Maghull’s Fallen WW2

Maghull’s fallen Service men of World War Two

Maghull’s War Memorial is situated in the grounds of St Andrew’s Primary school on Deyes Lane. The school was built as a memorial to the fallen. Listed upon the memorial are the names of 60 heroic Service Personel who gave their lives in WW2.

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.

Surname	First name	Rank	Service No	Regiment, Squadron, Ship Etc	Last known address	Died	Age at Death	Burial place	Biography
Adams	Ivor	Private	3962130	2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment. Anti-Aircraft Company		29/03/1943	21	Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia
Ashcroft	A
Atkins	William Edward	Chief Petty Officer Steward	C/L 11409	Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Hood'	262 Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent	24/05/1941	38	Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent	William was the son of Albert Edward and Rose Elizabeth Atkins (nee Oliver). In 1923 he married Agnes Maud Game in Fulham, London, who in her later years lived at 52 Liverpool Road South, Maghull. William died when The Hood was sunk in by the German battleship Bismarck, with the loss of all but three of the 1,418 crew.
Bamber	Edward William	Fifth Engineer Officer		Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Duchess of Atholl' (London)	21 Bradfield Avenue, Old Roan, Aintree	10/10/1942	25	Tower Hill Memorial, London	Edward was the son of William and Jane Bamber (nee Fidler), of Aintree, Liverpool. He was one of 4 crew killed, when the Duchess of Atholl was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-178 (Kapitän zur See, Hans Ibbeken), North of Ascension Island.
Banks	Eric George	Sergeant (Air Bomber)	1428222	106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	2 Southey Grove, Maghull	07/08/1944	32	Marissel French National Cemetery, Oise, France	Eric was the son of John Llewelyn Banks and Lavinia (Nee Morley); husband of Dorothy Margaret (Nee Smith), of Maghull.
Bolton	Thomas Whitworth	Second Engineer Officer		Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Empire Hudson' (Sunderland)	41 Broad Avenue, Maghull	09/10/1941	42	Tower Hill Memorial, London	Born in Kirkby,Thomas was the son of John Bolton and Mary Ann (Clegg). He married Blanche Coombe Hay in 1930. He was killed aboard The Empire Hudson, which was sailing from Halifax, via Sydney to Liverpool in Convoy SC-42. The ship was torpedoed by German submarine U-82 and sunk North East of Cape Farewell
Booth	George Frederick	Third Engineer Officer		Merchant Navy, M.V. Port Gisbourne	10 Grange Park, Maghull	10/11/1940	31	Tower Hill Memorial, London	George was the son of William and Annie Booth (Nee Eyre. He was killed aboard M.V. Port Gisbourne, which was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides by U-48 Kriegsmarine with the loss of 26 of her 64 crew.
Borrows	Norman	Sergeant (Observer)	1055841	142 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	37 The Crescent Maghull	25/11/1941	21	St Mary Churchyard, Binbrook, East Lindley, Lincolnshire	Norman was the son of Thomas and Lillian Borrows (Nee Brough). He was killed aboard a Wellington Mk IV, which crashed shortly after take-off from RAF Waltham on a training flight. The aeroplane stalled whilst climbing away from the airfield.
Brindle	Ben Harold	Surgeon Lieutenant		Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. 'Forfar'	53 Sefton Lane, Maghull	12/03/1940	25	Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent	Harold was the son of Benjamin Brindle and Florence (Critchley) and was the Assistant Resident. Medical Officer at Walton Hospital. He was killed aboard HMS Forfar which was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-99. She had just left convoy HX-90 and was about 500 nautical miles west of Ireland. The master, 35 officers and 136 naval ratings were lost.
Byrne	John	Gunner	1105518	119 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery		21/11/1943	33	St Andrew's Churchyard, Maghull, Liverpool	John was the husband of Freda Byrne (Nee Rimmer), they married in 1939. He died in Ormskirk in 1943
Christian	D
Clack	Robert Paul	Civilian		Civilian War Dead	124 Dodds Lane, Maghull	09/07/1940	30	East Ham, County Borough	Robert was born into a variety performer family, the son of John William Clack and Pauline Bertha (Comerford). In 1933 married Lilian (Yeates). 1937 lived at 10 Spencers Lane, Melling, and later of 124 Dodds Lane, Maghull. He was a gymnast, acrobat, variety performer, and died at 118 High Street North, East Ham, London.
