Bernard Anthony Payne 14370715. 97 Anti-Tank Regt RA

Bernard was KIA 31 october 1944, now buried in Nederweert, Netherlands.I am looking for a photo and family. He lived in Letchworth Hertfordshire England.
Bernard served in 97th anti tank regiment.

 

From the Letchworth War Memorial



GUNNER BERNARD ANTHONY PAYNE
Service Number: 14370715
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

97 Anti-Tank Regt.

Date of Death
Died 31 October 1944

Age 35 years old

Buried or commemorated at
NEDERWEERT WAR CEMETERY

III. A. 1.

Netherlands

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Joseph Aloysius Payne and Mary Payne, of Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
• Personal InscriptionTHOUGH NOW IN GOD'S KEEPING HE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

 

There are 6 family trees on 'Ancestry' so there are people out there who may be related. Could be worth tracking down local newspapers in case his death was reported, sometimes have photos.

Gunner Bernard Anthony Payne (Unknown-1944) - Find A Grave Memorial
Casualty Details | CWGC

 

Casualty Details | CWGC

He had brothers and sisters but appears not to have married

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Bernard Anthony Payne
Birth 1909 Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England
Residence 2 Apr 1911 Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England
Death 31 Oct 1944 Netherlands

Father Joseph Aloysius Payne (Born 1865)
Mother Mary W Butler (1871-1953)

Mary Nora Payne 1893–1963
Alfred George Payne 1895–1915
John Payne 1896–
Mary Cecilia Payne 1896–1898
Cyril Francis Payne 1899–1967
Maurice Charles Payne 1902–1923
Leo Francis Payne 1905–1992
Hugh Joseph Payne 1908–1987
Bernard Anthony Payne 1909–1944
Kathleen Cecelia Payne 1916–2003


No photos either

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