IN MEMORY OF B Trooper MARK BOLDISON 5049039 – North Staffordshire Regt Who died on 05 August 1944 FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL IV. B. 15. Lance Corporal JAMES BRADBURN 3452946- Lancashire Fusiliers Who died age 25 on 03 November 1943 Son of Archibald and Mary Bradburn; husband of Elsie Bradburn, of Pendleton, Salford. SALFORD (WEASTE) CEMETERY Sec. J. Grave 1170. C Trooper ERIC CHADWICK 3387150 Who died age 21 on 19 May 1943 Son of Walter and Sarah Ellen Chadwick, of Blackburn; husband of Winifred Chadwick, of Blackburn. BLACKBURN (PLEASINGTON) CEMETERY Sec. G. Grave 20. D Trooper DAVID CHARLES DADD 5389445 Who died on 26 August 1944 RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY VIII. D. 3. G Trooper MICHAEL GOULD 10600160 Who died age 39 on 15 August 1944 Son of Michael and Ida Gould, of Buxton, Derbyshire; husband of Ada Lois Gould, of Buxton. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXII. F. 16. Lieutenant DEREK CHRISTOPHER LINDSAY GRANGE 277585, Royal Armoured Corps attd. 12th (Airborne) Bn., Devonshire Regiment Who died age 21on 06 August 1944 Son of Thomas Henry and Betty Muriel Grange, of Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY IA. A. 6. H Corporal EDRIC HARTLEY 7341960 – West Yorkshire Regt Who died on 13 September 1941 LEEDS (COTTINGLEY HALL) CEMETERY Sec. E. Grave 285. Trooper RONALD THOMAS HEMMING 4543994 Who died age 28 on 28 October 1943 Son of Harold Hemming, and of Violet May Hemming, of Cardiff. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 18. D. 8. Trooper PETER HINCHLIFFE 14205896 Who died age 22 on 16 July 1944 Son of George Frederick and Mary Ann Hinchliffe, of York. FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL V. C. 7. J Trooper WILFRED JACKSON 10600106 Who died age 30 on 11 August 1944 Son of Percy and Maud Jackson, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXII. B. 17. Trooper HAROLD DAVID JACKSON 879415– North Staffordshire Regt Who died age 23 between 22 July 1944 and 23 July 1944 Son of Harold David and Emma Jackson; husband of Doris Caroline Moore Jackson, of Markethill, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. SOUTHAMPTON (HOLLYBROOK) CEMETERY Sec. M. 12. Grave 36. Serjeant WALTER JONES 4192582– Royal Welch Fusiliers Who died age 25 on 08 August 1944 Son of Thomas and Charlotte Jones; husband of Mary Emily Jones, of Tenterden, Kent. BAYEUX MEMORIAL Panel 2, Column 3. Trooper SIDNEY FRANCIS JONES 3456642 Who died age 27 on 20 July 1944 Son of George Frederick Waterfield Jones and Clara Jones, of East Ham, Essex; husband of Ada Irene Jones. FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL I. D. 11. K Trooper GEORGE KENNEDY 10602399 Who died age 21 on 16 July 1944 Son of James and F. E. Kennedy, of Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire. FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL V. C. 8. Trooper THOMAS JOSEPH KINGMAN Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment 6352857 Who died age 31 on 12 August 1944 Born and resided Kent BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXIII. C. 8. Serjeant JAMES GEORGE KNIGHTS 4544916, Who died age 29 on 14 May 1945 Son of James William and Ada Marion Knights; husband of Marjorie Joan Knights, of Pinner, Middlesex. HAMBURG CEMETERY 3A. E. 4. L Trooper WILLIAM LLOYD 4133748 Who died age 32 on 30 July 1944 Son of Fredrick and Ellen Lloyd, of Liverpool; husband of Amelia Lloyd, of Norris Green, Liverpool. MISSY CHURCHYARD M Lieutenant JOSEPH PAUL RAYMOND MASON 262984 Who died age 25 on 07 September 1943 Son of Robert Carl and Ethelle Mason, of Hinckley; husband of Esther Gladys Mason, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. HINCKLEY CEMETERY Sec. 13. Grave 19. Corporal JAMES STANLEY MAVIN 7906814 Who died age 24 on 20 August 1944 Son of James and Henrietta Mavin, of Catchgate, Co. Durham. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XIX. D. 18. Private JOSEPH WILLIAM McCARTHY 5729662, 1/6th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment attd. 59th Regt., Reconnaissance Corps who died age 21on 07 June 1941 LEYTONSTONE (ST. PATRICK'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY Screen Wall. Plot 11B. Row 7. Grave 4. Trooper NORMAN MITCHELL 14321923 Who died age 20 on 14 August 1944 Son of Ernest and Elizabeth Arm Mitchell, of Moston, Lancashire. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXIII. D. 11. N Trooper SYDNEY NICHOLSON 4544073 Who died age 32 on 05 June 1946 Son of Sydney and Ada Nicholson, of York; husband of Hannah Edith Nicholson, of Acomb, York. FULFORD CEMETERY Plot II. Row I. Grave 59. O Trooper GEORGE WILLIAM OAKDEN 4919841 Who died age 28 on 15 August 1944 Son of Henry and Florence Oakden, of Hunts Cross, Liverpool. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XIX. A. 9. P Serjeant ERNEST PARKES 4916916– South Staffordshire Regt Who died age 26 on 01 August 1944 Son of Daniel and Lydia Rose Parkes; husband of Marie Yvonne Parkes, of Redcar, Yorkshire. FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL II. D. 20. Trooper HARRY PARR 10602406 Who died age 20 on 28 July 1943 Son of John and Ellen Parr, of Burscough. BURSCOUGH BRIDGE (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD, ORMSKIRK Sec. E. Grave 2011. Trooper RONALD JAMES PARSONAGE 10602373 Who died age 21 on 10 August 1944 BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXII. C. 17. Lieutenant HENRY JOHN PAVELEY 302931 Who died age 29 on 17 July 1944 Husband of Elsie Chadney Paveley, of Bromley, Kent. TILLY-SUR-SEULLES WAR CEMETERY IV. H. 10. Lance Corporal KENNETH POTTS 3455240 Who died age 23 on 12 March 1943 Son of John Henry and Edith Potts, of Edgeley, Stockport. CHEADLE AND GATLEY CEMETERY Sec. P. Grave 61. R Corporal RONALD CECIL RAY 10602377 Who died age 22 on 14 August 1944 Son of Reginald C. and Lucy Ray, of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXIII. D. 9. Trooper WALLACE STANLEY ROSE 7451413 Who died age 25 on 17 August 1944 Son of Harry and Elsie Rose; husband of Evelyn Rose, of Warmsworth, Yorkshire. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXII. F. 14. S Corporal FREDERICK WALTER ROBSON SMITH 4385610, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Who died age 34on 08 July 1944 Son of Hannah Elizabeth Smith, of Scarborough, Yorkshire; husband of Mavis Smith, of Scarborough. RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY</SPAN> V. C. 5. T Trooper JACK TAYLOR 4616140 – Duke of Wellington’s Regt Who died age 28 on 19 March 1944 Son of Bob and Lily Taylor, of Huddersfield; husband of Constance Taylor, of Greenford, Middlesex. HUDDERSFIELD (EDGERTON) CEMETERY Cons. Sec. 14. Grave 66. Serjeant HAROLD HUGH THOMPSON 4542062 Who died age 27 on 11 August 1944 Son of Hubert Arthur and Edith Thompson, of Baildon, Shipley; husband of Helen Thompson, of Baildon. SHIPLEY (NAB WOOD) CEMETERY Sec. U. Grave 259. W Trooper ARTHUR WALMSLEY 14274552 'A' Sqdn Who died age 20 on 18 August 1944 Son of Eli John and Elsie Walmsley, of Blackburn, Lancashire. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XIX. E. 8. Corporal RAYMOND GEORGE WATSON 4543543 Who died age 29 on 06 August 1944 Son of George and Edith Watson; husband of Dorothy Mary Watson, of Skipwith, Yorkshire. FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL I. B. 9. Serjeant HARRY WELLER 6351830 Who died age 30 on 10 August 1944 Son of Harry and Elisebeth Selina Weller; husband of Hilda May Weller, of Iwade, Kent. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXII. B. 16. Trooper LESLIE H WEST 14267630 Who died age 20 on 29 July 1944 Son of Albert and Alice West; husband of Gwendoline Louisa West, of Fulham, London. FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL II. D. 6. Corporal JAMES BURROWS WROE 3454164Who died age 28 on 15 July 1945 Son of Joseph Richard and Ada Wroe, of Nelson, Lancashire. BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 9. A. 8. If this list is incomplete please let me know. Cheers Paul
Bio by Graeme Clarke who is researching the Walsall roll of honour Ernest PARKES Sergeant 4916916 59th Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps Died in France on Tuesday 1 August 1944 Ernest was the only son of Daniel and Lydia Rose (nee Yeomans) Parkes of 149, Bloxwich Road, Walsall, his father predeceasing him. He was educated at North Walsall School and was then a glove maker by trade working initially for G.H.T. Madeley and Company Limited in Station Street, Walsall but later for Whitehouse Cox and Company Limited, also of Station Street. Joining the South Staffordshire Regiment before the war, Ernest later transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps at some stage. He was drafted to France with the infantry at the outbreak of war and evacuated from Dunkirk. Whilst training in Yorkshire Ernest married Marie Yvonne Warrington at Cleveland, Yorkshire in 1941, she being a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. They made their home in Redcar and produced a daughter who was 3 years of age at the time of her father’s death. The 59th Regiment landed on the Normandy coastline on Monday 24 July 1944 and began patrolling the Rauray region. Within a short space of time the regiment took over positions from the South Staffordshire Regiment, the Regimental History recording that as the positions were subjected to intensive mortaring. In early August 1944 an advance was made out of the bridgehead with the regiment taking over reconnaissance duties south of the Noyers-Villers Bocage road advancing towards the River Orne. Ernest was killed in action at 26 years of age. He is buried in Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery in Grave II.D.20. Cheers Paul
Is that a typo on his CWGC record ? 56 Recce maybe ?? Cant see a 59 Recce chap being inTunisia. Unless they have listed his old unit & he got posted ? http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2620817/HEMMING,%20RONALD%20THOMAS
Strange that Owen 59th (Staffordshire) Reconnaissance Regiment landed in Normandy late July 1944; 59th (Staffordshire) Division broken up for reinforcements August 1944. 56 Recce in Tunisia late 1942/43 This chap died October 1943, 56 Recce already in Italy Found a chap (L/Cpl H Cole) listed Dec 1943 in B Sqn, 56 Recce with a number (4543951) pretty near to Ronald Hemming (4543994) Done a check of the 56 Recce Appendices for 1942/43 and cannot find his name anywhere
Owen this is another one that I am looking into, I have another 3 or 5 Recce one that I am also looking into. Lesley the number block is for the West Yorkshire Regiment 4523001 - 4601000. As those 2 numbers are close there is a distinct possibility that they both transferred together. Cheers Paul
