Morning I'm researching Private 1073923 John Matthew PARRY 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery Died on Tuesday 12 December 1944 who is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial on Panel 21. Column 2. At the time of his death his regiment was in Holland, however death records appear to indicate that he died in Birmingham. Anyone any ideas why he's on Brookwood ? many thanks, Graeme
Hello Graeme panel attached also a bit from CWGC re Brookwood Memorial The BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL stands at the southern end of the Canadian section of the cemetery and commemorates 3,500 men and women of the land forces of the Commonwealth who died during the Second World War and have no known grave, the circumstances of their death being such that they could not appropriately be commemorated on any of the campaign memorials in the various theatres of war. They died in the campaign in Norway in 1940, or in the various raids on enemy occupied territory in Europe such as Dieppe and St Nazaire. Others were special agents who died as prisoners or while working with Allied underground movements. Some died at sea, in hospital ships and troop transports, in waters not associated with the major campaigns, and a few were killed in flying accidents or in aerial combat. http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/44400/BROOKWOOD%20MILITARY%20CEMETERY regards Clive
Graeme ChrisHarley has been researching the names on the Brookwood Memorial. In some cases burial details seem to have been lost and so names were placed on that Memorial. He's keen to get the information updated. Not saying he'd have anything on your man, but it might help to contact him. http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/22911-brookwood-memorial/?hl=%2Bbrookwood+%2Birish+%2Bguards#entry304572
Hello Graeme as D suggested burial details were possibly lost example below of a chap I found buried in North West London N.B. Recent research has shown that Chief Stoker Greenwood is buried here. Please note Chief Stoker Greenwood's name also appears on Panel 85 of the Chatham Naval Memorial,Chatham where he was commemorated but will be removed when the panel is next replaced. regards Clive
Hi all, Many thanks for the input, answers a lot of questions. Seems his burial location has been lost. Searched the local records this morning to see if any burial is mentioned without success. Regards, Graeme
Evening Graeme Not one I have anything on but I will make a note of the death in Birmingham What local records have you managed to check Chris
Morning Chris Researching Walsall and District servicemen who died in service Zulu wars to present day. Parry is NOT on any local RoH or memorial that I can find but fom the local newspapers (I think) etc I found the following, John was born in Walsall in 1909, the grandson of John and Mary Ann (nee Jones) Parry of 52, Countess Street, Walsall and later of 96, Milton Street, Walsall, his grandfather being a turntable fitter for the railways. He served in the Army on the north west frontier between 1930 and 1931 and was attached to the 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery during the war. I searched the local to Walsall burials yesterday just in case he had been buried in Walsall but could not find anything. He is not on Perry Barry Crematorium, Birmingham, memorial as having been cremated there in WW2. The death register records his death being registered in Birmingham at 36 years of age. (IF it is the same John M. Parry 36 years). Regards, Graeme
