Coldstream Guards: Roll of Honour - Alphabetical

Name: FANNING, PETER LEONARD
Initials: P L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 04/11/1944
Service No: 186900
Additional information: Son of Frederick Charles and Patricia Mary Fanning, of Oxford.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. E. 9.
Cemetery: VENRAY WAR CEMETERY



Name: DENNIS, BENJAMIN BERNARD
Initials: B B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 11/11/1944
Service No: 2655379
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. C. 12.
Cemetery: VENRAY WAR CEMETERY

 

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Name: HILLMAN, BERNARD DAVID
Initials: B D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 14/10/1944
Service No: 2658964
Additional information: Son of David and Rose Hillman, of Upper Boat, Pontypridd, Glamorgan.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. A. 14.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY




Name: RAVEN, SIDNEY GEORGE
Initials: S G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 12/10/1944
Service No: 2655911
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Raven; husband of Mary Eileen Raven, of Kilburn, Middlesex.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 7.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY

 

Name: LONGUEVILLE, REGINALD FRANCIS
Initials: R F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Age: 21
Date of Death: 12/10/1944
Service No: 229117
Additional information: Son of Lt.-Col. Francis Longueville, D.S.O., M.C., and Gertrude Beatrice Longueville, of Forthampton, Gloucestershire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 8.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY



Name: LUCAS, THOMAS WILLIAM
Initials: T W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 12/10/1944
Service No: 2660946
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Nellie Lavinia Lucas, of Bishop's Castle, Shropshire; husband of Emma Beatrice Lucas, of Bishop's Castle.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 9.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY

 

Name: SHAW, HAROLD
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Secondary Unit Text: attd. H.Q. 6th Guards Tank Bde.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 12/10/1944
Service No: 2661267
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 10.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY



Name: KENDRICK, WILLIAM DESMOND
Initials: W D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 12/10/1944
Service No: 2659138
Additional information: Son of Frederick George and Mabel Ellen Kendrick; husband of Elsie M. Kendrick, of Swanscombe, Kent.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 11.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY

 

Name: WRIGHT, GORDON JOHN
Initials: G J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 14/10/1944
Service No: 2666077
Additional information: Son of John William and Jane Wright, of Shirecliffe. Sheffield.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 2.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY



Name: SILMAN, ROBERT EDWARD
Initials: R E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 14/10/1944
Service No: 2665937
Additional information: Son of William Henry and Rose Silman, of Redland, Bristol.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 3.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY

 

Name: GILBERT, ERIC
Initials: E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 14/10/1944
Service No: 2660191
Additional information: Son of Thomas Linsay Gilbert and Minnie Gilbert, of Kingstanding, Birmingham; husband of Ellen Gilbert, of Small Heath, Birmingham.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 4.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY



Name: SHEEN, FRANK
Initials: F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 14/10/1944
Service No: 2656414
Additional information: Son of Jack and Ada Sheen; husband of Gladys Elsie Sheen, of Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 5.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY

 

Name: DALTON, JOHN WILKINSON
Initials: J W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/10/1944
Service No: 2661008
Additional information: Son of Fred and Clara Dalton, of Doncaster, Yorkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 6.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY



Name: CHURCHLOW, ALFRED THOMAS
Initials: A T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 14/10/1944
Service No: 2661428
Additional information: Son of William and Ada Churchlow; husband of Mary Eleanor Churchlow, of Hammersmith, London.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 7.
Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY

 

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That's all the 12 Foot Guards listed at Overloon (Plus 38 RA I have found as well).

Cheers - Rob

PS - All casualties buried at Overloon are catalogued well and can be found by using this link:-

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and the following one for Venray (The title of the link is the same, but it will take you to the right place)

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ADAMS, HARRY SIDNEY
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 07/10/1944
Service No: 4131939
Additional information: Son of Harry Sidney and Maria Adams, of Waterloo, Liverpool.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11. A. 10.
Cemetery: ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY



CATLING, FREDERICK
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 04/10/1944
Service No: 2659028
Additional information: Son of Arthur and Alice Catling; husband of Ethel Catling, of Marylebone, London.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11. A. 17.
Cemetery: ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY



PARKIN, ERNEST GEOFFREY
Rank: Lance Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 07/10/1944
Service No: 2657244
Additional information: Son of Ernest and Emily Parkin; husband of Catherine Stewart Parkin, of Arbroath, Angus.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11. A. 9.
Cemetery: ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY



WAITT, STANLEY THOMPSON
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 04/10/1944
Service No: 2666592
Additional information: Son of Will and Nan Waitt, of Hexham, Northumberland.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11. A. 1.
Cemetery: ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY

 

Rob,
Thanks very much - again.

 

WARHEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY

COLDSTREAM GUARDS

(FOOT GUARDS COMPLETED FOR THIS CEMETERY)

McCORQUODALE, ANGUS
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 34
Date of Death: 01/06/1940
Service No: 34851
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCorquodale; husband of Pamela McCorquodale. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Row A. Grave 2.
Cemetery: WARHEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY



SUMNER, GEORGE HENRY
Initials: G H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 01/06/1940
Service No: 2658206
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Row A. Grave 26.
Cemetery: WARHEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY



BLACKWELL, CHARLES ARTHUR
Initials: C A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 01/06/1940
Service No: 70820
Additional information: Son of Thomas Geoffrey Blackwell, O.B.E., and of Shirley Maud Blackwell (nee Lawson Johnston), of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Monitor of Harrow School.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Row B. Grave 2.
Cemetery: WARHEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY



LAIGNEL, FREDERICK JOE
Initials: F J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 28/05/1940
Service No: 2658613
Additional information: Son of Alfred John Laignel and of Louisa Bryant Laignel (nee Jouny), of St. Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Row B. Grave 3.
Cemetery: WARHEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY



BECKETT, WILLIAM HENRY
Initials: W H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 01/06/1940
Service No: 2653922
Additional information: Son of Robert Henry and Edith Dinah Beckett; husband of Stella Beckett, of Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Row B. Grave 4.
Cemetery: WARHEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY



HASMAN, LEONARD
Initials: L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 01/06/1940
Service No: 2658916
Additional information: Son of John James Hasman and Louisa Jane Hasman, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Row B. Grave 7.
Cemetery: WARHEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY

 

27377 Captain Patrick Desmond COOK, 2 TRANSVAAL SCOTTISH.

6 Infantry Brigade, 2 South African Division
On the surrender of TOBRUK, Capt. COOK called an Order Group of his Pl. Comdrs. and told them that all men under his command who wished to make an attempt to escape should be given all the water and rations they could carry and come with him that night. Every man of his Coy. was prepared to make the attempt.

After seeing his Pls on their way, Capt. COOK moved off with his Coy., H.Q. at 08.30 on foot. All stores and equipment which could not be taken with him were destroyed before leaving. Capt. COOK and his party made their way up the escarpment past FIG TREE 40084336 and on looking back saw that TOBRUK was hidden under a pall of black smoke from burning dumps and vehicles.

At 0930 Capt. COOK met Major ST. HILL of the COLDSTREAM GUARDS [edit: SAINTHILL of 3Bn COLDSTREAM GUARDS] who told him that he was about to attempt a break through and that he, Capt. COOK, could join them with his party if he wished. Capt. COOK thereupon split up his party placing one man on each of the GUARDS' trucks. They moved off and on reaching the proximity of GAP 3972429 came under enemy M.G. and Arty fire. They ran the gauntlet successfully sustaining only a small number of casualties and made of the EL ADEM Escarpment.

A party of Italians in four trucks attempted to head them off but the GUARDS' trucks made straight for them and they beat a retreat. Four of the enemy actually tried to join he GUARDS' party. The escaping party then sighted enemy vehicles at the top of the escarpment and heading due WEST towards KNIGHTSBRIDGE outsdistanced the enemy. They then turned SOUTH and made their way over the escarpment and after running 40 miles due SOUTH turned EAST below EL GUBI.

At this point the vehicle Capt. COOK was travelling in broke down owing to radiator trouble. Water bottles and all spare water were emptied in the radiator the party managed to reach the wire 20 miles SOUTH of SHERFERZEN where the 9 MOTOR BDE repaired the vehicle and supplied water.

The party finally reached EL DABA on Thursday (25 June '42) joined the COLDSTREAM GUARDS and handed over the vehicle.

