Airborne Forces-Headstones

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    PRIVATE HENRY KENNETH AMOR
    Service Number: 14409784
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

    7th Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 09 April 1946

    Age 21 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    WEST HAM CEMETERY

    Grave B.144.

    United Kingdom


    • Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
    • Additional InfoSon of Frederick Arthur and Edith Blanche Amor, of Stratford.
    • Personal InscriptionFOR OUR TOMORROW HE GAVE TODAY THE GREATEST OF GIFTS, HIS UNFINISHED LIFE.

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  2. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    First Page updated with outstanding cemeteries/churchyards for Airborne chaps. These are the last required and I am very grateful to all those who have helped me 'collect' them over the nearly 13 years since I first posted!

    A Happy New Year to all

    Andy
     
  3. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Not many of the original CWGC commemorations who had headstones either CWGC or private survive in this cemetery

    PRIVATE THOMAS JAMES FOX
    Service Number: 14880449
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

    5th Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 01 December 1947

    Age 21 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    CITY OF LONDON AND TOWER HAMLETS CEMETERY

    Screen Wall. Sec. R. Grave 5266.

    United Kingdom
    • Country of Service United Kingdom
    • Additional Info Son of Thomas Joseph and Elizabeth Fox, of Stepney.
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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Remembered Sidbury church Devon
    PRIVATE ERIC LLOYD LOCKYER
    Service Number: 5620801
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Devonshire Regiment

    12th (Airborne) Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 29 August 1944

    Age 23 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    FATOUVILLE-GRESTAIN (CARBEC) CHURCHYARD
    France

    • Country of Service United Kingdom
    • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Lockyer, of Sidford, Devon.
    • Personal Inscription GOD BE WITH YOU UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

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    Quarterfinal Well-Known Member

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  6. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    Outstanding list updated; Thanks to all who have assisted over the years with this. Kind Regards, Andy
     
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  7. SteveBuster

    SteveBuster Steve Buster Johnson

    Hi Andy, I can help you with photos of Habbaniya headstones. Just give me the names of the two men you are interested in and I can send you the images. I only completed a full database of all 290 Habbaniya headstones two weeks ago and have already been inundated with requests. Have a look at my website https://www.stevebusterjohnson.com/habbaniya-cemetery-restoration . I also have images of the remaining headstones (74 of the 300 burials) at the Ma'Asker al Raschid RAF Cemetery in Baghdad (formerly the Hinaidi RAF Peace cemetery).
     
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  8. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    Hi Steve
    I note that you have already kindly done so, via Findagrave, I will when back from a couple of days away check to see I have not missed anything. Kind Regards, Andy
     
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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Steve welcome to the forum
    Excellent work well done
    Could you start a thread here please to give a wider view to your great project.
    War Cemeteries & War Memorial Research

    Thank you
     
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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    LOWE, ERIC HERBERT

    Rank:
    Staff Serjeant
    Service No:
    1827673
    Date of Death:
    04/05/1944
    Age:
    23
    Regiment/Service:
    The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C.

    2nd
    Grave Reference
    Plot R. Row F. Grave 2.
    Cemetery
    ABBOTS LANGLEY (ST. LAWRENCE) CHURCHYARD
    Additional Information:
    Son of Herbert Ernest and Violet Lowe; husband of Eileen Joyce Lowe, of Neasden, Middlesex.
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  11. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Remembered Whitehaven cemetery

    SERJEANT JOHN ALLAN
    Service Number: 3598633
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Border Regiment

    1st (Airborne) Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 22 September 1944

    Buried or commemorated at
    ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY

    16. A. 4.

    Netherlands


    • Country of Service United Kingdom
    • Awards Distinguished Service Cross
    • Additional Info Husband of Florence Ruth Allan, of Whitehaven.
    • Personal Inscription OUR LOSS IS HEAVENS GAIN YOUR LOVING WIFE FLORENCE CHILDREN BILLY AND MARIE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    PRIVATE-JOHN PERCY GERRARD
    Service Number: 14589882
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

    9th Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 23 April 1947

    Age 22 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    HITHER GREEN CEMETERY

    Sec. G.G. Grave 9.

    • Country of Service United Kingdom
    • Additional Info Husband of Irene Ellen Florence Gerrard. of Bethnal Green.
    • Personal Inscription LOVED IN LIFE, TREASURED IN DEATH, A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY IS ALL I HAVE LEFT



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