LUTON
- VAUXHALL MOTORS LTD
War Memorial
World War 1 &b 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © 2003 Lynda Smith
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The
Memorial stands by the side of Kimpton Road, Luton, in front of the
site of the works canteen (now demolished). Both First and Second World
War casualties are recorded, many of those from World War Two were killed
as a result of enemy action at the Vauxhall Motor Works.
For photographs of the memorial
use the link (may take a while to load).
EMPLOYEES
OF
VAUXHALL MOTORS LTD
WHO DIED FOR
THEIR COUNTRY IN
THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
| ABRAHAMS |
William
Edwin |
Sapper
1379. 2nd (East Anglian) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of
wounds Thursday 2 September 1915. Aged 20. Enlisted Luton. Unmarried.
Resident 6, Selbourne Road. Son of Lilian Abrahams, of 6, Selbourne
Rd., Luton, Bedfordshire., and the late William G. Abrahams. No
known grave. Commemorated on EMBARKATION PIER CEMETERY, Turkey.
Grave lost. Special Memorial Section A. Grave 26. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| AYLOTT |
Herbert
Cecil |
Private
17850. 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action Saturday
30 March 1918. Born Luton. Enlisted London. Resident 30, Park Road
West, Luton. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas
de Calais, France. Bay 1. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| BAYLISS |
F |
No
further information available at present. |
| BISHOP |
C |
No
further information available at present. |
| BURROWS |
William
[Harold] |
Ordinary
Seaman J/36685 (PO), H.M.S. "Dido," Royal Navy. Fell overboard
and drowned 10 May 1917. Aged 19. Born 4 January 1898 in Islington,
London. Son of George Ernest and Eliza Burrows, of 4, Naseby Road,
Luton, Bedfordshire. Upholsterer by trade. Enlisted 4 January 1916
for the duration of hostilities, height 5 feet 5¼ inches,
chest 33 inches, brown hair, grey eyes, fair complexion. Buried
at SHOTLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Suffolk. R.N. Plot. Grave 115.
See also Luton Town Memorial |
| COOK |
Thomas
Alfred |
Private
204219, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Tuesday
20 August 1918. Aged 33. Born, lived and enlisted Luton. Married.
Resident 422, Hitchin Road, Luton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Cook,
of 10, Clarendon Rd., Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in BAGNEUX BRITISH
CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row F. Grave 4. See
also Luton Town Memorial
According
to the National Roll of the Great War - Section V
- Luton note the anomalies:
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| COOK,
T. A., Pte., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiments. |
| Joining
in May 1917, he went through his course of training and
later in that year proceeded to the Western Front While
there he took an active part in many operations in the later
stages of the war, and being killed in action on August
20th, 1918, was buried at Bagneux. He was entitled to the
General Service and. Victory Medals. |
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422, Hitchin Lane, Luton. |
1135. |
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| EADS |
Richard
Cyril |
Private
69348. 6th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
Died of wounds Sunday 18 August 1918. Aged 18. Born 11 December
1899. Born and resident Luton, enlisted Bedford. Unmarried. Son
of W. J. R. Eads, of 24, Rothesay Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. Admitted
to Luton, Modern School, 16 September 1913, son of William J R Eads,
resident 14, Park Square (sic), Luton, left 22 December 1914 to
work in the Drawing Office of Motor Manufacturing Firm, previously
at Waller Street Church School, Luton. In the 1901 census he was
aged 1, born Luton, son of William and Minnie Eads, resident 121,
Park Street, Luton. In the 1911 census he was aged 11, born Luton,
at school, son of William J R and Beatrice Minnie Eads, resident
14, Park Street, Luton. DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme,
France. Plot V. Row B. Grave 2. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| FENSOME |
Frederick
Arthur |
Private
PS/2553, 16th (Public Schools) Battalion (Reserve), Duke of Cambridge's
Own (Middlesex Regiment). Died of wounds at 2/2 London Casualty
Clearing Station, France, Saturday 10 March 1917 from wounds received
6 March 1917. Aged 20. Born and resident Luton, enlisted 16th July,
1915 in London. Unmarried. Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Fensome,
of 33, Inkerman Street, Luton, Bedfordshire. In the 1901 census
he was aged 4, born Luton, son of Arthur and Lizzie Fensome, resident
42, Guildford Street, Luton. Attested 16 July 1915 in London, aged
19, resident 33, Inkerman Street, Luton, a Clerk by trade, unmarried,
height 5 feet 9½ inches, wright 120 lbs, chest 34 inches,
religious denomination Church of England. With British Expeditionary
Force to France 15 March 1916 until his death. Buried in GROVE TOWN
CEMETERY, MEAULTE, Somme, France. Ref. IV. C. 8. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| FIELD |
George
[William] |
Private
7028, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
7 November 1914. Aged 31. Born New Southgate, Middlesex, resident
and enlisted Luton. Husband of Nellie Elizabeth Warren (formerly
Field, nee Glover), of 43, Woolwich Sreet., Derby, married January
to March Quarter 1910 in Luton. In the 1911 censsu he was aged 30,
born New Southgate, a Postman, married to nellie Field, two children,
resident 111, Cotterells, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 10 and 11. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| FLORIN |
William
Joseph |
Private
4081. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds at Gallipoli
Friday 17 September 1915. Resident and enlisted Luton. No known
grave. Commemorated on EMBARKATION PIER CEMETERY, Turkey. Sp. Mem.
B. 17. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| HARFIELD |
William
Albert |
Lance
Corporal L/6446, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds
Monday 21 September 1914. Born East Ashley, Chichester, Sussex,
resident Leagrave, Luton, enlisted Bedford. Married. Resident 116,
Maple Road. In the 1913 Electoral Register he was resident 380,
Hitchin Road. In the 1914 Electoral Register he was listed as resident
35, Ramridge Road. No known grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE
MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| HEADY
|
Eric
Samuel |
[HEADEY
on CWGC & CD] Lance Corporal 564323. 447th Field Company, Royal
Engineers. Died Monday 23 September 1918. Age 21. Born and Lived
Dunstable. Enlisted Luton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Headey, of 171,
Victoria St., Dunstable. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY,
WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. XVI. E. 21. |
| HOUSDEN |
Arthur
William |
Private
23606, "C" Company, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Died of wounds Thursday 24 May 1917. Aged 23. Born Biggleswade,
resident Luton, enlisted Bedford. Baptised 3 January 1895 in Biggleswade,
son of Albert and Lilla Housden. Son of Albert William and Lilla
Housden, of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. In the 1911 census he was
aged 16, born Biggleswade, a Railway Porter, son of Albert William
and Lilla Housden, resident Ten Houses, New Mill End near Luton,
East Hyde, Bedfordshire. Admitted to 149th Field Ambulance 21 February
1917 suffering from synovetis of the left knee, transferred 22 February
1917 to 11th Casualty Clearing Station, Varenne. Buried in ETAPLES
MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. XXV. D. 9A. See also
Luton Town Memorial |
| HURRY |
Harry |
Private
238022, 12th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
formerly 202648, Essex Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday 7 August
1917. Born and enlisted Luton. Brother of Archie (above). In the
1901 census he was aged 5, born Luton, son of Clara Hurry (a widow),
resident 31, Elizabeth Street, Luton. In the 1911 census he was
aged 15, born Luton, an Apprentice, son of Clara Hurry (a widow),
resident 10, Selbourne Road, Luton. Attested 11 December 1915 in
Luton, aged 22 years 3 weeks, resident 56, Princess Street, Luton,
a Munition Worker/Miller, unmarried, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight
9 stone, chest 35 inches. Married Elsie May Giles 21 May 1917 in
Luton, resident 56, Princess Street, Luton, later 11 Gladstone Avenue,
Luton. With B.E.F. 29 May 1917. Posted to 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment
3 June 1917, joined 15th Battalion 3 June 1917, transferred to 12th
Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 18 June 1917. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 49 and 51. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| PEDLEY |
Frederick
Lewis |
Second
Lieutenant, 24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's), London
Regiment. Died of wounds Thursday 23 August 1917. Aged 22. Born
11 March 1895. Resident 73, Conway Road. Son of Alfred George Ives
Pedley and Isabella Pedley, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Admitted to
Luton, Modern School 15 September 1908, son of Alfred George Ives
Pedley, resident 21 Parkm Street West, Luton, left 16 November 1909
to be an apprentice at a Motor Engineering Works, previously educated
at Waller Street Elementary School, Luton (4 years). In the 1911
census he was aged 16, born Luton, an Apprentice Motor Engineer,
son of Isabella Pedley (a widow), resident 1, Bury Park Road, Luton.
