I'm curious to know how common this was: 3 brothers (9 years between them) - one killed in WW1, the other two in WW2. Name: THORPE, SAMUEL SWIFT Initials: S S Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn. Age: 17 Date of Death: 13/11/1917 Service No: 28294 Additional information: Son of Samuel and Catherine Thorpe, of 19, Culloden St., Dennistoun, Glasgow. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: O. 37. Cemetery: RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY Name: THORPE, ANDREW RICHMOND Initials: A R Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Corporal Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps Age: 40 Date of Death: 28/10/1944 Service No: T/279176 Additional information: Son of Samuel Swift Thorpe and Catherine Findlay Richmond Thorpe, of Glasgow; husband of Helen Wallace Thorpe, of Glasgow. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 13. Cemetery: MIERLO WAR CEMETERY Name: THORPE, ROBERT JOHN MARTIN Initials: R J M Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Trooper Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps Unit Text: 23rd Hussars Age: 34 Date of Death: 27/06/1944 Service No: 7939719 Additional information: Son of Samuel and Catherine Thorpe, of Glasgow; husband of Agnes Thorpe, of Glasgow. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. B. 2. Cemetery: BROUAY WAR CEMETERY
Here are two of our local lads: BARRADELL, HARRY LESLIE Rank: Second Lieutenant Date of Death: 20/04/1918 Age: 18 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force formerly Royal Warwickshire Regiment Grave Reference: North Extension. 2057. Cemetery: KINGS NORTON (ST. NICOLAS) CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Son of Emily Jane Barradell, of 35, Northfield Rd., King's Norton, and the late George Edward Barradell. Enlisted Aug., 1914. Born at Bradford. BARRADELL, EDWARD BERTRAM Rank: Sergeant Trade: Air Gnr. Service No: 851307 Date of Death: 28/01/1945 Age: 32 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) 218 Sqdn. Grave Reference: Coll. grave 31. C. 2-6. Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of George Edward and Emily Jane Barradell, of King's Norton, Birmingham. Steve W.
Two more: Christchurch War Memorial, Newport, Monmouthshire, UK Danks, Benjamin Frederick, 22, 28th March 1919, Royal Field Artillery, 697203, Gunner, Son of Mr. H. B. and Mrs. Elizabeth Danks, of Cromwell House, Caerleon, Mon., CHRISTCHURCH (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD, B.6. 1 Danks, Clifford R, 29, 6th August 1944, 23rd Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps, 3912603, Trooper, Son of Henry Benjamin and Elizabeth Danks, of Caerleon, Mon., BAYEUX MEMORIAL, Panel 8, Column 1
Slightly off topic, but a father and son, same day, same place, same unit. I can only imagine what the mother / wife would have felt. great WWI site: Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt
Another two brothers ... WILLIAMS, MAJOR RONALD Rank: Second Lieutenant Service No: 38500 Date of Death: 19/05/1940 Age: 24 Regiment/Service: Cheshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Grave Reference Coll. grave 1-9. Cemetery ISIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Jesse and Evelyn Williams, of Meols, Hoylake, Cheshire. WILLIAMS, GEORGE LESLIE Rank: Major Service No: 134363 Date of Death: 03/08/1944 Age: 32 Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery Cdg. 318 Bty., 92 Lt. A.A. Regt. Grave Reference III. J. 2. Cemetery BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Jesse and Victoria Evelyn Williams; husband of Constance Mary Williams, of Meols, Hoylake, Cheshire.
Two more ... CONNOR, FRANCIS JOSEPH Rank: Warrant Officer Class II Trade: B.S.M. Service No: 4123325 Date of Death: 25/07/1944 Age: 32 Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery, 92 Lt. A.A. Regt. Grave Reference: II. B. 23. Cemetery: RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY CONNOR, ANTHONY Rank: Private Service No: 3776716 Date of Death: 25/09/1944 Age: 24 Regiment/Service: East Lancashire Regiment, 1st Bn. Grave Reference: II. E. 18. Cemetery: VALKENSWAARD WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of John and Mary Connor; husband of Thelma Connor, of Nottingham. ... eight brothers from the Connor family, of Liverpool, served during the Second World War.
