The Regimental history has... Regimental-Histories_1936-1945 Bright_0083.jpg - The Royal Lancers Museum at Derby ... but agreed, a bit of a blank, currently, as regards Lance Corporal Eric Davidson on the 15th... Search Results | CWGC The "Bright" appendices say that he was "A.K." - "Accidentally Killed"... Regimental-Histories_1936-1945 Bright_368.jpg - The Royal Lancers Museum at Derby
Re. SERJEANT GEORGE HENRY HOLE - 549147 Died of wounds. Nb. Albeit the "Bright" reference says (for when he was wounded 24d10m1942) - "had been killed" - although he actually - died of wounds - some months later. Regimental-Histories_1936-1945 Bright_0162.jpg - The Royal Lancers Museum at Derby https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2110723/george-henry-hole/ SERJEANT GEORGE HENRY HOLE Service Number: 549147 Regiment : Royal Armoured Corps. 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Date of Death : Died 27 December 1942 Age 27 years old Buried or commemorated at ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY. 4. H. 15. Egypt Country of Service : United Kingdom Additional Info : Son of Charles Edward and Mary Hole; husband of Hilda Hole, of Doe Lea, Derbyshire. Personal Inscription : HIS SMILE HAS GONE FOR EVER HIS HANDS WE CANNOT TOUCH ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF ONE WE LOVED SO MUCH
Re. TROOPER ARTHUR EDMUND LOWRY Died of wounds, in Italy. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1716729/arthur-edmund-lowry/ TROOPER ARTHUR EDMUND LOWRY Service Number: 14346578 Regiment & Unit : Royal Armoured Corps, 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Date of Death : Died 22 January 1945 Age 32 years old Buried or commemorated at ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY. II, G, 10. Italy Country of Service : United Kingdom Additional Info : Son of George Graham Lowry and Margaret Lowry, of Greenford, Middlesex; husband of Nellie Lowry, of Greenford. Personal Inscription : EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS WIFE, FATHER, SISTERS AND BROTHER. AT REST
LANCE SERJEANT ERNEST JOHN HAYWARD, 319322... https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2064010/ernest-john-hayward/ LANCE SERJEANT ERNEST JOHN HAYWARD Service Number: 319322 Regiment : Royal Armoured Corps, 9th Queen's Royal Lancers. Date of Death : Died 25 January 1942 Age 23 years old Buried or commemorated at BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY. 3. E. 14. Libya. Country of Service : United Kingdom Additional Info : Son of Jim and Gertrude Hayward; husband of Beatrice Hayward, of Wimborne, Dorsetshire. Personal Inscription : GOD GAVE US MEMORIES THAT WE MIGHT HAVE ROSES IN DECEMBER. Edit :
Nothing in the war diary, strangely enough, they were shelled and dive-bombed that day but not engaged in any way. All the best Andreas
I don't think that there is much to go by via this route either... - The Royal Lancers Museum at Derby Or by simply Googling the name etc. The War Graves site does also have... Which, I think, references that he was perhaps previously buried as an "unknown". There were a few 9th Lancers from around then that were commemorated as "with no known grave" and some of the dates of death are noted as bring slightly different, depending on where the information is seen. Additionally it doesn't always seem clear - in what records there are currently online - whether individuals were immediately kia, died later of wounds or were missing and later found to have died, rather than being taken prisoner of war.
Yes, given the chaos of the flight of 2 Armoured Brigade, I would take the dates with some caution. All the best Andreas