Buried in WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
IV. Row O. Grave 3. See also Luton Town
Memorial
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1918:
PEDLEY
Frederick Lewis of 73 Conway-road Luton Bedfordshire
died 24 August 1917 in France Administration
London 7 January to Isabella Pedley widow. Effects £11
2s. 5d.
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| ROWLEY |
Frank |
Private G/86184 [CWGC and SDGW] or 86161 [Luton Roll], 13th Battalion,
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action Wednesday
18 September 1918. Aged 34. Born Leyton, resident and enlisted
Luton. Married. Resident 39, Manor Road. Married. Son of William
and Eliza Rowley, of Stratford; husband of Kate Elizabeth James
(formerly Rowley), of 140, Chandos Rd., Stratford, London. In
the 1911 censsu he was aged 27, born Stratford, Essex, married
to Kate Elizabeth Rowley with one son, resident 85, Hartley Road,
Luton. Buried in FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-PLOUICH,
Nord, France. Ref. IV. F. 2. See also Luton
Town Memorial
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| SALT |
George
William |
[Transcribed
as H SALT] Sapper 242710, 482nd Field Company, Royal Engineers.
Died of Acute Cerebro Spinal Meningitis at 1st
Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, in United Kingdom 18 April
1917. Born Hitchin, Herts, resident Luton, Beds, enlisted Chatham,
Kent. Resident 2, Stanley Street, Luton. Married Florence Alexandra
Cole 25 September 1912 in Luton. In the 1915 Electoral Register
he was resident 2, Stanley Street, Luton. Attested 28 February 1917,
aged 34 years 7 months, a Coach Painter by trade at Vauxhall Motor
Works, Luton, married resident 2, Stanley Street, Luton, height
5 feet 7 inches, chest 35½ inches, fresh complexion, dark
brown hair, blue eyes. Served at home from 28 February 1917 to 18
April 1917, never left United Kingdom. Discharge issued 23 April
1917. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North East. Grave
CXXIX B. See also Luton |
| SCRIVENER |
A |
There
are two men by the name of A. Scrivener with Luton connections:
See
also Luton Town Memorial,
Either:
ALBERT
EDWIN SCRIVENER. Sergeant 4/7319, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Killed in action Monday 23 April 1917. Born, resident
and enlisted Luton. Resident 7, Surrey Street, Luton. Married
Ada Beatrice Trigg in the January to March Quarter 1901 in Luton.
In the 1891 census he was aged 10, born Luton, a scholar, son
of E J and Emily Scrievner, resident Back Street, Luton. In the
1901 census he was aged 20, born Luton, a Straw Hat Blocker, married
to Ada B Scrivener, son of Emily Scrievneer, resident 9, Park
Place, Luton; his brother Alfred W Scrivener was living with the
family (see below). In the 1911 census he was aged 29, born Luton,
a General Labourer, married to Ada Scrivener with three sons and
two daughters, resident 5, Surrey Street, Luton. No known grave.
Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5.
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| SCRIVENER,
A. E., Sergeant, 4th Bedfordshire Regiment. |
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Volunteering in September 1914, he was sent to the Western
Front in the following year. Whilst in France tin fought
in many engagements and was wounded and invalided home.
On recovery he served with his regiment for nearly two years
and returned to France in 1917. He was killed in action
at the Battle of Ypres on April 23rd, 1917, and was entitled
to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory
Medals. |
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7, Surrey Street, Luton. |
4382/B. |
Or:
ALFRED
WILLIAM SCRIVENER. Private L/10124. 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
Killed in action at Gallipoli Monday 28 June 1915. Aged 30. Born
Luton, enlisted Hounslow. Married Frances Ellen Dillingham in
the October to December Quarter 1903 in Luton. Son of James and
Emily Scrivener; husband of Frances Ellen Scrivener, of 3, Waldock
Yard, Waller Street, Luton. In the 1901 census he was aged 18,
unmarried, born Luton, a Straw hat Blocker, residet with his brother,
Albert Edwin Scrivener (see above), at 9, Park Place, Luton. In
the 1911 census he was living with his parents-in-law, aged 27,
born St Mathhew, Luton, a Bricklayer's Labourer, married to Frances
Ellen (nee Dillingham) Scrivener with two daughters and a son,
resident 18, Albert Road, Luton. No known grave. Commemorated
on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 37 to 41 or 328.
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| SCRIVENER,
A. W., Private, 2nd Royal Fusiliers. |
| He
volunteered in August 1914, and was drafted to the Western
Front three months later and saw heavy fighting in the Ypres
salient and other sectors. Trans. (erred to the Dardanelles
in May 1915, he took part in the second Battle of Krithia
and was killed in action in June of that year. He was entitled
to the 1914 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals |
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3, Waldock Road, Waller Street, Luton. |
4485/B. |
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| SIMMONDS |
J |
No
further information available at present. |
| STANBRIDGE |
Percy |
Private
G/19686. 8th Bn., Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Formerly
45339 Suffolk Regt. Killed in action Wednesday 16 October 1918.
Age 24. Born and enlisted Luton. Son of Albert and Emily Stanbridge,
of 78, Langley St., Luton. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 7. See
also Luton Town Memorial |
| SWIFT |
Richard |
Private
58923. 1st Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
20 October 1918. Age 22. Born and enlisted Luton. Son of Richard
and Beatrice Swift, of 62, Queen St., Luton. Buried in HIGHLAND
CEMETERY, LE CATEAU, Nord, France. Ref. XII. A. 10. See
also Luton Town Memorial |
| TILCOCK
|
Percy
[William] |
[Spelt
Tillcock on memorial] Lance Corporal 1485. 1st/2nd East Anglian
Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds Friday 26 November
1915. Enlisted Luton. Resident 60, Brunswick Street. Unmarried.
No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 23
to 25 or 325 to 328. See
also Luton Town Memorial |
| WILMOT |
P |
No
further information available at present. |
MEMBERS
OF VAUXHALL MOTORS
WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF
THEIR COUNTRY 1939 - 1945
| ABBOTT |
Robert |
Sapper
2009957. Royal Engineers. Died Wednesday 25 March 1942, at Cairn
Ryan, Scotland. Age 25. Lived 17 Corncastle Road, Luton. Son of
Ernest and Flora Abbott; husband of Olga Abbott, of Luton. Buried
in LUTON CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Bedfordshire. Ref. Sec. 6. Row I.
Grave 11. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| ADDISON |
Ernest |
Chief
Cook. M.V. San Victorio (London), Merchant Navy. Died Saturday 16
May 1942. Age 31. Lived 1 Dunstable Close, Luton. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Addison; husband of Evelyn M. Addison, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel
92. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| ANDREWS |
John
Douglas |
Able
Seaman C/JX 546846. H.M.S. Redmill, Royal Navy. Died Friday 27 April
1945. Age 19. Son of Ernest W. and Edith Andrews, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Ref.
80, 2. Special note: HMS Redmill was torpedoed by U-1105 25 nautical
miles west of Mayo on 27 April 1945. 32 members of her crew were
lost. |
| APPLEBY |
Frederick
William |
Sapper
2002923. 245 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died Saturday 1 April
1944. Age 25. Lived 109 Cambridge Street, Luton. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. T. Appleby, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of F. W. Appleby,
of Luton. Buried in BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO, Italy. Ref.
XV. C. 5. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| ARCHER |
Harry |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd, Luton on Friday
30 August 1940. Age 54. Husband of Ethel Archer, of 16 Leicester
Road. at Vauxhall Motor Works. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH
OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| ARNOLD |
Everard |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd, Luton on Friday
30 August 1940, and died the same day at Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 39. Husband of Amy B. Arnold, of 9 Overstone Road, Luton. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. (Note: The Roll of Honour in “Luton at War” names this
man as Edward Fred Arnold.) See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| ARNOLD |
Frederick
R |
Probably:
Frederick Robert Arnold. Sergeant 1861330. Flt. Engr. 630 Sqdn.,
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Thursday 27 July 1944. Buried
in CLERMONT-FERRAND (DES CARMES-DECHAUX) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Puy-de-Dome,
France. Ref. Row A. Grave 15. |
| ATTFIELD |
Alfred
James |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd, Luton on Friday
30 August 1940. Age 21. Lived at 94 Crawley Green Road, Luton. Son
of Alfred and Jenny Attfield, of 49 Clanricarde Gardens, Bayswater,
London. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| AXBY |
Leslie
Frederick |
 Sergeant
1335145. 466 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Saturday
30 January 1943. Age 27. Lived at 77 Milton Road, Luton. Son of
Joseph Richard and Ada Louise Axby; husband of Queenie Sylvia Axby,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 141. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| BAILEY |
Raymond |
No
further information available at present |
| BALL |
Sidney
Alonso |
Gunner
917356. Royal Artillery. Died Sunday 6 December 1942. Age 32. Lived
126 Hartley Road, Luton. Son of Ernest and Alice Ball; husband of
Freda Evelyn Ball, of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 6. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| BARNES |
Henry
Arthur |
Gunner
915464. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Wednesday 24 January 1940. Age 19. Lived 14 Gillam Street,
Luton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry George Barnes, of Luton. Buried
in LUTON CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Bedfordshire. Ref. Sec. 5. Row J.