Croft	H
Davies	R F
Dillon	L
Ellis	Marjorie Eleanor	Leading Wren	82342	Women's Royal Naval Service - H.M.S. Boscawen	43 Gainsborough Avenue, Maghull	17/01/1946	25	St Helens Cemetery & Crematorium, St Helens, Lancashire	Marjorie Eleanor was the daughter of James Arthur Brownlee and Anne (Jones), of St Helens, Prescot. Anne later of Maghull. She married Leonard Theodore Ellis at Grantham, Lincolnshire, in 1941. Marjorie died of Acute Pulmonary Oedema at Royal Naval Hospital Portland, Weymouth, Dorset.
Evans	Henry Irving Voce	Flight Sergeant	9855939	224 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	16 Prospect Vale, Fairfield, Liverpool	02/06/1942	24	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey	Henry was born 8 July 1917 in Birkenhead; the son of Griffith Evans and Elizabeth Christina (Voce), of Liverpool. Henry was killed whilst flying in Hudson V, AM692 QX-Z, which failed to return from a search equipment line patrol.
Firth	Sydney Ewbank	Aircraftman 1st Class	615843	106 Squadron, Royal Air Force		24/05/1940	35	St Andrew's Churchyard, Maghull	Sydney was the son of Reginald Howe Firth and Elizabeth Ann (Eastham), later of 29 Melling Lane, Maghull. Husband of Mary Kathleen (Hamilton-Taylor), who he married in 1931 in Manchester. Henry was killed when his plane crashed and exploded in Coventry.
Frith	Edwin John	Sergeant (Pilot)	657022	102 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	47 Claremont Avenue, Maghull	26/02/1943	23	Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Edwin was the son of Francis John and Edith Helen Frith (Nee Lowther. Sydney was the son of Reginald Howe Firth and Elizabeth Ann (Eastham), later of 29 Melling Lane, Maghull. Husband of Mary Kathleen (Hamilton-Taylor), who he married in 1931 in Manchester. Henry was killed when his plane crashed and exploded in Coventry.
Gee	A
Gregson	Raymond Humphrey	Ordinary Seaman	D/JX 171361	Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Esperance Bay'	333 Fairfield Road, Droylsden, Lancashire	14/07/1940	24	Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon	Raymond was the son of Richard Booth Gregson, and Ethel (Grimshaw) later of Maghull. In 1939 he married Elsie (Howarth) at Ashton, Lancashire.
Hannan	J
Henderson	H
Hepburn	William Renton	Fourth Engineer Officer		Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Empire Prairie' (Greenock)	30 Liverpool Road South, Maghull	04/10/1942	28	Tower Hill Memorial, London.	William was the son of William was the son of William Hepburn and Mary Ellen (Nee Brophy), of Maghull. He died when the Empire Prairie was sunk by torpedo at 2.20am by U-Boat U-654 in the Caribbean, 490 miles North-east of Bermuda.
Herbert	William	Firewatcher		Civilian War Dead	1 Granville Avenue, Maghull	04/05/1941	44	St Luke's Church, Crosby	William Herbert was the husband of Edith (nee Marsh). He died at Miller's Bridge, Bootle.
Hesketh	George McDonald	Lance Corporal	7262426	Corps of Military Police		29/03/1945	38	Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya	George was the son of George was the son of Richard Hesketh and Mary Emily (nee Davidson), of L'Abri, (No.8) Green Lane, Maghull.
Hesketh	Thomas	Sergeant (Flight Engineer)	1063367	97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve		01/09/1943	34	Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. (Originally buried at Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands).	Thomas was the son of Thomas Hesketh and Ellen; husband of Sarah A. Harrison. He took off in an Avro Lancaster Mark 1, at 5-07pm from RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, on a bombing raid to Essen, Germany. His aeroplane was shot down at 7-10pm, near Maasbree, 8 km west-southwest of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.
Hinstringe	A E
Hodkins	W A
Jesse	Leslie	Private	7674771	Royal Army Pay Corps	14 Kingsfield Road Maghull	02/10/1943	29	St Andrew's Churchyard, Maghull, Lancashire	Leslie was the son of Ernest Smart Jesse and Margaret (Nee Salts), of Maghull. He died at Westwood Emergency Hospital, Bradford, Yorkshire.
Jones	J B
Kelly	E
Kevan	Joseph Daniel	Leading Aircraftman	1480309	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	2 Grosvenor Road, Maghull	24/08/1944	22	Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool	Joseph was the son of Daniel Kevan and Grace (Nee Griffiths), of Maghull. He died at Blandford, Dorset.