came across two R.A.F. lads w.w.1. in st nicholas cemetery Newcastle upon tyne View attachment 103044 HENDERSON, H G Rank: Serjeant Service No: 1136 Date of Death: 29/09/1918 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force 63rd Training Station Grave Reference D. C. 143. Cemetery NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (ST. NICHOLAS) CEMETERY Additional Information: N/A HENDERSON, L H Rank: Second Lieutenant Date of Death: 29/10/1918 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Grave Reference D. C. 143. Cemetery NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (ST. NICHOLAS) CEMETERY Additional Information:N/A
Looking at all these tragic examples it's interesting to note that the vast majority died towards the end of both wars - in the case of the second world war victims 1944 being the most consistent.
good day guest_grimmy.jul.19.2012.02:07pm.re:brothers killed ww1 and ww2.i have read your thread.very sad.it would have been devastating for family members back home.thank you for sharing.regards bernard85
I know they were killed in the same war (and the original point of this thread was to show those killed in the Great War and WWI), but these names have always stuck with me, for some reason - the Church brothers, killed in the same month, 1944: CHURCH, RAYMOND OLAVE Rank: Private Service No: 14559665 Date of Death: 07/07/1944 Age: 19 Regiment/Service: East Surrey Regiment 1/6th Bn. Grave Reference I. E. 23. Cemetery AREZZO WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: His brother Reginald Clarence also fell. CHURCH, REGINALD CLARENCE Rank: Private Service No: 6153330 Date of Death: 30/07/1944 Age: 22 Regiment/Service: East Lancashire Regiment 5th Bn. Grave Reference II. C. 2. Cemetery ST. MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY, CHEUX Additional Information: Son of Mrs. L. R. Church, of Carshalton Beeches, Surrey. His brother Raymond Olave Church also fell. Then there are these two. I know exactly why their names stay with me - the Cairncross twins. Killed on 2nd February 1944, at Anzio, serving in the same unit. CAIRNCROSS, JOHN Rank: Private Service No: 14620854 Date of Death: 04/02/1944 Age: 19 Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders 1st Bn. The London Scottish Formerly of Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Grave Reference II, T, 8. Cemetery ANZIO WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Hugh and Elizabeth Cairncross, of Newburgh, Fife. His twin brother Thomas also fell. CAIRNCROSS, THOMAS LISTER Rank: Private Service No: 14620855 Date of Death: 04/02/1944 Age: 19 Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders 1st Bn. The London Scottish Grave Reference I, B, 4. Cemetery ANZIO WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Hugh and Elizabeth Cairncross, of Newburgh, Fife. His twin brother John also fell. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/4316842/Twin-brothers-who-died-at-Anzio-remembered-65-years-on.html
There are 2 Kiwi brothers from my home town of Hastings, New Zealand:=- VESTY, RAYMOND LEONARD Rank: Private Service No: 37428 Date of Death: 27/05/1941 Age: 26 Regiment/Service: New Zealand Infantry 19th Bn. Grave Reference 15. D. 7. Cemetery SUDA BAY WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of James and Henrietta Vesty, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. and VESTY, LEO KEITH Rank: Lance Serjeant Service No: 45438 Date of Death: 17/04/1945 Age: 28 Regiment/Service: New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion 27th Grave Reference IV. E. 15. Cemetery FAENZA WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of James Vesty and of Henrietta Vesty (nee Simonsen); husband of Marjory Edith Vesty, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Not exactly brothers, but part of the former RAF headstone that's supporting this headstone is that of his brother-in-law. So we were told. This is St Laurence's church, Winslow. Bucks. I took these 2008.
There must be many, many examples of this in Russia; though I'm sure their record keeping isn't as good.
Last year I was in Santorini {Greek Islands] and on a boat cruise the skipper pointed out a small church, near the water line, below the town of Oira. He said the church was a memorial to 5 {I think} brothers from the Island who were killed in WW2. I could not, and still can not, get any further information. Any ideas?
Then there were the Smollan brothers; http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/20552-ajex-the-smollan-brothers/ Ron
Father and 2 sons died WW2 all buried in Wendover,St Mary Churchyard,Buckinghamshire http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/31190-major-ghmusgrove-dcm-rapc-gdmusgrove-rafvr-gemusgrove-rafvr/ MUSGROVE, GEORGE HENRY Major 119024 10/06/1945 48 Royal Army Pay Corps United Kingdom Sec. G. Grave 15. WENDOVER (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD MUSGROVE, GERALD EUGENE Flying Officer 86377 22/02/1942 21 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Sec. H. Grave 8. WENDOVER (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD MUSGROVE, GODFREY DENNIS Aircraftman 1st Class 1818707 18/10/1944 23 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Sec. H. Grave 8. WENDOVER (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
