THE many friends of Sergt.-Pilot Leslie Jaggard will be grieved to hear that he has been reported missing.

Aged 20, he was educated at the Central School, where he won a scholarship to the Technical School. His quiet, kindly manner won him the affection of many.

He was a keen member of the 12th Scout Troop, and took part in the Jamboree in Holland in. 1937. Rowing for which he holds two silver cups, was one of his favourite sports. He also holds two medals for cross-country running.

As soon as he was eligible he left Pye Radio, where he was learning to be a draughtsman, and joined the R.A.F., where, after training in various parts of the world, he quickly gained his “wings.”

One of his proudest possessions is a silver cigarette box, which was presented to him by his fellow-pilots on the occasion of his marriage a. few months ago.

At the time he was reported missing he was captain of his crew and had been strongly recommended for his commission.

His wife and mother have received many messages of sympathy

Cambridge Man
Presumed Killed
in Action

OFFICIAL NEWS has just been received by Mrs. J. Jellings, of 66, Richmond Road, Cambridge, that her husband, Lance:.Corpl. John (Jack) Jellings, 287th Field Co., R.E., who has been missing since the fall of Singapore, is now presumed to have been killed in action on 26th January, 1942. Lance-Corpl. Jellings was the grandson of the late Mr and T. Littlechild, of 198, Victoria Road, Cambridge, and before joining the Territorials in September, 1939, he was employed by Messrs. Coulson and Son, Ltd.

Killed in Action.—Mrs. E. M. Johnson, of 92, Brampton Road, Cambridge, has received official notification that her husband, Pte. Jack Johnson, of the Middlesex Regiment, has been killed in action in the North-Western Theatre of Operations. Pte. Johnson was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Johnson, of 63, Beche Road.

C.Q.M. Sergeant's Death. — Mrs. S. N. Jordan, of 12, Great Eastern Street, Cambridge, has received official news that her husband, C.Q.M.S. J. H. Jordan, 1st Batt. Cambs. Regiment, died whilst a prisoner of war in Thailand. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan, of 9, Swann's Terrace, Argyle Street.

Missing at Sea.—News has just been received that Pte. Robert Henry Kempton has been missing at sea since the autumn of 1944. Pte. Kempton, whose home was at 95, Cam Causeway, was the son of Mrs. and the late Mr. S. E. W. Kempton. Pte. Kempton was educated at the Central School and employed by the Eastern Counties Bus Company. The last card his family received was at Christmas, 1944, when he was at Thailand.

News has been received of the death from diphtheria whilst on active service in Northern Ireland of signalman S.H.F. Ketteridge, husband of Mrs. O. Ketteridge, of 38, Gold Street, Cambridge, and only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ketteridge, of 7, Shelley Row, Cambridge. Aged 22 years, he was educated at St. Luke's School, and after leaving was employed on the staff of St. Tibbs Press until joining up in the Royal Corps of Signals. Very keen on athletics, he was a member of the Cambs. and Isle of Ely Athletic Club. A military funeral took place yesterday in Northern Ireland,

Killed in Action.—Our picture. is of Pte. Harry Kidman, aged 19, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Kidman, of 2, Queen's Meadow, Cherry Hinton, who was killed in action in Western Europe, on April 15th. He was educated at the Central Boys' School, and before joining the Forces was employed by Hallen's Garage, Union Lane, Old Chesterton.

THE death took place suddenly at a Scottish military hospital on Thursday of Gunner Leonard Herbert Kimpton, R.A., aged 29, of 60, Walnut Tree Avenue, Cambridge.

Mrs. Kimpton knew that her son was to undergo an operation for tonsillitis. Half an hour before receiving the wire which told of his death. Mrs. Kimpton had a letter from him saying that he was looking forward to his leave after the operation.

The wire informed Mrs. Kimpton that the operation took place in the morning and her son died suddenly in the afternoon. A post mortem examination will be held.

Gunner Kimpton was a clerk at Pembroke College and had made a name for himself as a promising footballer until injuries to both knees four years ago forced him to give up the game. His first club was the Booksellers, whose first team he captained. He was also captain of the College Servants’ first football eleven, and later played for the Town first eleven. Before he joined the Army he was on the committee of the Town F.C.

Mr. Kimpton had also rowed for the College Servants’ Club. He was called up five months ago.

FATHER KILLED IN LAST WAR.

