. Son of Robert
& Julia Waters, of Wisbech. Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar. |
|
| WELBOURNE | J |
possibly Jack Welbourne, Able
Seaman, C/JX 172218, HMS Achates. Royal Navy. 25 July 1941. Chatham Naval
Memorial, Kent. |
|
| WHEATLEY | Albert |
Sergeant, 1254714, 196 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29 April 1943,
age 22. Son of Herbert & Phyllis Wheatley, , of Waldersea Pumping
Station, South Brink, Wisbech. 196 Squadron flew Wellington bombers
from Leconfield. Aabenraa Cemetery, Denmark. |
|
| WHITBY | Raymond Ernest |
Private, 14227445, 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment. 1 January 1945, age 21. Son
of George William & Ada Whitby, of Wisbech. Imphal War Cemetery,
India. |
|
| WHITSED | John |
Pilot Officer, 758109, Observer, 502 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. 24 November 1940. Squadron flew Bothas from Aldergrove, with a
detachment at Hooton Park. Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery, Stirlingshire.
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|
| WHITE | Hugh William |
Trooper, 7957656, 44th Royal Tank Rgt, Royal Armoured Corps. 25 March 1945,
age 26. Son of John T & Lizzie White, of Wisbech St Mary. Reichswald
Forest War Cemetery, Germany. |
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| WHITE | John Thomas |
Private, 5782811, 7th Royal Norfolk Regiment. 15 August 1944, age 22. Son of
Mrs L White, Wisbech. Wisbech Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
|
| WILLIS | Arthur Charles |
Corporal, 5182811, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 27 March 1946, age 27.
Son of George William & Emma Dora White, of Wisbech. Wisbech
Borough Cemetery, Cambs. |
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| WILSON | Frank |
No further infromation currently available |
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| WOODS | Frederick John |
Private, 5773919, 4th Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 21 September 1944, Prisoner
of War, age 26. Son of James David & Mary Ann Woods, of Wisbech.
Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
|
| YOUNG | Albert Lee |
Sapper, 1925127, 994 Docks Operating Coy Royal Engineers. 17 June 1943,
age 47. Son of James Henry & Jane Young; husband of Lucy Agnes
Young, of Wisbech. Brookwood Memorial, Surrey. |
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| YOUNG | L J |
probably: Leonard James Young,
Private, 5836272, 5th Suffolk Regiment. Died 30 July 1943, Prisoner of
War, age 22. Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Born adn resident Cambridgeshire. |
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Also
listed for this parish in the Ely Cathedral Second World War Book
of Remembrance: |
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| DAWSON | Ronald Ash |
Private. 2nd Bt. Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 25 August 1944, age
23, commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Son of Alfred and
Leonora Edith Dawson, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
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Corporal
of Horse, 305249, Royal Horse Guards, who died on Wednesday 25
April 1945, age 27. Buried: BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Soltau, Niedersachsen,
Germany. Born and resident Cambridgeshire. 
Sergeant
932152, Pilot, 112 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Killed in action flying out of Gambut, Libya, in a Curtiss Kittyhawk
I, serial number AK673, when he was shot down by a fighter near
Gazxala after becoming separated from a patrol over the El Adem-Gazala
area 11 February 1942. Aged 21. Native of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Son of Albert and Mary Holman, of Wisbech. Buried in Knightsbridge
War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. Plot 4. Row C. Grave 6.
Flying
Officer (Pilot) 60108, 249 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying
out of Ta Kali, Malta, in a Supermarine Spitfire VC, serial number
BR233, when the aircraft was shot down by Bf109s into the sea
off Malta when intercepting an enemy air raid by Ju88s on Luqa
airfield 8 July 1942. Aged 26. Native of Torquay, Devon. Son of
Mrs Helena Maud Mitchell, of 21 Dartford Rd, March, and the late
Mr Sidney Smith, of Wisbech. Formerly of Torquay. Commemorated
on Malta Memorial, Malta. See also 