Grave 6. (Note: The Roll of Honour in “Luton at War” names this
man as Henry Charles Barnes) |
| BATES |
Francis
Robert |
Serjeant
T/80394. Royal Army Service Corps. Died of wounds Wednesday 18 February
1942. Age 24. Lived at 18 Strathmore Avenue, Luton. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Bates, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of Agnes Bates,
of Bradford, Yorkshire. No known grave. Commemorated on HELIOPOLIS
WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. 1. B. 29. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| BAXTER |
George |
Private
5833770. 2nd Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a prisoner of
the Japanese on Friday 18 June 1943. Age 28. Lived at 14 Portland
Road, Luton. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot
2. Row M. Grave 48. See also Luton Town
Memorial
|
| BEALES |
Rex |
Sergeant
742726. Pilot 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Friday 2 August 1940. Age 24. Lived at 7 Abingdon Road, Luton. Son
of Percy Albert and Rhoda Beales, of Luton; husband of Evelyn Mary
Beales, of Luton. Buried in BISCOT (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire.
See also Luton Town Memorial |
| BENTLEY |
Walter
Hamilton |
Private
5957754. 8th Bn., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt. Died Sunday
8 September 1940. No known grave. Commemorated on BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 10. Column 2. |
| BIRD |
Edward
Frank |
Gunner
921530. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Monday 4 June 1945. Age 23. Son of Albert and Ada Caroline
Bird, of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Buried in CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY,
Thailand. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 6. Also Commemorated on the Dunstable
Memorial
|
| BIRD |
Kenneth
Sidney |
Flying
Officer 125987. Nav. 218 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Saturday 17 April 1943. Lived 94 St Peter’s Road, Luton. Buried
in CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Plot 1A. Row
A. Collective grave 18-20. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| BIRD |
Sidney
Frederick |
Corporal
5773552. 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died Saturday 8
July 1944. Age 30. Lived at 124 Langley Street, Luton. Son of Leonard
and Maria Bird, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in LA DELIVRANDE
WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES, Calvados, France. Plot X. Row D. Grave 1.
See also Luton Town Memorial |
| BLACK |
Archibald
William |
Pilot
Officer 102081, 91 (Spitfire) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Missing in operations south-west of Boulogne, Monday 17
November 1941. Age 25. Lived 93 Russell Rise, Luton. Son of Archibald
and Edith Wren Black; husband of Eunice Marion Black, of Luton,
Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 31. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| BLOY |
Charles
Robert |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on 30 August
1940, and died of injuries in Hill End Hospital on Wednesday 11
September 1940. Age 25. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bloy, of 50 Allen
Road, Peterborough; husband of Florence Bloy (nee Pettengell), of
15 Rosslyn Crescent, Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated in the RURAL
DISTRICT OF ST ALBANS Section of the Civilian War Dead Register.
See also Luton Town Memorial |
| BODSWORTH |
Jack
J |
Possibly:
Isaac Jack Bodsworth. Ordnance Mechanic 4th Class. P/MX 98866. H.M.S.
Copra, Royal Navy. Died Thursday 15 March 1945. Age 34. Son of Albert
and Ada Bodsworth; husband of Constance May Bodsworth, of Dunstable,
Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Hampshire. Panel 90, Column 1. |
| BREEZE |
Evan
John |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died in the Luton & Dunstable Hospital the same
day. Age 47. Husband of Mary Ida Breeze, of 88 Chester Avenue. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| BRUCE |
Douglas
E |
Possibly:
Douglas Edgar Bruce. Able Seaman P/JX 204580. H.M.S. Fidelity.,
Royal Navy. Died Friday 1 January 1943. Age 27. Son of Harry and
Annie Louisa Bruce, of Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel
74, Column 1. Special note: HMS Fidelity was a former French Merchant
ship, requisitioned by the Admiralty, converted to a Special Service
Vessel and renamed HMS Fidelity. After carrying out hazardous operations,
she was assigned to the Far East Fleet. As part of Convoy ONS-154
she was attacked by U-Boats in the area of the Azores and was torpedoed,
sinking with the loss of all but 10 of her crew, pus about 50 survivors
rescued from another ship of the convoy. |
| BUTCHER |
Frederick |
No
further information available at present. |
| BUTLER |
Thomas
Walter |
Corporal
805257. 2nd Bn., King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). Died Friday
11 July 1941. Age 29. Lived at 11 Applecroft Road, Luton. Son of
Thomas and Annie Butler; husband of Harriet Georgina Butler, of
Stopsley, Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR
CEMETERY, Syria. Section K. Grave 26. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| BUXTON |
Cyril
Charles William |
Private
14737274. 2nd (Airborne) Bn., Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry.
Died of wounds in Hamilkein, Germany on Saturday 24 March 1945.
Age 26. Lived at 8 North Street, Luton. Son of Charles William and
Louisa Clara Buxton, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of Rita Margaret
Buxton, of Luton. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 35. Row F. Grave 11. See also
Luton Town Memorial |
| CAIN |
Anthony
Richard |
Sergeant
755057. W.Op./Obs. 235 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Sunday 15 June 1941. Age 21. Lived 20 The Close, Kinsbourne
Green, Harpenden. Son of Fred William and Madge Cain, of Harpenden,
Hertfordshire. Buried in KVIBERG CEMETERY, Sweden. Ref. 4. A. 9. |
| CAPEL |
Alfred |
Possibly:
Sapper 1867319. 11 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died Tuesday 28
May 1940. Age 33. Son of Edward Charles and Ada Capel. No known
grave. Commemorated on DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Column 23. |
| CASTLETON |
Alexander
(Alec) Gordon T |
Serjeant
5956796. Royal Corps of Signals. Died Tuesday 14 May 1946. Age 26.
Lived 28 Lyndhurst Road, Luton. Son of Thomas Alexander and Myrtle
May Castleton, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in LOWESTOFT (BECCLES
ROAD) CEMETERY, Suffolk. Ref. Sec. 12. Grave 550. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| CHALKLEY |
Horace
Frederick |
Serjeant
921540. 420 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Lost at sea in The Pacific as prisoner of the Japanese
on Tuesday 12 September 1944. Age 23. Lived at 49 Lyndhurst Road,
Luton. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore.
Column 35. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| CHAMBERS |
Frank
H |
Civilian
of 48 Avondale Road, Luton. Killed by a U.S. bomb lorry explosion
at Offley. 8 January, 1945. |
| CHAMBERS |
George
Harry |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 44. Son of Thomas Atherstone Chambers, of Masbro',
Rotherham, Yorkshire; husband of Alice Chambers, of 39 Hockliffe
Road, Leighton Buzzard. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF
LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| CLOUGH |
Robert
Alfred |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died at home on Monday 30 September 1940. Age 26.
