6th Airborne Armd Regt Reconnaissance Corps Roll of Honour

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  1. Recce_Mitch

    Recce_Mitch Very Senior Member

    IN MEMORY OF


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    Lieutenant WILLIAM RALPH HUMPHREY BEESTON
    307780, Royal Armoured Corps
    attd., Army Air Corps
    Who died age 21on 19 November 1944
    Son of Humphrey Albert Beeston and of Audrey Muriel Beeston (nee Swannell), of Temple Ewell, Kent.
    SHAFTESBURY BOROUGH CEMETERY


    Lieutenant RAYMOND CHARLES BELCHER
    258144
    Who died on 06 June 1944 Stirling Crashed at Château de Grangues
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY Coll. grave VIA. C. 1-25.


    Trooper EDWARD JOHN HENRY BROWNSETT
    14436127
    Who died age 21 on 25 August 1945
    Son of John William and Bertha Brownsett, of Quinton, Birmingham.
    BIRMINGHAM MUNICIPAL CREMATORIUM Column 1.


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    Trooper HAROLD STANLEY JANERSEN CRESSWELL
    14426428
    Who died age 26 on 10 January 1945
    Son of William George and Rosa Annie Cresswell, of Chiswick, Middlesex.
    HOTTON WAR CEMETERY III. D. 2.


    Lance Corporal JAMES EDWIN CROOK
    14603741
    Who died age 29 on 27 March 1945
    REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 33. E. 3.


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    Trooper FREDERICK HENRY DAVEY
    14431538
    Who died age 18 on 20 August 1944
    Son of Thomas and Elsie Davey; husband of Elsie Florence Davey, of Leytonstone, Essex.
    LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES I. C. 2.


    Serjeant DOUGLAS WRIGHT DAWSON
    7942071
    Who died on 24 March 1945
    REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 32. B. 2.


    Trooper MICHAEL PERCY DONE
    7947393
    Who died age 19 on 06 June 1944 Stirling Crashed at Château de Grangues
    Son of Percy Edward and Dorothy Mary Done, of Malpas, Cheshire.
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY Coll. grave VIA. C. 1-25.


    Lance Corporal WILFRED DOWNES
    7948831
    Who died age 36 on 03 April 1945
    REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 33. A. 8.


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    Corporal PETER THOMAS EARWICKER
    420192
    Who died age 25 on 06 June 1944 Stirling Crashed at Château de Grangues
    Son of Thomas Henry and Eva Kate Earwicker, of Sidcup, Kent.
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY Coll. grave VIA. C. 1-25.


    Corporal ARTHUR JAMES WILLIAM ELSEY
    7901228

    HQ Sqnd
    Who died age 25 on 10 August 1944 Enemy aircraft crashed on house
    Son of Edwin and Edith Elsey; husband of Dorothy Clara Elsey, of Takeley, Essex.
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY VA. F. 9.


    Trooper RONALD EVANS
    14426121
    Who died age 21on 24 March 1945
    Son of Robert Owen Evans and Daisy Evans, of Bebington, Cheshire.
    REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 32. B. 3.


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    Warrant Officer Class II ROBERT PATRICK FOLEY
    404076, Airborne Light Tank Sqn., Royal Armoured Corps
    formerly Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), Royal Armoured Corps
    Who died age 36 on 26 May 1943 PIAT bomb explosion
    Son of Patrick and Nora Foley; husband of Kathleen Foley, of Hythe, Kent.
    SHAFTESBURY BOROUGH CEMETERY Grave 819.


    Trooper LESLIE GEORGE FREEBURY
    14428679
    Who died age 21 on 24 March 1945
    Son of George and Amy Freebury; husband of Kathleen Alice Emily Freebury, of Beckenham, Kent.
    REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 39. A. 4.


    Trooper ALFRED JAMES FRIEND
    14337734
    Who died age 31on 15 June 1944
    Son of Alfred George and Martha Maria Friend; husband of Audrey Beatrice Friend, of Kenton, Middlesex.
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY IIA. J. 12.


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    Trooper RONALD GREENWOOD
    14429230
    Who died age 21 on 26 August 1944 DOW Anti-Tank Gun
    Son of Wilfrid and Lily Greenwood, of Todmorden, Lancashire; husband of Edith Greenwood, of Walsden, Todmorden.
    ST. DESIR WAR CEMETERY III. D. 3.


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    Lance Corporal ERIC RAYMOND HARRINGTON
    14200484
    Who died age 21on 16 July 1944
    Son of Thomas Stanley Harrington and Hannah Louisa Harrington, of Chingford, Essex.
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY IVA. N. 19.


    Corporal KENNETH FREDERICK HARRIS
    14429533
    Who died age 21on 12 February 1946
    Son of Sydney Frederick and Gertrude Jane Harris, of Honor Oak Park, London.
    RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 7. E. 12.


    Trooper ARNOLD ULRICH HASLER
    14395742
    Who died age 24 on 02 May 1945
    Son of Frederick William and Tiena Eliza Hasler, of Hall Green, Birmingham.
    BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY 10. H. 11.


    Trooper JOHN ALEXANDER MACALLISTER HAYES
    14402455
    Who died age 21on 02 May 1945
    Son of Edwin and Annie Hayes, of Beaulieu, Hampshire.
    BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY 10. H. 12.


