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Ormskirk and District Comrades - Roll of Honour 1939 – 1945
Compiled by Dot Broady-Hawkes
NB. This is a work-in-progress but is being made available in its current form to coincide with the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
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Surname |
First name |
Others |
details |
Date of Death |
Burial Place |
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Ames |
Charlie Born Parbold 22 Small Lane Ormskirtk |
L/C. |
RASC 72, tipper Coy. |
10th July 1943 age 23 |
Cassino Memorial |
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Ardern |
Walter 4 Railway Road, Ormskirk |
Sgt Observer |
RAF |
Died 17/06/1940 lost in the sinking pf SS Lancastria on route to England. |
Runnymede memorial; Ormskirk Grammar School Memorial; Ormskirk Comrades Memorial; Ormskirk Parish Church Memorial Chapel. |
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Ashcroft |
Herbert Reginald husband of Marguerite Lilian |
RAOC lost on SS Anselm, Liverpool |
5th July 1941 age 23 |
Brookwood Memorial UK |
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Bailey |
George son of William & Margaret Bailey 10 Halsall Lane |
RAFVR 158 Sqdn |
Died 20.02.1944 aged 21 shot down by enemy fire |
Reischswald Forest War Cemetery |
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Baldwin M.C. |
John Rowland Schofield son of Edwin and Gwladys of Burscough |
Lieutenant |
Royal Engineers |
06 April 1943 aged 22 |
SFAX war cemetery, Tunisia |
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Ball |
John Son of Martin & Helen Ball Husband of Audrey Ball |
9th Bn Border Reg. |
Died 21 May 1944 29 years |
Rangoon Memorial Myanmar |
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Banks |
James William son of John 7 Mary Jane Banks Husband of Martha Margaret |
Merchant Navy Assistant Steward M.V. Apapa (Liverpool) aged 65 Also served WW1 |
6 Dec 1943 |
Buried Ormskirk Parish Churchyard |
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Barton |
Able son of Able & Mary Barton of Lathom |
Flight Sergeant |
RAFVR |
22/02/45 age 24 killed in flying accident in the Midlands |
Buried Skelmersdale St Paul's |
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Bennett |
James 11 Bridge St Ormskirk |
Lancs. Fus 2nd Bn |
7th Aug 1943 |
Catania War Cem Sicily |
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Berkley |
William son of John & alice Berkeley Husband of Alice |
Pte |
Pioneer Corps |
10/05/45 aged 42 |
Celle War Cemetery Germany |
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Berry |
Kenneth Peter son of Peter Berry Husband of Mary of Southport |
Radio Officer |
S.S. St Elwyn Merchant Navy |
28.11.1940 aged 30. |
Tower Hill Memorial |
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Berry |
William son of Mr & Mrs William Berry Husband of ellen |
Royal Artillery |
8th April 1944 36 yrs |
Ormskirk St Anne's RC churchyard |
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Bevan |
William Thomas of Eastwood, Quarry Drive Aughton.Husband of Elsie Nathalie Bevan |
Capt. |
General List |
25/09/1941 died in the Ormskirk Military Hospital born Cheshire 1892 |
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Birch |
Henry |
Pte |
Queen's Royal Reg. |
25th Sept 1943 |
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Birch |
William |
died aged 38, husband of Mary Birch 33 Mill Street, Ormskirk |
July 16th 1944 Normandy |
Buried OPC churchyard |
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Birchall |
William |
Royal Ulster Rifles 1st Bn. The London Irish Rifles |
14 April 1945 34 yrs |
Argenta Gap War Cem.Italy |
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Blundell |
George Minto |
Capt |
1st Bn Parachute Reg. |
20 Sept 1944 27 yrs |
Arnheim Oosterbeek War Cem Netherlands |
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Bracegirdle |
Thomas son of Mr Jospeh & Margaret Bracegirdle, Husband of Mary Agnes |
LAC |
RAFVR 2839 sqdn |
Jan 23rd 1945 age 23 |
St Anne's RCC |
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Bradley |
William Ernest |
Guardsman |
Scots Guards |
11th Sept 1943 DOW |
Italy |
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Brady |
John |
Royal Navy – HMS President III SS Empire Shackleton |
Died 28/12/1942 |
St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk |
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Brookes |
Wilfred |
RAFVR 78 sqdn |
died 02/06/1942 aged 28 |
Groesbeek Canadian War Cem. Netyherlands |
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Brosnan |
Thomas |
09/11/1942 |
St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk |
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Brown |
William Henry |
A/C |
RAFVR |
4th July 1942 |
Khartoum War Cem Sudan |
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Burrows |
George Edward |
