CWGC graves, London Rd Cemetery, Coventry

Discussion in 'War Grave Photographs' started by Tolbooth, Nov 11, 2020.

  1. Tolbooth

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    Whilst I was waiting for the car to be servced the other week I popped over the road into Coventry's main cemetery and photographed as many of the CWGC headstones as I could. Can't guarantee I got them all though.

    Askew W R, RAF
    Bailey S F, Royal Warks
    Beck A J, Royal Warks
    Booth A, RN
    Bryant A V, RASC
    Carpenter A G, RAF
    Chapman W J, RASC
    Connolly M, Gloustershire Reg
    Crabb J A, AAC
    Cullen C J, Royal Warks
    Cunningham R L, RAF
    Davies E, RAF
    Dickens J W, RAC
    Dipper G E, Royal Warks
    Dunigan S, Royal Warks
    Field D A, RAF
    Flowers B J, RASC
    Gibson J, Pioneer Corps
    Graeff J, RA
    Gray E, RA
    Griffin C, RAMC
    Hall E, RAF
    Hancox T, RN
    Harrison G M, RAF
    Hill J R, Kings Own
    Hurst A, Royal Warks
    James L A, RN
    Jones A, Royal Warks
    Kedge J H, RA
    Lapworth H, Royal Berks
    Lunn E, Royal Warks
    Mc Inerney J, Royal Warks
    Memorial to Coventry Blitz victims 2
    Memorial to Coventry Blitz victims
    Montgomery W O, South Staffs
    Moore G R, RA
    Morgan Nelly Francis, ATS
    Mowe D, RME
    New A E, RAF
    Oakley H W, RE
    Oldfield L, Royal Warks
    Pawsey W P, General List
    Pitt A W, RASC
    Powell S W, RN
    Sly J, Devons
    Smith A E, RN
    Smith D, RAF
    Stote E A, RE
    Tayton V H, RAF
    Thursby A, RAF
    Toal H, RA
    Wells J, RASC
    Wild S M, RN
    Willis G, RA
    Wormleighton C G, Glider Pilot Reg, AAC
    Worral S, RAF

    (Hopefully will post them in same order)
     
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  2. Tolbooth

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    Askew W R, RAF.jpg Bailey S F, Royal Warks.jpg Beck A J, Royal Warks.jpg Booth A, RN.jpg Bryant A V, RASC.jpg
     
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  3. Tolbooth

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    Carpenter A G, RAF.jpg Chapman W J, RASC.jpg Connolly M, Gloustershire Reg.jpg Crabb J A, AAC.JPG Cunningham R L, RAF.jpg
     
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  4. Tolbooth

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    Davies E, RAF.jpg Dickens J W, RAC.jpg Dipper G E, Royal Warks.jpg Dunigan S, Royal Warks.jpg Field D A, RAF.jpg Flowers B J, RASC.jpg
     
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  5. Tolbooth

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    Gibson J, Pioneer Corps.jpg Graeff J, RA.jpg Gray E, RA.jpg Griffin C, RAMC.jpg Hall E, RAF.jpg Hancox T, RN.jpg
     
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  6. Tolbooth

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    Harrison G M, RAF.jpg Hill J R, Kings Own.jpg Hurst A, Royal Warks.jpg James L A, RN.jpg Jones A, Royal Warks.JPG Kedge J H, RA.jpg Lapworth H, Royal Berks.jpg
     
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  7. Tolbooth

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    Lunn E, Royal Warks.jpg Mc Inerney J, Royal Warks.JPG Memorial to Coventry Blitz victims 2.jpg Memorial to Coventry Blitz victims.jpg Montgomery W O, South Staffs.jpg Moore G R, RA.jpg Morgan Nelly Francis, ATS.jpg
     
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  8. Tolbooth

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    Mowe D, RME.jpg New A E, RAF.jpg Oakley H W, RE.jpg Oldfield L, Royal Warks.JPG Pawsey W P, General List.jpg Pitt A W, RASC.jpg Powell S W, RN.jpg
     
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  9. Tolbooth

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    Sly J, Devons.jpg Smith  A E, RN.jpg Smith D, RAF.jpg Stote E A, RE.jpg Tayton V H, RAF.jpg Thursby A, RAF.jpg Toal H, RA.jpg
     
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    Wells J, RASC.jpg Wild S M, RN.jpg Willis G, RA.jpg Wormleighton C G, Glider Pilot Reg, AAC.jpg Worral S, RAF.jpg
     
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  11. Tolbooth

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    There is also this group who were a bomb disposal squad killed together, 18th Oct 1940
    They are:
    Campbell A F, RE
    Gibson W, RE
    Gilchrest R, RE
    Plumb J, RE
    Skelton R W, RE
    Taylor E F, RASC
    Gibson M, RE
    18th October 1940.jpg
     
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  12. davidbfpo

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    Toolbooth,

    Curious set of photos of a bomb disposal team. I had to check were they killed when the 'blitz' hit Coventry city centre; that was a month later on the 14th November 1940.
     
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  13. CL1

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

    The RE chaps
    Full story in the link below
    Bomb Disposal Memorial, Whitley. On the 18th of October 1940, seven men of 9 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineer’s, died at Whitely Common. They were not the first nor will they be the last to sacrifice their lives whilst clearing unexploded ordnance.

    The section tasked to clear the bomb at, Chapel Street, Coventry, was commanded by 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Fraser Campbell

    The bomb took four days to be uncovered commencing on the 14th October 1940. When it was inspected both fuzes were found to be badly damaged and due to their condition it was not possible to remove them. An electrical discharger was placed on the bomb as a precaution in case the electrical charge had not been dissipated. On the 18th October 1940 the bomb was loaded onto a lorry and taken to Whitley Common, an open area, to be defuzed. As it was being defuzed it exploded killing all seven men.
    http://media.freeola.com/other/5429/133dec2008.pdf
     

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