Ormskirk and District Family History Society

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 80^th anniversary of VE Day.

Surname

First name

Others

details

Date of Death

Burial Place

Ames

Charlie

Born Parbold

22 Small Lane

Ormskirtk

L/C.

RASC

72, tipper Coy.

10^th July 1943 age 23

Cassino Memorial

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.

Ashcroft

Herbert Reginald

husband of Marguerite Lilian

RAOC

lost on SS Anselm, Liverpool

5^th July 1941

age 23

Brookwood Memorial UK

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

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

Ball

John

Son of Martin & Helen Ball

Husband of Audrey Ball

9^th Bn Border Reg.

Died 21 May 1944 29 years

Rangoon Memorial

Myanmar

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

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

Bennett

James

11 Bridge St Ormskirk

Lancs. Fus

2^nd Bn

7^th Aug 1943

Catania War Cem Sicily

Berkley

William

son of John & alice Berkeley

Husband of Alice

Pte

Pioneer Corps

10/05/45 aged 42

Celle War Cemetery Germany

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

Berry

William

son of Mr & Mrs William Berry

Husband of ellen

Royal Artillery

8^th April 1944 36 yrs

Ormskirk St Anne's RC churchyard

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

Birch

Henry

Pte

Queen's Royal Reg.

25^th Sept 1943

Birch

William

 died aged 38, husband of Mary Birch 33 Mill Street, Ormskirk

July 16^th 1944

Normandy

Buried OPC churchyard

Birchall

William

Royal Ulster Rifles

1^st Bn. The London Irish Rifles

14 April 1945 34 yrs

Argenta Gap War Cem.Italy

Blundell

George Minto

Capt

1^st Bn Parachute Reg.

20 Sept 1944 27 yrs

Arnheim Oosterbeek War Cem

Netherlands

Bracegirdle

Thomas

son of Mr Jospeh & Margaret Bracegirdle,

Husband of Mary Agnes

LAC

RAFVR

2839 sqdn

Jan 23^rd 1945

age 23

St Anne's RCC

Bradley

William Ernest

Guardsman

Scots Guards

11^th Sept 1943 DOW

Italy

Brady

John

Royal Navy – HMS President III

SS Empire Shackleton

Died 28/12/1942

St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk

Brookes

Wilfred

RAFVR 78 sqdn

died 02/06/1942 aged 28

Groesbeek Canadian War Cem. Netyherlands

Brosnan

Thomas

09/11/1942

St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk

Brown

William Henry

A/C

RAFVR

4^th July 1942

Khartoum War Cem Sudan

Burrows

George Edward

Cpl

East Lancs Regiment.

Died aged 27 24.02.1944

Taukkyan War Cem Myanmar

Bush

Graham C.

29/08/1942

St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk

Caunce

John Victor

RA 4 Maritime Regt

 Died aged 27 on 15.01.1942

Plymouth Naval Memorial

Clayton

William R.

Clegg

Harold

Purser

Arandora Star

2 nd July 1940

Tower Hill Memorial

Collins

Leonard James Frost

09/02/45

Cookson

Norman

Fusilier

Lancs Fusiliers

8^th Btn

May 7^th 1944 age 27

Kohima War Cemetery India

Burma

Lydiate

Crompton

John

Trooper

Royal Armoured Corps

Royal Dragoons

23 Sept 1944

age 22

Lieshout, Mariahout

RC Churchyard

Netherlands

Dann

Walter

Able Seaman

RN

13/11/46

OPC Churchyard

Davies

Henry Clifford

L/C

250 Airborne RASC

22 Sept 1944 29 yrs

Arnheim Oosterbeek War Cem. Netherlands

Davies

William E.

07/08/1947

St Anne's War Memorial. Ormskirk

Day

Charles Alfred

L/C

RE 710 Artisan Works Coy

8^th Sept 1944 30 yrs

Ryes War Cem.Bazenville, France

St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk

Dean

Gordon Gordon Kennedy

Sgt

156 Sqdn

RAFVR

 died 16.4.1943 aged 20

Conde-Sur-Marne Communal Cem. France

Dearden

Geoffrey Knowles

RAFVR

17 Feb 1943

age 21

Runnymede Memorial

Dolan

John P

RASC

16/01/45

Chungkai War Cem ThAILAND

St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk

Draper

Alfred Segar

Sgt

RAFVR

died 30.05.1942.

 Aughton St Michaels Churchyard

Draper

James

F/S

10 sqdn RAFVR

6^th Jan 1945 23 yrs

Runnymede Memorial UK

Eastham

Henry W.

Ok. Cpl in RAFVR

Change W to V for Vincent

Vincent Eastham on SSPP’s

Edden

J. H.

Pte

09/05/1945

Buried Ormskirk Parish Churchyard

Edge

Hugh Gregory

husband of Derfela J Edge, Rufford

Sgt

39 Squadron

RAFVR

15/06/1942 aged 26

Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

Farrington

Harry

Company Sergeant Major

Royal Eng.