Son of Mrs. M. Clough, of 27 Campers Avenue, Letchworth and of the
late Harold Clough. Commemorated in the URBAN DISTRICT OF LETCHWORTH
section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| COCKS |
Walter
Henry |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died on Saturday 31 August 1940 in the Luton & Dunstable
Hospital. Age 26. Lived at 13 Saffron Road, Biggleswade. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
| COKER |
Jack
William |
Sapper
2093204. 251 Field Park Company, Royal Engineers. Died Monday 18 October
1943. Age 22. Lived at 28 Curzon Road, Luton. Son of William and
Annie Isobel Coker, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 4. Row B. Grave 64. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| COMPTON |
Frederick
William |
Probably:
Gunner 1505400. 58 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Sunday 26
May 1940. Age 21. Son of Joseph and Mary Minnie Compton, of Linslade,
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Column 11. |
| COOK |
Alexander
Albert |
Trooper
7901431. 10th Royal Hussars, R.A.C. Died Sunday 9 June 1940. Age
21. Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Cook; husband of Marjorie Cook,
of Kensworth, Bedfordshire. Buried in ST. PIERRE-DU-VAUVRAY COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Eure, France. Grave 7. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| COOMBES |
Harry |
Private
14558274. 10th Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment. Died of wounds Monday
14 February 1944. Age 32. Lived at 73 Latimer Road, Luton. Son of
Willy Frank and Edith Blanche Coombes; husband of Gwendoline Delia
Coombes, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in CASERTA WAR CEMETERY,
Italy. Ref. VII, A, 8. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| COOPER |
Leslie
William |
Gunner
867238. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died as a prisoner of the Japanese in Malaya Tuesday 26 October
1943. Age 25. Lived at 122 Beechwood Road, Luton. Buried in KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 4. C. 65.
|
| COX |
Ralph
Cyril Rupert |
Sergeant
747819. 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday
27 August 1940. Age 30. Son of Harry and Eva Cox, of Luton, Bedfordshire;
husband of Violet May Cox, of Luton. Buried in KVIBERG CEMETERY,
Sweden. Ref. 3. B. 6. |
| CRAWLEY |
Edward
Albert |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died on Saturday 31 August 1940 in The Luton &
Dunstable Hospital. Age 38. Husband of Annie Elizabeth Crawley,
of 98 Westfield Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Commemorated in
the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| CURTIS |
Albert
Edward |
Gunner
5947145. 420 Bty., 148, Bedfordshire Yeomanry. Died Tuesday 2 November
1943. Age 30. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Curtis, of Luton, Bedfordshire;
husband of Dora M. G. Curtis, of Luton. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR
CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 4. C. 57.
|
| CURTIS |
Clifford
Sidney |
Home
Guard. Died as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on
Friday 30 August 1940. Age 40. Lived at 42 Stanford Road. Husband
of G. L. Curtis. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON
section of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| DARBY |
Kenneth
Roy |
Driver
T/258192. Royal Army Service Corps. Died Tuesday 2 December 1941.
Age 21. Lived at 62 Pondwicks Road, Luton. Son of Percy Raymond
and Eva Nellie Darby, of Luton. Bedfordshire. Buried in HABBANIYA
WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Ref. 5. G. 9. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| DAVIES |
Cyril |
No
further information available at present. |
| DAVIES |
Edward
Whelan |
Sergeant
1880665. Flt. Engr. 153 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on operations over Paris Sunday 17 December 1944. Age 28. Lived
at 50 Naseby Road, Luton. Son of Edward Whelan Davies and Maud Davies;
husband of Vera Davies, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in CLICHY
NORTHERN CEMETERY, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Ref. Plot 16. Row 13.
Grave 18. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| DAVIES |
Morris
G |
No
further information available at present. |
| DAVIS |
Clifford
Francis Charles |
Sergeant
1603333. Flt. Engr. 207 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on operations, Nuremburg, Friday 31 March 1944. Lived at 38
Belmont Road, Luton. Buried in DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Bad Tolz,
Bayern, Germany. Ref. Coll. grave 5. B. 6-16. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| DEAN |
Alfred
James |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Dean, of 20 Lyndhurst
Road, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON section
of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| DICKENS |
Leonard
Charles |
Gunner
885963. 512 Bty., 148, Bedfordshire Yeomanry. Died Wednesday 23
June 1943 Age 32 . Son of Mrs. K. Dickens, of Chalk Hill, Bedfordshire.
Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 6. A. 31.
|
| DUNNE |
Michael |
No
further information available at present |
| EAMES |
William
John |
Private
5947073. 2nd Bn. The Hertfordshire Regt., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Regt. Died after repatriation from German prison camp on Monday
6 March 1944. Age 34. Lived at 97 Kent Road, Luton. Husband of A.
Eames, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY,
Surrey. Ref. 34A. A. 5. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| EDWARDS |
John
Henry |
Sergeant
1377545. Pilot Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Saturday
29 July 1944. Age 23. Son of Harry Goldstone Edwards and Florence
Edwards, of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated in
GOLDERS GREEN CREMATORIUM, Middlesex. Panel 2. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| EDWARDS |
Ronald |
Lieutenant
200779. 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment. Died Monday 26 July 1943.
Age 26. Lived at 308 Dunstable Road, Luton. Son of George and Emily
Edwards, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of Edith Edwards, of Luton.
Buried in CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Ref. L.T.C.L. II.
K. 12. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| EDWIN |
Edward
Francis |
Sergeant
742166. Pilot 61 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Thursday 14 November 1940. (Luton at War Roll of Honour says 15th
November) Age 24. Lived at 131 Turners Road, Luton. Son of James
Edwin and of Sarah Edwin (nee Fairfield), of Luton; husband of Clarice
Daisy Edwin, of Luton. Buried in LUTON GENERAL CEMETERY, Bedfordshire.
Ref. Grave 1903B. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| EVANS |
Andrew
Harold Sargent |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 741895, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was in Beaufort
L 9829 of 3 (C) OTU which was on fire on take off and crashed at
20.35 hrs in Devon, on 18 February 1941; he died the following day
19th February 1941 at North Devon Infirmary, Barnstable, Devon.
Aged 24. Son of Harold Easton Evans and Mary Helen Evans, of Adelaide,
South Australia. Buried in COCKBURNSPATH PARISH CHURCHYARD, Berwickshire.
Section 80. Grave 220. |
| FAREY |
Leonard
Robert |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 30. Husband of Eileen Farey, of 63 St. Martin's
Avenue. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. (Note: name spelt FAIREY in Luton
at War Roll of Honour). See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| FARMER |
Thomas
Cyril |
Private
5957307. 6th Bn., Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) Died
Wednesday 21 June 1944. Age 24. Lived at 19 Bolton Road, Luton.
Buried in BROUAY WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Ref. III. D. 16.
See also Luton Town Memorial |
| FELTON |
Fearnley
George |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 29 . Lived at 38 Althorpe Street. Son of Arthur Wellesley Felton
and Elizabeth Anne Felton, of The Green, Renhold. Commemorated in
the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| FENNELL |
Clifford
J |
Possibly:
Clifford James Fennell. Bombardier 808343. 17 Bty., 1 H.A.A. Regt.,
Royal Artillery. Died Tuesday 17 September 1940. Age 28. Son of
Joseph and Margaret Ann Fennell; husband of Gwladys Fennell, of
Treorchy, Glamorgan. Buried in BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey.
Ref. 5. D. 3. |
| FENSOME |
John
Stanley |
Sergeant
747822. W.Op./Air Gnr. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday
31 December 1940. Age 20 . Lived at 102 Bishopscote Road, Luton.
Son of Harold and Ethel Beatrice Fensome, of Luton. Buried in BISCOT
(HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire. Ref. Sec. B. Row 2. Grave
35. (Note Luton at War Roll of Honour has January 1941 at date of
death) See also Luton Town Memorial |
| FINCH |
Jack |
Probably:
Chief Petty Officer P/J27023. H.M.S. Pelandok., Royal Navy. Died
Wednesday 24 January 1945. Husband of Florence Gertrude Finch, of
Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY, Indonesia.
Ref. 1. F. 11. |
| FISH |
William
James |
Private
T/80389. Royal Army Service Corps. Died in Calcutta Hospital Friday
1 June 1945. Age 33. Lived at 10 Albion Road, Luton. Buried in CALCUTTA
(BHOWANIPORE) CEMETERY, India. Ref. Plot L. Grave 34. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| FORDHAM |
Charles
Arthur |
Aircraftman
2nd Class 1197719, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Monday
23 December 1940. Aged 32. Husband of Violet Grace Fordham, of Luton.
Buried in LUTON CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Bedfordshire. Section 3. Row
H. Grave 19. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| FORSTER |
Robert |
Trooper
14331106. 15th (Scottish) Regt., Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. Died
Monday 17 July 1944. Age 20. Lived at 30 Tower Road, Luton. Son
of Elizabeth Forster and stepson of Henry Short, of Hart Lane, Luton,
Bedfordshire. Buried in ST. MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY, CHEUX, Calvados,
France. Ref. VI. B. 17. Grave 19. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| FOSTER |
Ronald |
No
further information available at present. |
| FUDGE |
Gordon
D |
Probably:
Gordon Dyson Fudge. Pilot Officer 107930. Air Gnr. Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died Wednesday 10 December 1941. Age 19. Son
of Percy Hugh and Daisy Adeline Fudge, of Bournemouth. Buried in
BOURNEMOUTH (WIMBORNE ROAD) CEMETERY, Hampshire. Ref. Sec. T.3.
