I am looking for a photograph of this soldier, are there any newspaper archives I can look at ? Thank you Private LOCKWOOD, JACK Service Number 14719323 Died 23/10/1944 Aged 18 5th Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Son of Crossland and Elizabeth Lockwood, of Whitley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Buried at UDEN WAR CEMETERY Location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Cemetery/memorial reference: 1. B. 6.
Peter - have you applied for his service records, there was a photo of my father in the documents I received from MOD TD
Try the British Newspaper Archives. It’s a paysite but you can usually access it for free from libraries (in Scotland at least) I used to be able to get it though my work (for some reason schools also have access) so if I get a chance this week I’ll try a search for you.
No they can't Peter. Myself and many forum members have obtained service records on behalf of servicemen who died in the war. I obtained Harry Salt's service record in order to get his CWGC grave altered. See here Sgt. Harry Salt, MID. 1st Recce | WW2Talk Lesley
Had a look at work today and it appears we no longer have free school access to the British Newspaper Archive anyone else able to have a look?
Checked the newspaper archives today and came up blank. Did find this interesting article though. Dutch historian's tribute to fallen teenage soldier who helped liberate his home town
I have been helping Dirk with info re Schijndel with war diaries, my Fathers recollections etc. I have been trying for some time to find photos of various fallen soldiers. I may have photos of the men but without any names on them I cannot be sure. It is likely that my Father knew Lockwood as Batley is the next village to Birstall, where my Father was born.
Parents Crossland Lockwood (born 1883) & Elizabeth Firth (born 1884) marry in Dewsbury Sept 1906 Volume 9b Page 1267. Both alive on the 1939 ID Register in the Borough of Batley M.B. Yorkshire, West Riding. You should also be able to find them on the 1911 Census. Using this website I found the children of this marriage FreeBMD - Search Dec 1912 Janet E. Vol 9b Pg 966 Dec 1914 Joseph J. Vol 9b Pg 985 Mar 1919 Evelyn Vol 9b Pg 593 Dec 1920 Arthur Vol 9b Pg 948 Mar 1923 Maud S. Vol 9b Pg 900 Mar 1925 Kenneth Vol 9b Pg 804 Mar 1926 JACK Vol 9b Pg 800 Dec 1928 Norman Vol 9b Pg 723
Jack Lockwood was my grandads brother. This is my grandads brother, Jack Lockwood. Hope this is what you have been looking for.
Have forwarded the picture to people in Schijndel, where I have been invited to on October 23rd for their 75th Liberation anniversary celebrations. Many thanks for the photo, it will probably be used by the school children when they visit the graves.
Thanks very much. That sounds wonderful. He joined the army at the same time as his brother Alfred. Neither of them came home. I didn't know anything about this until I accidentally found it one day. I got this picture from Percy's daughter Maureen, my auntie and God mother.
