Cockermouth Cemetery, Cumbria: War Graves

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  1. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Cockermouth cemetery
     

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  2. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

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  3. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Colonel t.w macdonald
    border regiment
    born may 10th 1884
    died march 19th 1948
    as of 24 feb 2011 no details sorry

    Found his wife in Lorton (St.Cuthbert) Churchyard Cumbria.
     

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  4. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    SKILLEN, MATTHEW
    Rank:Private
    Service No:3593602
    Date of Death:01/06/1940
    Age:34
    Regiment/Service:Border Regiment
    5th Bn.
    Grave Reference 2. A. 8.
    Cemetery PIHEN-LES-GUINES WAR CEMETERY


    Death Date: 1 Jun 1940

    Number: 3593602

    Residence: Cumberland

    Regiment at Enlistment: Border Regiment

    Branch at Enlistment: Infantry

    Theatre of War: France and Belgium Campaign, 1939/40

    Regiment at Death: Border Regiment

    Branch at Death: Infantry

    Matthew was born : 1908 Cockermouth,Cumberland.
    1911 Census : Matthew was living at 37 Helens Street,Cockermouth aged 3. With his parents Matthew and Mary Hannah Skillen with 4 sisters Catherine 13, Sarah Hannah 10, Annie Mary 8, Marha 1. And a brother Thomas 5.

    Matthew married Olive M Stephens in 1929.

    Andy had an educated guess from what the war diarys said as they were poor,

    He was fighting on the Begues-Furnes canal when he was killed. His body was moved to the cemetery in 1943. If you read the cemetery history is was requistioned by the Germans from a local and turned into a cemterey. I believe this was to stop locals from turning single graves into shrines with flowers etc.

    Photo of Mathew courtesy of Tony Skillen

    Photo of Gravestone courtesy of Mick McCann British War Graves
     

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  5. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    BEWLEY, JOHN
    Rank:Fusilier
    Service No:3459665
    Date of Death:09/01/1943
    Age:32
    Regiment/Service:Lancashire Fusiliers
    10th Bn.
    Panel Reference Face 9.
    Memorial RANGOON MEMORIAL
    Additional Information:
    Son of Thomas and Sarah Jane Bewley, of Cockermouth, Cumberland.


    Photo of memorial courtesy of Tony Beck.
     

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    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    FUSILIER JOHN SKELTON (JACK) FOSTER.
    3599781,9th bn.ROYAL FUSILIERS (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT).
    WHO DIED AGE 22.
    ON 16th SEPTEMBER 1944.
    SON OF THOMAS AND JANE AGNES FOSTER,OF COCKERMOUTH,CUMBERLAND.
    REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY.
    Grave ReferenceXVII, M, 9.
    ALSO REMEMBERED COCKERMOUTH CUMBRIA.

    Photo of John's headstone courtesy of Corrin Fraser.
     

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  7. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    PRIVATE JOHN BAXTER.
    30175,2nd/4th bn. EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT.
    WHO DIED AGE 19.
    ON 08 AUGUST 1917.
    SON OF HANNAH BAXTER,OF THE CROFT,COCKERMOUTH,CUMBERLAND.AND THE LATE JOHN BAXTER,
    REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR RAMSCAPPELLE ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY.
    Grave ReferenceII. B. 19.
    ALSO REMEMBERED COCKERMOUTH CEMETERY.

    His brother Stanley was taken POW on the 21,3,1918 whilst with the 5th Bn Border reg.
     

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  8. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    FUSILIER JOHN CLARK.
    3657436,1st bn. LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS.
    WHO DIED AGE 28.
    ON 18 JUNE 1944.
    SON OF NORMAN AND HANNAH CLARK,OF GILCRUX,CUMBERLAND.
    REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY.
    ALSO REMEMBERD COCKERMOUTH CEMETERY.

    Gravestone photo courtesy from Tony Beck.
     

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  9. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Flight sergeant joseph thompson.
    1515590,69 sqdn,royal airforce volunteer reserve.
    Who died age 23.
    On 08 february 1945.
    Son of thomas william and j.thompson;husband of annice thompson.
    Remembered with honour brussels town cemetery.
    Also cockermouth cemetery.

    Gravestone photo courtesy of Find A Grave. Joseph Thompson ( - 1945) - Find A Grave Memorial

    Details of the above loss.

    8 February 1945

    69 Squadron
    Wellington XIII NC573

    Hit by Allied anti-aircraft fire and crashed 4 miles east of B.58 (Melsbroek, Belgium)

    Crashed At Berg 3 Miles East of B58 Airfield, Probably Due to Allied Aa Damage, When Returning From A Recce Over Germany.

    Crew.

    F/O. W R. Tinker +
    P/O. W. Walker +
    F/S. J. Thompson +
    Sgt. W. Fowler +
    F/S. L. Williams. injured.

    Source - 2nd Tactical Air Force. Vol.3 - C. Shores / C. Thomas.

    Details courtesy of Peter Clare
     

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  10. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Corporal william wedgwood morton.
    2352248,21.Lt .a.a. regt. r.a.sig.sec. royal corps signals.
    Who died age 28.
    On 30 november 1942.son of william lennox morton and sarah mary morton,of workington,cumberland.
    Remembered with honour yokohama war cemetery.
    Also remembered cockermouth cemetery.

    Gravestone picture courtesy of Tony Beck.
     

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    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Flight sergeant joseph thompson.
    1515590,69 sqdn,royal airforce volunteer reserve.
    Who died age 23.
    On 08 february 1945.
    Son of thomas william and j.thompson;husband of annice thompson.
    Remembered with honour brussels town cemetery.
    Also cockermouth cemetery.

    Details of the above loss......

