Neville Heath

Dear All,

I am currently researching a project about the murders of Neville Heath, an ex RAF Officer, who killed two young women in 1946.

I am very keen to examine the lives of two of the women involved in the case who were both WRNS and I wonder if anybody has information about them? The two women concerned are Doreen Margaret Marshall of Pinner and Yvonne Symonds of Worthing. Any assistance would be gratefully received.

Best wishes,

Sean O'Connor

 

Sean, have you seen these files at the National Archives related to the murders?

CRIM 1/1806, Defendant: HEATH, Neville George Clevely Charge: Murder Session: 1946 Sept 10
HO 144/22871, CRIMINAL CASES: HEATH, Neville George Clevely Convicted at Central Criminal Court (CCC) on 26 September 1946 for murder and sentenced to death 1946
HO 144/22872, CRIMINAL CASES: HEATH, Neville George Clevely Convicted at Central Criminal Court (CCC) on 26 September 1946 for murder and sentenced to death 1946
MEPO 3/2728, Sadistic murders of two women by Neville George Cleveley Heath during June/July 1946 1938-1955
MEPO 3/2664, Murder of Margery Gardner by Neville Heath: case fingerprints 1946
PCOM 9/700, HEATH Neville George Clevely: convicted at Central Criminal Court (CCC) 26 September 1946 of murder and sentenced to death 1938-1946

Lee

 

Dear Lee,

Yes, thanks, I've consulted those. I'm specifically interested in the toe young women's time in the WRNS and that's not documented.

Best wishes,

Sean

 

Hello Sean

Welcome to the forum.

I do record female war casualties but I do not have any record of an Yvonne Symonds in any female service and she does not appear on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register. Where did you get your info from?

I do understand from the Wikapedia web site on Neville Heath that Yvonne was an actress but beyond that no other personal details of either of the two girls.

Will keep you posted if I do find out anything.

Tony

 

Sean,

Also worth a try is perhaps submitting a request for a copy of their service records as they died in service: Ministry of Defence | About Defence | What we do | Personnel | Service Records | Making a Request for Information held on the Personnel Records of Deceased Service Personnel

But it would cost £30.00 for each and there's a long wait of nearly a year for the information to be supplied.

Have you also checked their local newspapers? As Marshall was from Pinner, there might be information about her in the Hillingdon Gazette (I think this is available from Uxbridge main library if I remember correctly).

All the best,

Lee

 

I found a website that has all murderers listed and Heath's report was long explaining his history and he appeared to be a really nasty sadistic person, especially so when you read what he did to the two women that he killed.


Murder in the UK

Regards
Tom

 

From my photo collection
A victim of Heath



WREN DOREEN MARGARET MARSHALL
Service Number: 51177
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Women's Royal Naval Service

H.M.S. PRESIDENT I

Date of Death
Died 04 July 1946

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at
PINNER CEMETERY

Section F6. Grave 54

 

If you search Mr Google using term Neville Heath and Bournemouth you might see a little more info.