Grave 6.S. |
| GANDERTON |
Robert |
Leading
Stoker C/KX 75550. H.M. Submarine Oxley, Royal Navy. Died Sunday
10 September 1939. Age 30. Lived at 47 St Paul’s Road, Luton. Son
of Thomas Henry and Ellen Ganderton; husband of Mabel Lilian Ganderton;
of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. 33, 3. See also Luton
Town Memorial
Special
note: HM Submarine Oxley was the first Royal Naval Warship to be
lost in World War 2, and sadly this was the result of “friendly
fire”. |
| GAUNTLETT |
Glyndwr |
Gunner
904426. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regt, Royal Artillery.
Died as a prisoner of the Japanese Saturday 10 July 1943. Age 24.
Lived at 29 Weatherby Road, Luton. Son of John Jeremiah and Rachel
Gauntlett, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY,
Thailand. Plot 8. Row C. Grave 63. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| GEORGE |
Robert
Marshall |
Corporal
2036273. 238 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died Friday 18 June 1943.
Age 37. Son of Robert and Sarah Jane George; husband of Lena George,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia.
Ref. I. B. 31. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| GILBERT |
Frederick
Charles |
Killed
as a result of enemy at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30 August
1940. Age 36. Son of Charles and Alice Gilbert, of 93 Bury Park
Road; husband of Hylda Violet Louise Gilbert, of 66 Wigmore Lane,
Stopsley. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section
of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| GRAHAM |
Arthur
G |
No
further information available at present |
| GRAY |
John
Glasgow |
Ordinary
Seaman C/JX 352005. H.M.S. Martin, Royal Navy. Died Tuesday 10 November
1942. Age 21. Son of William and Janet Gray, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. 57,
3. See also Luton Town Memorial
Special
note: HMS Martin was an M Class destroyer sunk by U-431 off Algiers.
There were 161 casualties and 63 survivors. |
| GREEN |
Albert
Edward |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 36. Son of Albert Francis and Azah Green, of 9A
Bucklersbury, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL
BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| GRESTY |
William
John |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died at Luton & Dunstable Hospital on Saturday 31
August 1940. Age 51. Son of Mrs. M. Gresty, of 44 Wellesley Street,
Twigworth, Gloucestershire; husband of Ellen E. Gresty, of 157 Connaught
Road, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section
of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| GRIFFIN |
Donald
Frank |
Probably:
Marine CH/X113236 H.M.S. Simbang., Royal Marines. Died Monday 4
March 1946. Age 21. Son of Herbert Charles and Dora Amy Griffin,
of Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Buried in KRANJI WAR
CEMETERY, Singapore. Ref. 35. C. 9.
|
| HALES |
Sidney
James |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died the same day at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 41. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hales, of 56 Cutenhoe, Road, Luton.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| HARDING |
Harold
Ronald |
Private
5949326. 1/7th Bn., The Queen's Royal Regt (West Surrey). Died Saturday
24 October 1942. Age 23. Lived at 35 Brooms Road, Luton. Son of
William Arthur and Ethel Annie Harding, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Buried in EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Ref. XXV. C. 27. See also
Luton Town Memorial |
| HARPER |
Frederick
John |
Warrant
Officer 352665. Royal Air Force. Died Wednesday 9 February 1944.
Age 40. Husband of Gwladys Evelyn Harper, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Buried in CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY, Cheshire. Ref. Sec. A. Grave
587. |
| HARPER |
Jack
Abraham aka John |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 15. Son of Major Charles Harper and Evelyn Harper,
of 56 Grove Road, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF
LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| HARRIS,
DCM |
Thomas
James |
Ex-Sergeant.
Killed as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday
30 August 1940. Age 45. Husband of Mary Jane Harris, of 62 Dane
Road. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.) Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| HARRISON |
George |
Private
6027938. 1/4th Bn., Essex Regiment. Died Wednesday 8 November 1944.
Age 31. Lived at 3 Browning Road, Luton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Harrison, of Aylesham, Kent; husband of C. Harrison. No known grave.
Commemorated on CASSINO MEMORIAL, Italy. Panel 8. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| HARROWER |
Alexander
Aitken |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 26. Lived at 244 Beechwood Road, Luton. Son of
the late James and Isabella Aitken Harrower. Commemorated in the
MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register.
See also Luton Town Memorial |
| HARTUP |
Arthur |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at 157 Park Street, Luton on Sunday
22 September 1940. Age 54. Mr Hartup’s wife, Florence Emily Hartup,
was killed in the same air raid. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH
OF LUTON section of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| HAWKINS |
Frederick
Charles |
Pilot
Officer 184075. Flt Engr. 617 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Saturday 7 October 1944. Age 28. Lived at 78 Icknield Road,
Luton. Son of Frederick Bertram and Lily Maud Hawkins; husband of
Vera Eileen Hawkins, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in DURNBACH
WAR CEMETERY, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany. Ref. Coll. grave 8. H.
22-25. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| HAYDEN |
John
Gregory |
Sergeant
1294654. W.Op./Air Gnr. 101 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Friday 17 December 1943. Age 21. Son of Gregory Gilbert Hayden
and Claribel Hayden, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in HARROGATE
(STONEFALL) CEMETERY, Yorkshire. Ref. Sec. C. Row F. Grave 18. |
| HAYES |
Robert
Cecil |
Possibly:
Serjeant 7648503. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died Friday 29 October
1943. Age 27. Buried in THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Ref.
B4. X. 2.
 |
| HEASLEY |
Alexander |
Serjeant
7011739. 2nd Bn., Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died Friday 17 December
1943. Age 35. Lived at 45 Farley Avenue, Luton. Husband of Catherine
Emslie Heasley, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in SANGRO RIVER WAR
CEMETERY, Italy. Ref. XIV. A. 25. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| HEPPER |
Ronald
N |
Probably:
Ronald Norman Hepper MM. Serjeant 7882054. 13th/18th Royal Hussars,
R.A.C. Died Saturday 24 February 1945. Age 31. Son of John and Alice
Louie Hepper; husband of Margaret Hepper, of Nottingham. Buried
in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Ref. 46. D. 18. |
| HILL |
George |
No
further information available at present. |
| HILL |
Lewis
Albert |
Flight
Sergeant 742464. Pilot Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Saturday
18 October 1941. Age 21. Lived at 452 Hitchin Road, Luton. Son of
Albert and Nellie May Hill; husband of Molly Hill, of Luton. Buried
in STOPSLEY (ST. THOMAS) CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire. See also Luton
Town Memorial and also Stopsley
Memorial |
| HILLMAN |
William
Major |
Gunner
892417. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Lived at 10 Fitzroy Avenue, Luton. Came from Tredegar, S. Wales.
Died Wednesday 2 June 1943. Age 32. No known grave. Commemorated
on KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Sp. Mem. 9. M. 4. See also
Luton Town Memorial
|
| HOLTON |
Charles
W |
Probably:
Charles William Holton. Bombardier 828161. 13 Bty., 17 Field Regt.,
Royal Artillery. Died Friday 23 April 1943. Age 29. Son of Arthur
and Sarah Ann Holton; husband of Gladys Holton, of Warminster, Wiltshire.
Buried in MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 6. |
| HOUGH |
Iris
Olive |
Died
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 19. Daughter of Evelyn May Hough, of 176 Selbourne
Road, and of the late Albert Hough. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL
BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. See
also Luton Town Memorial |
| HOWARTH |
James |
Serjeant
3444478. 1/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Died Friday 15 November
1940. Age 28. Husband of Louie Catherine Howarth, of Luton. Buried
in LUTON GENERAL CEMETERY, Bedfordshire. Grave 1894B. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| HUNT |
Arthur
George |
Battery
Quartermaster Serjeant 924158. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field
Regt., Royal Artillery. Died as a prisoner of the Japanese Saturday
3 July 1943. Age 42. Lived at 39 Wenlock Street, Luton. Son of Francis
George Hunt, and of Mary Sophia Hunt (nee Scrivener); husband of
Doris May Hunt (nee Bates), of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in CHUNGKAI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 4. J. 4. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| IMPEY |
Ronald
Cecil |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 28. Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Impey, of 121 Victoria Street,
Dunstable; husband of Hilda Impey, of 125 Victoria Street. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
| JACKSON |
Leslie
Horace |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motor Works on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 37. Husband of L. Jackson, of 806 Dunstable Road.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| JAKES |
Dick |
Possibly:
Driver T/187282. 64 Bulk Petrol Transport Company, Royal Army Service
Corps. Died Sunday 29 August 1943. Age 28. Son of Sydney and Ada
Jakes; husband of Sylvia Grace Jakes, of Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire.