Cpl |
East Lancs Regiment. |
Died aged 27 24.02.1944 |
Taukkyan War Cem Myanmar |
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Bush |
Graham C. |
29/08/1942 |
St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk |
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Caunce |
John Victor |
RA 4 Maritime Regt |
Died aged 27 on 15.01.1942 |
Plymouth Naval Memorial |
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Clayton |
William R. |
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Clegg |
Harold |
Purser |
Arandora Star |
2 nd July 1940 |
Tower Hill Memorial |
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Collins |
Leonard James Frost |
09/02/45 |
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Cookson |
Norman |
Fusilier |
Lancs Fusiliers 8th Btn |
May 7th 1944 age 27 |
Kohima War Cemetery India Burma Lydiate |
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Crompton |
John |
Trooper |
Royal Armoured Corps Royal Dragoons |
23 Sept 1944 age 22 |
Lieshout, Mariahout RC Churchyard Netherlands |
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Dann |
Walter |
Able Seaman |
RN |
13/11/46 |
OPC Churchyard |
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Davies |
Henry Clifford |
L/C |
250 Airborne RASC |
22 Sept 1944 29 yrs |
Arnheim Oosterbeek War Cem. Netherlands |
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Davies |
William E. |
07/08/1947 |
St Anne's War Memorial. Ormskirk |
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Day |
Charles Alfred |
L/C |
RE 710 Artisan Works Coy |
8th Sept 1944 30 yrs |
Ryes War Cem.Bazenville, France St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk |
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Dean |
Gordon Gordon Kennedy |
Sgt |
156 Sqdn RAFVR |
died 16.4.1943 aged 20 |
Conde-Sur-Marne Communal Cem. France |
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Dearden |
Geoffrey Knowles |
RAFVR |
17 Feb 1943 age 21 |
Runnymede Memorial |
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Dolan |
John P |
RASC |
16/01/45 |
Chungkai War Cem ThAILAND St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk |
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Draper |
Alfred Segar |
Sgt |
RAFVR |
died 30.05.1942. |
Aughton St Michaels Churchyard |
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Draper |
James |
F/S |
10 sqdn RAFVR |
6th Jan 1945 23 yrs |
Runnymede Memorial UK |
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Eastham |
Henry W. |
Ok. Cpl in RAFVR |
Change W to V for Vincent |
Vincent Eastham on SSPP’s |
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Edden |
J. H. |
Pte |
09/05/1945 |
Buried Ormskirk Parish Churchyard |
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Edge |
Hugh Gregory husband of Derfela J Edge, Rufford |
Sgt |
39 Squadron RAFVR |
15/06/1942 aged 26 |
Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
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Farrington |
Harry |
Company Sergeant Major |
Royal Eng. 924 Transportation Stores Coy |
10 August 1946 43 years |
Hamburg Cem. Germany |
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Felton |
Robert |
Sergeant in Loyal North Lancashire Reg |
Died aged 27 on 27.08.1944 |
Parents and wife lived in Ormskirk |
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Finch |
Leslie |
RAFVR |
died aged 23 on 31.12.1943 |
Catania War Cem. Italy |
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Freeman |
Henry Lancelot |
Lt |
RHA |
30th January 1944 |
North Africa |
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Galvin |
Charles |
Stoker |
RN HMS Glendower |
17th June 1943 |
St Anne's RC Churchyard |
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Gaskell |
John |
RA 62 Tank Regt. |
8th July 1944 age 23 Normandy Died of wounds |
Ryes War Cem. Bazenville.France |
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Gibbons |
Catherine daughter of William & Mary Gibbons |
Pte |
Australian Territorial Service |
6th January 1944 |
Buried St Anne's Ormskirk |
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Gibbons |
Joseph Patrick |
7th Dec 1942 aged 19 |
Tower Hill Mem. St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk |
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Gibney |
T. J. |
Fus. |
2nd Bn Royal Inniskillen |
13/12/1940 |
Buried Ormskirk PC |
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Gibson |
Alexander |
L/Cpl in south Staffs Regiment |
died 08.07.1944 aged 19. |
Cambes-en-Plaine, France |
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Gill |
Frank (Francis) |
RAFVR |
12/03/1945. Died aged 21 |
Runnymede Memorial St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk |
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Grady |
William |
RA 70 Field Reg |
5th March 1943 age 26 |
Bone War Cem. Algeria |
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Gregory |
