Can you photograph your local war memorial? (UK)

Discussion in 'War Cemeteries & War Memorial Research' started by dbf, Nov 22, 2009.

  1. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA Patron

    THE WW2 MEMORIAL PANEL FROM INSIDE DARENTH (ST. MARGARET) CHURCH, KENT. (NEAR SUTTON-AT-HONE).

    (MY THANKS TO THE KIND VOLUNTEERS WORKING AT THE CHURCH, WHO PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE RECORDS TO ENABLE ME TO LOCATE 3 CASUALTIES)

    COMMEMORATED

    D. CAREY
    W. CAREY
    S.J. COOMBER
    J.H. CROSS
    G. DAY
    G. DIGHTON
    L. GLOVER
    N.W. HARDING
    R.A. HART
    J. JOHNSON
    H.R. KITCHENER
    C.A. SHELDON
    G.W. WALLER

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  2. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce Patron

    ALTOFTS, (Normanton), West Yorkshire
     

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  3. 51highland

    51highland Very Senior Member

    Found this during a visit to Chester Cathedral yesterday.
     

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  4. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA Patron

    BROMLEY COMMON (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD

    (WAR MEMORIAL WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF THE CHURCHYARD)

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  5. red ling

    red ling Member

    Hope you can get what you want from these pictures as the names are not very clear. The memorial is in the shade and the names are engraved in the stone.
    Let me know if you need any names and I wil go and write them down for you.
     

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  6. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce Patron

    Memorial at Goole Cemetery

    This memorial commemorates those civilians that died in Goole WW1 when a bomb was dropped in the town.

    In Memoriam
    In memory of sixteen citizens of Goole who lost their lives by a German Zeppelin raid on this undefended town on the 9th August 1915.
     

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  7. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery Patron

    Hardingstone,Northamptonshire
     

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  8. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Irton (St.Paul) Churchyard Memorial.
     

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  9. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    St. Bees (ss. Mary and bega) priory churchyard.

    BELL, LANCELOT THOMAS
    Rank:Able Seaman
    Service No:C/JX 227913
    Date of Death :24/01/1942
    Age:24
    Regiment/Service:Royal Navy
    M.V. Empire Gem
    Panel Reference 52, 3.
    Memorial CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
    Additional Information:
    Son of George and Margaret Bell; husband of Elizabeth Bell, of Whitehaven, Cumberland.

    LANCASTER, GEORGE
    Rank:Sergeant
    Service No:B/23030
    Date of Death:25/07/1944
    Age:37
    Regiment/Service:Royal Canadian Engineers
    29 Field Coy.
    Grave Reference XIV. F. 6.
    Cemetery BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, REVIERS
    Additional Information:
    Son of George and Mary Ann Lancaster, of Sandwith, Cumberland, England.

    COWARD, EDWARD MASON
    Rank:First Radio Officer
    Date of Death:26/01/1942
    Age:20
    Regiment/Service:Merchant Navy
    S.S. Traveller (Liverpool)
    Panel Reference Panel 109.
    Memorial TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
    Additional Information:
    Son of Percy and Mary Coward.

    PINK, THOMAS
    Rank:Private
    Service No:3606100
    Date of Death:14/04/1945
    Age:39
    Regiment/Service:Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
    10th Bn.
    Grave Reference7. E. 12.
    Cemetery HANOVER WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Husband of Mary Pink. of St. Bees, Cumberland.

    JACKSON, JOHN BENN
    Rank:Private
    Service No:3607854
    Date of Death:03/04/1944
    Age:21
    Regiment/Service:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
    8th Bn.
    Grave Reference III. J. 9.
    Cemetery CASSINO WAR CEMETERY

    RODGERS, ALAN
    Rank:Sergeant
    Trade:Flt. Engr.
    Service No:650668
    Date of Death:07/04/1943
    Age:21
    Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force
    Grave Reference IV. B. 1.
    Cemetery ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of George and Mabel Rodgers, of St. Bees, Cumberland

    WATSON, The Rev. HAROLD
    Rank:Chaplain 4th Class
    Service No:38843
    Date of Death:12/11/1941
    Age:32
    Regiment/Service:Royal Army Chaplains' Department
    . attd. 7th Bn Border Regiment
    Grave Reference Grave 58.
    Cemetery ST. BEES (SS. MARY AND BEGA) PRIORY CHURCHYARD
    Additional Information:
    Son of Dacre and Mary E. Watson, of St. Bees; husband of Doris Watson, of St. Bees.

    A link to all the names of the WW1 Casualtys and All WW2 Casualtys.

    St Bees Cumbria Site Index

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  10. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

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  11. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery Patron

    Olney Buckinghamshire
     

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  12. jamesmurrow

    jamesmurrow Senior Member

    Starkholmes, near to Matlock
     

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  13. jamesmurrow

    jamesmurrow Senior Member

    Holloway, near to Cromford, the memorial is tucked away behind the village in a small copse.
     

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  14. jamesmurrow

    jamesmurrow Senior Member

    Scarthin, Derbyshire

    Located very close to Cromford memorial.
     

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  15. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery Patron

    St Ippolyts (or St Ippollitts),Hertfordshire
     

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  16. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery Patron

    St Alban Church ,North Harrow,Middlesex
     

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  17. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Crosscanonby War Memorial.
     

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  18. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Flimby War Memorial.
     

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  19. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

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    Some views of the war memorial in "The Diamond" Derry as taken yesterday.
     
  20. JJS

    JJS Senior Member

    Westhoughton War Memorial.

    Some of the pictures are a bit fuzzy but if anyone wants these done properly it can be arranged.

    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=879&pictureid=5215



    1939 to 1945
    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php? albumid=879&pictureid=5216


    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php? albumid=879&pictureid=5217 My 2nd cousin James Johnson Sharrock is named here


    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=879&pictureid=5218


    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=879&pictureid=5219


    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=879&pictureid=5220


    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=879&pictureid=5221


    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=879&pictureid=5222


    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=879&pictureid=5223


    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=879&pictureid=5224 My Gt. Uncle James Johnson Roberts ( J Roberts) is named on this section


    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=879&pictureid=5225
     

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