Great Crosby & Blundellsands' fallen Service men of World War Two
Great Crosby & Blundellsands’ War Memorial is located in Alexandra Park, on Coronation Road. Listed upon the memorial are the names of 249 heroic Service Personel who gave their lives in World War Two.
Some of the men 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.
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Surname | First name | Rank | Service No | Regiment, Squadron, Ship Etc | Last known address | Died | Age at Death | Burial place | Biography | |
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Abell | John | 1148516 | 71st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | Blundellsands | 24/04/1943 | 36 | Thibar Seminary War Cemetery, Tunisia, North Africa | John was the son of John and Isabella Abell:husband of Mary Abell. | ||
Aindow | Vincent | Shipwright First Class | D/MX73326 | Royal navy, H.M.S 'Hermione' | 1 Century Road, Crosby, | 16/06/1942 | 20 | Plymouth Naval Memorial | Vincent was the son of Francis William and Margaret Aindow. He was killed in action when Hermione was sunk after being hit by torpedoes, fired by a German submarine. | |
Akrigg | Henry | Signalman | 38663664 | Royal Corps of Signals, Attached XV Indian Signal Corps | 34 Jubilee Road, Crosby | 03/08/1944 | 24 | Chittagong War Cemetery, Bangladesh. | Henry was the son of Robert and Helen Akrigg. | |
Alexander | David George | Driver | T/81208 | 198 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Service Corps | 26/08/1943 | Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma) | The notorious Burma-Siam railway is close the the cemetery. The area was also the base for a prisoner of war administration headquarters and base camp. In January 1943 a base hospital was organised for the sick. | |||
Anwyl | William Herbert | Steward | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Duchess of Bedford (london) | 10/06/1944 | 48 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | William was the son of Robert and Margaret Anwyl; husband of Hannah Anwyl | |||
Armstrong | George Russell | Sergeant (Wireless operator, Air Gunner) | 966934 | 78th Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer reserve | 38 College Road, Crosby | 27/02/1941 | 29 | George was the son of William and Annie Beatrice E. Armstrong, | ||
Ashton | Reuben | Sergeant | 1472990 | 105 Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | 31/07/1944 | 25 | Arezzo War Cemetery | Reuben was the son of Alfred and Alice Ashton; husband of Rachel Ashton. of Neston, Cheshire. Before the war he worked as a labourer. He was a keen cyclist and footballer. | ||
Banks | Leo Joseph | Flight Lieutenant (Observer) | 49221 | 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force | 6 Moor Drive, Crosby | 26/04/1944 | 31 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Leo was the son of Robert Campbell and Cecilia Banks: husband of Brenda Banks | |
Barclay | Alexander Flockhart | Staff Captain | Merchant Navy, S S 'Mendoza' (Glasgow) | 78 Endbutt Lane, Crosby | 02/11/1942 | 47 | Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa | Alexander was the son of John and Jane Barclay; husband of Hilda Madeline Elizabeth Barclay, of Crosby | ||
Barrell | John Mclaren | Sergeant (Pilot) | 1452997 | Windle Hey, Moor Park, Crosby | 23/08/1942 | 27 | Dundee Crematorium, Angus, Scotland | John was the son of William John and Marjorie Barrell, of Great Crosby. Prior to the war John was a keen cricketer, playing for the Northern Cricket Club. | ||
Blair | Frederick | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S New Brooklyn (Liverpool) | 06/02/1944 | 53 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Frederick was the son of William John and Marjorie Barrell, of Great Crosby | |||
Blumer | Michael Francis | Flying Officer (Pilot) | 191600 | 12th Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 01/02/1946 | 23 | St Mary's Churchyard, Binbrook, Lincolnshire | Michael was the son of Francis and Isabel Annie Blumer, of Blundellsands, Liverpool | ||
Brennan | Thomas | Driver | T/10690465 | Royal Army Service Corps. Attached 11th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. Army Air Corps | 25/09/1944 | 34 | Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands | Thomas was the son of Joseph and Alice Brennan; husband of Winifred Edith Brennan, of Crosby Green | ||
Brotchie | David R | Warrant Officer (Pilot) | 1475525 | 239 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve | 6 Eshe Road, Blundellsands | 23/03/1945 | 23 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | David was the son of David Brotchie and of Sophie Young Brotchie (nee Dougal), of Liverpool; husband of Margaret Lilian Brotchie, of North Blundellsands. | |
Buckwell | Edgard George | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, M.V. Canadian Star (London) | 18/03/1943 | 55 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Edgar was the son of George William and Ann Jane Buckwell, of Crosby, Liverpool.The Canadian Start was in convoy when she was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland by German U-Boat U-221 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 34 of the 84 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by HMS Anemone and HMS Pennywort | |||
Bullen | John | Lance Bombardier | 3770355 | 11th Honk Kong Regiment, Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery | Moorgate Avenue, Crosby | 25/12/1941 | 24 | Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong | John was the son of John Bullen, and of Ellen Bullen. He emigrated to Hong Kong in 1937. John was killed in the defence of Hong kong, during the Japanese invasion on Christmas day 1941 | |
Burns | John | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. Zamzam (Egypt) | 18/12/1947 | 61 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | John was the son of James and Jane Burns, of Liverpool; husband of Nina Burns, of Crosby | |||
Byrne | John Henry | Assistant Cook | Merchant Navy, M.V. Swedru (Liverpool) | 16/04/1941 | 37 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | John was the son of Philip Byrne, and of Jane Agnes Byrne, of Crosby. He was killed when Swedru was bombed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of 24 lives. | |||
Cairns | Frank | Flight Sergeant (Navigator) | 1489552 | 299 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve. | 1st Avenue, Crosby | 12/04/1945 | 23 | Helligson Churchyard, Jutland Denmark | Frank was the son of George Henry and Florence Cairns, of Crosby, | |
Cannon | William | Sergeant | 1623025 | 77 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 39 Miller Avenue | 29/01/1944 | 20 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England | William was the son of William and Mary Cannon. He was presumed killed during active operations over Germany. His family waited 12 months to receive official notification. | |
Cant | Harold Hilton | Private | T/76139 | 514 Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps | Seafield Avenue, Crosby | 05/12/1940 | 22 | St Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | Harold was the son of George Hilton Cant and Sarah Cant | |
Cardwell | Harold Gerrard | Seaman | D/X10629B | Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. 'Rawalpindi' | 28 Cavendish Road, Blundellsands | 23/11/1939 | 28 | Plymouth Naval Memorial | Harold was the son of Daniel and Margarete Cardwell; husband of Janet Cardwell. He was killed in action when Rawalpindi ,was sunk in a surface action against the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during the first months of the Second World War. 238 crew onboard died | |
Cashman | Edwin | Trooper | 7896847 | 46th (The Liverpool Welsh) Royal Tank Regiment. Royal Artillery Corps | 63 Coronation Road, Crosby | 22/07/1942 | 21 | El Alamein war Cemetery, Egypt | Edwin died in the fighting leading up to the Battle of El Alamein, which occurred at the end of October 1942 | |
Chadwick | John Edwin | Sergeant (Pilot) | 1109519 | 7 Squadron, Royal Air force Volunteer Reserve | Lyncroft' Victoria Road, Crosby | 08/11/1941 | 19 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | John was the son of Samuel Edwin and Ethel Elaine Burdett Chadwick, of Woodside Park, Middlesex. He was first reported missing in action, when his plane disappeared following a bombing raid over Germany. | |
Charnock | Thomas | Corporal | 2931019 | 1at Battalion, Camerons ( Scottish Rifles) | Kimberley Avenue, Crosby | 06/04/1944 | 25 | Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar (Burma) | Thomas was the son of Thomas Harold and Ellen Charnock. | |
Chetter | Alan Ernest | Sergeant (Wireless Operator) | 966961 | 58 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 5 Waverley Road, Blundellsands | 03/10/1940 | 20 | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany | Alan was the only son of Ernest and Mary Chetter, of Blundellsands. He was reported missing believed killed in a raid over Germany. | |
Chinery | Jack | Pilot Officer (Flying Instructor) | 122431 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 04/10/1942 | 20 | St Peter's Church Cemetery, Stoke-Upon-Tern, Shropshire | Lack was the son of Donald and Hilda Mary Chinery, of Great Crosby | ||
Clarke | Harry C | Marine | PO/X107203(T) | Royal Marine Group. Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation (2) Royal Marines | 1970-01-01 00:00:00 | 21/03/1944 | 22 | St Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | Harry was the son of Arthur and Anita Clarke | |
Clayton | Cyril Marsden | Sergeant (Pilot) | 754914 | 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 19/06/1940 | 20 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | Cyril was the son of William Marsden Clayton and Lilian Beatrice Clayton. He was educated at Merchant Taylors School. | ||
Collins | Donald Ernest | Lance Corporal | 14408101 | The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | 6 Eden Drive, Crosby | 25/08/1943 | 19 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Donald was the son of Mrs. L. Collins and stepson of Major G. H. Forster. | |
Collister | George Bell | Sub-Lieutenant | Royal Naval Volunteer, H.M.S. 'Quebec' | 11 Newborough Avenue, Crosby | 13/05/1945 | 23 | Tilburg (Gilzerbaan) General cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | George was the only son of George Richard and Alice Elsie Collister, of Great Crosby. He died in road accident in The Netherlands a few days after VE day. | ||
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Connor | John William | Private | 14627151 | East Surrey Regiment | 123 College Road, Crosby | 20/09/1944 | 40 | Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy | John was the son of John W. and Louisa E. Connor; husband of Eva Connor, of Crosby. He was killed by shell fire at Coriano Ridge in Italy | |
Corrigan | James Christopher | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy S.S 'Ceramic' (Southampton) | 13 park Avenue, Great Crosby | 07/12/1942 | 62 | James was the husband of Daphne Corrigan: father of Bryan Corrigan. He was killed when Ceramic, with 378 passengers and a crew of 278 was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-515 West of Azores | |||
Cottam | Robert Davies | Master | Merchant Navy S.S. 'Samarovsk' (London) | 8 Tithebarn Road, Thornton | 20/04/1945 | 47 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Robert was born in Liverpool, in 1897. He left a widow Florence Cottam, (nee Taylor) | ||
Cranny (Cranney) | Eric Alexander | Ordinary Telegraphist | D/JX204038 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Drake' | Seafield Avenue, Crosby | 25/03/1942 | 20 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, England | Eric was the son of John Isaac and Annie Caroline Emma Cranny. | |
Cromie | Arthur Maxwell | Signalman | D/JX 262906 | Royal Navy H.M.S King Alfred | 124 Stuart Road, Crosby | 04/02/1943 | 22 | Anfield Crematorium, Liverpool | Arthur was on patrol in the South of England, | |
Dale | Frederick Arthur | Private | 13078673 | 188th Company, Pioneer Corp | 6 Whitham Avenue, Crosby | 09/01/1944 | 33 | Salerno War Cemetery, Italy | Frederick was the son of William Henry and Annie Dale; husband of Marion Doris Dale. | |
Dale | John Eric | Cook | Merchant Navy, R.M.S. 'Nova Scotia' | 6 Whitham Avenue, Crosby | 30/04/1941 | 59 | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England | John was the son of William and Annie Dale: brother of Frederick. He was lost when the troop ship Nova Scotia was in convoy along the east African coast. She was attacked by German U boats, and sank with the loss of 858 of the 1,052 people aboard. | ||
Delves | Leslie Frederick | Warrant Officer Class II (Company Sergeant Major) | 2930998 | 5th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 51 Moor Drive South, Crosby | 25/02/1945 | 30 | Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. | Leslie was the only son of Mr and Mrs Delves. During his service Leslie had seen action in the Tunisian campaign and in the landing in Sicily and Italy after D Day. He was most probably killed in action during the Battle of Rhineland | |
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Derbyshire | John | Flight Sergeant (Navigator) | 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force | 19 Morningside, Crosby | 08/04/1941 | 21 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England | John was the son of Ernest John and Florence Dorothea Derbyshire | ||
Dickinson | John Edward William | Sergeant (Air Gunner) | 1624199 | 90 squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | 43 Myers Road East, Crosby | 21/07/1944 | 20 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein- Westfalen, Germany | John was a mid-upper gunner on a Lancaster Bomber number KE. 9310. they left RAF Tuddenham on 20th July, to conduct a bombing raid over Hombery. The plane failed to return. It was later established that the bomber had been hit by flak and crashed in the parish of Repelen, the entire crew were killed. . | |
Dinwoodie | Thomas Meredith | Sergeant | 1847694 | Royal Engineers | 12 Wylva Avenue, Crosby | Between 29/05 1940 -30/05/1940 | 44 | Oostende New Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | Thomas was the son of Thomas and Alice Dinwoodie; husband of Ada Dinwoodie. He was killed in action at sea (drowned on 29/30th May 1904) whilst being evacuated from Dunkirk by Packet Steamer Waverley. | |
Ditchfield | Leonard Griffiths (Tony) | Major | 256924 | 65 (The Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment. Royal Artillery | Green Gables, Blundellsands | 17/06/1944 | 27 | Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France | Leonard was the son of John and Catherine Jane Ditchfield. He was one of the original 'Desert Rats' and fought in the Libyan Campaign. He was killed in action in Normandy. | |
Dixon | Albert George | First Radio Officer | Merchant Navy. R.M.S. 'Laconia' (Liverpool) | 12/09/1942 | 41 | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England | Albert was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William James Dixon; husband of Elsie Dixon. He was killed when RMS Laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by U-156, a German U-boat, off the West African coast. | |||
Dolan | John Joseph | Private | 1100468 | 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment | 17/06/1944 | 25 | Orvieto War Cemetery, Italy | John was the son of John and Bridget Dolan, of Crosby, Liverpool. | ||
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Dransfield | Keith Charles | Private | 4126461 | Cheshire Regiment and Number 3 Commando | Elsinore, Eshe Road North, Blundellsands | 17/06/1943 | 28 | Brookwood 1939-1945 memorial, Surrey, England | Keith was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dransfield, of Blundellsands. He is remembered on the Brookwood Memorial, which commemorates nearly 3,500 men and women of the land forces of the Commonwealth who died during the Second World War and have no known grave. | |
Drummond | John Fraser | Flying Officer | 40810 | 92 Squadron, Royal Air Force | 4 Far Moss Road, Crosby | 10/10/1940 | 21 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | John was the son of Mr and Mrs W H Drummond. He was awarded DFC medal in recognition of gallantry in flying operations in Norway. He shot down 2 enemy aircraft and seriously damaged three more. He lost his life in the Battle of London. | Distinguished Flying Cross medal |
Dunbar | John | Senior Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, M.V. 'Athelsultan' (Liverpool) | 22/09/1942 | 24 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | John was the son of James and May Dunbar, of Great Crosby, Lancashire. He was lost when the Athelsultan was torpedoed by German submarine U-617, 37 crew members, seven gunners and six naval staff members were lost. | |||
Duncan | James | Senior Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, SS 'Lancastria' (Liverpool) | 17/06/1940 | 51 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | James was the husband of Rita Duncan. During his military service he received the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct. James was killed during Operation Ariel. Lancastria was ordered to evacuate British nationals and troops from ports in western France.She was caught in an air raid by German Junkers, and sunk. It is estimated that there between 3,000 and 5,800 fatalities—the largest single-ship loss of life in British maritime history. | |||
Dyke | Arthur Pearson | Pilot Officer (Observer) | 85741 | 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 3 Whitham Avenue, Crosby | 06/12/1942 | 30 | Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria | Arthur was the son of Frederick Charles and Gertrude Dyke, of Crosby. | |
Elgin | Kenneth | Cadet | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Biela' (Liverpool) | 19 York Avenue, Crosby | 14/02/1942 | 17 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Kenneth was the son of William and Charlotte Elgin, of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire. He was killed when Biela was torpedoed by U-98 and sunk. The ship was on route in convoy from Liverpool for Buenos Aires, All 49 crew were lost. | ||
Ellis | William Thomas | Driver | T/3763254 | 3 Corps Headquarters. Royal Army Service Corp. Attached Head Quarters III Corps | Died between 25/05/1940 and 02/06/1940 | 35 | Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France | William was the son of Henry and Ellen Ellis; husband of E. F. Ellis, of Great Crosby, Liverpool. William was killed in action during Operation Dynamo. The Dunkirk evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from France in May and June 1940. | ||
Elston | Kenneth | Engineer Officer (Seventh) | Merchant Navy, H.M.S 'Inverilen (Glasgow) | 03/02/1943 | 21 | Kenneth was the son of Thomas and Helen Emery McK. Elston, of Great Crosby, Lancashire. He was killed when Inverilen was on route from New York for Stanlow carrying (oil). She was torpedoed by German submarine U-456 and sunk. 31 crew lost from a total of 47 were lost. | ||||
England | Denys William | Captain | 194138 | 150 Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers | Clementina Road, Blundellsands | 21/08/1944 | 26 | Cassino War Cemetery, Italy | Denys was the son of Charles L. and Alice England. He was killed while out on reconnaissance near Pesaro just 3 months after his brother John. They are both buried in Cassino War Cemetery | Military Cross |
England | John Martin Harry | Lance Corporal | 2701659 | 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards | Clementina Road, Blundellsands | 28/05/1944 | 19 | Cassino War Cemetery, Italy | John was the son of Charles L. and Alice England, of Beckenham, Kent. He was killed in fierce fighting to take Monte Piccolo, (near Cassino)The Cassino Battle saw some of the fiercest fighting of the Italian campaign. John's brother Deny's was also killed in action | |
Evans | Wilfred Edgar | Sub-Lieutenant | Royal Naval Reserve. HM Submarine 'Tetrarch' | 5 Moor Lane, Crosby | 02/11/1941 | 21 | Portsmouth Naval Memorial | Wilfred was the son of Reginald William Evans, and of Mary Jane Evans. | ||
Featherstone | Alfred | Warrant Officer II (Section Sergeant Major) | 2320239 | Royal Corp of Signals | 17/11/1946 | 33 | Bologna War Cemetery | Aldred was the son of Joseph and Caroline Doris Featherstone; husband of Dorothy Millicent Featherstone | ||
Fielding | Harold Haworth | Private | 7647349 | 4 Ordnance Store Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps | 30/05/1943 | 35 | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand | Harold was the son of George and Jane Fielding; husband of Mildred Maria Fielding. Kanchanaburi cemetery is only a short distance from the site of the former 'Kanburi', prisoner of war base camp. So it is likely that Harold was imprisoned there and was forced to work on the Burma -Siam railway | ||
Fisher | Edward Mason | Captain | 87275 | A Squadron 40th (7th The Kings Regiment, Liverpool) Royal Tank Regiment. Royal Artillery Company | 8 Lancaster Avenue, Crosby | 06/04/1943 | Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia | Edward was the son of William Edward and Margaret Noel Fisher. He died in action in one of the attacks on Axis positions at Medenine, the Marith Line and Wadi Akarit. | ||
Flewitt | David Charles | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy, SS 'Ceramic' (Southampton) | 07/12/1942 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | David was the son of Charles and Mary Anne Flewitt; husband of Christine Flewitt. He was killed when the Ceramic, with 378 passengers and a crew of 278 was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-515. One man survived | ||||
Foote | Fred Ennion | Sergeant | T/108345 | 9 Ammunition Sub Park, Royal Army Service | 26 Kings Road, Crosby | 29/03/1940 | 21 | St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France | Fred was the son of Fred and Ann Barbara Foote. It was reported in the local paper that 'he was the first war casualty in the borough' | |
Forster | George Henry | Major (and Quartermaster) | 117077 | The King's Regiment (Liverpool), Attached 6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's ( West Riding Regiment) | 6 Eden Drive, Crosby | 27/06/1944 | 43 | Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France | George was the son of Ernest Henry and Edith Emma Forster; husband of Lilian Esther Forster. George was killed in action in Normandy , he had previously been mentioned in despatches for service at Dunkirk. | |
Foster | Collen Jackson | Aircraftman 2nd Class (U/T Pilot) | 1677789 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 18 Brentwood Avenue, Crosby | 20/02/1944 | 20 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Collen was the son of Joseph and Edith May Foster, | |
Foulkes | Harry | Stoker | LT/KX 129206 | Royal Naval Patrol Service. H M S 'Cava' | 67 Jubilee Road, Crosby | 30/11/1942 | Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria | Harry was the son of Harry and Margaret Ann Foulkes; husband of Doris Irene Foulkes. He was lost at Algeria, serving with the Royal Navy. His brother Matthew was also killed in action. | ||
Foulkes | Matthew | Private | 1587268 | Royal Army Service Corps. | 67 Jubilee Road, Crosby | 14/04/1945 | 28 | Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg Germany | Matthew was the son of Harry and Margaret Ann Foulkes. His brother Harry was also killed in action. | |
Gardiner | Frederick | Master | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Carperby' (West Hartlepool) | 01/03/1942 | 31 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Frederick was the son of Thomas Humphrey Gardiner and Emma Gardiner; husband of Dorothy L. Gardiner. He was killed when Carperby was sunk by U-588 commanded by Victor Vogel with the loss of all 47 of her crew | |||
Gee | Kenneth | Corporal | 2091016 | 3rd Field Squadron, Royal Engineers | 28/04/1941 | Athens Memorial, Greece. | Kenneth was the son of Leonard and Lillian Gee. | |||
Gibbons | Arthur | Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) | 1006983 | Royal Air Force Reserve | 17/12/1941 | 20 | Crosscanonby (St John) Churchyard, Cumberland, United Kingdom | Arthur was the son of Jonathan and Mary Alice Gibbons. He joined the RAF in 1936 and saw action over Norway and at Dunkirk. Arthur was killed in action on the South East coast. | ||
Gillies | Kenneth Mcleod | Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) | 37799 | 66 Squadron, Royal Air Force | 04/10/1940 | 27 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Kenneth was the son of R. W. Gillies and Mary R. Gillies. He enlisted in the Raf in 1936 and saw action over Norway and at Dunkirk. Kenneth was killed in action over the South East Coast | ||
Glover | John Robinson Hamilton | Lieutenant Colonel | 21774 | 3 A. A. Regiment, Royal Artillery | 03/10/1942 | 39 | Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan | John was the son of Joseph Hamilton Glover and Sarah Glover; husband of Helen Tripler Glover. | ||
Goodwin | Ralph Wilson | Lieutenant | 189168 | King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), attached HQ 77th Indian Infantry Brigade | 76 Kingswood Drive, Crosby | 02/04/1943 | 23 | Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar | Ralph was the son of Hugh and Margaret Goodwin. He went missing in action whilst one the Wingate expedition into Burma. | |
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Gregory | Scott | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, M.V 'Frederick S. Fales' (Hong Kong) | 21/09/1940 | 42 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Scott was the son of Robert and Annie Gregory; husband of Constance Gregory He was killed when Frederick S. Fales was on route from Curacao for Clyde in Convoy. the ship was torpedoed by German submarine U-100 and sunk. 20 of 48 crew were lost. | |||
Griffiths | William Price | Flying Officer (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) | 139488 | 24 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | 05/12/1944 | 26 | Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. | William Was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Jane Griffiths; husband of Yvonne Griffiths, of Bath, Somerset. During his time in the Air Transport Command, William transported Anthony Eden and been in Paris when Winston Churchill was there. He was killed in action. | Air Force Cross |
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Surname | First name | Rank | Service No | Regiment, Squadron, Ship Etc | Last known address | Died | Age at Death | Burial place | Biography | |
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Halewood | Harold Thomas Haworth | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy, S.S, 'Ceramic' (Southampton) | 23 Moor, Lane Crosby | 07/12/1942 | 20 | Tower Hill Memorial, London. | Harold was the son of Thomas and Winifred Halewood, of Kirkby. He was killed when he Ceramic, with 378 passengers and a crew of 278 was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-515. One man survived | ||
Haley | Charles Gerald | Lieutenant | 229429 | Pioneer Corps | 06/06/1944 | 41 | Charles was the son of Charles Martin Haley and Nellie Frances Haley; husband of Joan Haley, of Maghull. He was killed in the D Day landings. | |||
Hall | James Bennet | Master | Merchant Navy, M.V. Melbourne Star (London) | 02/04/1943 | 57 | Tower Hill Memorial, London. | James was the husband of Ethel Hall, of Crosby. Melbourne Star left Liverpool for Sydney. She carried torpedoes, ammunition, other materia. Southeast of Bermuda German U Boat 129 hit her with torpedoes. Part of her cargo detonated, destroying three-quarters of the ship instantly and sinking her within two minutes. There were no survivors | King's Commendation for Brave Conduct. | ||
Hall | Robert Edwin | Corporal | 916303 | The Glider Pilot Regiment Army Air Corps | 01/09/1942 | 22 | Repton (St.Wynstan) Churchyard | Robert was the son of Robert Leonard and Amy Mary Hall, of Great Crosby | ||
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Halsall | Richard | Electrician | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Sansu' (Liverpool) | 45 Oxford Drive, Crosby | 25/09/1943 | 39 | Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool | Richard was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Halsall, of Liverpool; husband of Marjorie Halsall. He died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis at Withnell Pulmonary Hospital, Chorley | ||
Halson | William Thomas | Assistant Baker | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Arandora Star' (London) | 134 The Northern Road, Crosby | 07/02/1940 | 28 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | William was the son of Ernest and Lily Beatrice Halson, of Crosby, Liverpool. His brother, Jack Almo Halson, perished with him. The Arandora Star was as struck by a torpedo, without warning, on her starboard side, in the area of her Engine Room. 805 crew and passengers perished | ||
Halson | Jack Almo | Scullion | Merchant Navy, SS Arandora Star' (London) | 134 The Northern Road, Crosby | 07/02/1940 | 19 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Jack Almo was the son of Ernest and Lily Beatrice Halson, of Crosby, Liverpool. His brother, William Thomas Halson, perished with him The Arandora Star was as struck by a torpedo, without warning, on her starboard side, in the area of her Engine Room. 805 crew and passengers perished. | ||
Hartley | Roy Tudor | Lieutenant | 190145 | 268 Battery, 40 Light Air Artillery Regiment, Royal Artillery | 2 Brentwood Avenue, Great Crosby | 19/07/1943 | 21 | Catania War Cemetery, Sicily | Son of Harry and Winifred Susannah Hartley, of Crosby. He was killed in the invasion of Sicily. Prior to this he took part in the Battle of El Alamein and had been a Commando instructor. | |
Heath | Henry | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Ceramic' | 45 Myers Road West, Crosby | 12/07/1942 | 51 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Henry was the husband of Irene Heath, of Crosby.He was killed when the Ceramic, with 378 passengers and a crew of 278 was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-515. One man survived | ||
Hellon | William Burton | Flying Officer | 131515 | Base Signals and Repair Unit. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 20 Agnes Road, Blundellsands | 11/07/1944 | 21 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England | Frank was the son of Frank Burton Hellon and Amy Eliza Hellon, of Blundellsands | |
Hender | Alfred | Master | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Nova Scotia' | Rothesay Drive, Crosby | 28/11/1942 | 51 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Alfred was the son of William Richard and Annie Hender; husband of Jane Ann Hender, of Crosby. He drowned while trying to rescue a little Italian girl from drowning off Lourenco Marques in Mozambique. He had been landed in the port after his ship had been sunk off the African coast. | ||
Henderson | Arthur Ian | Sergeant (Navigator) | 1623053 | 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer | 16 Willedstan Avenue, Crosby | 05/12/1944 | 20 | Wilsele Churchyard, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium | Arthur was the son of John and Elsie May Henderson, of Crosby. He was reported as missing in operations over Belgium. Arthur's family, including his fiancee Mavis Lea, later received a telegram confirming his death. He was due home of leave when he was reported missing. | |
Henderson | William Edward | Fourth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S, 'Laconia' (Liverpool) | 1 Beatie Street, off Knowsley Road, Seaforth | 09/12/1942 | 23 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | William was the son of Charles and Eva Henderson, and fiancee to Gladys Anderson, whom he was coming home to marry. He was killed when RMS Laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by U-156, a German U-boat, off the West African coast. William spent 27 days in a lifeboat following the attack | ||
Herring | George | Guner | 797778 | G Battery, Royal Horse Artillery | 4 De Villiers Avenue, Crosby | 15/12/1942 | 33 | Alamein Memorial, Egypt | George was the son of George and Mary Herring; husband of C. E. Herring. He died, in a field Ambulance, of wounds received in action. He left a wife and two small children | |
Hesketh | Noel | Pilot Officer | 179215 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 20 Strathmore Drive, Crosby | 23/08/1944 | 24 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England | Noel was the son on of Charles and Alice Louisa Hesketh, of Wool, Dorsetshire. He died aboard a Stirling Mk III, which failed to return from a routine training flight. All 6 air crew were killed. | |
Heslop | George | Able Seaman | D/JX 369179 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Kite' | 21/08/1944 | 19 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | George was the son of Joseph and Sarah Ellen Heslop, of Crosby. He was killed when the convoy which HMS Kite was travelling with was attacked by a strong force of submarines. during the attack Kite was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-344 | ||
Hill | Francis Alfred | Aircraftman 1st Class | 155322 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 11a Cavendish Road, Blundellsands | 06/03/1942 | 21 | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension, Rutland, England | Francis was the son of Alfred Cecil and May Frances Hill, of Blundellsand. He was the victim of a fatal accident at Cottesmore Aerodrome Where he worked as an electrician. | |
Hill | George Frederick | Gunner | 1549705 | 2 Battery, 1 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | Rocklands, Blundellsands Road East | 23/04/1944 | 22 | Cassino Memorial, Italy | Son of Frederic and Mary Ridgway Hill, of Blundellsands. Prior to his death George was listed a missing presumed to be a prisoner of war in the Middle East. He must have re-joined his regiment to have taken part in the invasion of Italy and the Battle of Cassino in the spring of 1944 | |
Hilton | Kenneth | Lance Corporal | T/84464 | Royal Army Service Corps | 34 Edgemore Drive, Thornton | 30/09/1944 | 27 | Cesena War Cemetery, Italy | Kenneth was the son of Thomas Joseph and Blanche Hilton; husband of Joan Hilton, of Seaforth He went missing during operations in Italy, having previously served in France and Sicily. | |
Hincks | John | Sapper | 3771501 | 1010 Docks Operating Company, Royal Engineers | 21 Clifton Avenue, Crosby | 17/06/1943 | 23 | Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey | John was the husband of Veronica Hincks, nee O'Toole of Bootle. He was lost when the ship transporting him from North Africa to Sicily was torpedoed. | |
Hodges | Albert John | Gunner | 1556938 | 64 Light Anti Aircraft Battery, 4 H.A.A Regiment. Royal Artillery | 30/10/1942 | 25 | Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey | Albert was the son of Harry and Mary Jane Hodges; husband of Ivy Eileen Hodges, of Crosby | ||
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Holt | Derek Arthur | Flight Sergeant ( Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner) | 1217084 | 75 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 12/01/1943 | St Helen's Cemetery, Sefton Village, Merseyside | Derek was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Holt, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire He was killed when his plane crashed during the return journey from a mission over Berlin. . | |||
Hoos | Ronald | Flying Officer (Pilot) | 49586 | 35 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 17 Balmoral Avenue, Crosby | 30/05/1943 | 25 | Heverlee War Cemetery, Vlaams- Brabant, Belgium | Ronald was the son of George and Jean Brodie Hoos, of Liverpool; husband of Alice Mary Hoos, of Waterloo, Liverpool.He went missing during operations over Germany, Ronald had taken part in over 30 Raids, and was twice mentioned in despatches for gallant and distinguished service. | |
Hopkinson | Frederick William | Ordinary Seaman | C/JX 317716 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Avenger' | 15/11/1942 | 35 | Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent | Frederick was the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Hopkinson, of Great Crosby. He was lost when Avenger was torpedoed by German submarine U-155 just west of the Rock of Gibraltar. 514 men were lost. | ||
Hounslea | Ronald | Gunner | 1468212 | 32 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | 32 Queens Road, Crosby | 11/10/1942 | 23 | Bari War Cemetery, Italy | Ronald was the son of John and Sophia Hounslea. He was taken prisoner at Mersa Matruh. North Africa in June 1942, Ronald died at Prisoner of War camp 65 of Diphtheria and Jaundice. | |
Howel | John | Chief Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S 'Aguila' (Liverpool) | 22/08/1941 | 42 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | John was the son of Rees and Mary Elizabeth Howel; husband of Mildred Howel, of Crosby. He died , following the sinking of Aguila by German Submarine U-201. | |||
Howell - Jones | Charles Michael | Lieutenant | 174263 | Royal Welch Fusiliers, Attached 44th ( 7th Battalion. The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment) Regiment Reconnaissance Corps | Kimberley Drive, Crosby | 21/09/1943 | 23 | Salerno War Cemetery, Italy | Charles was the son of Howell Griffith Howell-Jones and Helena Mary Howell-Jones, of Crosby, Liverpool.Prior to the war he was a Classical Scholar of Oxford (Pembroke College). Charles died of wounds received whilst serving with the Central Mediterranean Force. He fought with the Eighth Army through El Alamein and Tunisia. | |
Howes | Reginald Edward Noble | Sub- Lieutenant | Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Submarine Stonehenge | 20/03/1944 | 21 | Portsmouth Naval Memorial | Reginald was the son of Reginald Arthur and Elizabeth Howes, of Great Crosby. He was lost aboard Stonehenge, which went missing while on patrol in the northern part of the Malacca Straits. Nothing further was heard from the submarine and she failed to reach Ceylon on 20th March as expected. It is believed that Stonehenge struck a mine. | |||
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Hughes | Albert Henry | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Empire Ibex' (London) | 09/07/1942 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Albert was the husband of Christina Hughes, of Great Crosby. He was killed when Empire Ibex sank after a collision with S.S. Empire. | ||||
Hughes | William Desmond | Sub Lieutenant (A) | 808 Squadron, H.M.S. 'Daedalus' Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | 45 Woodville Avenue, Crosby | 07/11/1944 | Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire | William was killed whilst serving at H.M.S. Daedalus, which was one of the primary shore airfields of the Fleet Air Arm | |||
Huston | Joseph Aloysius | 2nd Lieutenant | Royal Army Service Corps | 58 Merrilocks Road, Blundellsands | 09/08/1942 | 22 | St Peter and St Paul's churchyard, Great Crosby | Joseph was discharged on medical grounds, after being taken ill in South Africa. He was diagnosed as having cancer and died at the age of 22. | ||
Hynes | Edward | Assistant barkeeper | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Ascania' (Liverpool) | 28/01/1945 | 42 | Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool | Edward was the son of f James and Mary Hynes, of Liverpool; husband of Bridget Hynes, of Great Crosby, | |||
Iddon | Clarence Hugh | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Athelviscount' (Liverpool) | 21/03/1942 | 49 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Clarence was the son of Thomas and Margaret Iddon; husband of May Iddon, of Crosby, | |||
Irvine | Harold Fawcus | Gunner | 2054545 | 267 Battery, 93 Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. | 04/08/1941 | 23 | St Peter and St Paul's churchyard, Great Crosby | Harold was the son of Robert and Edith Irvine; nephew of Mrs. A. Roberts, of Waterloo, Liverpool. harold died in Upton Chester, and was buried with full military honours. | ||
Ives | Albert Roy Chapman | Leading Aircraftman | 551704 | Royal Air Force | 14/03/1941 | 19 | St Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | Albert was the son of John William Harrison Ives and of May Nicholson Ives, of Great Crosby | ||
Jackson | Francis Joseph | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Laconia' (Liverpool) | 5 Grasmere Gardens, Great Crosby | 09/12/1942 | 23 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Francis was the son of J. and Mary Jackson, of Crosby.He was killed when RMS Laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by U-156, a German U-boat, off the West African coast | ||
James | James Joseph Davis | Flight Sergeant (Navigator) | 659059 | 90 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Died between 10/06/1944 and 11/06/1944 | Berou-la-Mulotiere Communal Cemetery, Eure-et-Loir, France | James was the son of George W. James and Clara James, of Great Crosby. He was killed in operations over France. | |||
Jeffray | Robert Bruce | Chief Refrigeration Engineer | Merchant Navy, s.s. 'Ceramic' (Southampton) | 28 Newborough Avenue, Crosby | 12/07/1942 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Robert was the son of Robert and Isabella Jeffray; husband of Eva Alice Jeffray, of Great Crosby. He was killed when the Ceramic, with 378 passengers and a crew of 278 was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-515. One man survived . | |||
Johnson | Arthur | Signalman | C/JX.342517 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Odyssey | 45 Morningside, Crosby | 10/02/1944 | St. Sever Cemetery Extension. Rouen, France | Arthur was the son of Harry and Jane Johnson, of Liverpool; husband of Stella Johnson, of Crosby. He died of dysentery while on active service. Prior to the war he worked as a journalist at the Crosby Herald. | ||
Johnson | Clifford Ambrose | Leading Aircraftman | 989623 | 114 squadron, Royal Air force Volunteer Reserve | 23 Haigh Avenue, Crosby | 28/08/1941 | St. Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | Clifford was the son of Harry and Jane Johnson, of Liverpool; husband of Stella Johnson, of Crosby. He was killed in an accident while serving in the UK. | ||
Johnson | William Frederick | Lance Bombardier | 879533 | 21 Anti-Tank regiment, Royal Artillery | 9 Lime Street, Crosby | 24/09/1940 | St. Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | William left a widow and young daughter -Hilda. Prior to the war he was employed by Messrs William Ross. | ||
Jones | Reginald Ian | Trooper | 7947210 | 145th (8th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment. [West Riding] Regiment). Royal Armoured Corps | 31 Manor Road, Crosby | 09/02/1944 | Montecchio War Cemetery, Italy | Reginald was the son of George Fosbery Jones and Elsie Jones, of Crosby. He died of wounds received during fighting in Italy | ||
Jones | Kenneth David | Sergeant (Observer) | 1128890 | 26 Operational Training Units, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | 31 Coronation Drive, Crosby | 14/09/1942 | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Noord-Holland, Netherlands | Reginald was the son of Tom and Mary Irving Jones, of Crosby, | ||
Jones | Thomas | Gunner | 11051560 | 242 Battery, 48 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | 29 College Road, Crosby | 02/07/1945 | Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia | Thomas was the son of Hugh Thomas Jones and Margaret Jones, of Crosby, Liverpool. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942, and was held prisoner in Borneo. | ||
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Jones | Frederick Fletcher | Assistant Purser | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Laconia' | 09/12/1942 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Son of Charles Frederick Jones, and of Letitia Marshall Jones, of Crosby. He was killed when RMS Laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by U-156, a German U-boat, off the West African coast | ||||
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Kaigh | Christopher Hamilton | Sergeant | 1483148 | 133 Battery, 41 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | 13 Manor Road, Crosby | 07/02/1944 | 34 | Aleppo War Cemetery, Syria | Christopher was the son of William and Alice Kaigh of Liverpool; husband of Evelyn Kaigh, of Great Crosby and father to Christopher aged 3. He lost his life as the result of an accident, which occurred while he was serving with the Middle East forces. | |
Kirk | Joseph Henry | Pilot Officer (Pilot) | 107518 | Royal Air Force | 49 Alexandra Road, Crosby | 02/04/1942 | Moreton in the Marsh, New Cemetery, Gloucester | Joseph was the son of Henry and Mary Kirk; husband of Sarah Jane Kirk, of Blackpool, he was killed on active service. | ||
Kirkup | Kenneth Corderoy | Leading Seaman | D/JX 272122 | Royal Navy, H.M.M.L.268 | 28/03/1942 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | Kenneth was the son of Thomas and Lydia Corderoy Kirkup; husband of Emilie Charlotte Athanasie Kirkup, of Blundellsands | |||
Lace | Malcolm John | Captain | 222241 | Royal Artillery | 19 Strathmore Drive, Crosby | 09/11/1945 | 29 | Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar | Malcolm was the son of Malcolm and Hannah Lace.Having spent two years at the front line, Malcolm died of wounds received in India | |
Laidlaw | Adrian Gordon Stewart | Sergeant (Navigator) | 1588408 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Kirklaidee, Hatherley Avenue, Crosby | 04/05/1945 | 21 | Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire | Adrian was the son of Edward Douglas and Isabel Stewart Laidlaw, of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. He died while on active air operations. | |
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Lamberd | John Alexander | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Fabian' (London) | 28/08/1942 | 23 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | John was the son of William and Katherine Lamberd, of Great Crosby. He was lost when on route from Curacao for Key West aboard Fabian, which was carrying a cargo of fuel oil. She was torpedoed by German submarine U-511 and sunk. 26 crewfrom a total of 59, were killed. | |||
Lamberd | William | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S.' Creofield' (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne) | 31/01/1940 | 52 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | William was the husband of Katharine Lamberd, of Great Crosby. | |||
Lambert | Charles Ernest | Chief Steward | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Cymbeline' (Liverpool) | 27/06/1941 | 50 | Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery, Poland | Charles was the son of Charles and Catherine Lambert, of Liverpool. | |||
Langhurst | Norman Charles | Second Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. ' Egyptian' (Liverpool) | 03/06/1943 | 28 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Norman was the son of William and Edith Langhurst. He was killed when, the British armed cargo S/S Egyptian was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-230. | |||
Lauder | Hugh | Captain | 150242 | Royal Army Medical Corps. Attached 6 Field Ambulance, West African Army Medical Corps. | 26/01/1944 | 29 | Rangoon Memorials, Myanmar | Hugh was the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Lauder, of Glasgow; husband of Joan Evelyn Lauder. | ||
Leeming | Thomas | Sergeant (Flight Engineer) | 2219210 | 195 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 12/12/1944 | 33 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Nordrhein-WestFalen, Germany | Thomas was the son of Thomas Richardson Leeming and Annie Leeming; husband of Margaret Mary Leeming, of Crosby | ||
Little | James | Pantryman | 967590 | Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy). H.M.S. 'Forfar' | 56 Stuart Road, Waterloo | 12/02/1940 | 40 | James was the son of John and Elizabeth Little; husband of Julia Alice Little, of Waterloo.on of John and Elizabeth Little; husband of Julia Alice Little, of Waterloo.He was killed aboard HMS Forfar, which was operating as part of the Northern Patrol, when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-99. | ||
Lloyd | Alun Rees | Sapper | 1898023 | 159 Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers. | Coronation Road, Crosby | 17/06/1940 | 20 | Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. | Alun was the son of John Eaton Lloyd and Mary Catherine Lloyd, of Crosby, Liverpool. His brother , Emlyn, also died on service | |
Lloyd | Emlyn | Aircraftman 2nd Class | 1108516 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Coronation Road, Crosby | 27/10/1940 | 20 | Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool | Emlyn, was the son of John Eaton Lloyd and Mary Catherine Lloyd, of Crosby, Liverpool. His brother, Alun Rees Lloyd, died at Dunkirk. | |
Lloyd | Kenneth | Pilot Officer (Observer) | 1816030 | 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 87 Manor Road, Waterloo | 14/04/1942 | 30 | Aberdare Cemetery, Glamorganshire | Kenneth was the son of Enoch Alfred and Emma Lloyd, of Great Crosby | |
Lowe | Ernest Neal | Sergeant (Flight Engineer) | 1056312 | 59 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 105 Alexandra Road, Crosby | 18/08/1944 | 25 | St. Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | Ernest was killed during flight operations over Scotland. He was the son of Mes Betsy and (the late) William Lowe. he left a wife and two daughters | |
Mason | Cecil | Master | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Kathleen Moller' (Shanghai) | 7 Fairways Green, Crosby | 06/03/1944 | 56 | Sai Wan (China) Memorial, China | Cecil was the son of William James Mason and Jessie Mason, of Liverpool; husband of Florence Mason, of Great Crosby. Cecil was taken prisoner in 1941, shortly after Japan join the war. He died after a short illness at a concentration camp in Shanghai. | ||
Matthews | Frederick William | Private | 3784181 | The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | 16/12/1947 | Frederick was the son of Alfred and Sarah Winefride Matthews, of Crosby | ||||
Mattinson | John Arthur | Lieutenant | 207576 | Royal Artillery | 21 Everest Road, Crosby | 16/05/1945 | 33 | Aberdeen (Trinity) Cemetery, Broadhill Extension. | John was the son of the Revd. John Edward Mattinson and Edith Emma Mattinson; husband of Muriel Mattinson, of Crosby, | |
Mawdsley | James | Liaison Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Nova Scotia' (Liverpool) | 51 Sunnyside Road, Crosby | 28/11/1942 | 43 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | James was the husband of Florence Mawdsley, of Crosby. He was listed as missing presumed drowned, during enemy action. | ||
Mawer | Joseph LLoyd Daykin | Private | 2929383 | 1st Battalion, The Liverpool Scottish Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders | 12 Sefton View, Crosby | 15/06/1941 | Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt | Joseph is listed as 'Killed in action' on or about the 15th June 1941. | ||
Mayers | Chilion | Master | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'New York' | 10 Old Farm Road, Great Crosby, Liverpool | 25/09/1942 | 44 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Chilion was the son of John Henry and Elizabeth Empson Mayers; husband of Edith Marjorie. He was master of New York when she was was torpedoed by U-96 off Cape Farewell. Most of her crew, including Chilion evacuated to HMS Veteran but they all died when she was sunk the following day . | ||
Mc Dermott | John | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Marlene' | 04/04/1941 | 67 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | John was the son of John and Mary McDermott; husband of Louisa McDermott, of Crosby | |||
McAllister | Norman | Bombardier | Royal Artillery | 14 Musker Street, Crosby | 25/07/1942 | 21 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Norman was the son of Mrs & Mrs McAllister, he died ar Bootle Hospital, aged 21. | ||
McArt | Robert Frederick | Lieutenant Commander (E) | Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S 'Avenger' | 24 Old Farm Road, Crosby | 15/11/1941 | 42 | Liverpool Naval Memorial, Merseyside | Robert was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James McArt; husband of Catherine McArt. | Distinguished Service Cross | |
McCallum | George Campbell | Air Mechanic 1st Class | FX. 587943 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. Godwit | 44 Edgemore Drive, Thornton | 24/03/1945 | 20 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | George was the son of Mr & Mrs George McCallum. He died from injuries received in an aerodrome accident, his bicycle was hit by a car as he was coming off the base. He was killed outright. | |
McCann | Joseph Aloysius | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S.' Laconia' (Liverpool) | 09/12/1942 | 60 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Joseph was killed when SS Laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by U-156, a German U-boat, off the West African coast. | |||
McCoy | Francis Gerard | Lieutenant | 261429 | 582 Battery, 158 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | 83 Stuart Road, Crosby | 25/05/1944 | 24 | Imphal War Cemetery, India | Francis was the only son of Richard Laurence and Diana McCoy, of Crosby. He was killed on active service in Burma | |
McCulloch | Kenneth | Pilot Officer (Pilot) | 145513 | 619 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 42 Sherwood Avenue, Crosby | 16/06/1943 | 31 | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | Kenneth was the son of George Alfred and Elizabeth Ann McCulloch, of Liverpool; husband of Audrey Muriel McCulloch, of Great Crosby, | |
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Mckenzie | William A | Royal Army Service Corp, Despatch Rider | ||||||||
Mckeown | Ronald Daniel | Sergeant (Air Gunner) | 1620745 | 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 16/07/1943 | 20 | Recey-Sur-Ource Communal Cemetery, Cote-d'Or, France | Ronald was the son of Daniel and Lilian McKeown, of Blundellsands | ||
McLaren | Duncan | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Corinth' (Liverpool) | 17/11/1942 | 52 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Duncan was the son of James and Margaret McLaren; husband of Lily McLaren, of Great Crosby. He was lost aboard Corinth when she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-508. 11 of her 87 crew were lost. | |||
Merrick | Thomas David | Sub-Lieutenant (A) | Royal Naval Volunteer, H.M.S. 'Fencer' | 4 Rosett Road, Crosby | 07/10/1943 | 22 | Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire | Thomas was the only son of Arnold and Margaret Ellen Merrick, of Great Crosby. He was on the first convoy out of the Azores, his aircraft didn't return from an anti-submarine patrol. | ||
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Milne | Stanley George | Lieutenant | 269425 | Royal Sussex regiment, attached King's Own Scottish Borderers | 19 Everett Road, Great Crosby | 26/03/1945 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | Stanley was the son of Mr & Mrs J E Milne, Husband of Nora, nee Smith. He died during his first action of the war, whilst trying to cross the Rhine with his unit. | ||
Molloy | Anthony Joseph | Sergeant | 1621707 | 28 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 23 Kimberley Drive, Crosby | 04/03/1943 | 19 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey | Anthony was the son of Michael and Josephine Molloy, of Bootle | |
Morgan | Arthur | Private | 3660486 | 1st Battalion, Queen's Own West Kent Regiment | 12 Brentwood Avenue, Crosby | 29/06/1944 | 31 | Assisi War Cemetery, Italy | Arthur was the son of William Henry and Margaret Morgan; husband of Adelaide Elizabeth Morgan, of Great Crosby he was killed in action after serving just three months in Italy. | |
Morris | William Corfield | Flying Officer (Navigator) | 120570 | 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 5 Hazel Grove, Crosby | 20/03/1943 | 32 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | William was the son of William Corfield Morris and Clementina Morris; husband of Mary Florence McMullan Morris, of Crosby. | |
Morrissey | James | Captain | 5021 | Royal Army Medical Corps. Attached 2/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | 11/06/1940 | 39 | Veules-Sur-Roses, Seine Maritime, France | James was the son of James and Sara Morrissey; husband of Winifred Morrissey, of Blundellsands, Liverpool. He was mentioned in despatches for bravery. | ||
Mulholland | Thomas Anthony | Second Officer | Merchant Navy, M.V.' Delius' (Liverpool) | 38 Moorland Drive, Crosby | 01/12/1943 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Thomas was the son of Francis and Hilda Mulholland, of Crosby, Lhe was lost aboard Delius which was attacked and damaged in an air raid, 300 miles southwest of Lands End. 4 people, including the Captain and Thomas, lost their lives | |||
Munford | Max | Major | 50459 | 106 (The Lancashire Hussars) Regiment | Woodcroft, St Anthony's Road, Blundellsands | 17/08/1945 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Max was the son of Mr & Mrs G H Munford. He ded after undergoing surgery at Chester Military. He has only just been released from captivity, having spent a couple of years as a German prisoner after the fall of Crete. | ||
Murgatroyd | Stanley Edward | Petty Officer | D/J114755 | Royal Navy, H.M. Submarine Thames | Moor Lane, Crosby | 03/08/1940 | 31 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | Stanley was the son of William and Emily Louisa Murgatroyd; husband of Winifred Betty Murgatroyd, of Southsea, Hampshire. He was lost whilst serving on Submarine Thames. In July 1940 Thames torpedoed and sank the German torpedo boat Luchs, she went missing soon after, presumed mined | |
Myles | John Anthony | Trooper | 3966775 | 53rd Regiment, Reconnaissance Corp. Royal Artillery Corps | 4 De Villiers Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool | 07/09/1944 | 24 | Leopoldsburg, Belgium | John was the youngest son of John and Ann Myles, of Crosby. He was killed on active service, he had previously taken part in the epic raid on Dieppe. | |
Newcombe | Ernest | Lieutenant Commander (E) | Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. 'Bachaquero' | 67 Coronation Drive, Crosby | 18/04/1942 | 57 | East London (East Bank) Cemetery, Eastern Cape, South Africa | Ernest was the son of John Henry and Mary Newcomb; husband of Ella Elizabeth Newcomb, of Great Crosby. Hit was reported in local papers that Ernest 'had died in hospital abroad' | ||
Newman | Ernest P | Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator (Air)) | 1109109 | 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer | 11 College Road North, Blundellsands | 19/10/1944 | Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Germany | Ernest was the son of Mr & Mrs J S Newman: husband of Frances (nee Chatterton). He was killed during an operational flight over Germany. |
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O'Connor | John Joseph | Captain | Royal Naval Reserve, HMS 'President'' | 24/06/1947 | 52 | Ford Cemetery, Liverpool | John was the son of Timothy and Marriane O'Connor; husband of Kathleen O'Connor, of Crosby | |||
Orme | George William | Able Seaman | D/JX200553 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Matabele' | 17/01/1942 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | George died whilst serving om Matabele. On 11 January 1942, she was detailed to escort Convoy PQ-8 from Iceland to Murmansk providing supplies to the Soviet Union. Six days later, on Saturday 17 January 1942, 'Matabele' was torpedoed by German submarine U-454. | |||
O'Shaughnessy | Myles Francis | Corporal | 3773045 | 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry | 70 Liverpool Road, Great Crosby | 25/09/1944 | 27 | Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands | Myles was the son of George and Dora O'shaughnessy, of Great Crosby, Liverpool; husband of Grace Frances O'shaughnessy. | |
O'Shaughnessy | Philip | Private | 14206346 | 2nd Battalion,East York Regiment | 9 Derwent Road, Crosby | 26/07/1944 | 21 | Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France | Philip was the son of Henry and Elizabeth O'Shaughnessy, of Crosby | |
O'Shea | James Stephen | Sapper | Royal Engineers | 12 Princess Avenue, Croosby | 01/07/1944 | 24 | Ford Cemetery, Liverpool | James was the son of Josephine and (the late) John O'Shea. He at his home after a long illness. He was injured at Dunkirk and never really regained full health. He was discharged from the army on a full pension early 1944. | ||
Overton | Edward Lockhart | Pilot Officer | 164230 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 12/06/1944 | 19 | Medicine Hat (Hillside) Cemetery, Alberta, Canada | Edward was the son of Charles Lockhart Overton and Helen Muriel Overton, of Blundellsands. It is likely that he perished while training at the Service Flying School based near the cemetery. | ||
Owen | William Naylor | Flight Sergeant | 1100663 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 27 Enbutt Lane, Crosby | 21/11/1943 | 23 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey | William was the son of Hugh William and Ada Collis Owen; husband of Ethel Gertrude Owen, of Great Crosby. He was reported as missing presumed dead, during air operations. | |
Park | William Morley | Guardsman | 2697526 | 1st Battalion, Scots Guards | Duddingston Avenue, Crosby | 05/05/1943 | 26 | Oued Zarga War Cemetery, Tunisia | William is the son of George Morley Park and Edith Anna Park, of Crosby. He enlisted in 1940, undergoing intensive training in the British Isles before being drafted to North Africa. He was killed on active service. | |
Parker | Ronald | Gunner | 1473670 | 11 Field Artillery, Royal Artillery | 13 Grasmere Gardens, Crosby | 28/07/1942 | 22 | Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt | Ronald was the son of William and Alice Parker, of Crosby. He died of severe wounds, whilst serving with an Anti-Tank regiment in the Middle East. | |
Patterson | Gerald William | Cadet | Merchant Navy, S.S.' Empire Lakeland' (South Shields) | Old Farm Road, Crosby | 03/11/1943 | 16 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Gerald was the son of Alfred Cameron Patterson and Florence M. Patterson, of Crosby. He was lost when Empire Lakeland was torpedoed by U-190 and sunk, the crew of 64 were all lost. | ||
Patterson | James Alfred | Sargeant | 6465592 | Intelligence Corps | 01/07/1944 | 33 | Bari War Cemetery, Italy | James was the son of Thomas and Beatrice Margaret Patterson, of Great Crosby. | ||
Pearson | John Harold Child | Lieutenant Colonel | 56693 | South Lancashire Regiment, Commanding 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment | Greenfields, Dowhills Road, Blundellsands | 08/07/1944 | 30 | Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France | John was the only son of Charles Child Pearson and his wife. He was killed while leading his men who were trying to force a river crossing in Normandie, near Mount Pincon. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Order for Gallantry in the field. | Distinguished Service Order |
Pickup | Arnold Foster | Ordinary Seaman | P/JX284340 | Royal Navy, H.M.S.' Trinidad' | 57 College Road, Crosby | 14/05/1942 | 35 | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Devon | Arnold was the son of Wolley Thomas Pickup and Eliza Pickup, of Great Crosby. He was reported missing presumed killed, on active service | |
Pinnington | Kevin Cuthbert | Captain | 79379 | 106 (The Lancashire Hussars) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | Forton Lodge, Blundellsands | 26/04/1941 | 26 | Athens Memorial, Greece | Kevin was the son of Henry Bernard and Clara Cecelia Pinnington, of Blundellsands. It is reported that he drowned during the evacuation of Crete. He had previously been awarded the Military Cross, while serving in North Africa. His brother Noel Stephen also died on service. | Military Cross |
Pinnington | Noel Stephen | Captain | 69835 | 40th (7th Battalion, The King's(Liverpool)), Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | Forton Lodge, Blundellsands | 27/01/1943 | 25 | Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya | SNoel was the sn of Henry Bernard and Clara Cecelia Pinnington; husband of Patricia Pinnington. His brother, Kevin Cuthbert, also died on service. | |
Portnall | Charles Edward | Leading Seaman | D/J96258 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Gloucester' | Shaftsbury Road, Crosby | 22/05/1941 | 39 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | Charles was the son of Frederick and Sarah Portnall; husband of Kathleen Portnall, of Paignton, Devon. He was lost during the evacuation of Crete, when Gloucester was sunk by German dive bombers with the loss of 722 men out of a crew of 807. | |
Pownell | Edward Ralph | Stoker 1st Class | D/SS 122660 | Royal Navy | 30/09/1944 | 44 | Duke Street Cemetery, Southport | Edward was the son of Edward and Alberta Pownell; husband of Catherine Ann Pownell, of Great Crosby. | ||
Prescott | Douglas Roy | Guardsman | 3777183 | 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards | 16 Miller Avenue, Crosby | 16/10/1943 | 22 | Minturno War Cemetery, Italy | Douglas was the son of George Curzon Prescott and Winifred Mary Prescott, of Crosby | |
Ralph | Herbert John | Flight Sergeant (Pilot) | 1538441 | 271 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 35 South Parade, Crosby | 17/04/1944 | 27 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Herbert was the son of Herbert and May Ralph, of Great Crosby, | |
Raven | Neale Money | Lieutenant | 57455 | 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. Royal Artillery | 21/11/1941 | 27 | Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya | Neale was the son of William Neale Money Raven and Constance Mary Raven, of Blundellsands | ||
Rees | Harry | Waiter | Merchant Navy, S.S. Nova Scotia | 7 Sunnyside Road, Crosby | 39/11/1942 | 32 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Harry was lost when Nova Scotia s was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U- 177 | ||
Richardson | William Antoine | Lieutenant | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. Goshawk | 17/01/1941 | 32 | Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire | Son of William and Jeanne Richardson, of Waterloo, Crosby, Lancashire; husband of Dolina Rose Richardson | |||
Ried | James Norman | Private | 7679892 | Royal Army Pay Corps | Clifton Avenue, Crosby | 12/07/1947 | 32 | James was the son of Thomas Moore Ried and Jane Ellen Ried, of Liverpool; husband of Elizabeth Jessica MacDonald Ried, of Great Crosby | ||
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Roberts | Henry Cyril | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX91718 | Royal Navy H.M.S. 'Glorious' | 08/06/1940 | 21 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | Henry was the son of Helen Roberts, of Great Crosby | ||
Roberts | Kenneth | Steward | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Oropesa' (LIverpool) | Clifton Avenue, Crosby | 16/01/1941 | 18 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Kenneth was the son of T. F. and Elsie Roberts, of Crosby. He was killed aboard Oropesa When she was torpedoed by U-96, Cpt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock and sunk. The ship was on route from Mombasa to Britain, all 106 crew were lost | ||
Roberts | Kenneth James | Flight Sergeant | 1086767 | 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Water Street, Thornton | 23/01/1944 | 21 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey | Kenneth was the son of James Collie Roberts and Florence Amy Roberts, of Thornton | |
Robinson | James Alan | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S.' Nerissa' (Hamilton, Bermuda) | 30/04/1941 | 39 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | James was the son of James Robinson, and of Edith Holmes Robinson, of Crosby. He was lost aboard SS Nerissa, a troop carrier which was sunk off Inistrahull, Ireland, while en-route from Nova Scotia to Liverpool. At the time the ship was carrying 175 passengers, mostly Canadian Army personnel. 124 passengers and 83 crewmembers were killed. | |||
Robinson | John Francis | Lieutenant | 168170 | 53 Infantry Brigade, Group Company, Royal Army Service Corp | 42 College Road, Crosby | 13/08/1943 | 23 | Singapore Memorial, Singapore | John was the son of Eric Richard and Margaret Edith Robinson, of Great Crosby. It is reported that he died whilst escaping from one of the Burma Railway prison camps. He was mentioned in despatches. | |
Robinson | John Vernon | Pilot Officer | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 20 Victoria Avenue, Crosby | 24/07/1942 | 20 | St Helen's Church, Sefton Village | John was the son of John and Ada Robinson, of Great Crosby. John was killed while on active service, with Bomber Command, Number 25 Operational Training Unit. | ||
Robinson | Geoffrey Clifford | Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) | 123007 | 247 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 3 College Road North, Crosby | 15/07/1944 | 22 | Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France | Geoffrey was the son of Herbert Henry and Edith Agnes Ann Robinson, of Blundellsands. He was shot down when engaged with Typhoon Bombers over Normandie. At the time of his death Geoffrey was engaged to Miss M Rimmer, of Waterloo. | |
Rogers | Albert Ernest | Chief Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Wayfarer' | 19/08/1944 | 39 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Albert was the son of Alfred Ernest and Annie Orr Rogers; husband of Kathleen Rogers, of Great Crosby. He was lost aboard Wayfarer; she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-862 (later I-502) about 90 miles off Mozambique | |||
Rogerson | Joseph Austin | Flight Sergeant | 950598 | 502 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Esplen Avenue, Crosby | 24/04/1942 | 21 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey | Joseph was the son of Joseph and of Emily Mary Rogerson, of Crosby. He was reported as missing, presumed killed as the result of air operations. | |
Roocroft | James | Sapper | 1873522 | 41 Fortress Company, Royal Engineers | College Road, Crosby | 21/04/1941 | 20 | Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore | James was the son of James Edward and Mary Ann Roocroft, of Crosby. He was drowned off Singapore in an accident, while he was a boatman on a small craft on a fast tide. He was trying to prevent an accident with another vessel when he was thrown overboard. | |
Rylance | Walter Trevor Lithgow | Sub-Lieutenant | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S.' Itchen' | 24A Harlech Road, Blundellsands | 23/09/1943 | 22 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | Walter was the son of Randolph L. and Ruby Doris Rylance, of Blundellsands. He was killed when Itechen, part of an Atlantic Convoy , was attacked south of Iceland by German submarine U-666. She sank with the loss of 14 officers, and 134 ratings. | ||
Sawyer | Muriel | Private | W/244475 | Auxiliary Territorial Service | 4 Windsor Road, Crosby | 06/05/1943 | 20 | St Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | Muriel was the daughter of Joseph and Marie Sawyer | |
Seddon | Joseph Francis J | Third Radio Officer | M.V. 'Shillong' (London) | 04/12/1943 | 24 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Joseph was the son of William Seddon, and of Winifred Seddon, of Great Crosby. He died following the sinking of Shillongy, on 4th April 1943 by German submarine U-635 in the N Atlantic off Cape Farewell. | |||
Shaw | Robert Vincent | Gunner | 902393 | 106 (The Lancashire Hussars) light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | 37 Hartdale Road, Crosby | 25/05/1941 | 22 | Athens Memorial, Greece | ||
Shepherd | Henry Burton | Major | 66393 | 1st Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment | 18/07/1944 | 27 | Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France. | Son of William Henry and Florence Shepherd, of Great Crosby. | ||
Slade | Albert Thomas | Signalman | 2336862 | Singapore Fortress Signals, Royal Corps of Signals | 09/02/1943 | 24 | Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar | Albert was the son of George Mark Slade and Louisa Slade, of Blundellsands.It would appear that Albert was a prisoner of war. Thanbyuzayat became a prisoner of war administration headquarters and base camp in September 1942 and in January 1943 a base hospital was organised for the sick working on the Burma - Siam railway. Many of those who died working on the railway were buried in the nearby cemetery. | ||
Slade | Peter Donald | Electrical Artificer 4th Class | D/MX58175 | Royal navy, H.M. Submarine Pandora | Miller Avenue, Crosby | 04/01/1942 | 24 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | Peter was the son of Wilfred Frederick and Charlotte Louisa Slade, of Crosby. He was killed aboard Pandora, while she was unloading supplies in Malta.HMS A bombing raid began as between 1500 and 1600 in the afternoon Pandora received two direct hits from bombs and sank. | |
Smith | John | Butcher | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Turakina' (Plymouth) | Morningside, Great Crosby | 20/08/1940 | 27 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | John was killed aboard Turakina, following a two and a half hour battle with by German Raider 36 (orion).She was in the Tasman Sea bound for Sydney and Wellington. | ||
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Smith | Sydney Johnston | Lieutenant (E) | Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. 'Tynwald' | 66 Kingswood Drive, Crosby | 11/12/1942 | 30 | Liverpool Naval Memorial, Merseyside | Sydney was killed abroad Tynwald, a British steamship in Admiralty service as an anti-aircraft escort ship,. She was torpedoed by Italian submarine Argo and sank off Bougie | ||
Smith | Trevor Hardy | Pilot Officer (Navigator) | 106563 | 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | 32 Kenilworth Road, Blundellsands | 22/02/1942 | 32 | Sola Churchyard, Norway | Trevor was the son of James Hardy and Ethel Jane Smith; husband of Jean Muriel Smith, of Oxted, Surrey. | |
Spicer | Frank William David | Staff Sergeant | 7322712 | Royal Army Medical Corps | 03/09/1946 | 32 | St Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | Frank was the son of Frank William and Edith Marian Spicer, of Crosby | ||
Sutcliffe- Rhodes | James | Second Lieutenant | 162118 | 11th Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | 03/02/1941 | 23 | Golders Green Crematorium, Middlesex | James was the son of William Sutcliffe Rhodes, J.P., and Jessie Marie Rhodes, of Blundellsands | ||
Tabron | Stanley Nathan | Sergeant (Pilot) | 1621986 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 2 Duddingston Avenue, Crosby | 06/01/1944 | 21 | St Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | Stanley was the son of Nathan and Mary Anne Tabron, of Great Crosby. He joined the ATC Crosby, at its formation and became a Flight sergeant in 1941, gaining his wings in Canada in 1942. He was killed in a flying accident. | |
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Taylor | Thomas Monks | Pilot Officer (Air Gunner) | 77205 | 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 10 College Road North, Crosby | 26/07/1940 | 30 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Thomas was the son of Mrs & Mrs J J Taylor. He was killed while on active service. | |
Thomas | Eric William | Private | 14647299 | 2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment | 84 Moor Drive, Crosby | 21/12/1944 | 21 | Faenza War Cemetery, Italy | Eric was the son of William Joseph and Edith Thomas, of Great Crosby. He was killed in action. | |
Thomas | Frederick Richard | Second Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Dione II' (Port Talbot) | 02/04/1941 | 37 | Termoncarragh Cemetery, County Mayo, republic of Ireland. | Frederick was the son of Henry and Claire Thomas; husband of Lilian May Thomas, of Great Crosby. He was killed when Dione II was on route from Wabana, Newfoundland to Cardiff in Convoy CX-20. She was at the back of the convoy, carrying a cargo of 2650 tons of iron ore, when she was attacked and sunk by U-93. | |||
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Thompson | Horace Leslie | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy, M.V. 'Waiwera' (Southampton) | 29/06/1942 | 33 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Horace was the son of William John George and Beatrice Thompson; husband of Olive Thompson, of Ford, Lancashire. He was killed aboard Wainwera , the ocean liner Waiwera was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-754, 450 miles North of the Azores | |||
Thorougood | Arden Roy | Sergeant (Pilot) | 1238936 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 8 Alexandra Road, Crosby | 19/07/1943 | 21 | Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool | Arden was the son of Thomas Arden Thorougood and Annie Thorougood, of Great Crosby. He was killed in a flying accident. | |
Tulloch | Arnold Hall | Leading Airman | FX90544 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. Saker | 28/06/1943 | 19 | Flatrock Oak Ridge Cemetery, Michigan, USA | Arnold was the son of Arnold and Helen Tullock,Lancashire. | ||
Voss | Michael | Leading Aircraftman | 1289506 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 59 College Road North, Crosby | 01/08/1943 | 19 | Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada. | Michael was the son of Clive Harold and Georgette Voss, of Westminster, London. He was killed on active service. He enlisted with the Royal Air Force in 1940 at the age of 17, spending 18th months training in Canada. | |
Wainwright | Samuel | Ordinary Telegraphist | D/JX259148 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. Drake | 15/01/1941 | 32 | Anfield Crematorium, Liverpool | Samuel was the son of William and Emma Wainwright, of Liverpool; husband of Cecilia Wainwright, of Crosby | ||
Walker | Kenneth | Fusilier | 7889890 | 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | Second Avenue, Crosby | Died Between 31/05/1940 & 02/06/1940 | 19 | Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France | Kenneth was the son of Joseph and Mary Walker; and stepson of Mrs. F. Walker, of Crosby. He died during the evacuation of Allied troops from The Dunkirk Beaches. | |
Walker | Wallace Henry | Fusilier | 4192400 | 6h Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers and The Number 2 Independent Company. | Died Between 26/05/1940 & 17/06/1940 | Saltdal Main Churchyard, Norway | Wallace was the son of Dennis and Maude Walker, of Great Crosby. | |||
Westray | James Wingate | Petty Officer Stoker | D/KX80843 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Abdiel' | 11 Shaftesbury Avenue, Crosby | 09/09/1942 | 31 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | James was reported missing, presumed dead following the sinking of the Adbiel. Mediterranean Fleet (1943). Abdiel was sunk by German mines in Italy's Taranto harbour. | |
Whinyates | Stanley Burke | Able Seaman | D.JX569788 | Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Squirrel' | Burneside, Park Drive, Thornton. | 24/07/1945 | 19 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | Stanley was the son of Stanley and Doris Mary Whinyates, of Thornton, Lancashire. Squirrel was scuttled on 24 July 1945 off Phuket, Siam (Thailand) after being mined.7 Of her crew were killed. | |
White | Edward Arthur Milward | Lieutenant | 155892 | 40th (7th Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool)), Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | 11 Roehampton Drive, Blundellsands | 22/07/1942 | Alamein Memorial, Egypt | Edward was killed in action during the North African Campaign. | ||
Whitfield | Alan Hulme | Lieutenant | 193380 | 1/8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | Ronda' Ennismore Road, Crosby | 28/04/1944 | Kohima War Cemetery, India | Alan was the son of Richard and Ann Whitfield; husband of Beryl Whitfield, of Stoneygate, Leicester | ||
Whittaker | George | Engine Artificer | D/JX150285 | Royal Navy | Richmond Terrace, Crosby | 20/06/1942 | 20 | |||
Wilkinson | Edward G | Lance Sergeant | 2659634 | 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards | Old Farm Road, Crosby | 26/04/1943 | 32 | Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia | Edward was the son of Patrick and Mary Wilkinson, of Great Crosby, Liverpool; husband of Theodora Eileen Wilkinson. He died from wounds received in action. | |
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Williams | Hugh Glynne | Deck Boy | Merchant Navy, S.S. Jonathan Holt (Liverpool) | 24/02/1941 | 16 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Hugh was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Williams, of Crosby, Liverpool. He was killed aboard The Jonathan Holt aged just 16. At 02.12 hours on 24 Feb, 1941, U-97 fired two torpedoes at the convoy OB-289 southwest of the Faröe Islands and reported one ship sunk. In fact the Mansepool and Jonathan Holt were both hit and sunk. | |||
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Williams | William Owen Howard | Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) | 1011696 | 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein- Westfalen, Germany | William was the son of Owen Howard and Nellie Williams; husband of Vera Mary Williams, of Crosby, | ||||
Wilson | Tom Satterthwaite | Captain | 235333 | Royal Corps of Signals | Gowancroft, Elm Avenue, Crosby | 29/09/1944 | 36 | Tom was the son of Thomas S. and Sarah Hannah Wilson; husband of Joan S. Wilson, of Hightown. He was awarded the MBE in recognition of his distinguished and Gallant service in Italy. He was killed in action. | Member of the British Empire | |
Wilson | Ronald | Sergeant (Air Gunner) | 1065928 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 2 Cambridge Drive, Crosby | 24/04/1941 | 30 | St Luke's Churchyard, Great Crosby | SRonald was the son of Agnes Wilson, of Great Crosby, he was killed on active service. Prior to the war he was on the staff of the Blackburn Assurance Co. Ltd, and was a member of the Crosby Special Constables. | |
Winsor | William Edward | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy, M.V. 'Brittany' (Liverpool) | 47 Coronation Road, Crosby | 30/10/1942 | 32 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | William was the son of William Bennett Winsor and Mary Winsor; husband of Kezia Winsor. of Crosby | ||
Wood | Charles | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Ceramic' (Southampton) | Haigh Avenue, Crosby | 12/07/1942 | 52 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Charles was the son of William Cromwell Wood and Sarah Wood; husband of E. Maude Wood, of Great Crosby. He was killed when the Ceramic, with 378 passengers and a crew of 278 was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-515. One man survived . | ||
Wright | Derek | Rifleman | 14613429 | 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles | 22 St Michaels Road, Crosby | 26/07/1944 | 19 | Hernamville War Cemetery, Calvados, France | ||
Wright | Richard | Trooper | 3771824 | 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps | 19 Enfield Avenue, Crosby | 15/07/1942 | 21 | El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt | Richard was the son of Richard and Margaret Wright, of Crosby, Liverpool. He was killed in action. Anti-Tank gun fired hit the tank Richard was in, he was killed instantly | |
Wright | William | Lance Corporal | 4131263 | 11th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps | 19 Moorside Road, Crosby | 26/09/1944 | 26 | Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands | William was the son of William Wright, and of Ellen Wright, of Crosby | |
Yates | Arthur Hill | Electrical | Merchant Navy, S. 'Laconia' ( Liverpool) | 10 Kingswood Drive, Great Crosby | 09/12/1942 | 41 | Tower Hill Memorial, London | Arthur was the son of George and Eleanor. He was killed when SS Laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by U-156, a German U-boat, off the West African coast. | ||
Yeats | Robert | Lieutenant (E) | Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Carinthia | 37 Stuart Road, Crosby | 06/06/1940 | 54 | Liverpool Naval Memorial, Liverpool | Robert was one of four men who lost their lives during the sinking of the Carinthia. The Ship was torpedoed by German submarine U-46. She sank when she was taken in tow the next day and foundered 34 miles east of Bloody Foreland. | ||
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. |