Name:THOMAS FISHER, Initials:T Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Private Regiment/Service:Home Guard Unit Text:23rd Durham (Washington Bn.)Light Inf Age:17 Date of Death:13/06/1943 Additional information:Son of John and Lilian Fisher, of Washington. Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference:Sec. O. Grave 6. Cemetery:WASHINGTON CEMETERY
Name:ROBERT MILLS, Initials:R Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Company Quartermaster Serjeant Regiment/Service:Home Guard Unit Text:23rd Durham (Washington Bn.)Light Inf Age:32 Date of Death:04/04/1943 Additional information:Husband of Alice Mills, of Washington Station. Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference:Sec. H. Grave 155. Cemetery:WASHINGTON CEMETERY
Name:HANDYSIDES Initials:L Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Private Regiment/Service:Home Guard Unit Text:23rd Durham (Washington Bn.)Light Inf Date of Death:04/04/1943 Additional information:Son of George and Elizabeth Ann Handysides, of Washington Station. Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference:Sec. J. Grave 111. Cemetery:WASHINGTON CEMETERY
Pte G Forster 23rd May 1943 Durham (Home Guard) Light Inf Sunderland Bishopwearmouth Cemetery Non CWGC Headstone Not listed Database
Pte B Jones 8th Durham (Home Guard) Light Inf 27th May 1941 South Shields Harton Cemetery Not on CWGC Database
Name:EDWARD HILL METCALF, Initials:E H Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Private Regiment/Service:Home Guard Unit Text:9th Durham (Sunderland)Light Inf Bn. Age:57 Date of Death:14/02/1944 Additional information:Son of Charles and Louisa Metcalf, of Sunderland; husband of Alice Metcalf, of Sunderland. Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference:Ward 17. Sec. B.B. Grave 15798. Cemetery:SUNDERLAND (RYHOPE ROAD) CEMETERY
Lance Corporal ALFRED GEORGE BOWD 10th Surrey (Egham Chertsey) Bn., Home Guard who died age 21 on 06 February 1944 Son of Alfred and Ada Ethel Bowd, of Finsbury Park. Remembered with honour ISLINGTON CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM
Volunteer JOHN BLACKER CASWELL Home Guard who died on 01 July 1940 Remembered with honour BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL From the Times of 5th July 1940 Accidentally killed whilst on LDV duty. Eldest son of the late Dean Caswell of Georgetown Demerara & of Mrs Caswell of Greenview, Haywards Heath, Sussex. It is known that he died at Chipping Norton. I have searched for his grave in all of the obvious places to no avail Chris
Volunteer WILLIAM MAIN 4th Glasgow Bn., Home Guard who died age 43 on 14 March 1941 Son of John and Mary Main; husband of Annie Agnes Main, of Glasgow. Remembered with honour BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL Now known to have died in an air raid
Corporal GEORGE ARTHUR MURRAY 19th Middlesex Bn., Home Guard who died age 64 on 09 May 1941 Son of George William Murray, and of Julia M. Murray (nee Clark); husband of Ruby Muriel Murray (nee Kemmis), of Elstree. Remembered with honour ELSTREE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD
Second Lieutenant GEORGE STANLEY MARTIN CHAMBERS 18th Middlesex Bn., Home Guard who died on 06 September 1943 Remembered with honour HARROW (PINNER) NEW CEMETERY
Private JOHN FOXTON 5th Buckinghamshire Bn., Home Guard who died age 58 on 19 July 1943 Son of John and Jane Foxton; husband of Annie Foxton, of Streatham Hill, London. Remembered with honour CHALFONT ST. GILES CHURCHYARD
Volunteer BASIL KEBLE MANBEY M C 5th Buckinghamshire Bn., Home Guard who died age 52 on 17 September 1940 Son of the Revd. George Henley Manbey and Mary J. Manbey; husband of Esther Mary Gertrude Manbey, of Epsom, Surrey. Remembered with honour CHALFONT ST. PETER (ST. PETER) CHURCH CEMETERY During WW1, Basil served in the Royal Field Artillery and was awarded the Military Cross. The citation, published in Gazette issue 30287 of 17 September 1917 reads: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when acting as Advanced Intelligence and Forward Observation Officer during an attack. He sent in very valuable information, and showed the greatest energy and fearlessness in obtaining it, pushing forward with the advanced patrols and going to and fro constantly under heavy shell fire to report on the situation. War Memorials – WW2 – Surnames M – Epsom & Ewell History Explorer
Clive I hope you don't mind me adding this link. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-grave-photographs/29749-captain-f-j-thorne-9th-devon-newton-abbott-bn-home.html
In Memory of Volunteer TREVOR STEPHENS 13th Gloucestershire (City of Bristol) Bn., Home Guard who died age 24 on 25 September 1940 Son of Gomer and Esther Stephens, of Tylorstown, Glamorgan. Remembered with honour BRISTOL (GREENBANK) CEMETERY
In Memory of Volunteer J SILCOCK 13th Gloucestershire (City of Bristol) Bn., Home Guard who died age 28 on 25 September 1940 Son of John Thomas Silcock and Elizabeth Ann Silcock, of Pentwyn Aersychan, Monmouthshire. Remembered with honour BRISTOL (GREENBANK) CEMETERY
In Memory of Volunteer HERBERT STANLEY GLANVILLE 9th Gloucestershire (City of Bristol) Bn., Home Guard who died age 16 between 16 March 1941 and 17 March 1941 Son of Mrs. R. C. Glanville, of St. Paul''s, Bristol. Remembered with honour BRISTOL (GREENBANK) CEMETERY
In Memory of Volunteer GRIFFITH JONES 13th Gloucestershire (City of Bristol) Bn., Home Guard who died age 26 on 25 September 1940 Son of Griffith Jones and of Ellen E. Jones, of Bromborough Cheshire. Remembered with honour BRISTOL (GREENBANK) CEMETERY
thanks J looks like 3 of the chaps killed in the Filton bombing 25/9/40 regards Clive Yes mate, when cross refrenced against the list for the 25th September, you wiil see some more of the Home Guard casualties among those of the Civilian and ARP dead, there is a plot all by itself but for some reason only the 4 HG headstones I posted are among them.......... so I will have to have another look for the other 12 .Bristol Past : Fishponds Local History Society