His mother. Mrs. Louisa Kimpton, is a widow, his father, Mr. Herbert Kimpton, being killed in the last war. Two brothers are both in the Army, the younger having recently been commissioned. Two sisters live in Bed¬ford and a third in the States.

The funeral will take place at Pembroke College at 2.15 on Tuesday, the interment following at the Borough Cemetery.

The funeral of S./L. (A) Anthony John King. R.N.V.R., 95, Gilbert Road, who was killed on active service on October 26th, took place at Old Chesterton Parish Church on November 26th.

S./L. King, who was 21 years of age, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. King. Unassuming in his manner, he had a personality which endeared him to many. The service was conducted ty the Rev. J. A. V. Wallace (vicar}, assisted by the Rev. F. J. Vickery (curate). A special hymn “Come, what may,” “Let Saints on earth in concert sing” and Psalm xxiii were sung during the service.

The immediate mourners were: Mr. and Mrs. P. J. King, Mr. J. Christmas, Miss Lunniss, Mr. D. Lunniss, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Christmas, Mr. Giddings, Mrs. Wayman, Miss A. Christmas, Miss M. Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Lunniss, Miss F. Shrive, and Mr. J. Pawley.

Representing the Post Office Engineering Dept. were Mr. H. R. Jones, Telephone Manager; Mr. R. O. Boocock, Area Engineer; Mr. Everson, Chief Inspector; Mr. Stanning, Inspector, and other colleagues, and Messrs. R. Fordham, secretary, W. Ludman and G. Harvey (Post Office Engineering Union), Mr. Wayne (headmaster) represented Cambridge and County High School. Many friends and other relations were in the church and at the graveside.

The coffin was borne to the graveside by members of the R.A.F., and the Last Post was sounded.

Beautiful floral tributes were received as follows; “In loving memory of our darling son,” Mother and Father; Uncles and Aunts at Horseheath and Longstanton; Uncle and Aunt at Littleport; Aunt, Uncle and Cousins at Eastleigh; Aunt, Uncle, Clarence and Mary; From your own “Joy”; Best friend Dick; Mr. and Mrs. Lunniss and and [sic] Reg in Ceylon; Mrs. Smith; All at Weowna; C.O. and Officers, R.N.A.S. Ayr: Officers and Ratings No. 1776 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm; Ship's. Co., R.N.A.S., Ayr; Dr. and Mrs. Catcheside; S./L. (A) J. Tuck and Junior; Telephone Men, Area Eng., and his old colleagues at Telephone Exchange, Cambridge; John; Colleagues, P.O.E.U.; Marjorie and Dick Mizen; Enid and John Nethercleft and Jean; Brian, Dick, Alan and Roland; Mr. and Mrs. Pawley and Dick; C. B. Green and G. A. Pleasance; Mr. and Mrs. Sennitt; Mrs. Robinson and Peter; Mr. and Mrs. S. Jarvis; Mr. and Mrs. Phypers and Mrs. Rutherford; E. and K. Norman; Miss Burbage; Mrs. A. Carter; Mr. and Mrs. Nightingale; Mr. and Mrs. F. Laughlin and Mr. and Mrs. Vernum; Mrs. Markham; Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Alsop; Mr. and Mrs. Benstead and Dick; Mr. and Mrs. Denson and Audrey; Mr. and Mrs. Willison and boys, 79, Gilbert Road; Mrs. Parrs and family; Mr. and Mrs. Cockerton and Tony.

The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. H. Williams and Sons, of Victoria Park, Cambridge.

Mr. and Mrs. King wish to thank all kind friends for their letters of sympathy and for the beautiful floral tributes.

News of Thailand Death.—Mr. and Mrs. C. King, of 17, Stockwell Street, Cambridge, have just received official news that their son, Sapper D. S. King, 287th Field Co., Royal Engineers, died on the 12th June, 1943, while a prisoner of war in Japanese hands in Thailand. The cause of death was not stated.

Killed on Active Service.—Mrs. M. Ladds, of 35, Birdwood Road, Cambridge, has been notified that her husband, L./Corpl. Dennis Frederick Ladds, was killed on active service on November 13th, at the age of 30 years. He was in the Second Armoured Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Being an Army reservist, he was recalled to the colours on December 8th, 1939. He had served on the Borough Police Force before his recall. He leaves two children. L./Corpl. Ladds was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ladds, of 62, Coleridge Road; Cambridge.