Lumby	John Leman	Captain	71466	40th(7th Battalion, Kings Regiment(Liverpool)), Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps	'Waldergrave' 13 Brook Road, Maghull	09/01/1942	28	El Alamein Memorial, Egypt	John was the son of Henry Percy Lumby and Mabel Mary (Mair) of Maghull.
Mason	T E
Moorcroft	William James	Flying Officer (Navigator)	127974	Squadron, Royal Aircraft Volunteer Reserve		14/07/1943	22	Les Hayons Churchyard, Luxembourg, Belgium	William was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Margaret Moorcroft, of Maghull, Lancashire.
Partington	William Stephen	Second Officer		Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Yorktown'		26/09/1942	26	Tower Hill Memorial, London	William was the son of William Hobson Partington and Nellie Partington; husband of Mary Hazel Partington, of Southport, Lancashire.
Potbury	John	Stoker First Class	P/KX 839955	Royal Navy, H.M.S.' Greyhound'		22/05/1941	38	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire	John was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Potbury; husband of Ethel Potbury, of Speke, Liverpool. He was killed during the Battle of Crete when Greyhound was sunk in an air raid by bombs from a German Stuka Ju87 dive bomber, in the Kithera Channel.
Price	David Ellis	Fusilier	2055226	1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers		06/04/1944	27	Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar	David was the son of Ellis Price, and of Elizabeth Price, of Maghull, Lancashire.
Quine	George Lionel	Chief Engineer Officer		Merchant Navy, S.S.' Traveller' (Liverpool)		26/01/1942	44	Tower Hill Memorial, London	George was the son of Herbert and Annie Quine; husband of Winifred Mary Quine, of Maghull, Lancashire.. He was killed aboard Traveller , she was on her way from New Orleans to Liverpool general cargo and explosives. The ship was hit by two torpedoes from the German submarine U-106 (Hermann Rasch) . 50 crew members and two gunners were lost.
Rankin	Hugh Allan	Sergeant	T/88397	Royal Army Service Corps		22/11/1940	24	St Andrew's Churchyard, Maghull.	Hugh was the son of Hugh Lucas Rankin and Mary Rankin, of Maghull.
Rhodes	Richard Arthur	Pilot Officer	42529	29 Squadron, Royal Air Force		25/08/1940		Runnymede Memorial, Surry
Rimmer	R
Rogers	H
Rowlins	J C
Seddon	Henry	Private	3394129	13th (2/4th Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, Anti-Aircraft Company		19/08/1944	22	Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, Frances	Henry was the son of Harold Sydney and Ann Seddon, of Maghull, Lancashire. His brother Stanley was also killed in action
Seddon	Stanley	Aircraftman 1st Class	547893	Royal Air Force		07/05/1941	21	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey	Stanley was the son of Harold Sydney and Anne Seddon, his brother Henry was also killed in action
Simpson	William George	Corporal	3861692	9th Battalion, tHe King's Regiment (Liverpool)		26/10/1943	31	Old Shoreham Cemetery, Sussex	William was the son of William Charles and Maud Simpson; husband of Elsie Louisa Simpson, of Maghull, Lancashire.
Smith	E C
Speake	Robert Ernest	Leading Aircraft man ( U/T Radio Operator (Air))	1624244	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve		19/11/1943	18	Thaba Tshwane (New) Military Cemetery, Gauteng, South Africa	Robert was the son of Walter Speake and Alice Speake, of Maghull, Lancashire.
Taylor	Gerald Francis	Sergeant	7536269	Army Dental Corps attached 27t Company, Royal Army Medical Corps		Died between 01/10/1942 -02/10/1942	30	Sai Wan Memorial, China	Gerald was the son of Fred and Emily Taylor; husband of Gwendoline Taylor, of Maghull, Lancashire, England.
Thurston	C
Tough	E
Watson	J T
White	John Henry	Petty Officer	D/J 109955	Royal Navy, H.M.Submarine Seahorse		01/12/1940	33	Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon	John was the son of Alfred William and Mary White, of Maghull, Lancashire. He died aboard Seahorse, she sailed from Rosyth to patrol off the east coast of Denmark. Seahorse was mined while moving between Zones E and B in the Heligoland Bight.
Wilkinson	W
Willis	D E
Wilmhurst	R J
Winsor	K J F
Nuttall	N D