Can you photograph your local war memorial? (UK)

Eton Wick,Berks

 

Leicester Victoria Park
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Just incase this hasn't been posted. The site has a wealth of info on individual memorials.

UK National Inventory of War Memorials

 

The Memorial is badly weathered and difficult to make out the WW2 casualties

Roll of Honour - Hertfordshire - Offley

AND IN THE WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
O’FLAHERTY

Derrick

Probably DERRICK EDWARD O'FLAHERTY. Sergeant 745075. Pilot. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Wednesday 23 October 1940. Age 20. Son of Edward and Violet O'Flaherty, of Cockernhoe. Buried: COCKERNHOE (ST HUGH) CHURCHYARD, OFFLEY. Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. North of Church.

HILL

Lewis

Possibly: LEWIS ALBERT HILL, Flight Sergeant 742464. Pilot. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died d on Saturday 18 October 1941. Age 21. Son of Albert and Nellie May Hill; husband of Molly Hill, of Luton. Buried: STOPSLEY (ST. THOMAS) CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. South of Church.

ROSE

Frederick Charles

Trooper 7932235. 5th, Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. Died Wednesday 26 November 1941. Age 21. Son of Jesse Frederick and Ida Lilian Rose, of Offley, Hertfordshire. Commemorated: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 24.

PILKINGTON

Charles Leslie

Flying Officer 67717. 149 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Wednesday 11 March 1942. Age Son of Hubert Carlisle Pilkington, and of Ruth Honor Pilkington, of Little Offley. Buried: OFFLEY (ST. MARY MAGDALENE) CHURCHYAR, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. S.W. Corner.

CHARLES LESLIE PILKINGTON
FLYING OFFICER
ROYAL AIRFORCE VOLUNTEE RESERVE
149 SQUADRON
BORN 11 FEBRUARY 1922
DIED 11 MARCH 1942
HE WAS KILLED
WITH HIS CREW RETURNING FROM
NIGHT OPERATIONS
OVER ESSEN

PILKINGTON, M.C.

Mark Leslie

Captain 76537. Life Guards and, Long Range Desert Group. Died Wednesday 18 November 1942. Age 28. Son of Hubert Carlisle Pilkington, and of Ruth Honor Pilkington, of Little Offley, Hertfordshire; husband of Susan Violet Pilkington. Awarded the Military Cross. Buried: TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Ref. 10. H. 3.

MARK LESLIE PILKINGTON M.C.
CAPTAIN THE LIFE GUARDS
BORN 12 JANUARY 1914
DIED 18 NOVEMBER 1942
HE SERVED IN PALESTINE,
ABYSSINIA, TRANS JORDAN
AND WITH THE LONG RANGE
DESERT GROUPS IN NORTH AFRICA
WHERE HE WAS KILLED

HUMPHREY

William

No further information available at present.

CLARK

William

No further information available at present

EWINGTON

Edward George

Sergeant 1883514. 625 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday 3 April 1945. Age 19. Son of Arthur James Ewington and Lucy Ewington, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of Jean Ewington. Buried: LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY Leopoldsburg, Limburg, Belgium. Ref. I. B. 2.

SAVILLE

Ernest

Probably: Gunner 913740. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Monday 12 July 1943. Age 25. Buried: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref 2. H. 4

WINCH

Harold

Probably: HAROLD GEORGE WINCH. Private 14577123. 5th Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment. Died Wednesday 7 June 1944. Age 19. Son of Henry and Hilda Winch, of Cockernhoe, Hertfordshire. Buried: PORTSMOUTH (KINGSTON) CEMETERY, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Ref. Plot 38A. Row 2. Grave 6:

WEBB

Lewis William

Private 5961395. 1/5th Bn., The Queen's Royal Regt (West Surrey). Died Tuesday 26 September 1944. Age 22. Son of Lewis and Sarah A. Webb, of Cockernhoe, Bedfordshire. Buried: UDEN WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Ref. 1. D. 1.

BUNKER

Hubert Samuel

Private 5959607. 2/5th Bn., The Queen's Royal Regt (West Surrey). Died Saturday 14 October 1944. Age 38. Son of Samuel and Eliza Bunker, of Cockernhoe, Hertfordshire; husband of Lettie M. Bunker, of Cockernhoe. Buried: ANCONA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Ref. II. M. 20

WATTS

Ronald

Possibly: Leading Aircraftman 1251128. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Sunday 29 July 1945. Age 29. Son of Henry Fletcher Watts and Minnie Emily Watts, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 454.

SALUSBURY HUGHES, D.F.C.

Kendrick Herbert

Squadron Leader 70597. 23 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Wednesday 21 July 1943. Age 33. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Salusbury Hughes; husband of A. G. L. Salusbury Hughes, of Warsash, Hampshire. Commemorated: MALTA MEMORIAL, Malta. Panel 6. Column 1. Awarded D.F.C. Buried in the graveyard, but not on the memorial.