Buried in MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Ref. 7. B. 15. |
| JAMES |
William
Douglas |
Flight
Sergeant 1293578. Nav./Bomber. 61 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Killed in action on a raid on Magdeburg, Germany on Friday
21 January 1944. Age 21. Lived at 37 Saxon Road, Luton. Son of William
Henry and Nellie James, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in BERLIN
1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Berlin, Germany. Ref. 8. H. 30. See also
Luton Town Memorial |
| JARDINE |
William
Patterson |
Craftsman
5959076. 539 Workshop Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Died Wednesday 14 November 1945. Age 30. Son of William Patterson
Jardine and Jeanie Meek Jardine; husband of Grace Jardine, of Leighton
Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Buried in TEL EL KEBIR WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY,
Egypt. Ref. 6. O. 5. |
| KEARNEY |
Edward |
Gunner
915521, 420 Battery, 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery. Died accidentally at Kranji as a Japanese Prisoner
of War Friday 1 June 1945. Aged 25. Born 19 January 1920 in Greenock,
Renfrewshire, resident Luton, Bedfordshire. Son of Edward and Mary
Kearney; husband of Mrs. E. Kearney, of 30, Cumberalnd Street, Luton,
Bedfordshire. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore. Plot 14.
Row B. Grave 10.
See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| KEECH |
William
Frederick |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd. Friday 30 August
1940. (Not on CWGC) |
| KEELY |
Mary
Julia |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Luton, 4 November 1940. Born 21 September
1919. Lived at 24 Avondale Road, Luton. In the 1939 Register she
was unmarried, a Typist Motor Works Office, resident 24 Avondale
Road, Luton M.B., Bedfordshire. (Not on CWGC).
See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| KELLY |
John |
No
further information available at present. |
| KILBY |
John
Andrew |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors on Friday 30 August
1940, and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital. Age
18 . Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Kilby, of 64 Crawley Green Road.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register.
See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| KING |
Charles
Henry |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 50. Husband of Frances Edith King, of 51 Vandyke
Road, Leighton Buzzard. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF
LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| KIRBY |
George
W |
Probably:
George William Kirby. Serjeant 4744975. 9th Bn., York and Lancaster
Regiment. Died Sunday 21 January 1945. Age 30. Buried in TAUKKYAN
WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Ref. 5. E. 12. |
| KNEALE |
George
E |
Probably:
George Edward Kneale. Gunner 903800. 420 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire
Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Saturday 12 September 1942.
Age 29. Son of William Henry and Mary Jane Kneale. No known grave.
Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 38.
|
| LACEY |
Ralph |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 32. Lived at 157 Graham Gardens, Luton. Commemorated in the
MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register.
See also Luton Town Memorial |
| LANCASTER |
Ernest |
Possibly:
Gunner 794041. 2 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Friday 4 February
1944. Buried in ANZIO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Ref. IV, E, 7. |
| LAND |
Herbert
John |
Private
5777484. D Company, 5th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died Saturday
14 February 1942. Age 22. Lived at 74 Wenlock Street, Luton. Herbert
John Land was born 6 January 1920, the son of John Land of Luton
(known as Jack) and Annie Land (nee McNeil), originally from Falkirk,
Scotland. He was originally buried at the Pagoda Lawn on Braddel
Road in Singapore. His remains were exhumed later and he was re-interred
by the CWGC at Kranji. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore.
Ref. 12. A. 9. (additional information courtesy of his nephew, Howard
Hodges).
See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| LANE |
William
G |
Possibly:
William Gilbert Lane. Sergeant 754097. Pilot U/T Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died Monday 9 September 1940. Age 21. Son of
Francis John and Minnie Florence Lane, of Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
Buried in DOWN HATHERLEY (ST. MARY AND CORPUS CHRISTI) CHURCHYARD,
Gloucestershire. Ref. Grave 102. |
| LARMAN |
Cyril
B |
Probably:
Cyril Bonar Larman. Lance Serjeant 5952341. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire
and Hertfordshire Regt. Died Saturday 31 July 1943. Age 24. Son
of William and Ethel Larman, of Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire; husband
of Rose Margaret Larman, of Letchworth, Hertfordshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 61.
|
| LAW |
Harold
John |
Lance
Serjeant 913912. 419 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt.,
Royal Artillery. Lost at sea as a prisoner of the Japanese on Tuesday
12 September 1944. Age 28. Lived at 8 Kent Road, Luton. Son of George
Frederick and Mary Law; husband of Dorothy Lilian Law, of Luton,
Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL,
Singapore. Column 36. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| LYNCH |
Thomas
Patrick |
Pilot
Officer 88852. 80 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Monday 9 June 1941. Age 26. Son of Thomas Patrick and Nellie Lynch;
husband of Olive May Lynch, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in BEIRUT
WAR CEMETERY, Lebanese Republic. Ref. 4. F. 11. |
| MANN |
Richard
Stephen |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 50. Husband of R. S. Mann, of 11 Farley Avenue,
Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| MARSHALL |
William
Charles |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 920238, 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in
action flying out of Luqa, Malta, in a Bristol Belnheim IV, serial
number Z7796, when the aircraft was assumed to have been shot down
by a Bf109 during an anti-shipping patrol 26 December 1941. Aged
27. Native of Luton, Bedfordshire. Son of Charles William and Ethel
Elizabeth Marshall, of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on MALTA MEMORIAL, Malta. Panel 2, Column 1. See also Luton
Town Memorial and Malta
Memorial |
| McMASTER |
Arthur
S |
Probably:
Arthur Stanley McMaster. Private 5773573. 4th Bn., Royal Norfolk
Regiment. Died Friday 13 February 1942. Age 29. Son of Arthur Stanley
and Elizabeth Fyfe McMaster, of Aberdeen. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY,
Singapore. Ref. 27. A. 18.
|
| MESSER |
Frederick
Hastings |
 Able
Seaman. Presumed drowned from "Manchester Exporter" 17
December 1945. Aged 33. Born 3 May 1912 in London. Originally discharged
by Merchant Navy 1 September 1934 in London, discharge number R95008.
In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, a Press Operator Motor Works
Hw, resident 8 Kingsley Road, Luton M.B., Bedfordshire. Married
Ada V Bates in Luton October-December Quarter 1940. Residence at
time of death 85 Halbutt Street, Dagenham. No known grave.
The
Manchester Exporter was built in 1918 formerly Rexmore, transferred
1929 from Johnston Line and renamed Manchester Exporter, 1947 sold
to Wallem & Co., Hong Kong, renamed Nicaragua. |
| MILLS |
Peter
A |
No
further information available at present. |
| MITCHELL |
Victor
John |
Sapper
2074436. Royal Engineers. Died Tuesday 24 November 1942. Age 23.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell, of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 10.
See also Luton Town Memorial |
| MITCHENER
|
Charles |
Flying
Officer 102588. 78 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Sunday 26 July 1942. Age 27. Lived at “Westlea, Walcot Avenue, Luton.
Son of Charles William and Lizzie Marion Mitchener; husband of Margaret
Lilian Muriel Mitchener, of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. No known grave.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel
67. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| MOORE |
Herbert
W |
No
further information available at present. |
| MUMFORD |
Robert
J |
Possibly:
Robert John Mumford. Sapper 1886458. Royal Engineers. Died Saturday
17 January 1942. Age 23. Son of Robert George and Fanny Kate Mumford,
of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. Buried in BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY,
Libya. Ref. 3. E. 17. |
| NIELAND |
James
Henry |
Died
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 55. Husband of Mrs. Nieland, of 38 Bolton Road,
Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| NORTHWOOD |
Hilsby
Reginald |
Sergeant
755216. 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Sunday
30 March 1941. Age 29. Son of Maud Northwood, of Luton, Bedfordshire;
husband of C. M. Northwood. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel 49. |
| ODELL |
Eric
G |
Probably:
Eric George O’Dell. Corporal 5949716. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire and
Hertfordshire Regt. Died Thursday 21 September 1944. Age 30. Son
of Fredrick George and Edith O'Dell; husband of Gladys Ivy O'Dell,
of Bedford. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL,
Singapore. Column 61.
