1st Derbyshire Yeomanry - the recce regiment of 6th Armd Div IN MEMORY OF A Trooper GEORGE ALBERT ALLEN 13020508, Derbyshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps Who died age 28 on 16 May 1944 Son of Thomas and E. M. A. Allen, of Greenwich, London. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY II. D. 17. Lance Serjeant ALFRED JAMES ALLEN 7940689. Who died age 35 on 05 August 1944 Son of Alfred James Allen and Grace Staley Allen; husband of Winifred Ethel Allen, of Newcastle, Staffordshire. AREZZO WAR CEMETERY VI. E. 19. Lance Corporal WILLIAM ALTON 7889853, "A" Sqn. Who died age 24 on 19 January 1943 Son of Samuel and Nellie Alton, of Derby; husband of Fanny Lydia Alton, of Derby. MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY III. N. 8. Trooper ALFRED AUSTIN 7894906. Who died age 25 on 08 December 1942 ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY VI. B. 28. B Corporal ROBERT BAILLIE 7956347, 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry., Royal Armoured Corps Who died age 32 on 14 June 1944 Son of Roderick and Rachel Paul Baillie; husband of Helen Baillie (nee MacDonald), of Nitshill, Renfrewshire. ASSISI WAR CEMETERY VI, E, 10. Lieutenant ALAN JOHN BELL 251339. who died age 22 on 06 July 1944 Son of Frederick George and Lillian Edith Bell, of Totteridge, Hertfordshire. AREZZO WAR CEMETERY V. A. 24. Lieutenant CHARLES NICOLAS JOHN BLUCHER 104835. Who died age 28 on 22 May 1943 Son of Count Lothair Blucher and Countess Louise Blucher, of Rooihenwel-Botriver, Cape Province, South Africa. LA REUNION WAR CEMETERY 2. D. 2. Corporal ALEXANDER DAVIE BROWN 7893579. Who died age 24 on 06 June 1944 Son of Alexander Davie Brown and Helen Brown, of Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY II. J. 4. Major NORMAN SHAW BRUNDELL MC 47145. who died age 35 on 16 May 1944 Son of Philip Nicoll Brundell and Hilda Mary Brundell, of Doncaster, Yorkshire. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY XVIII. K. 12. C Corporal HERBERT ALFRED CHAMBERS 5835467, "B" Sqn. Who died age 34 on 06 July 1944 Son of Fred and Elizabeth Chambers, of Whittlesey, Northamptonshire; husband of Frances Annie Chambers, of Whittlesey. AREZZO WAR CEMETERY V. A. 25. Corporal RONALD WILLIAM CHAPMAN 14677399. who died age 21 on 08 August 1946 Son of Percy Lionel and Alice Maud Chapman, of Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent. TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY 8. H. 10. Second Lieutenant CHARLES HARRY COLLETT 180754. Who died age 28 on 02 September 1941 Son of Charles Otto Collett and Ida Collett, of Ewell. WOKING (ST. JOHN'S) CREMATORIUM Panel 1. Trooper WALTER HENRY COOK 4806917. Who died age 28 on 07 February 1942 Son of Walter Herbert and Ida Evalyn Cook; husband of Violet Cook, of Holbeach. HOLBEACH CEMETERY Row B.B. Grave 94. Lincolnshire The cemetery, in Penny Hill Road, was begun about 1854, and now belongs to the Parish Council. Serjeant EDWARD CHARLES COX 7895442. Who died on 18 May 1944 Son of Walter Henry and Fanny Elizabeth Cox, of Derby. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY II. J. 20. Corporal HAROLD CUNDY 7884253 Who died on 14 July 1945 Son of William and Lily Cundy; husband of Eva Cundy. ASHBOURNE CEMETERY Trooper JAMES HENRY CURRAN 7938798. Who died age 23 on 06 May 1944 Son of Daniel and Annie Curran, of Stoneyburn, West Lothian. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY VIII. E. 22. D Trooper WILLIAM GEORGE DAVIES 5385472. Who died on 28 November 1942 DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY 3. C. 16. Lieutenant JOHN RICHARD THOMAS DONNE 134974. Who died on 18 January 1943 Son of the Rev. John Donne, B.A., and Mabel Donne, of the Vicarage, Llantarnam, Monmouthshire; husband of Mabel Lloyd Donne. Vice-Principal of St. John's College, Rangoon. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 15. G. 5. Serjeant DONALD DUNLOP 7889401. Who died age 25 on 09 July 1941 Son of Robert and Annie Dunlop, of Chaddesden. SPONDON CEMETERY Derbyshire Sec. E. Grave 165 E Trooper ALBERT HENRY EARY 7930105. Who died age 39 on 27 April 1945 Son of Henry George and Emma Eary; husband of Marjorie Ethel Eary, of Harrow Weald. HARROW (PINNER) NEW CEMETERY Middlesex Sec. C.6. Grave 48. Second Lieutenant WILLIAM RICHARD EVERS 251331. who died age 33 on 14 March 1943 Son of Claude Pilkington Evers and Jesse Marion Evers; husband of Ivy Anne Evers, of Oxford. B.A. (Oxon.). MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 18. H. 18. F Trooper ARROL S. FALCONER 14671347. Who died age 21 on 22 February 1946 Son of Allan Stewart Falconer and Robina Falconer, of Glasgow. TEL EL KEBIR WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY 6. M. 3. Trooper JACOB FIELDHOUSE 7887312. Who died age 24 on 25 May 1944 Son of Isaiah and Lucy Fieldhouse, of Derby. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY III. B. 12. Corporal GEORGE LEONARD CHARLES FINCH 7939755. Who died on 25 December 1944 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ernest Finch; husband of Mary Elizabeth Charllotte Finch, of Rochester, Kent. FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY XII. K. 8. Trooper CHARLES ALFRED FISHER 7930120. Who died age 35 on 08 May 1943 ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY III. C. 23. Trooper WILFRED FOWERS 7952482. Who died age 21 on 18 May 1944 Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Fowers, of Willington, Derbyshire. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY II. J. 22. Captain FRANK WALTER KEEL FRANKLAND Mentioned in Despatches 271927. who died age 28 on 27 April 1945 Son of Gabriel and Florence Louise Frankland, of Upper Armley, Yorkshire. CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY III, A, 9. G Lance Serjeant JOHN GARDINER MM 7891466. Who died age 21 on 07 May 1943 Son of John Gardiner and of Ellen Gardiner (nee Stein), of Clackmannan; husband of Mabel Gardiner. MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY II. J. 8. Trooper RALPH NORMAN GOODFIELD 65164. Who died age 21 on 12 April 1943 Son of Alfred and Annie Goodfield, of Leeds, Yorkshire. ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY IV. A. 4. Trooper G W GRAY 14533953. who died age 22 on 07 August 1946 Son of William Hall Davy Gray and Amelia Hannah Gray, of Wymondham, Norfolk. TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY 8. H. 9. Major CHARLES BULPIN GREGSON MC and Bar 99937. attd. 27th Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps who died age 25 on 01 December 1944 Son of Harry George and Molly Edith Gregson, of Warnham, Sussex. M.A. (Cantab.). CESENA WAR CEMETERY VII, E, 12. Lieutenant RONALD BISHOP GREY 180470. Who died age 31 on 06 June 1944 Son of John Alexander Grey and Emily May Grey; husband of Annie Margaret Grey, of Hinchley Wood, Esher, Surrey. ASSISI WAR CEMETERY VI, F, 8. Trooper CHARLES GRIFFITHS 5959223. Who died age 32 on 30 June 1943 Son of William George and Elizabeth Griffiths, of Herne Bay, Kent; husband of Margaret Griffiths, of Herne Bay. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA VIII. E. 4. Trooper LAURENCE GRIFFITHS 4806965. Who died age 23 on 06 May 1943 Son of John and Laura Griffiths, of Althorpe, Lincolnshire. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA VII. D. 17. H Trooper ERIC GEORGE HALLAM 7892210, "C" Sqn. Who died age 23 on 10 April 1943 Son of Joseph and Iris Maud Hallam; husband of Margaret Lilian Hallam, of Burton-on-Trent. ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY VIII. F. 18. Trooper EDWARD WALTER REX HAMBLIN 4626180. Who died age 30 on 23 February 1943 Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hamblin, of Sherborne, Dorsetshire. ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY II. A. 5. Trooper JAMES HANCOCK 7897394. Who died age 21 on 09 April 1943 MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 17. C. 12. Trooper ARTHUR SIDNEY HANCOCKS 7895449. Who died age 22 on 04 September 1941 Son of Sydney Robert and Gertrude Hancocks, of Spondon. SPONDON CEMETERY Derbyshire Sec. E. Grave 68. Trooper ERNEST HARPER 4397186, "B" Sqn. Who died age 21 on 27 August 1944 Son of Bernard John Harper, and of Lily Harper, of Bramley, Yorkshire. AREZZO WAR CEMETERY VI. E. 21. Trooper WILLIAM GEORGE HESSLEGRAVE 3391801. Who died age 32 on 27 April 1945 Son of Howson and Jane Hesslegrave; husband of Fanny Hesslegrave, of Layton, Lancashire. PADUA WAR CEMETERY IV. D. 11. Trooper FRANK WILLIAM HOLLOWAY 7905573. Who died age 25 on 26 March 1943 Son of Sydney George and Emily Florence Holloway, of Strood, Kent. SFAX WAR CEMETERY VI. B. 25. Trooper DESMOND JOSEPH THOMAS HUNT 7951163, "A" Sqn. Who died age 20 on 28 August 1943 Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hunt, of Shortwood, Gloucestershire. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA VIII. B. 18. Trooper RONALD YPRES HUNT 553487. Who died age 30 on 16 June 1944 Son of William Samuel and Elizabeth Hunt, of Treorchy, Glamorgan; husband of Dorothy Hunt, of Treorchy. ASSISI WAR CEMETERY VIII, D, 3. Trooper JOHN ROBERT HUTCHINSON 7940830. Who died age 21 on 21 January 1943 Son of Ernest and Annie Hutchinson, of Windermere, Westmorland. F.R.I.B.A. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 2. G. 2. J Trooper HARRY JOHNSON 7388427. Who died age 31 on 25 May 1944 Son of Fred Terry Johnson and Jessey Johnson, of Leeds, Yorkshire; husband of Gertrude Marjorie Johnson, of Leeds. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY I. F. 14. Trooper HAROLD JONES 4038216. Who died age 27 on 14 March 1943 Son of Charles and Sarah Ann Jones, of Stoke-on-Trent; husband of Mary Elizabeth Jones, of Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 18. H. 19. Corporal SIDNEY HERBERT JOHNSTON 7932605. who died age 33 on 26 April 1945 Son of Thomas and Katherine Johnston; husband of Jessie Johnston, of South Bermondsey, London. PADUA WAR CEMETERY IV. D. 14. Lance Serjeant REGINALD HENRY JORDAN 7890954. Who died age 25 on 20 January 1943 Son of William and Florence Jordan, of Derby; husband of Winifred May Jordan, of Derby. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 2. G. 2. K Lieutenant KENNETH KIRBY-SMITH MC 189811. who died age 24 on 11 August 1944 Son of Maj. C. H. Kirby-Smith, M.B.E., and Edith Florence Kirby-Smith, of Baltonsborough, Somerset. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXIII. E. 2. Trooper CECILE CLARENCE GEORGE KNIGHTS 7951687, "B" Sqn.. Who died age 22 on 18 June 1944 Son of Clarence and Daisy Knights, of Romford, Essex; husband of Joan Violet Knights, of Romford. ASSISI WAR CEMETERY IV, C, 10. L Trooper LIONEL GEOFFREY WILLIAM LAMB 7951689. Who died age 21 on 17 July 1944 Son of Capt. George Geoffrey Lamb, Royal Engineers, and May Annie Christine Lamb, of North Harrow, Middlesex. AREZZO WAR CEMETERY Coll. grave VI. B. 11-14. Trooper LESLIE ROBERT LAMING 7914474. Who died age 22 on 01 December 1942 Son of Edward James Laming and Emily Jane Laming, of Sandwich, Kent. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 6. H. 18. Serjeant ADRIAN LAMOON 7939815. who died age 25 on 02 May 1946 Son of Albert Joseph and Violet Lamoon, of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. TEL EL KEBIR WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY 6. L. 2. Corporal GEOFFREY LOCKWOOD 4345907. Who died age 27 on 27 August 1944 Son of Harry and Beatrice Annie Lockwood, of Bradford, Yorkshire. AREZZO WAR CEMETERY VI. E. 20 Lance Serjeant MAURICE LYNAM 7889354, "C" Sqn. Who died age 26 on 10 April 1943 Son of John Ernest and Leila Lynam; husband of Cicely Lynam, of Derby. ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY VIII. F. 17 M Lieutenant D B MacGILLIVRAY 217958. attd., Popski's Private Army Who died age 32 on 10 September 1943 Lost at sea on HMS Abdiel Son of John William and Elizabeth Grace MacGillivray. CASSINO MEMORIAL Panel 1. Trooper JOHN SMITH MARSHALL 3455706, "D" Sqn. Who died age 27 on 11 April 1943 Son of Fenwick and Zillah Ellen Marshall, of Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire. ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY VIII. F. 24 Lance Corporal WILLIAM THOMAS MARSHALL 68918. Who died age 23 on 18 May 1944 Son of Reginald Thomas Marshall and Louisa Marshall, of Sheldon, Birmingham. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY II. J. 21 Serjeant NORMAN FRANK MARTIN 7914479, 'D' Sqn. Who died age 28 on 09 February 1943 Son of William H. and Gertrude Daisy Martin; husband of Hilda Daphne Martin, of Harleston, Norfolk. SFAX WAR CEMETERY VI. D. 1 Trooper GEORGE MASTERS 7890955. Who died age 23 on 17 July 1944 Son of George Frederick and Ethel Masters, of Derby. AREZZO WAR CEMETERY Coll. grave VI. B. 11-14 Lieutenant GEOFFREY JAMES BURKE MAYHEW 276112. who died age 21 on 18 November 1943 Son of Maj. Alfred Geoffrey Horace Mayhew, M.C., and Sheila Margaret Burke, Mayhew, of Sevenoaks, Kent. B.A. (Oxon.). NAPLES WAR CEMETERY III. C. 2. Corporal PAUL MAYNARD 7916497, "C" Sqn. Who died age 24on 16 May 1944 Son of Stanley and Emily Margaret Maynard, of Blackwood, Monmouthshire. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY I. K. 19 Corporal HUGH McLEOD 111865. Who died age 34 on 13 August 1944 Son of Hugh and Catherine Ann McLeod; husband of Ethel Grace McLeod, of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY V. D. 4 Trooper ALLEN J MEREDITH 13021323. Who died age 27 on 10 April 1943 Son of Allen and Bessie Meredith, of Caversham, Reading, Berkshire. ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY V. F. 13 Serjeant FREDERICK ALTON MILWARD 7895058. Who died age 24 on 31 January 1943 Son of Edwin and Jane Beatrice Milward, of Belper, Derbyshire. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 10. F. 14 Trooper MARCUS MITCHELL 5054314. Who died on 17 July 1944 Foster-son of Mrs. E. Wilton, of Tottenham, Middlesex. AREZZO WAR CEMETERY Coll. grave VI. B. 11-14. N Trooper SINCLAIR RAYMENT NEALE 14217820. who died age 23 on 14 March 1946 Son of Rayment and Janet Neale. TEL EL KEBIR WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY 6. M. 7. Corporal LOUIS NIE 4130921. Who died age 26 on 25 January 1943 Son of Francis Joseph and Ada Nie; husband of Gladys Joan Nie, of Plumstead, London. BEJA WAR CEMETERY 2. F. 6. P Serjeant GEORGE ERNEST PARKINSON 7884146. Who died age 26 on 13 November 1942 Son of Frederick Henry and Rosamund Parkinson, of Derby; husband of Dorothy Parkinson, of Chaddesden, Derby. DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY 3. H. 3. Corporal ARTHUR ROBERT PEAK 4133350. who died age 27 on 23 April 1943 Son of William Matthew and Alice Letitia Peak. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 16. H. 7. Trooper STANLEY JOHN PEARCE 7951700, "B" Sqn.. Who died age 23 on 18 June 1944 Son of Stephen George and Ethel Eliza Pearce, of Kenton, Middlesex. ASSISI WAR CEMETERY IV, C. 8 Trooper WALTER GEORGE PHILLPOTTS 554053. Who died age 30 on 14 March 1944 BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA VII. C. 12 Trooper RAYMOND EDWIN PILCHER 14251089. who died age 21 on 17 July 1944 Son of James Robert Henry and Alice Lucy Pilcher; husband of Daphne Joyce Pilcher, of Southsea, Hampshire. Remembered with honour CASSINO MEMORIAL Panel 1. Corporal BERT J. PLANT 7888013. who died age 25 on 11 February 1943 Son of George Benjiman and Catherine Hariet Plant; husband of Cecilia Mary Plant, of Chaddesden, Derby. SFAX WAR CEMETERY VI. D. 3. Lieutenant ARTHUR PORTER 197978. Who died on 09 June 1945 Son of Vivian Porter, and of Margaret Porter, of Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire. KLAGENFURT WAR CEMETERY 1. G. 1 Serjeant GEORGE ROBERT POWELL MM 7889404. Who died age 26 on 12 April 1943 Son of George Henry and Jane Powell; husband of Jessica Ethel May Powell, of Sinfin, Derbyshire. ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY IV. A. 1 Lance Serjeant THOMAS ROBERT PROSSER 7894216. who died age 22 on 23 April 1943 Son of John Henry and Lily Prosser, of Derby. MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY VI. F. 18. R Trooper JOHN WILLIAM ROBINSON 7933088. who died age 39 on 04 March 1945 Son of William and Ellen Robinson; husband of Sjt. Mary Ann Robinson, A.T.S., of Ashington, Northumberland. ROME WAR CEMETERY II, D, 7. Trooper ALBERT ROBSON 14508123. who died age 20 on 05 June 1944 Son of Albert and Emily Ann Robson, of Barking, Essex; husband of Lilian May Robson, of Barking. CASSINO MEMORIAL Panel 1 S Trooper EDWARD SANDERSON 7934987. Who died age 28 on 20 January 1943 Husband of Edna Sanderson, of Greaves, Lancaster. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 2. G. 3. Trooper LAURENCE ELVIN SHEARD 7947615. Who died age 21 on 09 April 1943 Son of Laurence Sheard, and of Winifred Lydia Sheard, of Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL Face 4. Trooper E T SHICKELL 6097508. Who died on 12 May 1944 POW PRAGUE WAR CEMETERY I. B. 11. Serjeant DAVID MICHIE STRAITON 545321. Who died age 37 on 16 May 1944 Son of David and Christina Straiton; husband of Lilian Winnifred Straiton, of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY I. K. 17. T Lieutenant BASIL TAYLOR 210541. who died age 26 on 08 December 1942 Son of Albert Edward and Marion Taylor, of Cardiff; husband of Gwyneth Mary Taylor, of Cardiff. ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY VI. B. 29. Trooper FREDERICK JOHN THAKE 13035991. Who died age 29 on 17 July 1944 Son of Frederick John and Emily Alice Thake, of Islington, London; husband of Florence May Thake, of Islington. AREZZO WAR CEMETERY VI. B. 10 Trooper ROBERT LESLIE THORPE 7927658, 'C' Sqn. Who died age 29 on 25 April 1943 Son of Charles and Ellen Thorpe; husband of Clare Thorpe, of Sheffield. MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY VI. F. 8 Lance Corporal ALFRED TURTON 7889862. Who died age 26 on 07 February 1942 Son of Frank and Adelaide Turton; husband of Eveline May Turton, of Shirland. SHIRLAND (ST. LEONARD) CHURCHYARD Derbyshire W Trooper JOHN GORDON WALKER 4807103. Who died age 32 on 27 April 1945 Son of John James Walker and Isabella Burn Walker, of South Shields, Co. Durham. PADUA WAR CEMETERY IV. D. 13 Lance Serjeant FRANK WALLIS 7892246, 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry., Royal Armoured Corps Who died age 24 on 12 June 1944 Son of Percy and Blanche Wallis, of Derby. BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY IV, E, 8 Trooper KENNETH LUTHER WATKISS 7889475. who died age 24 on 07 May 1943 Son of Luther and Ethel Watkiss, of Derby; husband of Miriam Watkiss, of Derby. MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY II. J. 7. Trooper ALLAN WATSON 3393127. Who died age 32 on 18 January 1943 Son of Robert and Mary Elizabeth Watson; husband of Gladys Watson, of Foxholes, Rochdale, Lancashire. MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY 10. D. 15 Trooper GEORGE ERNEST WILKES 7933630. Who died on 04 June 1942 BIRMINGHAM (HANDSWORTH) CEMETERY Warwickshire Sec.30. Chapel, Class B. Grave 6131. Trooper ROBERT HENRY WILLIAMS 7956675. Who died on 09 March 1943 ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY II. C. 1 Trooper MAURICE OLIVER WRIGGLESWORTH 7951693, "C" Sqn. Derbyshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps who died on 16 May 1944 Son of Cecil Stanley and Elsie Evelyn Wrigglesworth, of Epsom Downs, Surrey. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY I. K. 18. Remembered with Honour If this ROH is incomplete please let me know. Cheers Paul
Paul - excellent research and time to assemble all those of 6th Armoured's Recce regt who always did an excellent job "up front" - putting all those names in date order would give you the exact centre line of the Divisional Advance from almost at Algiers - Bone - Medjez - Tel El Kebir -Massicault - Enfidaville even down to Sfax - then on to Cassino - Bolsena - Assisi - Arezzo - Florence - Coriano - Padua and into Austria at Klagenfurt...well done ! One point though - the name of the Officer buried at Bayeux - might just be of the 2nd Battalion ...? Cheers
Paul Thank you for the Roll of Honour, its a piece of research that is excellant and covers the complete 6th Armoured Divisions march from Algiers to Austria, my father marched part of the way with the RE's attched to 6th Armoured Division
Tom, Double checked Officer buried at Bayeux, definately listed as 1st Derby Yeo on CWGC. Cheers Paul
Paul - he might have been seconded to them as instructor as the 1st Batt had lots of experience to pass on to the untried 2nd Batt - another buried in Prague ? - nearest we got to there was Vienna and not the whole division ! Cheers
Remembered St alban Church North Harrow Middlesex,UK LAMB, LIONEL GEOFFREY WILLIAM Rank: Trooper Service No: 7951689 Date of Death: 17/07/1944 Age: 21 Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry Grave Reference Coll. grave VI. B. 11-14. Cemetery AREZZO WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Capt. George Geoffrey Lamb, Royal Engineers, and May Annie Christine Lamb, of North Harrow, Middlesex.