MACE

Jeffrey Arthur

Guardsman 2614679, 2nd Bn., Grenadier Guards. Died Saturday 16 September 1939. Age 27. Buried: OFFLEY (ST. MARY MAGDALENE) CHURCHYARD, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

2614679 GUARDSMAN J.A. MACE
GRENADIER GUARDS
16 SEPTEMBER 1939. AGE 27
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR SON & BROTHER.

A further PILKINGTON Gravestone

HUBERT CARLISLE PILKINGTON
OF LITTLE OFFLEY
SEVENTH SON OF GEORGE PILKINGTON
OF WOOTON, LANCASHIRE
BORN 23 OCTOBER 1879. DIED 17 JUNE 1948.
HE SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918.
ALSO HIS WIFE
RUTH HONOR PILKINGTON
BORN 5 JANUARY 1891. DIED 4 NOVEMBER 1975.
14 February 2004

 

Selworthy, Somerset

Found this grave whilst having a wander round photographing the Choclate Box Cottages.

Officer Cadet Pringle

 

My first post- so I hope the photos all work. War Memorial at the ex Royal Canadian Engineers base Chilliwack B.C. Canada. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

 

How does one get all the thumbnails in a row?
Answered my own question. "Manage attachments".

 

Eastcote,Middlesex
The Memorial has just been renewed.

 

Penn,Buckinghamshire

No WW2
quite weathered

 

Not sure if this is of any help D, but took these last year.

Historical information from CWGC:

Whyteleafe (St Luke) Churchyard

At the beginning of WWII, a special plot (the ‘Airman’s Corner) was set aside in the churchyard for the burial of airmen from Kenley Whyteleafe RAF Station at Croydon who were killed in air battles, or who died on other operational duties. The churchyard contains 38 WWII burials, most of them in the plot, but there are a few privately owned war graves elsewhere in the churchyard, together with five war burials from WWI. The war graves plot also contains six post-war service burials and the graves of two Polish airmen.

 

I found a link to this local memorial, hope it's of interest. Next time I go past I will grab some of my own pics and post them

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Tony

 

While this is the biggest and most important memorial in Canada, I am more impressed by the hundreds of smaller, local memorials in almost every village and town in the Dominion.

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Like this one to the Sappers at the former Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack B.C.

 

Bow Brickhill ,Buckinghamshire

Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

Private LESLIE LAWRENCE BARDEN

5954291, 1st Bn., The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
who died age 31
on 08 February 1944
Son of Percy Henry and Rose Edith Barden, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire; husband of Vera Barden, of Bletchley.
Remembered with honour
ANZIO WAR CEMETERY

Guardsman THOMAS LESLIE BARDEN

2617248, Grenadier Guards
who died age 23
on 23 February 1943
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Barden, of Bow Brickhill; husband of Margaret Barden, of Battersea, London.
Remembered with honour
BOW BRICKHILL (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD

Trooper JOHN WILLIAM THOMAS LEVICK

7923030, 10th Royal Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps
who died age 28
on 26 June 1942
Son of William Thomas Levick and Clara Levick; husband of Catherine Elsie Levick, of Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire.
Remembered with honour
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL

Second Lieutenant FRANCIS FREDERICK MORRIS

226859, 73 Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery
who died age 22
on 04 November 1942
Son of John James Morris and Rose May Morris, of Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire.
Remembered with honour
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

Sergeant SIDNEY JOHN DEVEREUX

1224414, 15 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 22
on 29 June 1943
Son of Lilian Devereux, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire.
Remembered with honour
AMERSFOORT (OUD LEUSDEN) GENERAL CEMETERY

 

I found a link to this local memorial, hope it's of interest. Next time I go past I will grab some of my own pics and post them

Google Image Result for http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/Rothwell/PICT0040.JPG

Tony

Tony

If you could photograph the New Zealand & Czech Headstones in that plot and post them on this thread, I'm sure Dee will be really pleased.

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-grave-photographs/26614-rnzaf-caribbean-czech-war-grave-photos-projects.html

Cheers - Rob.

 

LENHAM CEMETERY, KENT R.E.M.E. Memorial.

I was here yesterday getting one for englandphil and took a couple of the memorial. The plaque has 52 names on it, all killed by a V1, but only 46 are here. I have found the locations of the others using CWGC,WGPP and Geoffs excellent search machine. Derek.

 

Hi Diane
First I like you number plate!!!!
I sent you some pictures of the War memorial in Morden cemetery via e mail as I still cant fathom out how to post them on this page, hope they are what you wanted, as a further piece of information just across from he War Memorial is the grave of one of the Brit Soldiers killed by the crowd during an IRA funeral in 1988, tragically they drove onto the road where the cortege was travelling
Mike

 

Diane, a rather delayed reply, but do you need one of the Middlesbrough Cenotaph?

There's one in Thornaby too which I ride past each day. Can take photos if you like?