Richard |
Pte |
Sept 2nd 1944 a 29 |
Italy. St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk |
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Grice |
Alan |
106 (Lancs Hussars) Lt AA Regt RA |
26/04/1941, aged 23 |
Athens Memorial |
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Guy |
William |
Sgt |
17 feb 1943 |
Malindi accidentally drowned buried Mombassa , Kenya |
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Harrison |
J R |
pte |
South Staffordshire Reg 7th Bn |
9th Aug 1944 age 24 from Aughton |
St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux France |
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Haskayne |
Richard |
RA |
12/06/44 |
Knghtsbridge War Cem Acroma |
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Hesketh |
Glynn James |
Irish Guards |
11/08/44 |
Tilly-Sur-Seulles, France |
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Hignett |
Walter James |
Lancs Fusiliers |
13th May 1944 age 27 |
Kohima War Cemetery |
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Holcroft |
Edward Clarke |
RHA |
13/06/42 |
Alamein Memorial |
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Horrocks |
Thomas Bruce Rushworth |
Sgt |
218 Sqdn RAFVR |
14 Aug 1944 age 20 |
Shot Down By Flak Near Aachen During A Raid on the Opel Factory At Russelsheim, 3 of the Crew Survived and Were Injured Hotton War Cem, Belgium |
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Houghton |
John |
RAFVR 49 Sqdn |
21/11/44 |
Reichswald Forest War Cem |
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Houghton |
Thomas S. |
No records found |
Cannot confirm second name |
Thomas Houghton on SSPP’s RoH |
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Hulme |
William |
REME |
16/02/46 aged 27 |
Khayat Beach War Cem Israel & Palestine including Gaza |
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Johnson |
Eric |
2nd Bn Lancs. Fusiliers |
3rd July 1944 |
Bari War Cem. Italy |
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Jones |
Thomas |
A/C |
RAFVR |
18 Dec 1940 28 yrs Sheffield Blitz |
Runnymede Mem. UK |
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Jump |
Joseph |
Sgt |
RAOC |
17 Jun 1940 age 21 |
Le-Bois-Plage-En-Re Communal Cemetery, Ile De Re, France |
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Keating |
James |
1st Bn. Man. Reg |
31/01/42 |
Kranji War Cemetery |
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Kelly |
John |
28/01/1942 |
St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk |
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Latham |
Thomas of Stoke on Trent |
pte |
6th Bn South Lancs |
11/05/1945 aged 48 |
Buried Ormskirk PC churchyard |
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Lea |
Richard Edward |
Sgt |
RAF 254 sqdn |
19.07.1941 aged 18 |
Buried OPC churchyard |
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Lees |
J |
Sgt |
R.A. |
25/01/1940 |
Buried Ormskirk PC |
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Lockwood-Bunce |
John Arthur |
Sub.Lt |
RNVR H.M.S. Quebec |
19 July 1943 23 yrs |
Syracuse War Cem Sicily |
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Marsh |
William Ernest son of William A.R. Marsh and Gertrude Alice. |
Flying Officer |
RAFVR |
died 06/02/1944 aged 27 |
Moascar War Cem Egypt Comrades Memorial Ormskirk Coronation Park |
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Marsden |
John Francis husband of Vivien Marsden of Rufford |
Capt |
07/10/1947 aged 47 |
Buried St Annes Catholic churchyard Ormskirk |
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Mawdsley |
James |
Civilian of 182 Burscough Street |
31 Dec 1940 age 54 |
Died L.M.S. Goods Yard Leeds St, Liv. Bur Liv. Cem. |
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McLoughlin |
George |
11/08/44 |
St Charles de Percy France |
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Moorcroft |
Arthur Ronald |
RN Steward HM Trawler Cap D'Antifer |
13/02/44 age 21 |
Lowestoft Naval Memorial |
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Moorcroft |
William James |
F/O |
115 Sqdn RAFVR |
14 July 1943 age 22 |
Les Hayons Churchyard. Belgium (From Maghull) |
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Morris |
John Noel Christopher |
RN HMS Walney Ordinary Telegraphist |
8th Nov 1942 age 32 |
Portsmouth Naval Mem. |
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Morrison |
RA |
Capt |
Army Education Corps |
14/01/1941 |
Buried Ormskirk Parish Churchyard |
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Nightingale |
James |
Loyal North Lancs Regiment. |
Died 30.04.1943 aged 20 |
Massicault War Cem Tunisia |
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Ormesher |
Joseph Donald |
W/O |
RAFVR |
11/05/1945 |
Buried Ormskirk PC Churchyard |
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Pigdon |
Charles |
P/O |
11 sqdn RAF |
21 May 1943 33 yrs |
