Service Women's War Grave Photos for reference (previously titled FAO Tonym)

Verriers

Most welcome, grateful

Tony

 

Supplied by Missmolly from Rootschat

 

DESBOROUGH, ALICE MAUD
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Pembroke
Age: 42
Date of Death: 24/12/1940
Service No: 3374
Additional information: Daughter of Henry and Sarah Barnes; wife of William T. Desborough, of Gillingham.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. F.F. Grave 1021.
Cemetery: CHATHAM (MAIDSTONE ROAD) CEMETERY

 

Phil & Robert

Excellent! Thank you both

Tony

 

CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



Name: COLE, MARGARET ROSEANNE
Rank: Third Officer
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Braganza
Age: 30
Date of Death: 19/01/1946
Additional information: Daughter of Charles and Catherine Cole, of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 82, 2.

 

CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



Name: BARNES, MARGARET WATMORE
Rank: Chief Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. President II.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 19/08/1941
Service No: R/7860
Additional information: Daughter of William H. and Lily Barnes, of Edinburgh. Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 50, Column 3.

Name: BONSOR, DOROTHY
Rank: Chief Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval
Service Unit Text: H.M.S. President II.
Date of Death: 19/08/1941
Service No: N/7862
Additional information: Daughter of Frederick Charles and Amy Florance Bonsor, of Kislingbury, Northamptonshire.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 50, Column 3.

Name: NORMAN, MILDRED GEORGINA
Rank: Chief Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. President II.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 19/08/1941
Service No: R/3615
Additional information: Daughter of Sidney George and Rosina Norman, of Kensal Rise, Middlesex.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 50, 3.

Name: SHEPHERD, ELSIE ELIZABETH
Rank: Chief Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. President II.
Date of Death: 19/08/1941
Service No: 8870
Grave/Memorial Reference: 50, 3.

Name: SLAVEN, CATHERINE JOHNSTON
Rank: Chief Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. President II.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 19/08/1941
Service No: C/9322
Additional information: Daughter of Henry and Bridget Slaven, of Shettleston, Glasgow.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 50, 3.

Name: SMITH, BEATRICE MABEL
Rank: Chief Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. President II.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 19/08/1941
Service No: R/61
Additional information: Daughter of Alan William Frederick and Mabel Smith, of Mayfield, Sussex.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 50, 3.

Name: WATERS, ELLEN JESSIE
Rank: Chief Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. President II.
Date of Death: 19/08/1941
Service No: 7491
Grave/Memorial Reference: 50, 3.

Name: WELLS, ROSALIE
Rank: Chief Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. President II.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 19/08/1941
Service No: R/6120
Additional information: Daughter of John and Rose Wells.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 50, 3.

 

CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



Name: BOND, ROSEMARY FELICITY
Rank: Leading Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Kilele
Age: 26
Date of Death: 15/05/1944
Service No: N/24350
Additional information: Daughter of Lt.-Col. and Mrs. R. F. G. Bond, of Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. B.Sc. (London).
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

Name: DALTON, WINIFRED BEACH
Rank: Leading Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Assegai
Age: 21
Date of Death: 12/02/1944
Service No: 42535
Additional information: Daughter of George and Georgina Beach Dalton, of Possilpark, Glasgow.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

Name: SMAIL, HEATHER MOWBRAY
Rank: Leading Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Assegai
Age: 20
Date of Death: 12/02/1944
Service No: R/43136.
Additional information: Daughter of Walter and Ida Smail, of Withernsea, Yorkshire.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

Name: WYLLIE, PAMELA IRENE
Rank: Leading Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Assegai
Age: 21
Date of Death: 12/02/1944
Service No: N/47044
Additional information: Daughter of Frederick and Jane F. Wyllie, of Plaistow, Essex.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

Name: BATTEN, HAZEL MARY
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Assegai
Age: 23
Date of Death: 12/02/1944
Service No: N/68311
Additional information: Daughter of Robert William and Ada Victoria Batten, of Hounslow, Middlesex.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

Name: BREAKALL, MARIE ELIZABETH
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Assegai
Date of Death: 12/02/1944
Service No: M/39735
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

Name: NICKSON, AILEEN AUDREY BUCHANAN
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Tana
Age: 19
Date of Death: 12/02/1944
Service No: N/38215
Additional information: Daughter of Percy and Mary Aileen Hunter Nickson, of Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

Name: NYE, BEATRICE MARJORIE
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Tana
Age: 20
Date of Death: 12/02/1944
Service No: N/46151
Additional information: Daughter of Mrs. Ada F. Nye, of Kensal Rise, Middlesex.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

Name: TODD, MARGARET PONTON
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Assegai
Age: 29
Date of Death: 12/02/1944
Service No: N/51125
Additional information: Daughter of John Cook Todd and Margaret Todd, of Markinch, Fife.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

Name: WHITE, BETTY RAMSAY
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Tana
Age: 23
Date of Death: 12/02/1944
Service No: R/36211
Additional information: Daughter of Thomas Victor and Grace Gilmour White, of Wallasey, Cheshire.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 79, 3.

 

CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL



Name: GRANT, DOROTHY MARION
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Minos.
Date of Death: 25/10/1942
Service No: 8935
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 86.

