New CWGC Commemorations 21st May 2015

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  1. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    CWGC added the following to the WW2 Civilian Roll of Honour today.

    The following were all killed on 27.11.44 when the ammunition dump at RAF Fauld exploded. Some were killed at the base and some in the surrounding area, on local farms and a local factory. The largest explosion to occur in the UK to date. Several service personnel and Italian PoWs were also killed.
    Reporting Authority: Tutbury, Rural District (Volunteer: Chris Harley)

    HILL, Sarah Louise Age 54
    HOGG, Charles Edmund Age 57
    HUDSON, Thomas Age 38
    KIDD, William Age 67
    MAHON, Gerald Augustus Age 47
    MELLOR, Albert William Age 55
    MILES, John Russell Age 16
    NICKLIN, Frederick Age 46
    PAGE, Ernald Alfred Age 36
    PAGE, George Edward Age 58
    PAGE, Phillip Age 59
    PATTERSON, Ambrose Age 47
    PICKERING, Samuel Age 36
    POWELL, George Henry Age 57
    PRIESTLEY, George Age 63
    REDFERN, John Age 32
    ROCK, Frederick George Age 40
    SANDERS, Tom Age 54
    SHEPHERD, Henry Age 73
    SHEPHERD, William Henry Age 39
    SHIPLEY, Alfred Arthur Age 44
    SKELLETT, John William Age 47
    SLATER, Frederick William Age 37
    SMITH, Elizabeth Age 39
    SMITH, George Age 61
    STANLEY, Bert Henry Age 34
    WAGSTAFFE, Robert Age 68
    WEST, John William Age 23
    WEST, Stephen Age 37
    WOOLLEY, Edman Age 59
    WORTHINGTON, Norman Age 17

    NOT FORGOTTEN

    The above were In From the Cold Project cases.
     
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