|
| O’HAGAN |
John |
No
further information available at present. |
| ORCHARD |
Dennis
Malcolm |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 15. Son of Arthur and T. Orchard, of 45 Trent Road,
Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| OWEN |
Brinley
D |
Gunner
925383. 419 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Lost at sea as a prisoner of the Japanese on Tuesday
12 September 1944. Age 24. Lived at 173 Toddington Road, Luton.
Son of David John and Ann Rebecca Owen; husband of Edna May Owen,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE
MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 38. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| OWLES |
Aubrey
Ernest |
Sergeant
748693. 18 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Saturday
31 August 1940. Age 21. Lived at 86 Poynters Road, Dunstable. Son
of Ernest and Agnes Owles, of Dunstable. Buried in DUNSTABLE CEMETERY,
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref. Sec. J. Grave 417. |
| PAGE |
Sidney
Lewis |
Gunner
869451. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died as a prisoner of the Japanese on Tuesday 13 April 1943. Age
32. Lived at 5 Edward Street, Dunstable. Buried in CHUNGKAI WAR
CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 12. D. 6.
|
| PATEMAN |
Vera
Winifred |
Killed
as a result of enemy action on Saturday 5 September 1942. Age 20,
at 18 Midland Road. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ross Pateman.
of 18 Midland Road, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH
OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| PAYNE |
Irving
William |
Bombardier
900898. 420 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Died Tuesday 12 September 1944. Age 27. Son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. E. Payne, of Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated
on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 36.
|
| PEDDER |
Robert
Edward |
Sergeant
1212081. Flt. Engr. 427 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died Friday 22 October 1943. Age 22. Lived at 67 Ridgway
Road, Luton. Son of Albert Edward and Rosetta Lily Pedder; husband
of Alice Barnett Pedder, of Leagrave, Bedfordshire. Buried in REICHSWALD
FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Ref. 6.
F. 17. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| PEPPER |
Harvey
Thomas |
Private
5945943. 2nd Bn. The Hertfordshire Regt., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Regt. Died Monday 20 May 1940. Age 33. Lived Woburn. Buried in ZWEVEGEM
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Zwevegem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. Grave
1. |
| PETTS |
Sidney
E |
No
further information available at present. |
| PITKIN |
Archibald
Henry |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 49. Husband of Daisy Pitkin, of 159 Selbourne Road, Luton. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| PORTER |
Frederick
Arthur |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 28. Lived at 43 Richmond Hill, Luton. Son of Albert
Edward and Minnie Porter, of 28 Deburgh Street, Swindon, Wiltshire.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. |
| POTTS |
Alec
Raymond |
Sergeant
1861337. Flt. Engr. 467 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died Monday 22 May 1944. Age 31. Son of Isaac and Alice
Maud Potts husband of Pauline Potts, of Streatley, Bedfordshire.
Buried in JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY, Gelderland, Netherlands. Ref.
Joint grave 8. F. 8-9. |
| POWELL |
Alfred
W |
No
further information available at present. |
| PUGH |
Cedric
Ronald |
Lance
Corporal 797582. Corps of Military Police. Died Saturday 14 August
1943. Age 33. Lived at 6 Limbury Road, Luton. Son of Elizabeth Gwenllian
Pugh; husband of Rose Pugh, of Luton. Buried in BISCOT (HOLY TRINITY)
CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref. Sec. F. Row 3. Grave
19. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| REID |
Walter |
No
further information available at present. |
| RHODES |
Thomas
Geoffrey |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 18. Lived at 20 Claremont Road, Luton. Son of Thomas
Edwin and Mary Rhodes, of 46 Heath Drive, Potters Bar, Middlesex.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| ROBERTS |
Reginald
W |
No
further information available at present. |
| ROSE |
Carl |
Private
5832781. 2nd Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died Tuesday 15 June
1943. Age 31. Lived at 19 Cardigan Street, Luton. Son of William
and Harriott Maria Rose, of Swinton, Manchester. Buried in KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 2. M. 42. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| ROWE |
Horace |
Stoker
1st Class. P/K 67144 H.M.S. Acheron, Royal Navy. Died Tuesday
17 December 1940. Age 36. Lived at 82 Argyll Avenue, Luton. Son
of William Thomas Rowe and Sarah J. Rowe, of Luton, Bedfordshire;
husband of Jessie M. Rowe, of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Panel 42, Column 2. See also Luton
Town Memorial
Special
note: HMS Acheron was a destroyer. During trials after repairs
due to bomb damage in an air raid on Portsmouth, she struck a
mine about 8 miles from The Needles, Isle of Wight, and sunk within
4 minutes. There were very few survivors.
|
| RYDER |
George
William |
Trooper
7882895. 5th, Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. Died Monday 6 July 1942.
Age 34. Husband of Ethel L. Ryder, of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 24. See also
Luton Town Memorial |
| SANDERS |
Ernest
Henry |
Private
14702103. 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died Saturday 12
August 1944. Aged 20. Lived at 69 Maidenhall Road, Luton. Buried
in TILLY-SUR-SEULLES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot IX. Row
B. Grave 11. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| SCALES |
Henry
Percy |
Gunner
924167. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Friday 6 August 1943. Lived at 89 Hartley Road, Luton. Husband
of Ellen Blanche Scales, of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. Sp.
Mem. 9. M. 4. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| SEABROOK |
Frederick
J |
Possibly:
Frederick Seabrook. Lance Bombardier 1072029. 15 Bty. 6 H.A.A.
Regt., Royal Artillery. Died on Saturday 14 February 1942. Age
33. Son of Alfred Stanley Seabrook and Gertrude Annie Seabrook,
of Harpenden, Hertfordshire; husband of Alice D. Seabrook, of
Harpenden. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL,
Singapore. Column 11.
|
| SHOTBOLT
|
Reginald
Arthur John |
Leading
Aircraftman 1246403. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday
7 April 1942. Age 20. Lived at 50 Winsdon Road, Luton. Son of Arthur
John and Olive M. Shotbolt, of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Buried
in MONTGOMERY (OAKWOOD) CEMETERY ANNEXE, Alabama, United States
of America. Ref. Sec. N. Lot 111. Grave 6. See also Luton
Town Memorial
Note:
a photograph of the RAF Memorial at Montgomery Cemetery can be found
at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12207 |
| SHRUBSOLE |
Alfred
Lewis |
Driver
10705915. Royal Army Service Corps. Died Thursday 26 July 1945.
Buried in WILLESDEN NEW CEMETERY, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Ref.
Plot Service Grave 2. |
| SIMPSON
|
Charles
William |
Gunner
956496. 86 (The Hertfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Saturday 29 June 1940. Age 19. Lived at Saxon Road, Luton.
Foster-son and nephew of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Roberts, of Luton. Buried
in LUTON GENERAL CEMETERY, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref. Grave
9770. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| SKELLY |
Frank
A |
Sergeant
1629697. 626 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday
25 April 1944. Age 31. Son of John and Mary Skelly; husband of Lilian
Ada Skelly, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in HAGUENAU FRENCH NATIONAL
CEMETERY, Bas-Rhin, France. Ref. Coll. grave 2-7. |
| SKELTON |
Ivan
George |
Flying
Officer 152714. 115 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Wednesday 18 October 1944. Age 23. Lived at 45 Windmill Road, Luton.
Son of William George and Ada Skelton, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband
of Eileen Rita Skelton, of Luton. No known grave. Commemorated on
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel 209. See also
Luton Town Memorial |
| SLATER |
Cecil
P |
No
further information available at present. |
| SMART |
Harold
Alfred Stephen |
Bombardier
894928. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Friday 31 December 1943. Age 29. Lived at 144 Richmond Hill,
Luton. Son of Alfred and Lizzie Smart, of Luton, Bedfordshire;
husband of Annie Smart, of Luton. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY,
Thailand. Ref. 2. C. 47. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| SMITH |
Charles
H |
No
further information available at present. |
| SMITH |
Elvin
Henry de Greenyer |
Able
Seaman S.S. Grayburn (London), Merchant Navy. Died Sunday 29 June
1941. Age 35. Son of Elvin George and Charlotte Smith; husband of
Hilda Elizabeth de-Grenier Smith, of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London, United Kingdom.
Panel 53. |
| STEWART |
Campbell |
No
further information available at present. |
| STOAKES |
George
C |
No
further information available at present. |
| STOCKEN |
Geoffrey
Mayall |
Sergeant
748247. Pilot. 1 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Tuesday 22 April 1941. Age 21. Son of Herbert and Muriel Town Stocken,
of Harpenden; husband of Ethel Rose Stocken, of Harpenden. Buried
in HARPENDEN (WESTFIELD) CEMETERY, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Ref. Sec. 2. Grave R 18. |
| STOLBER |
William
|
Commissioner.