Dear Recce_Mitch I work with Sutton Grammar School Combined Cadet Force and we are currently undertaking research into 97 past pupils of the school who died during WWII. Our aim to to find the details and stories for each of these men which will then form the basis of a commemorative book which will be published at our centenary in 2015. We are also building a new memorial to these soldiers made from 97 rocks, each collected from a different peak in the UK by one of our current cadets. One of the names we are researching appears in your post above and so I wondered if you had any more information on him or on his regiment and their tasks and movements during the war? Your information above was: Trooper MAURICE OLIVER WRIGGLESWORTH 7951693, "C" Sqn. Derbyshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps who died on 16 May 1944 Son of Cecil Stanley and Elsie Evelyn Wrigglesworth, of Epsom Downs, Surrey. CASSINO WAR CEMETERY I. K. 18. Very grateful for any information or ideas on where else to look. Many thanks Charlotte
Charlotte. Wonderful idea. I run tours to Cassino and am next there in Sep 13 so if you would like a photo of Tpr Wrigglesworth's headstone, do say. Regards FdeP
Charlotte The book on the 6th Armoured div is the " Mailed Fist " and gives a good account of the 6th Div's travels during the war..but you might be better off getting the War Diary from either Drew or Psy org - which may or may not mention the Trooper by name - but essentially from his number I would assume he joined the Army prior to 1942 - and he lost his life at the beginning of "Operation Diadem" which was the 8th Army's assault on the Liri Valley at the same time as the Polish force was attacking the Monastery for the last time at Cassino - so he probably took part in the various battles in both Algeria from the landings in November '42 and all through Tunisia until landing in Italy around the March/ April of 1944 when the 16/5th Lancers were involved in the battle at the Cassino Station with the 28th Maori battalion of the New Zealand Division... Good luck with your book Cheers
Book of Remembrance West House Pinner Memorial Park Pinner Middlesex LAMB, LIONEL GEOFFREY WILLIAM Rank: Trooper Service No: 7951689 Date of Death: 17/07/1944 Age: 21 Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry Grave Reference Coll. grave VI. B. 11-14. Cemetery AREZZO WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Capt. George Geoffrey Lamb, Royal Engineers, and May Annie Christine Lamb, of North Harrow, Middlesex. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2097526/LAMB,%20LIONEL%20GEOFFREY%20WILLIAM
this painting was found in a Belper charity shop. We think he may have been in the Derbyshire Yeomanry. We are trying to find out his name. We don't know that he was in the Derbyshire Yeomanry but just hoping he may have been in our local regiment. The only information we have is that there was a note on the painting saying 'Belper Soldier. We have been checking his medals out he has from left to right. Military Cross 1939 - 45 Star Africa Star (with clasp MID or King's Commendation for Brave Conduct - not sure which) Defence Medal War Medal 1939 - 1945.
this painting was found in a Belper charity shop. We think he may have been in the Derbyshire Yeomanry. We are trying to find out his name. We don't know that he was in the Derbyshire Yeomanry but just hoping he may have been in our local regiment. The only information we have is that there was a note on the painting saying 'Belper Soldier. We have been checking his medals out he has from left to right. Military Cross 1939 - 45 Star Africa Star (with clasp MID or King's Commendation for Brave Conduct - not sure which) Defence Medal War Medal 1939 - 1945.
