Airborne Forces-Headstones

Atherton War Cemetery QLD
Plot B Row B Grave 11 Skelly VX64454 08/09/1944

Newcastle (Sandgate) Cemetery
EC3 Govett VX29955 14/10/1943
EC4 Smith VX44388 14/10/1943

Richmond War Cemetery NSW (within Richmond General Cemetery) - not really within the General cemetery, next to it closer to the road with a temendous view over the top of RAAF base Richmond. Beautifully maintained like every other war cemetery I have visited in Australia.

CD2 McVeigh QX20247 25/11/1943
CC11 Walker VX121632 10/06/1945
CD6 Wright QX54986 30/10/1944

Attached are thumbnails of the photos I have of your three blokes from Richmond with a fourth guy as a bonus

I have the original photos as about 1Mb apiece but they would probably better be sent via email ??

Dave
Thanks for those- if you could send them to my hotmail account (airbornemad AT hotmail dot co dot uk) I would be obliged, and finding me one I didnt have-that will teach me to double check the lists!
Regards

Andy

 

Andy, is this one of those that you are missing

Name: HUGHES, PATRICK
Initials: P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 14403536
Additional information: Son of Peter and Lucy Hughes, of Mancott, Flintshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sp. Mem. III. K. 10.
Cemetery: LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES

 

An add on to Daves post 19, concerning the two Para Headstones, from 'Eagles Alighting' A History Of 1 Australian Parachute Battalion by J.B Lofty.Dunn.

 

and some more,

 

Thanks for those snippets- I will have to check I have those casualties, and another book to add to the wants list!

Andy

 

Hi Andy,


One of many then like me you only have to look at Paul's to see that LOL God the man's mad....

Cheers
Tom

 

I am forwarding the images to Andy and Tom one at a time to get through bandwith restrictions.

With the list from the book, do you already have the grave photographs for Brown, Dossetor, Johnson and McDowall ?

Edit - I just looked those four up and two are in Tocumwal and Port Moresby, so I can't help there (yet). Brown is in Richmond so I am attaching his gravestone photo and emailing it as well. For Dossetor, I don't have anything specific for him but I am sending a general shot of the Sydney Memorial (that is the best I have for now).

 

I have had a quick look through the on-line archives and so far only three of the men from the 1st Para Bn that died on active service have had their files digitised:

VX44388 SMITH


QX20247 MCVEIGH (Coronial inquest on file - as is his charge for destruction of NSW Railways property and subsequent 3 quid fine)


VX29955 GOVETT, DENZIL LESLIE (his wife gave birth to a daughter a few months after his death - it's amazing what you find when trying to research someone)

Coronial inquest on file states that he died in aircraft accident at Limeburners Creek 14/10/43. Have worked out that he was on board RAAF A34 De Havilland DH-84 Dragon A34-37 when it crashed. This crash also killed Major Smith and the RAAF pilot Sgt Holdingdale. Army Sgt Moran and RAAF LAC Barlow (no relation) survived the crash, and the war.

 

Hi Andi. Suffolk pictures as promised. There does not appear to be a headstone for WELLER-POLEY but only this stained glass window in his memory, boxted church is also pictured.
Hitcham All Saints, sorry but just the headstone,it was just getting dark,took quite some finding,
Boxted church is Holy Trinity not All Saints,and i believe stands in the grounds of the WELLER-POLEY estate where the family have been in residence for over 500 years and still are, the church contains many family members back to 1638, the stained glass window is for your man regards LOFTY

 

Hi Roy,

Thanks to you will be added them to my collection.. Nice to have a glass in which to remember him by more for the collection...

Cheers
Tom

 

Dave/Lofty
Thanks for those. Apologies for not replying sooner but life's a bit hectic at the moment! Too much work and not enough hours in the day! and when I get in, food and bed so not too much time for Internet work!

Thanks again

Andy

 

Captain MARTIN JOHN BRABNER

109536, 2nd (Airborne) Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
who died age 23
on 19 June 1944
Son of John Wesley Brabner and of Phylis Mary Brabner (nee De St. Paer), of Northwood.
Remembered with honour
NORTHWOOD CEMETERY

 

Grave and surrounds in very poor condition

Corporal ALEC JOHN BOWERMAN

6461232, 1st Wing, Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C.
who died
on 03 October 1942
Husband of P. L. Bowerman, of West Kensington, London.
Remembered with honour
NORTHWOOD CEMETERY

 

Corporal EDWIN AUBREY HAYNE

2089096, 2nd Wing, Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C.
who died age 23
on 07 February 1944
Son of Horace William and Rosa Watson Hayne. of Northwood Hills.
Remembered with honour
NORTHWOOD CEMETERY

 

Bentley With Arksey (1)

Courtesy of Mick McCann at British War Graves

 

KITSON. JOHN, 3660832 (Ex South Lancs)

 

Thanks for those

Andy

 

Warrant Officer Class II FREDERICK GEORGE KILLE

5380090, 2nd Bucks. Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
who died age 29
on 02 April 1943
Son of Stephen and Eliza Kille; husband of Elsie Kille, of South Shields, Co. Durham.
Remembered with honour
SLOUGH (STOKE ROAD) CEMETERY

 

Private PATRICK DECLAN LEE

5390023, 2nd (Airborne) Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
who died age 29
on 28 August 1942
Son of Lt.-Col. James Lee, D.S.O., and of Catherine Lee (nee Hurley), of Slough; husband of Sarah Ann Lee (nee Allen), of Slough.
Remembered with honour
SLOUGH (STOKE ROAD) CEMETERY

 

Corporal FREDERICK WILLIAM WINGROVE

5380052, 9th Bn., Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
who died age 32
on 15 June 1944
Son of F. J. Wingrove and Ann Wingrove, of Beaconsfield.
Remembered with honour
BEACONSFIELD CEMETERY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE