I am researching the men on the King's School Worcester war memorial and would like to know if anyone can tell me how the following two men were killed in 1940 ALLEN, Richard William Marsh Lieutenant 70076 Royal Artillery 258 Bty., 65 Field Regt. DUNKIRK MEMORIAL 22 19/05/1940 MONAHAN, Patrick Charles Watson Second Lieutenant 90035 7th Btn Worcestershire Regiment GIVENCHY-LES-LA-BASSEE COMMUNAL CEMETERY 30 26/05/1940
As far as I can tell, he was never known as Richard (he was registered as Dick at birth). Parents: 1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION 26 Wrottesley Road, Woolwich, London NAME DOB OCCUPATION Richard M W Allan 31 Mar 1885 Architect & Surveyor Rosamond E (Ellen) Allen 21 Aug 1892 Unpaid Domestic Duties Martha E L Oldland (Taylor) 20 Oct 1893 Domestic Duties Paid
Missing: 1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION Broome Rectory In Stourbridge, Kidderminster R.D., Worcestershire NAME DOB OCCUPATION Thomas F Monahan 22 Jun 1873 Clerk In Holy Orders Harriet M Monahan 03 Sep 1874 Unpaid Domestic Duties Barbara I Monahan 21 May 1908 Domestic Duties Mary H Monahan 08 Jul 1911 Domestic Duties Louis J Monahan 20 Sep 1915 Improvers Steel Work
Thanks for that which gives me background information, but not unfortunately details of how they died. Anyone can help with that?
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7th Worcestershire Regt Worcestershire Regiment (29th/36th of Foot) Pat Monaghan mentioned here;- Lieut. Ronald Clifford Thomas Goodwin - Missing Diary - 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment war diary transcription;- Dunkirk 1940 - War Diary - 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Kyle