    Trooper JAMES SPENCE HENDERSON
    7899663
    Who died age 26 on 21 December 1944 DOW
    Son of William and Frances Henderson, of Wallasey.
    WALLASEY (RAKE LANE) CEMETERY Sec. 20.C. Grave 361.


    Corporal RAYMOND ARCHIBALD HUDSON
    2086144- Royal Engineers
    Who died age 22 on 30 March 1945
    Son of George William and Sarah Hudson; adopted son and nephew of Mr. D. E. Tomlin, of Rushden, Northamptonshire.
    REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 33. E. 4.


    Trooper WILLIAM GEORGE HUNT MM
    Dragoon Guards, RAC
    320940

    HQ Sqn
    Who died age 26 on 10 August 1944Enemy aircraft crashed on house
    Son of Harry and Louise Hunt; husband of Sheila Hunt, of West Brompton, London.
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
    VA. E. 9.

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    Trooper GEORGE WILSON LAMONT
    7903897
    Who died age 31 on 06 June 1944 Stirling Crashed at Château de Grangues
    Son of James and Margaret Lamont; husband of Christina Lamont, of Alexandria, Dunbartonshire.
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY Coll. grave VIA. C. 1-25.


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    Trooper ARCHIBALD CECIL MARTIN
    4622746
    Who died age 29 on 20 August 1944
    Son of Bertram Owen Martin and Clara Seymour Martin, of Streatham, London.
    PUTOT-EN-AUGE CHURCHYARD Row A. Grave 7.


    Trooper JOSEPH EDGAR MUSGRAVE
    7920366
    Who died age 32 on 15 June 1944 KIA Shellfire
    Son of Herbert and Louisa Musgrave; husband of Agnes Jean Musgrave, of Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire.
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY IIA. H. 12.


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    Trooper MERVYN PATRICK O'SHAUGHNESSY
    14447339
    Who died age 18 on 18 May 1945
    Son of Timothy John and Edith Mary O'Shaughnessy, of Birmingham.
    BIRMINGHAM (BRANDWOOD END) CEMETERY Sec. 33. F.C. Grave 639.


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    Lance Serjeant JAMES PHILLIPS
    7960160
    Who died age 32 on 10 November 1945
    Son of John and Margaret Phillips, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire; husband of Margaret Phillips, of Blackmill, Falkirk.
    RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 7. C. 19.


    Trooper JOHN WILLIAM PRIME
    7952485
    Who died age 23 on 04 April 1945
    Son of Fred and Mary Prime, of Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
    REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 62. C. 17.


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    Trooper GEORGE ALFRED RAYMENT
    14600195
    Who died age 29 on 30 March 1945
    Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Henry Rayment; husband of Katherine Barbara Rayment, of Holloway, London.
    REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 62. K. 13.


    Trooper ALAN GEORGE RHODES
    7951001
    formerly Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps
    Who died age 21 on 24 March 1945
    Son of Arthur Harold Rhodes, and of Ethel Clara Rhodes, of Brighton, Sussex.
    GROESBEEK MEMORIAL Panel 1.


    Serjeant GEORGE DERRICK ROBERTS
    409083- RAC
    Who died age 26 on 12 April 1945
    Son of John Watt Roberts and Violet Ann Roberts; husband of Millicent Olive Roberts, of Yiewsley, Middlesex.
    HANOVER WAR CEMETERY 15. F. 1.


    Lance Corporal BENJAMIN DAVID ROTHWELL
    14217297
    Who died age 21 on 24 March 1945
    Son of the Revd. Frederick Rothwell, and of Bertha Mabel Rothwell, of East Harptree, Somerset.
    REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 39. D. 8.


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    Lance Corporal STANLEY SYKES
    14215472
    Who died age 23 on 18 November 1945
    Son of Fred and Annie Sykes, of Southall, Middlesex; husband of Frances Elsie Sykes, of Southall.
    RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 7. D. 3.


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    Trooper CHRISTOPHER TONKS
    14525700
    Who died age 20 on 20 August 1944
    Son of Harry Edward and Maud Hester Tonks, of Merton Park, Surrey.
    PUTOT-EN-AUGE CHURCHYARD Row A. Grave 8.


    Lieutenant HENRI FITZGERALD TURPIN
    166266
    Who died age 27 on 17 April 1945
    Son of John and Avice Mary Turpin, of Limerick, Irish Republic.
    HANOVER WAR CEMETERY 7. H. 1.


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    Serjeant GEORGE WILLIAMS
    10602827
    Who died age 26 on 12 February 1946
    Son of John and Mary Williams; husband of Mary Grier Williams, of Motherwell, Lanarkshire.
    RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 7. E. 11.


    Trooper ARTHUR HARRY WILSON
    7961412
    Who died age 21 on 06 June 1944 Stirling Crashed at Château de Grangues

    Son of Albert Harry and Mary Ann Wilson, of Church Gresley, Derbyshire.
    RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY Coll. grave VIA. C. 1-25.



    If this list is incomplete please let me know.

    Cheers

    Paul
     
    Last edited: Apr 10, 2017
  2. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    That's my wife's second cousin. Always interested in any further information on him.
     
  3. Recce_Mitch

    Recce_Mitch Very Senior Member

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