Aldridge War Memorial, Staffordshire

All information is provided in good faith but, on occasions errors may occur. Should this be the case, if new information can be verified please supply it to the author and corrections will then be made.This memorial has been compiled with additional information by kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves CommissionAlso from Ancestry.co.ukList of the men who fell in the Second World War.George Rupert ALDRIDGE. Corporal 4921859, Airborne Battalion, 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment died 9th July 1943 aged 29. He was the son of Albert Edward and Elizabeth Sarah and was the husband of Alice Eugene of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Cassino Memorial, Italy.Leonard BANNISTER. Gunner 1508656, 89th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery died 1st February 1944 aged 25. He was the son of William Edward and Lily Jane and he was the husband of Alice May of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Bari War Cemetery, Italy.Leonard Francis BROOKES . Private 14577361, 2nd Worcestershire Regiment died 21st November 1944 aged 37. He was the son of Mr and Mrs W Brookes of Aldridge. He is at rest in Imphal War Cemetery, India.Frederick Moysey BROOKHOUSE. Gunner 4925150, 183rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery died 17th April 1942 aged 31. He was the son of Harry and Gertrude of Aldridge and was the husband of Agnes Josephine of Pelsall. He is at rest in St Mary's Churchyard Extension, Aldridge, Staffordshire.Vivian Raymund CHADWICK. Pilot Sergeant 1578279, 104 squadron, Royal Air Force (VR) died 16th April 1944 aged 20. He was the son of Vivian Raymund and Elsie Doris of Rugeley, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Bari War Cemetery, Italy.Francis William COLLINS. Lance Sergeant 4920187, 6th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) died 14th September 1944 aged 24. He was the son of Francis Leonard and Mary Elizabeth of Aldridge. He is at rest in Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.Harry COOPER. Private 4917579, 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment died 10th June 1940 aged 21. He was the son of William Zamas and Mary Ann of Aldridge, Staffordshire. he is at rest in Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan.William Henry DENNANT. Marine Ply/X114068, 41 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines died 26th March 1954 aged 20. He was the son of William Henry and Eva of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.John Martin GALLAGHER. Lance Corporal 272740, Royal Army Service Corps died 20th July 1943 aged 22. He was the son of Joseph Anthony and Annie of Aldridge. He is at rest in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.John Harrison GITTINGS. Glider Pilot Sergeant 4917002, Glider Pilot Regiment, Army Air Corps died between 25 and 26th September 1944 aged 23. He was the son of Frank and Mary of Walsall, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Groesbeek Memorial, Netherlands.D GOODIE No "Goodie" is listed with the CWGC for WW2.(I wonder if should have been the following)Harold GOUDIE. Signalman 2353843 Hong Kong Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals died between 1st and 2nd October 1942 aged 31. He was the son of Alexander and Ada Ann and husband of Olive Goudie of Aldridge. He is commemorated on the Sai Wan Memorial, China, including Hong Kong.Benjamin GROCUTT. Lance Corporal 4037269, 9th Durham Light Infantry died 19th June 1944 aged 28. He was the son of Fred and Ann and was the husband of Elizabeth Ena of Brighton, Sussex. He was native and lived in Walsall, Staffordshire. he is at rest in Bayeux War Cemetery, France.Clarence Bernard HARVEY. Sergeant 4917280, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers died 27th October 1944 aged 26. He was the son of John and Alice and was the husband of Eleanor Ann of Wolverhampton. He is at rest in Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands.William HATFIELD. Sapper 2117342, 242nd Field Cot, Royal Engineers died 25th April 1943 aged 29. He was the son of Elijah and Ada of Stubbers Green and he was the husband of Olga also of stubbers Green, Rushall near Walsall , Staffordshire. He is at rest in Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.W A HAWKINS (it may be the following) William Albert, Fusilier 6981160, 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers died 19th January 1944 aged 25. He was the son of Raymond James and Phoebe and was the husband of Florence Irene of West Heath, Birmingham. He is at rest in Minturno War Cemetery, ItalyA HORTON (It may be the following) Arthur Samuel, Private 4917336, South Staffordshire Regiment died 14th June 1944 serving with the 9th Durham Light Infantry aged 23. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire and was the son of Arthur Enoch and Annie Alice. He is at rest in Bayeux War Cemetery, France.William Albert HUGHES. Leading Aircraftman 1185203, Royal Air Force (VR) died on war service 14th February 1942 aged 29. He was the son of William Ernest and Gertrude and was the husband of Marion of Aldridge.He lived at one time at Roden Leighswood Road, Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial, Singapore Harold William JONES. Fusilier 7047788, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers died 22nd October 1944 aged 22. He was the son of Harold Norman Joseph and Florence Melita of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Santerno Valley War Cemetery, Italy.Bernard Charles KENDRICK. Leading Stoker D/KX 100383, Royal Navy on H.M.S. Drake IV died at sea 11th July 1943 aged 25. He was the son of Phineas and Isabel and was the husband of Jean Audrey of Brownhills, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.Lawrence LAMBOURNE. Gunner 973495, 74th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery died 15th June 1942 aged 32. He was the son Walter John and Anne and he was the husband of Beatrice of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.Aubrey Cyril LOWBRIDGE . of 18th Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge died on the 17th January 1941. to Dorothy Harriet, widowCharles MILLINGTON. Marine PLY/X2502, Royal Marine on H.M.S. Charybdis died 23rd October 1943. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.Frederick William MITTONETTE. Sergeant 2220959, Royal Air Force (VR) died 23rd December 1943. He was the son of Frederick Joseph and Alice and was the husband of Margaret of Great Barr, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.Eric Ewin MORGON. Trooper 14429899, 15/19th King's Royal Hussars died 19th September 1944 aged 18. he was the son of Robert George and Amy Louise of Leamore, Walsall, Staffordshire. He was native of the Isle of Wight. He is at rest in Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands.William George MYCOCK. Sergeant, Flight Engineer 632110, 619 squadron, Royal Air Force died 31st August 1943 aged 22. He was the son of Thomas James and Alice of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. Sidney Walter NEWBOLD. Lance Corporal 2657482, Coldstream Guards died 18th June 1944 aged 25. he was the son of Henry and Mary Jane of Walsall, Staffordshire. He is at rest in St Mary's Churchyard Extension, Aldridge.Arthur PAGE. (Military Cross) Warrant Officer Class1. (R.S.M.) 4442194, 6th Durham Light Infantry died 2nd November 1942. aged 39 He was native of Walsall and was the son of William and Elizabeth and husband of Doris Harriet of Drill Hall, 16, Croft Street, Crook, County Durham. He is at rest in El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Charles RANSFORD. Signalman 2353860, Royal Corps of Signals died 22nd March 1943 aged 32. He was the son of Richard and Millicent and he was the husband of Mary of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Yokohama War Cemetery, JapanHerbert Henry ROGERS. Signalman 2353858, Hong Kong Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals died 25th July 1942 aged 30. He was the son of Herbert and Lucy and was the husband of Hilda of Aldridge. He is at rest in Sai Wan War Cemetery, China including Hong Kong.Isaac SMITH. Private 4919936, 1st South Staffordshire Regiment died 7th April 1944 aged 27. He was the son of Isaac and Ellen E of Aldridge. He is at rest in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma.Geoffrey Francis Walter STEPHENS . Sergeant 1162985, Royal Air Force (VR) died 11th November 1943 aged 24. He was the son of Major Frank Percival (Military Cross) and Sarah of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Malta Memorial, Floriana , Veletta, Malta. J STOCK (Unable to find the correct record for this person listed with the CWGC)Clarence TAYLOR. Private 4917021, 6th North Staffordshire Regiment died 9th July 1944 aged 25. He was the son of Nellie Taylor of Aldridge. He is at rest in Cambes-En-Plaine War Cemetery, France. Benjamin James THOMAS. Fusilier 4923791, 1st Royal Welch Fusiliers died 6th May 1944 aged 31. He was the son of Frank and Ellen of Aldridge and was the husband of Edna Gertrude also of Aldridge. He is at rest in Kohima War Cemetery, India.Walter William THOMPSON. Rifleman 14594752, 1st London Iris Rifles, Royal Ulster Rifles died 13th September 1944 aged 28. He was the son of Walter and Elizabeth of Aldridge and was the husband of Clara may of Leamore both if Staffordshire. He is at rest in Montecchio War Cemetery, Italy.Sydney John TOPP. Lance Corporal 4917144, 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers died 5th March 1945 aged 23. He was the son of William H and Rosannah of walsall Wood near Alfridge, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma.Douglas Hardy Rees TURNER. Lieutenant 232099, Royal Engineers died 8th August 1943 aged 26. He was the son of Samuel and Jessie of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy.Douglas Charles WHITEHOUSE. Corporal 4917146, South Staffordshire, 81st Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps died 20th January 1944 aged 23. he was the son of Frederick and Ellen of Barr Common, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma.R J NICHOLLS There are only thee names starting with R J for the period, WW2. Only one with a Staffordshire connection which is as follows.Trooper 4920662 Richard John NICHOLLS, 1st Lothians and Border Horse, Royal Armoured Corps died 23rd January 1945 aged 30. He was the son of Emanuel and Jessie and was the husband of Doris of Palfrey, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Sittard War Cemetery, Limberg, Netherlands.J H JONES. With the new search system the CWGC have now in place the search reveals thousands of variations. Unless you know the regiment, army number of year of death it will be very time consuming to do.The following service men fell in the 2nd World War, but they are not commemorated on the war memorial. All have a connection with Aldridge.William Plunkett Dunning JOHNSTONE. Petty Officer C/JX151C79, on H.M.Submarine Usurper, Royal Navy died at sea on the 12th October 1943. He was the of Jack Sidney and Ella May Johnstone and he was the husband of Dorothy Yvonne Johnstone, of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.Sidney Joseph MALABAND. Sergeant Air Gunner 1819794, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force (VR) died 22nd June 1944 aged 22. He was the son of Samuel and Rose of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is at rest in Uden War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.George Thomas MARRIOTT. Lance Corporal 4973124, Sherwood Foresters died 5th May 1940 aged 25. He was the husband of E M Marriott of Aldridge. He is at rest in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).Raymond Frank THORNHILL. Gunner 14609983, The Norfolk Yeomanry 65th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery died 2nd august 1944 aged 39. He was the son of Edgar William and Ada Martha and he was the husband of Olive of Aldridge. He is at rest in Ryecroft Cemetery, Walsall, Staffordshire.Nicol Blake WEATHERSTON, Flying Officer 129600, 104 squadron, Royal Air Force (VR) died 29th June 1943 aged 33. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Nicol Weatherston and was the husband of Doris May of Aldridge, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt