Ainsdale's fallen Service men and women of World War Two
Ainsdale’s War Memorial is situated on the village green, Liverpool Road, Ainsdale and lists the names of 27 Service Personel who died in battle during WW2.
Some of the men and women have additional information about their lives and where they were born or lived before the war.
Please note: The names and details listed below are collated and checked by our researchers, however as new information arises, the site will be updated.
Surname | First name | Rank | Service No | Regiment, Squadron, Ship Etc | Last known address | Died | Age at Death | Burial place | Biography |
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Allison | Robert Francis Neil | Sergeant | 1388172 | 100 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 15/02/1944 | 22 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey | Robert was the son of A. F. Allison, and of Florence Allison, of Ainsdale, Lancashire | |
Buckley | Joseph Alan | Chief Motor Mechanic 4th Class | P/MX 116188 | Royal Navy, H.M. Motor Torpedo Boat 671 | 24/04/1944 | Birkdale Cemetery, Lancashire | Joseph died aboard Fairmile D motor torpedo boat 671, she was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Cape Barfleur, France by Kriegsmarine destroyers. Joseph was mentioned in despatches | ||
Clayton | Peter Lambert | Sub- Lieutenant | Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Submarine Untamed | 30/05/1943 | 20 | Dunoon Cemetery, Argyllshire, Scotland | Peter was the son of John Lambert Clayton and Louisa Annie Clayton, of Southport, Lancashire. | ||
Coyne | Stephen George | Sergeant (Air Gunner) | 1494494 | 620 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 28/08/1943 | 19 | Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Germany | Stephen was the son of James and Gladys R. Coyne, of Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire. | |
Halsall | Donald Addie | Pilot Officer (Observer) | 62669 | 254 Squadron, Royal Voluntary Reserve | 27/12/1941 | 21 | Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery, Norway | Donald was the son of Robert and Marie Macnee Addie Halsall, of Southport, Lancashire. | |
Heap | Joseph Ogden | Pilot Officer (Pilot) | 46921 | Royal Air Force 218 Squadron, | 05/05/1942 | 21 | Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Germany | Joseph was the son of Thomas Heap and Alice Heap, M.B.E., of Burnley, Lancashire. | |
Irwin | Arthur Leslie | Gunner | 1123139 | 118 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | 09/12/1944 | 23 | Singapore Memorial, Singapore | Arthur was the son of Samuel Irwin, M.C., and of Mabel Irwin, of Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire. | |
Jackson | Lawrence Milner | Able Seaman | D/JX 554628 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Glenearn' | 04/09/1945 | 20 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | Lawrence was the son of John Milner Jackson and Frances Jackson, of Ainsdale, Lancashire | |
King | Joseph | Private | 14227752 | 44th Company, Pioneer Corp | 24/03/1945 | 33 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | Joseph was the son of Joseph and Mary King, of Southport, Lancashire; husband of Elizabeth King, of Southport. | |
Kipling | Harry | Gunner | 1750494 | 239 Battery, Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | 09/12/1943 | 36 | Singapore Memorial, Singapore | Harry was the son of Walter and Elizabeth Ann Kipling; husband of Mary Vidal Kipling, of Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire. | |
Meggitt | Tom Roy | Flight Lieutenant | 45359 | Royal Air Force Volunteer reserve | 24/09/1943 | 27 | Anfield Crematorium Liverpool | Tom was born in 1916, the son of William and Jane Meggitt (nee Sutton) | |
Nelson | Frank | Gunner | 868021 | 9 Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery | 03/05/1943 | 23 | Singapore Memorial, Singapore | Frank was the son of Edward Cuthbert Nelson, and of Annise Mary Nelson, of Ainsdale, Lancashire. | |
Newton | Harry Edgar | Gunner | 910607 | 67 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery | 09/10/1942 | El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt | Harry was the son of Mrs. S. Gent, of Liverpool | ||
Norris | Richard | Trooper | 14373008 | East Riding Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps | 06/09/1944 | 34 | Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France | Richard was the son of Nicholas and Sarah Norris; husband of M. Norris, of Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire. | |
Rhodes | Harry | Pilot Officer | 14038 | Royal Air Force Volunteer reserve | 17/05/1943 | 23 | Birkdale Cemetery, Lancashire | Harry was the son of Frank and Elsie Rhodes, of Ainsdale, Southport | |
Rimmer | Frank | Sergeant | T/84563 | 538 Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps | 11/08/1939 | 29 | St Cuthbert's Churchyard, Southport, Lancashire | Frank was the son of James and Kathleen Rimmer, of Southport; husband of Florence Edith Rimmer, of Ainsdale, Southport. | |
Scarisbrick | Thomas Charles | Private | 3866038 | 1st Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) | 23/04/1943 | 20 | Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia | Thomas was the son of John and Mary Scarisbrick ( nee Dickonson) | |
Sharrock | Kenneth | Able Seaman | P/SSx17187 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Nubian' | 26/05/1941 | 27 | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire | Kenneth was the son of Thomas Edwin and Mary Sharrock, of Ainsdale, Lancashire. He was killed during the Battle of Crete, when Nubian had her stern blown off, with the loss of 7 crew. | |
Simmons | George Churchill | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Empire Trader' | 06/05/1940 | 55 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | George was the sn of James and Mary Simmons; husband of Lily Simmons, of Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire. |
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Stone | David Campbell | Sergeant (Navigator) | 1451978 | 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 25/05/1943 | 21 | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands | David was the son of Francis Campbell Stone and Elizabeth Annie Stone, of Ainsdale, Lancashire. | |
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Thompson | Leslie Norman | Leading Aircraftman | 1695780 | Base Signals Repair Unit, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 11/071944 | 37 | Blankenberge Town Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | Leslie was the son of Isaac and Ethel Maud Thompson; husband of Elsie Hazel Grace Thompson, of Ainsdale, Lancashire. | |
Weeks | Stuart Anthony | Corporal | 1101122 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 12/04/1946 | 31 | St Peter's Churchyard, Formby | Stuart was the son of Stuart Antonio and May Weeks, of Formby; husband of Kathleen Patricia Weeks (nee Shacklady), of Ainsdale, Southport. | |
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White | Donald Jeffrey Birchall | Warrant Officer (Pilot) | 1016777 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 06/08/1944 | 22 | Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy | on of George and Elizabeth Mary White, of Ainsdale, Lancashire. | |
Wilkinson | Maurice | Lieutenant | 296236 | 298 Battery, 68 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | 30/07/1944 | 31 | Fontenay-Le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel, Calvados, France | Maurice was the son of Philip and Eva Wilkinson, of Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire. | |
Zacharias | John Paul | Major | 130985 | 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | Hawkstone, Downhills Road, Blundellsands | 09/07/1944 | 30 | Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy | John was the son of Frederick Albert Paul and Gladys Zacharias; husband of Audrey Amsdale Zacharias, of Ainsdale. He was killed in action in Italy. Prior to the war he was an international golfer and played Rugby for Lancashire and Waterloo. |