924 Transportation Stores Coy

10 August 1946 43 years

Hamburg Cem.

Germany

Felton

Robert

Sergeant in Loyal North Lancashire Reg

Died aged 27 on 27.08.1944

Parents and wife lived in Ormskirk

Finch

Leslie

RAFVR

died aged 23 on 31.12.1943

Catania War Cem. Italy

Freeman

Henry Lancelot

Lt

RHA

30^th January 1944

North Africa

Galvin

Charles

Stoker

RN

HMS Glendower

17^th June 1943

St Anne's RC Churchyard

Gaskell

John

RA 62 Tank Regt.

8^th July 1944

age 23 Normandy

Died of wounds

Ryes War Cem. Bazenville.France

Gibbons

Catherine

daughter of William & Mary Gibbons

Pte

Australian Territorial Service

6^th January 1944

Buried St Anne's Ormskirk

Gibbons

Joseph Patrick

7^th Dec 1942 aged 19

Tower Hill Mem. St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk

Gibney

T. J.

Fus.

2^nd Bn Royal Inniskillen

13/12/1940

Buried Ormskirk PC

Gibson

Alexander

L/Cpl in south Staffs Regiment

 died 08.07.1944 aged 19.

Cambes-en-Plaine, France

Gill

Frank

(Francis)

RAFVR

12/03/1945. Died aged 21

Runnymede Memorial

St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk

Grady

William

RA 70 Field Reg

5^th March 1943

age 26

Bone War Cem. Algeria

Gregory

Richard

Pte

Sept 2^nd 1944 a 29

Italy. St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk

Grice

Alan

106 (Lancs Hussars) Lt AA Regt RA

 26/04/1941, aged 23

Athens Memorial

Guy

William

Sgt

17 feb 1943

Malindi

accidentally drowned

buried Mombassa , Kenya

Harrison

J R

pte

South Staffordshire Reg

7^th Bn

9^th Aug 1944 age 24

from Aughton

St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux

France

Haskayne

Richard

RA

12/06/44

Knghtsbridge War Cem Acroma

Hesketh

Glynn James

Irish Guards

11/08/44

Tilly-Sur-Seulles, France

Hignett

Walter James

Lancs Fusiliers

13^th May 1944 age 27

Kohima War Cemetery

Holcroft

Edward Clarke

RHA

13/06/42

Alamein Memorial

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

Houghton

John

RAFVR 49 Sqdn

21/11/44

Reichswald Forest War Cem

Houghton

Thomas S.

No records found

Cannot confirm second name

Thomas Houghton on SSPP’s RoH

Hulme

William

REME

16/02/46 aged 27

Khayat Beach War Cem Israel & Palestine including Gaza

Johnson

Eric

2^nd Bn Lancs. Fusiliers

3^rd July 1944

Bari War Cem. Italy

Jones

Thomas

A/C

RAFVR

18 Dec 1940 28 yrs

Sheffield Blitz

Runnymede Mem. UK

Jump

Joseph

Sgt

RAOC

17 Jun 1940 age 21

Le-Bois-Plage-En-Re Communal Cemetery, Ile De Re, France

Keating

James

1^st Bn. Man. Reg

31/01/42

Kranji War Cemetery

Kelly

John

28/01/1942

St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk

Latham

Thomas

of Stoke on Trent

pte

6^th Bn South Lancs

11/05/1945 aged 48

Buried Ormskirk PC churchyard

Lea

Richard Edward

Sgt

RAF 254 sqdn

 19.07.1941 aged 18

 Buried OPC churchyard

Lees

J

Sgt

R.A.

25/01/1940

Buried Ormskirk PC

Lockwood-Bunce

John Arthur

Sub.Lt

RNVR

H.M.S. Quebec

19 July 1943 23 yrs

Syracuse War Cem Sicily

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

Marsden

John Francis

husband of Vivien Marsden of Rufford

Capt

07/10/1947 aged 47

Buried St Annes Catholic churchyard Ormskirk

Mawdsley

James

Civilian of 182 Burscough Street

31 Dec 1940 age 54

Died L.M.S. Goods Yard Leeds St, Liv. Bur Liv. Cem.

McLoughlin

George

11/08/44

St Charles de Percy France

Moorcroft

Arthur Ronald

RN Steward

HM Trawler Cap D'Antifer

13/02/44 age 21

Lowestoft Naval Memorial

Moorcroft

William James

F/O

115 Sqdn

RAFVR

14 July 1943 age 22

Les Hayons Churchyard. Belgium

(From Maghull)

Morris

John Noel Christopher

RN HMS Walney

Ordinary Telegraphist

^8th Nov 1942 age 32

Portsmouth Naval Mem.

