CWGC added the following casualties to its database today. AB John Henry PAYNE P/JX 163742 Royal Navy, HMS Kestrel Died 02.06.42 Age 45 Commemorated: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hants, UK Penelope Minna LANDON WW2 Civilian War Dead Died 17.02.42 Reporting Authority: S.S. Tanjong Penang The following are WW2 Civilian War Dead who died in the Philippines at Japanese hands or as the result of the privations of a Japanese internment camp. Margaret Elizabeth AARON Died 11.06.44 Age 43 (Myocarditis) Elvira ANDREWS Died 24.01.44 Age 72 (Cancer) Ada Aloysia APLIN Died between 01.01.42 and 31.12.45 Age 42 (Missing believed killed by Japanese) Mark BONIFACE Died 15.01.45 Age 56 (Tuberculosis) Arthur BRIDLE Died 03.02.45 Age 78 Walter Simond BURWELL Died 30.12.44 Age 66 (Tuberculosis) NOT FORGOTTEN The above were In From the Cold Project cases. - AB Payne Died of unspecified illness (Volunteer: Dik Winkelman) - Ms Landon died in the sinking by the Japanese of S.S. Tanjong Penang (Volunteer: David Wingate) The remainder died as stated (Volunteer: Chris Harley)
PAYNE, JOHN HENRY Rank:Able SeamanService No:P/JX 163742Date of Death:02/06/1942Age:45Regiment/Service:Royal Navy H.M.S. "Kestrel" Panel Reference:Addenda PanelMemorial:PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL N.B. This casualty has recently been accepted for commemoration by the Commission. However, it will not be possible to add his name to this memorial immediately. Please contact the Commission, before planning a visit, for more information. Grave Found Bristol Arnos Grove Cemetery.
PAYNE, JOHN HENRY Rank:Able SeamanService No:P/JX.163742Date of Death:02/06/1940Age:43Regiment/Service:Royal Navy H.M.S. "Kestrel" Grave Reference:War Graves Plot. Sect. TTT. Grave 1001.Cemetery:BRISTOL (ARNOS VALE) CEMETERYAdditional Information:Brother of Mrs. F. Skillman, of Northampton. Commemoration Moved From Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
