Roll of Honour - Standard Motors

Discussion in 'War Cemeteries & War Memorial Research' started by Nick P, Feb 26, 2020.

  1. Nick P

    Nick P Active Member

    For an online archive of the Standard (and later Triumph) works in and around Coventry, we were intrigued by a grainy photo, from the sixties, showing a Roll of Honour from the second world war. The names couldn't be read so we appealed in the local area for a better photo and were amazed that it still existed and were able to get this photo...

    We would like to discover more about the people on the list - especially first names to include them on the database of ex-employees. The majority of the name details, so far, were found in the archive of the local newspapers, war graves and online archives and their details are included below. Can anyone help in filling in any of the missing names at all?

    Thank you in advance.
    Roll of Honour – Standard Motors (Names) – Standard Triumph Works Directory



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    Known details:
    Corporal F. Lowe of 14, Melville Road. Coventry. Enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters, shown as Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. Served in the Lancers and was a Reservist: formerly employed by Standard Co. —Killed (buried at Bray Dunes - Nr Dunkirk ED) 29th May 1940

    Telegraphist Fred Bassett (19), the Royal Navy, is missing and must be presumed killed. attended Ash Green School was formerly employed by Standard Motor Co., Ltd. D/JX 424238. 15 June 1944 Age 19.

    William Henry Wilcox Boughey. Killed in action. Aged 26, he joined the Royal Warwickshire Regt. Territorials upon the out break of war, served in France, and was in the evacuation at Dunkirk. BEF Forces.
    Private 5110298. 15 April 1944 Age 26 KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY Essex Regiment

    Henry Hollis Employed by the Standard Motor Co., Ltd.
    Sergeant 1866571 killed 22 June 1944 Age 19 UDEN WAR CEMETERY. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

    Henry Roy Knatt (25), Royal Warwickshire Regiment, killed in action.
    30 July 1944 Age 25 FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL : Private 5126628

    Alfred, John Mintern worked in the Service Dept. Standard Motor Co. prior to WW2.
    Lance Corporal Alf Mintern, Service Number 7902740, served with the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) and was killed in action in 26th October, 1942. He was 29. He is buried at EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, with 6,480 other casualties.

    Private Frederick Stanton, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action, Stanton attended Wheatley Street School, and was employed by the Standard Motor Co. Ltd. before joining the Forces

    Raymond Louis Sanders, R.A.F., V.R., aged 24, killed in action. Sergt. Pilot Sanders attended John Gulson School and Coventry Technical College. He was formerly employed by the Standard Motor Co., Ltd Coventry.
    Flight Sergeant 1576004. 11 December 1943 MORDEN CEMETERY. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

    (Sydney) Harry Shaw (Aged 47)
    At the time of his death, Sydney was employed as a Fireman at a factory in Ansty, near Coventry, which assembled mosquito aircraft for the war effort. Having survived World War 1 with a shrapnel injury to his ankle, during World War 2 Sydney was injured whilst working at Ansty and was taken to hospital at Walsgrave and was killed during the Coventry Blitz when the Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital was bombed on 9th April 1941.
    “Bombed at Walsgrave. He worked at Ansty and they were putting a propeller on an aeroplane. They got a big, like, well say spanner, I don’t know what you’d call it, and the man, the otherside to me husband, let his hand go, let his end go and it hit him in the eye. So,he came into Walsgrave Hospital. Now, when the nurse came to see me, as he were in there, came from Ansty. She said I feel guilty, she said because your husband was best in Coventry. If we’d have got a car then, he’d have said he wanted to go to another hospital, they’d have taken him to Rugby. On the night that I were there, the last night, I said I’ll try and get you out of here, get you transferred. I went for the matron but she were in the operating theatre and she couldn’t come, so I said well I’ll see you next.... I’ll see you next then. Ah I did. They were killed that night nurses, doctors, patients as well.” Elizabeth Shaw (Wife)

    Guardsman Thomas Tyrrell,
    who lived at 79, Meadway. Stoke Heath, Coventry, for number of years, was employed by the Standard Motor Co., Ltd.
    13 August 1944 Age 22 BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY. Irish Guards
     
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  2. Tony56

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    An interesting and worthwhile project.

    Just to start things off, the first name on your 'Know details' list is FRANK LOWE:
    Casualty
    His service number does indeed confirm that he enlisted with the Sherwood Foresters, interestingly can't see him on the board?

    ALBERT JOHN LENTON
    Casualty
    Newspaper article confirms he worked for Standard Motors.

    GEOFFREY LUCIEN ISMAY

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2055766/ismay,-geoffrey-lucien/
    Newspaper article confirms he worked for Standard Motors.

    This is the only WW2 casualty with the name QUIGGIN
    Casualty

    Perhaps a misspelling, is this more likely THOMAS HARRY QUIGGEN
    Casualty

    EDIT: on the other hand the index does spell it as QUIGGIN - more work required.
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  3. Nick P

    Nick P Active Member

    Ah yes - thank you. The Frank Lowe, found through the local newspaer archive, is not on the board. Perhaps due to leaving the company prior to the war as jobs were 'left open' and they were promised by Sir John Black, the chairman and a WW1 veteran, that upon their return their jobs were secure. Typically in research nothing is straighforward!