    8 February 1945

    69 Squadron
    Wellington XIII NC573

    The aircraft was hit by debris (airfield?) and crashed 4 miles east of airfield B58 (Melsbroek, Belgium)

    '2nd Tactical Air Force' Vol.3 - C.Shores / C. Thomas
     
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  12. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Details of the above loss......

    8 February 1945

    69 Squadron
    Wellington XIII NC573

    The aircraft was hit by debris (airfield?) and crashed 4 miles east of airfield B58 (Melsbroek, Belgium)

    '2nd Tactical Air Force' Vol.3 - C.Shores / C. Thomas



    Thanks Peter was searching last night for the details on how he died but once again without any luck thanks for doing that cheers.

    Michael.
     
  13. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    PRIVATE WALTER ATKINSON.
    1821,5th bn. BORDER REGIMENT.
    WHO DIED AGE 19.
    ON 10 JANUARY 1916.
    SEC. I.H.33.
    REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL).
    ALSO REMEMBERED COCKERMOUTH CEMETERY.


    Death Date: 10 Jan 1916

    Death Location: France & Flanders

    Enlistment Location: Cockermouth

    Rank: Private

    Regiment: Border Regiment

    Battalion: 5th Battalion

    Number: 1821

    Type of Casualty: Killed in action

    Theatre of War: Western European Theatre



    And a big thankyou to Jonathan for finding this chaps details. Also picture of Walters grave stone from Jonathan cheers pal very much appreciated.

    Picture of Walter comes from 'The Whitehaven News Yearbook' and courtesy of the County Records Office in Whitehaven. And also a big thanks to Joseph Ritson for sending me the picture.

    The census of 1911 Walter was named Moffat so by the time he enlisted he changed his name to Atkinson. The question now going through my head is why did he change from Moffat to Atkinson. As he was born in1898 and sadly died in 1916 if my maths are correct he was only 18 so did he lie about his age ? and this is the reason why he changed his name and probably made himself a couple of years older as stated on his CWGC headstone of being 19 but the family headstone states 18. And as his MIC states he went overseas in 1915.
     

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    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    PRIVATE WALTER ATKINSON.
    1821,5th bn. BORDER REGIMENT.
    WHO DIED AGE 19.
    ON 10 JANUARY 1916.
    SEC. I.H.33.
    REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL).
    ALSO REMEMBERED COCKERMOUTH CEMETERY.


    Here you go Michael, his grave in Flanders.

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  15. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Thank you Johnathon.

    That is absoloutely brilliant thanks very much just finishes the chaps memory off your a star cheers pal
     
  16. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Sapper Albert Deacon 3605477. 80 Assault Sqaudron Royal Engineers.

    My Granda Albert . See you soon wee Albert.
     

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    ritsonvaljos Senior Member

    Sapper Albert Deacon 3605477. 80 Assault Sqaudron Royal Engineers.

    Thought i would finish Cockermouth Cemetery with my granda Wee Albert from whom brought me onto this great forum to find out what he did and got up to in the war. See you soon wee Albert.

    Have you written up your grandfather's wartime story yet? I deduce he enlisted firstly into the Border Regiment and subsequently transferred to the Royal Engineers?

    Was Granddad enlisted in 1939 and was initially with the 5th Battalion (TA) The Border Regiment when war broke out? If he lived in the Cockermouth area I would have expected he might have gone into the 5th Borders.

    As you may know I have researched many of the stories of the 5th Border fellows. The 7th Battalion was spilt off from the 5th Bn soon after war broke out in 1939 and became essentially a training or 'reserve' battalion.
     
  18. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Driver Frank Luchini.
    T/246238,Royal Army Service Corps.
    Attd.80 H.A.A.Regt.Royal Artillery.
    Who died age 35.
    On 7 January 1943.
    Husband of Sarah Luchini,Of Cockermouth,Cumberland.
    Remebered with honour.
    Brookwood Memorial. Panel 16.Column 3.
    Also Cockermouth Cemetery.

    Frank was lost on the SS Benalbanach.
    SS BENALBANACH was a 7,152-ton passenger/cargo ship launched in June, 1940 and was owned by the Ben Line. She was powered by a Steam Quadruple Expansion engine giving 4,000ihp built by David Rowan & co Ltd, Glasgow. On the 7th January 1943 she was sunk Nw of Algiers when the convoy KMS-6 she was part of was attacked by a single enemy aircraft. She was carrying 389 men of Motor Transport unit and a crew of 74 from the Clyde to Bona, North Africa. This was her second trip to the Allied landing area conveying troops and equipment. The BENALBANACH was hit by two torpedoes launched from the aircraft about 150 miles Ne of Algiers. The ship caught fire, blew up and sank almost immediately taking the lives of 57 crew members and 353 service personnel. Her commander, Captain D. MacGregor, died in the water just as he was about to be rescued. Read more at wrecksite: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?32106
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    Picture of Brookwood Memorial courtesy of Clive.
     

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  19. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Sergeant Donald Frank Palmer Pape.
    1575142,104 sqn. Royal Air Force Reserve.
    Who died age 26.
    On 25 August 1943.
    Son of Robert William and Dinah Pape,of Cockermouth,Cumberland.;Husband of Rhoda Pape.
    Remembered with honour.
    Alamein Memorial. Column 271.
    Also Cockermouth Cemetery.
     

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    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Rifleman John Hefford Whitham.
    3599620,9th Bn,Cameronians (Scotish Rifles).
    Who died age 25.
    On 31 October 1944.
    Son of Thomas H.and Jane E.Whitham,of Cockermouth,Cumberland.;Husband of Nanie Whitham,of Cockermouth,Cumberland.
    Remembered with honour.
    Maarheeze (Stersel Monastery) Cemetery. Row A.Grave 20.
    Also remembered Cockermouth Cemetery.
     

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