Morrison

RA

Capt

Army Education Corps

14/01/1941

Buried Ormskirk Parish Churchyard

Nightingale

James

Loyal North Lancs Regiment.

 Died 30.04.1943 aged 20

Massicault War Cem Tunisia

Ormesher

Joseph Donald

W/O

  RAFVR

11/05/1945

 Buried Ormskirk PC Churchyard

Pigdon

Charles

P/O

11 sqdn

RAF

21 May 1943 33 yrs

Chittagong War Cem Cattogram, Bangladesh

Price

Donald Ellis

Fusilier

1^st Bn Lancs Fus.

4^th June 1944 age 27

Taukkyan War Cem

Myanmar

Pye

Wilfred John

RAFVR

117 sqdn

died aged 20 in 27/12/1942

Enfidaville War Cem Tunisia

Quinn

Joseph

son of Patrick & Mary

Husband of Hilda A. Quinn

Pioneer Corps

27/03/46 aged 41

Buried St Anne's RCC

Riding

Eric Beresford

Surgeon Lt

RNVR on HMS Neptune

Died aged 27 on 19.12.1941

Plymouth  Naval Memorial

Riley

Peter

Merchant Navy

SS Oropesa

Assistant Butcher

16 Jan 1941 age 18

Tower Hill Memorial

Roughley

John

Sgt

Observer

RAFVR

83 Sqdn

 18.06.1943 aged 21.

Aircraft Accident

Buried St James Westhead

Rodgers

Samuel Alvin

RAFVR 66 sqdn

died 21.05.1944 aged 23

Runnymede Memorial

Rowlands

James Herbert

sgt

RAFVR

May 15^th 1942

age 33

worked for EWW 15 years

lived Ryburn Road

Sharpley

John Eason

F/S

 RAFVR

100 Sqdn

 July 1^st 1944

Vouzon, rance

Smales

F W

2/Lt

South Lancs Regt

30/10/1941

Buried Ormskirk PC

Stait

Thomas

Pte

1^st Airborne Bn

 Border Reg.

10 July 1943 age 23

Cassino Memorial

Italy

Seddon

Cyril

Sgt

 RAFVR.

29/12/43 aged 22

Reichswald Forest War Cem.

Stead

Albert James

Walker

RNVR HMS Gos V1

2^nd Nov 1941

Kantara War Mem

Stockley

Benjamin Herbert

11/01/45

Alamein Memorial

Stringfellow

Richard

P/O

RAFVR 104 sqdn

28 June

1942  29

Fayid War Cem,Egypt

Sumner

William

P/O

RAFVR

22 May 1944 age 21

MadrasWar Cem Chennai, India

Tabarn

Ernest

Merchant Navy

SS Laconia (Liverpool)

12 Sept 1942

Tower Hill Memorial

Taylor

Richard Kenneth

L/C Corps of Military Police

Died 24.01.1944 aged 33.

Basra War Cem. Iraq

Torr

Peter Wood

2^nd Lt

LNLR

26 Feb 1942 age 26

Singapore Memorial

Turner

Bernard

9^th Bn Durham Light Infantry

9^th Aug 1943

Catania War Cem Italy

Turner

Richard

RN HMS Imogen

16/07/40

Chatham Naval Memorial

St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk

Turnock

Geoffrey Berkeley

 Royal Artillery. aged 30.

  Died 06.10.1942

Southport Duke Street Cemetery

Twist

Robert Edward

Died 02.08.1944 aged 25

Cpl in Lancashire Fusiliers. Lived in Ormskirk

Fontenay-Le-Pesnel , Tessel, France

Tyrer

Thomas

RA 106 Anti-Tank Reg

8^th Aug 1943

Heliopolis War Cem Egypt

Walker

John Joseph

L/Cpl

RAOC

3^rd Dec 1942 age 22

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery

Thailand

Skelmersdale Memorial

Walsh

Edward

Royal Corps of Signals 3^rd Indian Div.

25 May 1944 29 yrs

Rangoon Mem. Myammar

Walsh

William

Royal Eng

17^th June 1940

Dunkirk Memorial, St anne's Ormskirk Memorial

Webster

Francis William

Sgt

RAFVR

138 Sqdn

23 Feb 1945 22 yrs

Norre Havrig Churchyard

Denmark

Wells

James Francis

RA

1^st Dec 1941

Halfaya Sollum War Cem

Wilding

William

 14^th Bn Sherwood Foresters

Died 12.03.1944 aged 26.

Beach Head War Cem, Anzio Itakly

Woosnam

Frank

LAC

RAF

 died on 05.10.1943 aged 24.

Delhi War Cemetery. India

Wright

Bernard Jospeh

RN HMS Victory 111

13/03/43

Portsmouth Naval Mem