Name: SOUTH, VIOLET ROSE
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Heron
Date of Death: 29/10/1945
Service No: 90943
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 86.

 

Thanks Robert

Excellent -The WRNS on Panel 79 - 12.02.1944 died in the sinking of the Khedive Ismail, the third worst shipping disaster of WW2 - There were 76 Female casualties altogether.

Cheers, Tony

 

Name: GLEDHILL, ANNE SMILLIE
Initials: A S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Age: 22
Date of Death: 26/12/1947
Service No: W/319880
Additional information: Daughter of Alexander and Anne Smillie, of East Kilbride.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. U. Grave 2376.
Cemetery: EAST KILBRIDE CEMETERY

Recce Mitch brought this collection from East Kilbride to my attention.

From the Scottish War graves Project and the following one too.

 

Name: DICKSON, MARION CRAIG BAIRD
Initials: M C B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Age: 25
Date of Death: 20/12/1946
Service No: W/265117
Additional information: Daughter of Alexander Douglas Dickson, and of Marion Craig Dickson, of Hamilton.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. R. Grave 1808.
Cemetery: EAST KILBRIDE CEMETERY

 

Robert

Again my thanks

Tony

 

PHOTO FROM SDWILLIAMS COLLECTION ON FLIKR

Name: GIBSON, LILIAN
Rank: Aircraftwoman 2nd Class
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Age: 19
Date of Death: 11/11/1947
Service No: 2163474
Additional information: Daughter of Frederick Percy and Doris Wynn Gibson, of Cosby.
Grave/Memorial Reference: New Sec. Grave 156.
Cemetery: COSBY CEMETERY

 

Bob

Many thanks

Tony.

 

PHOTOS FROM THE SCOTTISH WAR GRAVES PROJECT

NOT SURE IF YOU ARE COLLECTING WW1

Name: MACKENZIE, HELEN
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Member
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Air Force
Unit Text: Stores (Netheravon)
Age: 20
Date of Death: 19/10/1918
Service No: 15076
Additional information: Daughter of Donald and Annie McIver Mackenzie, of 11, English Buildings, Calderbank, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Ref. No: Section 60, Lair (or Grave) 2
Cemetery: OLD MONKLAND CEMETERY

 

Hi Tony,

Was out and about today and took this lot for you first ones are Woking...

In Memory of
Third Officer MARGARET ELIZABETH PODMORE

H.M.S. Lynx, Women's Royal Naval Service
who died
on 22 June 1947
Daughter of James Edwin and Georgina Elizabeth Taylor; wife of Laurence Taylor Podmore, of Lower Penwortham, Lancashire.
Remembered with honour
WOKING (ST. JOHN'S) CREMATORIUM

In Memory of
Leading Aircraftwoman JEAN FERELITH RAMSAY

2017309, Women's Auxiliary Air Force
who died age 21
on 30 January 1944
Daughter of Lt.-Col. A. D. G. Ramsay, C.I.E., O.B.E., and Alice F. N. Ramsay.
Remembered with honour
WOKING (ST. JOHN'S) CREMATORIUM


In Memory of
Aircraftwoman 1st Class MAUREEN SAVAGE

2131098, Women's Auxiliary Air Force
who died
on 30 June 1944

Remembered with honour
WOKING (ST. JOHN'S) CREMATORIUM

In Memory of
Section Officer CORNELIA DESPARD THORN

4442, Women's Auxiliary Air Force
who died age 33
on 18 June 1944
Daughter of William Birkbeck Vanderhoof and Estella Despard Vanderhoof; wife of Maj. Terence Conrad Thorn, M.C., Royal Engineers, who died in the same incident.
Remembered with honour
WOKING (ST. JOHN'S) CREMATORIUM

And then I found this Woman too

St Michaels Yorktown Surrey

In Memory of
Leading Aircraftwoman JOSEPHINE CYNTHIA MARY JAMES

2131652, Women's Auxiliary Air Force
who died age 22
on 15 November 1946
Daughter of Frank and Louisa James, of Hounslow, Middlesex.
Remembered with honour
SANDHURST (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD

More to your collection

Tom

 

PHOTO FROM SWGP

Name: McKEITH, ELIZABETH GRAHAM
Initials: E G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Leading Aircraftwoman
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Date of Death: 02/02/1944
Service No: 2117123
Additional information: Daughter of John and Jane McKeith, of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. G. Grave 39.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (RIDDRIE PARK) CEMETERY

 

PHOTO FROM SWGP

Name: ALEXANDER, JEAN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Aircraftwoman 1st Class
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Unit Text: 945 Balloon Sqdn.
Date of Death: 09/01/1943
Service No: 439970
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. 1. Grave 252.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

 

Incorrect post

 

PHOTO FROM SWGP

Name: McQUAKER, HELEN ADAIR
Initials: H A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Wren
Regiment/Service: Women's Royal Naval Service
Unit Text: H.M.S. Cochrane II.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 31/12/1945
Service No: 78304
Additional information: Daughter of James A. McQuaker and Janet McQuaker, of Dalbeattie.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. B. Grave 20.
Cemetery: BUITTLE CEMETERY