South Lancashire Regiment - War Cemeteries (97% COMPLETE)

RAWALPINDI WAR CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Skip

 

DROYLSDEN CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Paul Taylor (Roots Chat)
MANCHESTER (PHILIPS PARK) CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Paul Taylor (Roots Chat)

 

MERTHYR TYDFIL (PANT) CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Alan George

 

Hi Phil
Attached those for Warrington, well the ones we locate, could not find six though we searched for ages in the sections noted. Poss. they may be in family plots or are the headstones missing?
Have contacted the cemetry and await a call, as to when I can meet up with them and be shown the relevant plots.
Found another chap, from his number may he have transferred from another unit? H Leicester 14650843 17/04/44 (sect P plot 276).
Trust these meet your requirements
Regards
James

 

Hi Phil
Attached those for Warrington, well the ones we locate, could not find six though we searched for ages in the sections noted. Poss. they may be in family plots or are the headstones missing?
Have contacted the cemetry and await a call, as to when I can meet up with them and be shown the relevant plots.
Found another chap, from his number may he have transferred from another unit? H Leicester 14650843 17/04/44 (sect P plot 276).
Trust these meet your requirements
Regards
James

James, just Fantastic, and a great help and another dent in an ever decreasing list. I will see if I can find out if the last 5 are CWGC or Family memorials. I did have Leicester in my ROH, but somwhow missed it off the list that I sent you.

Very refreshing to note that a number of the Headstones, are clearly replacement indicating that the CWGC is doing its job in the local Cemeteries.

Once again many thanks

Phil

 

Must be more attentive and observant in future!
This completes Warrington for you now?
Regards
James

 

WARRINGTON CEMETERY - Complete thanks to James Murrow

 

ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann
FORLI WAR CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann
SANTERNO VALLEY WAR CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann

 

Phil
hope this is of interest
Remembered Marlow Buckinghamshire

Private LAWRENCE VICTOR HILSDON

1840270, 1st Bn., South Lancashire Regiment
who died age 23
on 06 January 1945
Son of Harry and Elizabeth Ada Hilsdon, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
Remembered with honour
MIERLO WAR CEMETERY

 

NERQUIS (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD - Complete thanks to Peter Addiscott

 

Phil
hope this is of interest
Remembered Marlow Buckinghamshire

Private LAWRENCE VICTOR HILSDON

1840270, 1st Bn., South Lancashire Regiment
who died age 23
on 06 January 1945
Son of Harry and Elizabeth Ada Hilsdon, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
Remembered with honour
MIERLO WAR CEMETERY

Cheers Clive

 

ELDON (ST. MARK) CHURCHYARD - Complete thanks to Colin Turner

 

SANDHURST ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann (British War Graves)
BARROW-IN-FURNESS CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann (British War Graves)
WANDSWORTH (EARLSFIELD) CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann (British War Graves)
BOGNOR REGIS CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann (British War Graves)
BRIGHTON (BEAR ROAD) BOROUGH CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann (British War Graves)
REDCAR CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann (British War Graves)

 

ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN - Complete
SEES COMMUNAL CEMETERY - Complete

 

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Jonathan Ball
WEAVER METHODIST CHAPELYARD - Complete thanks to Mick McCann

 

ASSISI WAR CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Paolo Gobbi

 

ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Andrea Charlesworth

 

Remembered Great Missenden,Bucks

Major EDWARD ADAM CARSE
M B E

53821, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
attd., South Lancashire Regiment
who died age 33
on 27 February 1945
Son of Adam and Verena Carse, of Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire; husband of Helen Rosemary Carse.
Remembered with honour
REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

 

Remembered Great Missenden,Bucks

Major EDWARD ADAM CARSE
M B E

53821, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
attd., South Lancashire Regiment
who died age 33
on 27 February 1945
Son of Adam and Verena Carse, of Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire; husband of Helen Rosemary Carse.
Remembered with honour
REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

Edward Adam Carse was born in Hampshire on 19 June 1911, the son of Verena and Adam Carse later moving to Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire and worked in the Solicitor’s Department at New Scotland Yard .

While serving as Captain (temporary Major) in the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Edward Adam Carse was awarded the MBE announced in the London Gazette of 30 January 1945.

The citation reads :
“ At La Breche, France in 1944 a bomb set alight petrol and ammunition in one of the Sector Store Dumps. On receiving news of the fire, Major Carse immediately went to the beach and organized a party to drive away vehicles likely to be set alight by the flames. With Lieutenant Colonel Sale he then set about curtailing the extent of the fire. Fragments from bursting shells and mines were falling all around the area. Major Carse nevertheless, with complete disregard for his own safety, moved about tirelessly in the conflagration, amid the burning ammunition stacks urging his small party to maximum effort. After 3 or 4 hours work the fire was brought under control and one third of the dumps saved.”

Major Carse was posted as a replacement to the 1st Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment and joined the Battalion on 22 February 1945 on the Dutch/German border. On 26 February the battalion was given the objective of clearing a patch of woodland as far as the Udem – Weeze road. The South Lancs found their progress hindered by felled trees, machinegun posts and snipers and 5 of the supporting tanks were put out of action by panzerfausts. The leading platoons eventually reached the road but were picked off by machine guns and snipers. Casualties were Major Carse and four other officers killed, 25 other ranks killed and two officers and 40 men wounded.

Edward Carse was buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. His name also appears on the war memorial in Great Missenden and on the Roll of honour in the front entrance to New Scotland Yard.

Edward Carse’s father was the composer Adam Carse. He dedicated his Fifth Symphony written in June 1945 to the memory of his son and in 1947 he gave his collection of over 300 European wind instruments to the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill where it takes pride of place in the Music Gallery. A plaque on the wall beside the display cabinets bears the dedication "In Memory of Edward Adam (Peter) Carse, killed in action on February 27, 1945".

SOURCE: Carse, Edward Adam MBE - Lewisham War Memorials

 

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY - Complete thanks to Mick McCann and Sebastian Zeigler