    Thank you for the other references they are very much appreciated.
     
  4. Guy Hudson

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    14588596 Driver Thomas Harry QUIGGIN Royal Corps of Signals
    22nd February 1918 Coventry - 19th May 1945 Belgium aged 27
    Casualty
    Fitter engineering residing 25 Paynes Lane, Coventry (1939 Register)
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    Died as result of an accident 19th May 1945
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    The C.W.G.C. entry lists his surname as QUIGGEN
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    Gro War Death Army Other Ranks (1939 To 1948)
    ARR2 Volume 16
    First name(s)
    Thomas H
    Sex Male
    Last name Quiggin
    Death year 1945
    Birth year -
    Service number 14588596
    Rank Driver
    Unit or regiment Royal Signals
    Type Armed Forces
    Page 265
    Registration year -
    Branch of service -
    Decoration -
    Records year range 1945
    Line number 67
     
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  5. Nick P

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    Thank you. Terribly sad to die from both an accident and 'after' the war (in Western Europe) had finished.
     
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    KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION

    William COULTER

    25th April 1903 - 8th April 1941 aged 38
    Automobile Engineer planning residing 118 Southbank Road, Coventry (1939 Register)
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    Casualty
    On the night of 8/9 April 1941 Coventry was subject to another large air raid when 230 bombers attacked the city, dropping 315 tons of high explosive and 25,000 incendiaries. In this and another raid two nights later on 10/11 April about 451 people were killed and over 700 seriously injured.

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    The Midland Daily Telegraph Wednesday 23rd April 1941
     
  7. Tricky Dicky

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    UK, WWII Civilian Deaths, 1939-1945
    Name: William Coulter
    Estimated birth year: abt 1903
    Death Date: 8 Apr 1941
    Death Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
    Age at Death: 38
    Father: Walter Coulter
    Mother: Mary Coulter
    Spouse: Doris Coulter
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    Driver Thomas Harry Quiggen
    Driver Thomas Harry Quiggen (Unknown-1945) - Find...
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    TD

    I know it shows birth unknown but......................

    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Thomas H Quiggin
    Registration Date: Jan 1918
    [Feb 1918]
    [Mar 1918]
    Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
    Registration district: Coventry
    Inferred County: West Midlands
    Mother's Maiden Name: Waterworth
    Volume Number: 6d
    Page Number: 1176
     
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  9. Tony56

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    When you say that you have looked through war graves and online archives have you tried the CWGC?

    WILLIAM JOHN EMENEY
    Casualty

    Newspaper states he worked for Standard Motors, Canley
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    HAROLD REDHEAD
    Casualty
    Newspaper article confirms Standard Motor Co
     
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    JOHN TERENCE PHILIP SWIFT FLYNN
    Casualty
    Newspaper states Standard Motor Co
     
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    Different subject but interesting:
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  13. timuk

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    Interesting. First quote indicates that he was buried at Bray Dunes. Second quote shows he is on the Dunkirk Memorial. Since the Dunkirk Memorial is for those with no known grave can one assume that his remains have not been found and recovered from his original burial? Not an unlikely situation I would have thought.

    Tim
     
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    FRANK LOWE
    Would need to be confirmed but it looks like Frank Lowe married Joan Bowron Q3 1939, Coventry district. Joan Lowe living at 14 Melville Road, Coventry in 1939 (as per newspaper) with, I assume, her parents, Walter & Florence Bowron.
     
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  16. Tricky Dicky

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    From a Joan Bowron family tree

    Record information.
    Birth 05/10/1917 Coventry Warwickshire England
    Marriage 14/07/1947 Miami Miami-Dade Florida USA
    Residence 1993 Ocala Marion Florida USA
    Death 13/09/2019 Florida USA
    Father Walter BOWRON (1888-1974)
    Mother Florence Mabel Marie COLTMAN (1888-1973)
    Spouse Frank LOWE (1915-1997) Interesting assumption here

    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Joan Bowron
    Registration Date: Oct 1917
    [Nov 1917]
    [Dec 1917]
    Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration district: Coventry
    Inferred County: West Midlands
    Mother's Maiden Name: Coltman
    Volume Number: 6d
    Page Number: 1110

    England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
    Name: Joan Bowron
    Registration Date: Jul 1939
    [Aug 1939]
    [Sep 1939]
    Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
    Registration district: Coventry
    Inferred County: Warwickshire
    Spouse: Frank Lowe
    Volume Number: 6d
    Page Number: 2958

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    MAURICE ABRAHAM SOLOMON
    Casualty
    Newspaper states Standard Motor Co
     
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    ALBERT LESLIE CRISP
    Casualty
    Newspaper states Standard Motor Co
     
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