Pte. Melvin Donald Maurice Lambert, husband of Mrs. Mary Lambert, 267, Coldham’s Lane, Cam bridge, has died of severe chest wounds in North Africa. Pte Lambert was 19 years of age. His father, Frederick Lambert, lives at 18, Saxon Road, and his mother at 27, Catherine Street. He was educated at the Central School, and many will remember him as a member of the St. Philip's Boys' Brigade and as a choir boy there.

Killed in Burma.—Mrs. D. Lander, .of 77, Gwydir Street, has received notification from the War Office of` the death in action, of her- husband, Sergt. R. Lander, aged 2S, of the Commandos. An old Cambridgeshire, he joined up at the outbreak of war, and later volunteered for service with the Commandos, with which he took part in many raids on enemy territory, including the first lauding in North Africa, and later went to Burma. He was the youngest son of Mrs. E. Lander, 95, Darwin Drive, and was .employed before the war at Mr. Hibbit’s, stonemason, Victoria Road, Cambridge.

Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Leeland, 59, Eltisley Avenue, Cambridge, have received official news from the War Office that their elder son, Major Sidney John Leeland, of the Royal Artillery, serving with the Indian Army, was killed in action in Burma on Feb. 9th.

Major Leeland, who was educated at the Perse School, was for a time on the staff of Lloyds Bank at Soham and Ely, and later was in the service of Ascot Gas Water Heaters, Ltd. He joined up in 1940 and received his commision in May, 1941. For the past two years he had seen service in India, and was promoted to major last December.

His parents last heard from him at the beginning of this month in the course of his letter he wrote: “I expect you have already begun to hear of us in the news, although we may not yet be in the headlines.”

Reported Missing.—Our picture is of Flight-Sergt. Dennis Walter Leverington, R.A.F.V.R., son of Mr. T. Leverington, of 17-18, James Street, Cambridge, who has been reported missing on air operations. A former member of the A.T.C., he was employed by the Eastern Counties Bus Company.

Presumed to Have Been Killed.—Official news has been received by Mrs. J. M. Lister, of 116, Green End Road, Chesterton, that her husband, Lance-Corpl. A. P. S. Lister, R.E., is now presumed to have been killed in action at Singapore or or [sic] shortly after 26th February, 1942. Lance-Corpl. Lister was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Lister, of 46. York Street, Norwich.He was employed before the war at the General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd., 90, Hills Road, Cambridge.

Killed in Action.—The many friends of Mr. J. D. Livingstone (headmaster of the Central School for Boys) and Mrs. Livingstone, of 75, Hurst Park Avenue, Cambridge, will learn with regret that they have lost their son, Trooper Geoffrey Livingstone, Sherwood Rangers, R.A.C. He was killed in action on the 13th February. Trooper Livingstone landed on D-Day with the 4th County of London Yeomanry, R.A.C. (Desert Rats). He later joined the Sherwood Rangers, who were the first British troops to cross the German frontier. He was educated at the Perse Boys' School, and later employed by the Cambridge University and Town Waterworks Co.

FLIGHT Engineer Ernest Graham Longley, son of Capt. and Mrs. E. A. Longley, of Primrose Croft, Primrose Street, Cambridge, was killed when an R.A.F. Ferry Command Liberator crashed in Newfoundland on February 11th.-The dead numbered 18.

It will be remembered that Flight Engineer Longley was selected to be engineer in charge of the first Lancaster to fly to America and afterwards demonstrate it at factories where it is now being produced. He has been in Ferry Command since its formation and had crossed and re-crossed the Atlantic many times.

A week ago Capt. and Mrs. Longley met him in London before his return flight to Canada.

He had recently been given his captaincy. Educated at the County School, he was an old chorister of Trinity College, Cambridge. He also did a lot of Arctic flying before the war.

He leaves a wife and son in Canada.

Death of Prisoner of War.—News has just been received of the death of L.-Corpl. S. A. Ludman, only son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Ludman, 55, Warkworth Terrace, who died March 2nd, 1945, whilst a prisoner of war in Malaya/

Died in Thaiiand.—News has been received by his parents at 43, Bateson Road, Cambridge, that Pte. Aubrey Luff, Cambs. Regiment, has died as a result of malaria whilst a prisoner of war in Thailand. Before joining up Pte. Luff was employed at the Post Office Telephones Office in Alexandra Street.