Chittagong War Cem Cattogram, Bangladesh |
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Price |
Donald Ellis |
Fusilier |
1st Bn Lancs Fus. |
4th June 1944 age 27 |
Taukkyan War Cem Myanmar |
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Pye |
Wilfred John |
RAFVR 117 sqdn |
died aged 20 in 27/12/1942 |
Enfidaville War Cem Tunisia |
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Quinn |
Joseph son of Patrick & Mary Husband of Hilda A. Quinn |
Pioneer Corps |
27/03/46 aged 41 |
Buried St Anne's RCC |
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Riding |
Eric Beresford |
Surgeon Lt |
RNVR on HMS Neptune |
Died aged 27 on 19.12.1941 |
Plymouth Naval Memorial |
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Riley |
Peter |
Merchant Navy SS Oropesa Assistant Butcher |
16 Jan 1941 age 18 |
Tower Hill Memorial |
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Roughley |
John |
Sgt Observer |
RAFVR 83 Sqdn |
18.06.1943 aged 21. |
Aircraft Accident Buried St James Westhead |
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Rodgers |
Samuel Alvin |
RAFVR 66 sqdn |
died 21.05.1944 aged 23 |
Runnymede Memorial |
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Rowlands |
James Herbert |
sgt |
RAFVR |
May 15th 1942 age 33 |
worked for EWW 15 years lived Ryburn Road |
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Sharpley |
John Eason |
F/S |
RAFVR 100 Sqdn |
July 1st 1944 |
Vouzon, rance |
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Smales |
F W |
2/Lt |
South Lancs Regt |
30/10/1941 |
Buried Ormskirk PC |
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Stait |
Thomas |
Pte |
1st Airborne Bn Border Reg. |
10 July 1943 age 23 |
Cassino Memorial Italy |
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Seddon |
Cyril |
Sgt |
RAFVR. |
29/12/43 aged 22 |
Reichswald Forest War Cem. |
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Stead |
Albert James Walker |
RNVR HMS Gos V1 |
2nd Nov 1941 |
Kantara War Mem |
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Stockley |
Benjamin Herbert |
11/01/45 |
Alamein Memorial |
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Stringfellow |
Richard |
P/O |
RAFVR 104 sqdn |
28 June 1942 29 |
Fayid War Cem,Egypt |
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Sumner |
William |
P/O |
RAFVR |
22 May 1944 age 21 |
MadrasWar Cem Chennai, India |
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Tabarn |
Ernest |
Merchant Navy SS Laconia (Liverpool) |
12 Sept 1942 |
Tower Hill Memorial |
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Taylor |
Richard Kenneth |
L/C Corps of Military Police |
Died 24.01.1944 aged 33. |
Basra War Cem. Iraq |
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Torr |
Peter Wood |
2nd Lt |
LNLR |
26 Feb 1942 age 26 |
Singapore Memorial |
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Turner |
Bernard |
9th Bn Durham Light Infantry |
9th Aug 1943 |
Catania War Cem Italy |
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Turner |
Richard |
RN HMS Imogen |
16/07/40 |
Chatham Naval Memorial St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk |
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Turnock |
Geoffrey Berkeley |
Royal Artillery. aged 30. |
Died 06.10.1942 |
Southport Duke Street Cemetery |
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Twist |
Robert Edward |
Died 02.08.1944 aged 25 |
Cpl in Lancashire Fusiliers. Lived in Ormskirk |
Fontenay-Le-Pesnel , Tessel, France |
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Tyrer |
Thomas |
RA 106 Anti-Tank Reg |
8th Aug 1943 |
Heliopolis War Cem Egypt |
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Walker |
John Joseph |
L/Cpl |
RAOC |
3rd Dec 1942 age 22 |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Thailand Skelmersdale Memorial
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Walsh |
Edward |
Royal Corps of Signals 3rd Indian Div. |
25 May 1944 29 yrs |
Rangoon Mem. Myammar |
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Walsh |
William |
Royal Eng |
17th June 1940 |
Dunkirk Memorial, St anne's Ormskirk Memorial |
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Webster |
Francis William |
Sgt |
RAFVR 138 Sqdn |
23 Feb 1945 22 yrs |
Norre Havrig Churchyard Denmark |
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Wells |
James Francis |
RA |
1st Dec 1941 |
Halfaya Sollum War Cem |
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Wilding |
William |
14th Bn Sherwood Foresters |
Died 12.03.1944 aged 26. |
Beach Head War Cem, Anzio Itakly |
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Woosnam |
Frank |
LAC |
RAF |
died on 05.10.1943 aged 24. |
Delhi War Cemetery. India |
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Wright |
Bernard Jospeh |
RN HMS Victory 111 |
13/03/43 |
Portsmouth Naval Mem |
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