Could anyone help with pics of Headstones from the following cemeteries? Buckinghamshire CHESHAM BURIAL GROUND [Thanks Clive] 61st Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper LESLIE DOUGLAS WILLIAM DYMOND Sec. C. Cons. Grave 856. MARLOW CEMETERY [Thanks Clive] 49th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Serjeant LEONARD GARDINER Sec. F. Row G. Grave 96. Cambridgeshire CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY [Thanks Martin Biddle] 53rd Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper CYRIL JOHN HEMPSTEAD Grave 6440. Cornwall TRURO CEMETERY 4th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Private JAMES ALFRED RICHARDS Plot G. Row M. Grave 32 Cumbria ORTON (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD 15th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper EDWARD FARADAY BECK N.W. of church Dorset MELCOMBE REGIS CEMETERY (Thanks to bryce) 2nd Regt Reconnaissance Corps Captain DAVID BRYCE HARVIE MBE Sec. B. Cons. Grave 1269 Huntingdonshire OFFORD D'ARCY CEMETERY (Thanks Englandphil) Unknown Regt Reconnaissance Corps Captain JOSEPH AFFORD MC, DCM Grave 34. Middlesex. HILLINGDON AND UXBRIDGE CEMETERY (thanks Mullet94) 44th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Corporal OSWALD LLEWELLYN ROBERTS Row O.E. Grave 3. HESTON (ST. LEONARD) CHURCHYARD [Thanks Rob Dickers] 54th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Private JOHN KENNETH COX New Extn. Grave 34U. Suffolk BESTHORPE (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD [Thanks Martin Biddle] Unknown Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper ERIC GEORGE FULCHER Nottinghamshire NOTTINGHAM NORTHERN CEMETERY Unknown Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper ALFRED SIDNEY CURTIS Sec. P/9. Grave 35. Trooper WILLIAM HUNT Sec. M/13. Grave 22B. Sheffield BRINSWORTH (ST. GEORGE) CHURCHYARD 1st Regt Reconnaissance Corps Private JACK DAVIS Sec. C. Grave 348 OWSTON (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD 161st Regt Reconnaissance Corps Lance Corporal EDWARD ALFRED LITTLE Sec. B. Grave 30 Shropshire [Thanks to Shropshiremad] BISHOP'S CASTLE (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD 15thRegt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper ROBERT MORRIS S.E. of church SHREWSBURY GENERAL CEMETERY 2nd Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper CHARLES ALBERT SHOTTER Extn. Plot 10. Grave 417. Norfolk HUNTINGFIELD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD [Thanks Martin Biddle] 54th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Lance Serjeant JOHN NEWSON KNELL Rutland EXTON (SS. PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD Major TERENCE ANDREW ALFRED WATT S.W. corner of Chyd. Tyne and Wear BIRTLEY NEW CEMETERY Unknown Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper ERIC WILLIAM HENRY HARVERSON Sec. H. Grave 116. Warwickshire BIRMINGHAM MUNICIPAL CREMATORIUM 6th Airborne Armd Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper EDWARD JOHN HENRY BROWNSETT Column 1 BIRMINGHAM (LODGE HILL) CEMETERY 43rd Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper CHARLES LARNER Plot 2E. Grave 2894 ERDINGTON (ST. BARNABAS) CHURCHYARD Unknown Regt Reconnaissance Corps Private ALBERT WHITEHOUSE H. 242. West Midlands OLDBURY CEMETERY, WARLEY 61st Regt Reconnaissance Corps Lance Corporal REGINALD WOODCOCK Sec. F. Uncons. Grave 6371. Wiltshire DEVIZES CEMETERY (Thanks to Owen) 56th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper VICTOR MERRET SMITH Sec. X.R. Grave 63 Worcestershire MALVERN LINK (ST. MATTHIAS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION 61st Regt Reconnaissance Corps Serjeant ALBERT THOMAS ANDREWS Row O. Grave 11. NETHERTON (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD (Thanks Englandphil) 15th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper CHARLES LESLIE HANCOX Sec. 17. Grave 193 DOVER (ST. MARY'S) NEW CEMETERY [Thanks to Derek] 4th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Captain WILLIAM THOMAS CRIGHTON-PASCOE Sec. G.H. Grave 7. CHIPPENHAM (LONDON ROAD) CEMETERY Wiltshire [Thanks Derek Donnelly] 38th Regt., Reconnaissance Corps Warrant Officer Class II NORMAN DOVE Sec. 1. Row G. Grave 6. EDMONTON CEMETERY, Middlesex 5th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Private WILLIAM H. JAMES GARDNER Sec. Y. Grave 75. WOOL (HOLY ROOD) CHURCHYARD AND EXTENSION 4th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper THOMAS TELFORD Grave 54. Cheers Paul
I might be able to go to the Hilliingdon & Uxbridge Cemetary some stage next week and get a picture of Corporal Roberts grave. I'm just down the road in Harrow.
Managed to get to the Hillingdon and Uxbridge Cemetery today. Eeriely I found Corporal Roberts grave very quickly despite missing the cemetary plan at the entrance and the high number of CWGC graves in the cemetary probably due to it's close proximity to RAF Uxbridge and RAF Northolt. http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1040437.jpg http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1040437.jpg
No problem, having at look at some of your other requests and might be able to take a trip to Kensal Green Cemetary as well in the next week or so.
I'll try & do this chap sometime soon. Maybe even later today. Wiltshire DEVIZES CEMETERY 56th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper VICTOR MERRET SMITH Sec. X.R. Grave 63
Owen, Many thanks for your time and trouble in obtaining a 56 Recce headstone. Looks like a lot of damage to other graves in the background. Cheers Paul
Paul, It looked like work of the local council. They're so scared of being sued, they knock over headstones themselves incase they fall onto a visitor. Lots of fuss in the UK over this type of action.
bryce, Thank you very much. It is good to see more Recce relatives on the forum. Perhaps you can tell us more about your Grandfather. Cheers Paul
I never knew my grandfather he died before i was born, recently though i have started to research his military service. he joined the royal scots in 1914 and served on the western front 1916 thru to august 1917 being wounded at passchendaele. After returning to france in 1918 i think he had transfered to the royal tank corps, he stayed with the rtc right thru to ww2 rising to rsm,after returning from france in 1940 he was commisioned and posted to recce rgt and to burma and was awarded the mbe, unfortunately he died on his return home. carl hughes grandson
Hi Paul, I,ll have a look up St Marys Dover for you and I,m going to Ashford shortly to do some for WGPP so will pop into Shadoxhurst as well, derek.
Derek, Thank you very much for your continued help. Now I can place this man with his unit and not unknown unit. Cheers Paul
As it was a nice day took a 150 trip around the back roads of Norfolk and Suffolk to get these two for you Mitch. Norfolk BESTHORPE (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD Unknown Regt Reconnaissance Corps Trooper ERIC GEORGE FULCHER Suffolk HUNTINGFIELD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD 54th Regt Reconnaissance Corps Lance Serjeant JOHN NEWSON KNELL Now how can I get them to you or post them on the forum?