Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery - Roll of Honour, 1939-47

Robert, Found these while looking for Recce Headstones.

Cheers
Paul

Thanks Paul.

Regards - Robert.

Only another 32000 to get. Makes your project seem easy.

 

Taken at the going down of the sun...

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=21855&stc=1&d=1256239281

...that's why it looks a bit washed out. I haven't checked, but I assume RHA count?

 

Thanks Idler

RHA count as well.

I have 1,437 of them on my list.

John Padmore Noble served with G Battery, 5 Regiment RHA.

Nice photo and I see the only CWGC casualty in Sully.

Regards - Robert

 

Robert - definitely not the only casualty in Sully but probably the last to be recovered from the field as he was in the river inside his Cromwell that had rolled off the bridge. Mercifully the remainder of the crew got out.
Glad to help a bit one of my grandfather's was a gunner; thankfully not one on your list.
Andrew

 

How wierd. The CWGC link states only one 1939-45 casualty.

CWGC :: Cemetery Details

 

Should have clarified that. The others (South Wales Borderers, mainly) who died at Sully went to Bayeux as best I can tell. I assume Capt Noble wasn't recovered until things had quietened down. I'm afraid I don't know why he has remained in the churchyard.

 

Hi ramacal,

Was at Firepower today good luck with that 28000 casualties and over 700 000 in RA of WW2...

Cheers
Tom

 

My database shows 32,000 casualties. But 700,000 serving sounds just about right.

Have 55 photos so far. A little way to go yet. When Andy gets back from France, I should double that at least.

 

Hi ramacal,

Yep just a little thats a lot like the Airborne one me and Andy are doing they are all over the place... 1000's of them....

 

Make that 59:

The RHA ones aren't of the best quality, I'm afraid.

 

Thanks Idler. They look fine this end.

Regards - Robert

 

The Army Roll of Honour, available as a CD from The Naval & Military Press, gives a total of 30,767 RA dead. This figure may be less than the true total as personnel from re-roled units from other arms might not always be classed as Gunners.

 

The Royal Artillery Memorial Hyde Park London

In 1949, three bronze panels were added in memory of the 30,000 of the Royal Artillery killed in World War II.

 

Thanks Rob

I think a trip to Hyde park will be called for in the not too distant future.

Richard

I wonder if they included the Hong Kong & Singapore Artillery in that list. Add them and it comes to the 32, or so thousand on my list.

Cheers - Robert

 

Rob

I will be in the vicinity of this cemetery tomorrow, would you like photos?

CWGC :: Casualty Details

CWGC :: Casualty Details

Nick

 

Yes please Nick.

Thanks in advance.

Robert

 

Here is 1 from Kranji. Hope you don't have it.

Cheers
Paul

 

That's the 1st I've received of the very many from Kranji and made all the more poignant by the wedding photo.

Many thanks Paul.

 

Robert,

Your father would be proud of you. I wish you every success in your venture and if you need anything from the Berlin CWGC, just let me know.

Regards
Tom

Tom

You know how words can come back to haunt you. I was reading back through this thread and thought great.

Here is a list and please feel free to take as long as you like.

BERLIN 1939-45 WAR CEMETERY
BURNABY, SYDNEY FREDERICK - 5. Z. 27.
ELSTON, JOSEPH - 9. H. 22.
FELLNER, FREDERICK - 10. A. 1.
SEATH, PETER FRANK RICHARD - 10. A. 2.
HULLIS, LEONARD BENJAMIN - 10. A. 9.
SMARE, ANTONI DOUGLAS - 10. B. 8.
BURR, FRANK - 10. B. 9.
DEAKIN, ALBERT ERNEST - 10. B. 10
SMITH, SAMUEL - 10.B.15
HUTHART, ALBERT - 10. C. 10.
STEPHENS, WILLIAM - 10.D.5
GREGORY, JAMES FRANK - 10. E. 11.
FITZPATRICK, WILLIAM WIVELL L. - 10. E. 17.
SUTCLIFFE, JOHN THOMAS - 10.F.9
WALLS, FREDERICK JAMES - 10.F.10
BELLAMY, ALEC - 10. F. 12.
DONALDSON, WILLIAM RICHARD - 10. F. 13.
MOORE, HAROLD FRANK VICTOR - 10. F. 14.
JEPSON, PERCY PETER JAMES (PETE) - 10. H. 13.
JONES, JAMES EDWARD - 10. J. 10.
McCUTCHEON, THOMAS - 10. K. 1.
BUTCHER, KENNETH CHARLES - 10. L. 8.
TOMES, JOHN - 10.L.16
HARPER, FREDERICK WILLIAM - 10. Z. 1.
SWAN, EDWARD TREVOR - 10.Z.3
CARR, GEORGE HORACE - 10. Z. 4.
TINKLER, JOHN WILLIAM - 11.A.8
GAMMON, ERNEST - 11. A. 18.
SHAW, ERROL DEVEREUX LANCELOT - 11. B. 14.
REEVES, DENNIS ERNEST - 11. C. 16.
SPENCER, SAMUEL - 11.D.20
CURRIE, JOHN ROBERT CALVER - 11. E. 5.
HUME, THOMAS HENRY - 11. E. 11.
MOCKFORD, FREDERICK HORACE - 11. E. 14.
BONE, EDWARD CHARLES - 11. E. 21.
HELYER, LESLIE WILSON - 11. F. 6.
ROGERS, LIONEL ARTHUR - 11. F. 15.
ROBINSON, THOMAS SAWYER WILLIAM - 11. F. 16.
COLTAS, GEORGE ERNEST - 11. F. 20.
RALPH, KENNETH VICTOR - 11. G. 13.
WHELAN, JAMES ANTHONY - 11.G.14
DREWERY, GEORGE ARTHUR - 11. G. 17.
McMILLAN, WILLIAM - 11. G. 19
NESWORTHY, JAMES - 11. H. 3.
SENIOR, WILFRED - 11. H. 10.
JONES, WILLIAM RONALD - 11.H.17
KING, ARTHUR WILLIAM - 11.H.18
SLACK, THOMAS WALTER - 11. J. 12.
QUINN, DANIEL - 11. M. 8.
CORDEN, GEORGE STANLEY - 11. M. 11.
WEST, ALBERT EDWARD - 11.M.13
BRAUND, FREDERICK WILLIAM - 11. M. 16.
MILLWARD, ALBERT - 11. M. 21.
CLARK, PHILIP HENRY - 11. Z. 21.
RIORDAN, DONALD JOSEPH - 14. B. 3.

Regards - Robert

 

Robert,

I have printed out your list and will get them for you as soon as I can.

Weather here is grim at the moment but I have to attend a rehearsal at the cemetery next Friday (6th Nov) as the New Zealand Embassy is arranging the Remembrance Sunday (8th Nov) this year here in Berlin.

If the weather picks up before then I will try and get them earlier.

Regards
Tom