Control Commission (B.E.). Died Monday 8 September 1947. Buried
in HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Ref. 17.
A. 15.
William
Stolber lived at 105 Wellington Street Luton Beds and had four daughters.
Jim, Bill, Glen and Nora. The original family name was Von Stolberg
and the family from which he descended was allegedly related to
either the Hapsburgs or the Hohenzollern families. The Von Stolbergs
were driven out of Germany in the 19th centaury - probably because
they had Jewish blood in them - and settled in England.
Family legend claims that one of them became a Don in an Oxford
University but he was removed from his post due to alcoholism, and
the family fell upon very hard times, settling in Lambeth. William
joined the army in the First World War (the family having changed
their name from Von Stolberg to Stolber because of the anti-German
feelings at the turn of the century). William served, it is believed,
in Gallipoli during that conflict.
Between the wars he was in the territorial army. When the Second
World War started, he went to France as an RSM with his Regiment,
and took part in the retreat to Dunkirk. He was the only senior
NCO to survive - the officers being either dead or scattered due
to the retreat - and he managed to get all but a handful of his
men on a ship leaving the beaches. As he and his men watched the
vessel leave, it was sunk by a direct hit from a Stuka dive bomber
and all on board were killed. William could speak French like a
Frenchman and German like a German, and he led his men back across
France, through Spain to Gibraltar and finally home to England.
He was later commissioned into the Royal Engineers and was, according
to family legend again, sent north to help run a POW camp of Germans.
Prior to this he was a bomb disposal expert and defused numerous
bombs across Britain.
The Control Commission, which he joined after the war, was believed
to have been involved in Intelligence work, probably liasing with
MI6/Military Intelligence.
Having survied the numerous perils of both world wars, it is tragic
that he died in a simple road accident, being flung from the back
of a lorry wehn it skidded on ice, to break his neck. |
| STOLZ-PAGE |
Richard
Grange |
Flight
Sergeant 755061. Air Gnr. 103 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Thursday 3 December 1942. Age 29. Husband of Suzanne Stolz-Page
(nee Simon), of Luxemburg. Buried in DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Bad
Tolz, Bayern, Germany. Ref. 1. H. 19. |
| STOUGHTON |
Leonard
John |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 44. Lived at 203 Cutenhoe Road, Luton. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| SUTTON |
Alexander
W |
Possibly:
Alexander William Sutton. Corporal 797160. 'A' Sqdn., The Queen's
Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), R.A.C. Died Saturday 4 July 1942. Age
29. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Sutton, of Wigston Fields, Leicestershire.
No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column
15. |
| SWANWICK |
Norman
Harry |
Bombardier
937584. 142 (The Royal North Devon Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Died Tuesday 23 May 1944. Lived at 162 Baker Street,
Luton. Son of Alfred and Vida Louisa Swanwick; husband of Grace
Lilian Swanwick, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in CASSINO WAR
CEMETERY, Italy. Ref. II. K. 7. See also Luton
Town Memorial
|
| TAYLOR |
Percy
Cyril |
Serjeant
1726407. 214 Bty. 62 Lt. A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Tuesday
13 October 1942. Age 32. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Taylor; husband
of Doris May Taylor, of Dunstable. Buried in DUNSTABLE CEMETERY,
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref. Sec. J. Grave 441. |
| TAYLOR |
Ronald |
No
further information available at present. |
| THOMAS |
Bernard |
No
further information available at present. |
| THOMAS |
John
Glanffrwd |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 16. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Edgar Thomas, of 113
Chester Avenue, Leagrave, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH
OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| THOMPSON |
Arthur
John |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 33. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, of The Bungalow,
Cheapside Farm. Sandridge, Hertfordshire; husband of D. E. Thompson,
of 121 Westfield Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Commemorated in
the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
| TOYER |
George
Frederick |
Gunner
924354. 420 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Lost at sea while a prisoner of the Japanese on Tuesday
12 September 1944. Lived at 5 Stuart Place, Luton. No known grave.
Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 38. See
also Luton Town Memorial
|
| TURVEY |
Frederick
George |
 Gunner
885194. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Friday 11 June 1943. Age 27. Son of Ernest and Emily Turvey,
of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Sp. Mem. 9. M. 4.
|
| TYREMAN |
Norman
Allen |
 Sergeant
1318148. 44 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Friday
3 September 1943. Age 21. Lived 33 Linden Road, Luton. Son of Norman
and Hilda Tyreman, of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel 167. See also
Luton Town Memorial |
| UNDERWOOD |
Charles
Frederick Walter |
Pilot
Officer 131880. 61 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Thursday 3 September 1942. Age 24. Lived at 23 Durbar Rod, Luton.
Son of Frederick William and Edith Mary Underwood, of Luton Bedfordshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United
Kingdom. Panel 72. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| VEREY |
Leslie
Howard |
Sapper
1866557. 9 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died during an air raid
while a prisoner of war on Saturday 2 December 1944. Age 39. Formerly
of 50 Newcombe Road, Luton. Son of Thomas Slatter Verey and of Matilda
Gertrude Verey (nee Day); husband of Rosina Maria Verey, of Cliftonville,
Margate. Buried in KRAKOW RAKOWICKI CEMETERY, Poland. Ref. 5. A.
11. See also Luton Town Memorial
|
| WARD |
Eric
Percy |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died the same day in the Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 25. Son of Arthur William and Annie Ward, of 43 Selbourne Road;
husband of Margaret Ward, of the same address. Commemorated in the
MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register.
See also Luton Town Memorial |
| WARD |
James
T |
Possibly:
James Tinkler Ward. Trooper 406908. 3rd King's Own Hussars, R.A.C.
Died Monday 7 December 1942. Age 30. Son of Arthur and Sarah Ward.
Buried in DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
Ref. Block F. Grave 314. |
| WATSON |
George |
No
further information available at present. |
| WATSON |
John
Raymond |
Sapper
2014548. 1 Field Sqdn., Royal Engineers. Died Saturday 18 April
1942. Age 27. Son of John and Annie Watson; husband of Vera M. Watson,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA,
Libya. Ref. 1. C. 7. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| WEEDON |
Harry
John |
[WEEDEN
in CWGC] Injured as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall
Motors Ltd on Friday 30 August 1940 and died the same day in the
Luton & Dunstable Hospital. Age 71. Husband of S. Weeden, of 3 Chester
Avenue, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section
of the Civilian War Dead Register. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| WEST |
Derrick |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 20. Lived at 6 Pirton Road, Luton. Son of Olive
West, of 122 Strathmore Avenue, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL
BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. See
also Luton Town Memorial |
| WEST |
Ronald
Ernest |
Private
5950191. 2nd Bn. The Hertfordshire Regt., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Regt. Died Tuesday 13 April 1943. Age 22. Son of Sarah E. West,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on MEDJEZ-EL-BAB
MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 17. |
| WEST |
Reginald
F |
 |
Possibly:
Reginald Frank West. Trooper 7961474. 24th Lancers, R.A.C.
Died Saturday 1 July 1944. Age 22. No known grave. Commemorated
on BAYEUX MEMORIAL, Calvados, France. Panel 8, Column 2.
See also Luton Town Memorial
|
|
| WESTON |
Jack
L |
 |
Possibly:
Jack Lewis Weston. Trooper 14310540. 23rd Hussars, R.A.C.
Died Tuesday 27 June 1944. Age 24. Son of Lewis and Edith
Emma Weston, of Crayford, Kent. Buried in BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY,
Calvados, France. Ref. XXVII. F. 17. |
|
| WOODFINE |
John
Edward |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died on Saturday 31 August 1940 in The Luton & Dunstable
Hospital. Age 31. Son of Jean Woodfine, of 56 St. Ethelbert Avenue.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| WRIGHT |
William
John |
Lance
Bombardier 966354. 208 Bty., 70 A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. Died
as a result of an accident during grenade practice in Northumberland
Wednesday 20 January 1943. Lived at 140 Kingsway, Luton. Buried
in LUTON CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref.
Sec. 4. Row K. Grave 28. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| WYATT |
Albert
M |
Possibly:
Albert Wyatt. Private T/212440. Royal Army Service Corps. Died Wednesday
2 August 1944. Age 26. Son of Charles and Elizabeth Wyatt; husband
of Beatrice Lilian Wyatt, of Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Buried
in ASSISI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Ref. VI, B, 5. |
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