New CWGC Commemorations 17th July 2021

Discussion in 'Non-Commemorated War Dead' started by chrisharley9, Jul 17, 2021.

  1. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    CWGC added the following casualties to the WW2 Civilian War Dead Roll today.

    SHEPPARD, Leonard Thomas
    Died 20.05.45 Age 13
    Reporting Authority: Worthing, Rural District

    AYRES, Victor Bertram
    Died 16.02.42 Age 18
    Reporting Authority: Torquay, Municipal Borough

    SMITH, Ruth
    Died 04.06.42 Age 6
    Reporting Authority: Redcar, Municipal Borough

    DONOGHUE, Kathleen Patricia
    Died 31.01.44 Age 5
    Reporting Authority: Folkestone, Municipal Borough

    PARKINSON, Mavis Doreen Age 27
    HAYMAN, May
    Died between 01.08.42 and 31.08.42
    Reporting Authority: Papua New Guinea

    DRUCQUER, Seth
    Died 04.08.44 Age 33
    Reporting Authority: Undivided India, United Provinces

    DEKURO
    Died between 01.07.45 and 31.07.45
    Reporting Authority: Caroline Islands

    LAM PO
    CHAN NAN
    Died 09.09.42
    Reporting Authority: Nauru

    ELIPAS
    Died between 01.05.45 and 31.05.45
    Reporting Authority: Solomon Islands

    NOT FORGOTTEN

    The above were In From the Cold Project cases.
    - Leonard Sheppard was killed in a mortar bomb explosion (Volunteer: Jon Heyworth)
    - Victor Ayres was killed when a German cannon shell exploded (Volunteer: Jon Heyworth)
    - Ruth Smith was killed when a land mine exploded (Volunteer: Jon Heyworth)
    - Kathleen Donoghue was killed when a mortar bomb exploded (Volunteer: Jon Heyworth)
    - Mavis Parkinson was a missionary killed by Japanese forces (Volunteer: Chris Harley)
    - May Hayman was a missionary killed by Japanese forces (Volunteer: Chris Harley)
    - Seth Drucquer was killed as a passenger in RAF Dakota FZ597 (Volunteer: Mark Haycock)
    - Dekuro was killed by Japanese forces on Truk Atoll (Volunteer: Chris Harley)
    - LAM PO was killed by Japanese forces on Nauru (Volunteer: Chris Harley)
    - CHAN NAN was killed by Japanese forces on Nauru (Volunteer: Chris Harley)
    - ELIPAS was killed by Japanese forces on Ramata Island (Volunteer: Chris Harley)
     

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