Only one officer and 24 O.R.s of Capt. COOK's company escaped. The remainder were probably captured on the way.

The action of Capt. COOK in organising his Company to attempt a break-out after the fall of the Fortress was most laudable, especially as he had no transport available and his subsequent joining up with the COLDSTREAM GUARDS detachment was entirely fortuitous: he was not only prepared to fight his way out, but also intended to march his Company back to the British lines. He brought out the largest organised body of S.A. troops that eventually reached our lines and the moral effect of his action has had important repercussions, not only in the U.D.F. but also in South Africa.

MC

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30924 Major Hereward Maryon SAINTHILL, 3 Bn COLDSTREAM GUARDS

At 1600 hours on June 20 at TOBRUK, after the enemy had penetrated the defences, Major SAINTHILL was the senior officer of the 3 CG at Bn HQ, his C.O. having gone earlier to BDE HQ with whom communication was cut about this time.

Two Coys had already been overrun and so Major SAINTHILL decided to withdraw the remainder of the Battalion to the area of Fort PILASTRINO to link up with 1/WORCESTERSHIRE REGT there. This movement was accomplished successfully and a defensive position established during the night in conjunction with O.C. 1/WORC REGT and a SA Fd Arty Regt.

At 0645 hours June 21, Major SAINTHILL was informed by a Troop Comd of the SA Arty that he had orders to destroy everything, equipment and vehicles. Major SAINTHILL queried this order with O.C. 1/WORCESTERSHIRE REGT who went to see Lt.-Col. WHITE, SA Arty, who confirmed it.

Major SAINTHILL immediately decided to assemble the battalion in the transport area and attempt to break out. He detailed six 3-tonners to go back to pick up men of the WORCESTERSHIRE REGT.

Petrol was equally distributed and at 0830 hours led by an officer of the 67th MEDIUM REGT, the Column proceeded and made an exit at point S4.

The bulk of the battalion with some South Africans passed through the gap, encountering heavy small arms automatic fire for approximately two miles.

At 2000 hours the column reached the frontier wire. It totalled 387 ranks, of which 16 officers and 183 were 3 COLDSTREAM GUARDS. The Battalion brought out, too, six A/TK guns.

I consider that the initiative shewn by Major SAINTHILL was outstanding at a most critical time and that his prompt and courageous decision enabled nearly four hundred persons to avoid capture by the enemy.

DSO

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Guardsman BRIAN DAVID SUMMERSBY

2670012, Coldstream Guards
who died age 18
on 17 August 1945
Son of Alfred and Lillian Ada Summersby, of Slough.
Remembered with honour
SLOUGH (STOKE ROAD) CEMETERY

 

That's great Clive, thanks

 

882306 Lance Corporal Edward HUGHES, 2 Bn COLDSTREAM GUARDS
1 Guards Brigade, 6 Armoured Division, 9 Corps

SIDI BRAHIM, 26 Apr 43
This L/Cpl, one of the Coy signallers, showed the greatest coolness and fearlessness in bandaging and helping to evacuate wounded under heavy M.G. and shell fire.

After carrying one man away he returned to Coy H.Q. to collect a Bren Gun although most of the Coy had withdrawn. He remained there, still under heavy fire, till ordered to withdraw by an officer.

His courage and efforts were the greatest inspiration to all those around him. Throughout the campaign the conduct of this L/Cpl in every action has been of the very highest order.

MM

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Name: MEINERTZHAGEN, DANIEL
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Secondary Regiment: Royal Armoured Corps
Secondary Unit Text: attd.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 02/10/1944
Service No: 300840
Additional information: Son of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen and Anne Constance Meinertzhagen, of Notting Hill, London, England.
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. C. 11.
Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY

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Name: GOUGH, THOMAS
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 5th Bn
Age: 29
Date of Death: 25/09/1944
Service No: 2660375
Grave/Memorial Reference: XXII. E. 6.
Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY



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Name: ELMS, WILFRED LIONEL
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 25/09/1944
Service No: 2658465
Additional information: Son of Herbert and Lilien Elms, of Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
Grave/Memorial Reference: XXII. E. 5.
Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY



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Name: WARD, ROBERT
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 5th Bn
Age: 22
Date of Death: 08/10/1944
Service No: 2658027
Grave/Memorial Reference: XXII. E. 3.
Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY



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