Sefton Village’s Fallen WW2

Sefton Village’s fallen Service men of World War Two

Sefton Village’s War Memorial is located on a junction with Bridges Lane/Brick Wall Lane and Lunt Road, Sefton Village. Listed upon the memorial are the names of 25 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.

Sefton	First name	Rank	Service No	Regiment, Squadron, Ship Etc	Last known address	Died	Age at Death	Burial place	Biography
Berry	Frank	Corporal	7899417	4th Queen's Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps		06/12/1942	24	Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya	Frank was born in Liverpool in July 1918; the son of James Thomas Berry and Jane Ellen Berry, of Lunt, Lancashire. James married Jane 14/ 10/1907 at St Nicholas Church in Liverpool.
Bowes Stoney	G E
Boyd	William Newell	Third Electrician	65496	Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy) H.M.S. 'Forfar'	13 Beech Grove, Netherton	12/02/1940	36	Liverpool Naval Memorial, Merseyside	William was born in 1904, the son of Robert Newell Boyd and Joahn Boyd; husband of Helen Boyd, of Netherton. He was killed aboard HMS Forfar, she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-99 after she had just left the convoy HX-90. The ship was about 500 nautical miles west of Ireland. Thomas' effects, valued at £640 were left to left to Helen McKenzie Thomson Boyd.
Bridge	Ernest	Sergeant (Observer)	1066008	101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	16 Thornfield Road, Thornton	28/07/1942	31	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool	Ernest was the son of John and Maude Bridge, of Thornton, Liverpool. He was born on 3rd April 1911, prior to the war he was an assurance salesman.
Brough	Leslie Bennett	Leading Aircraftman	997020	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve		30/09/1944	28	Allerton Cemetery, Liverpool	Leslie was the son of Arthur and Alice Brough, of Thornton, Liverpool
Child Pearson	J H
Donnan	John	Second Officer		Merchant Navy, S.S. 'Empire Shackleton'	76 Orient Street, Everton	28/12/1942	36	Tower Hill Memorial, London	John was the son of William John and Eunice Cayley Donnan; husband of Evelyn May Donnan, of Netherton. He was killed aboard Empire Shackleton, when on route from Liverpool in Convoy ONS-154, she was torpedoed by German submarine U-225 and damaged. U-123 then stopped the vessel with another torpedo and she was finally sunk by gunfire by German submarine U-435. 37 crew were lost from a total of 55.
Eastwood	Harold	Civilian		Senior Air Raid Warden	11 Stanley Road, Seaforth		56		Harold died at 42B Great Georges Road, Seaforth
Fleming	Noel Douglas	Flying Officer (Air Bomber)	129158	76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	59 Winstanley Road, Waterloo	27/04/1943	34	Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Noord Holland, Netherlands	Noel was the son of George and Margaret Fleming, of Old Colwyn, Denbighshire; husband of Monica E. Fleming, of Thornton
Green	R
Haggerty	Joseph Samuel	Leading Telegraphist	D/WRX 920	Royal Naval Volunteer (Wireless) Reserve. H.M.S. 'Gould'	25 Langton Road, Litherland	03/01/1944	36	Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon	Joseph was born on19/12/1907, the son of Thomas James Haggerty and Hannah Haggerty, of Litherland, Lancashire; husband of Edith Haggerty. Prior to the war he was a machinist
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.
Holland	A
Kennedy	A H
McCallum	George Campbell	Air Mechanic First Class	FX 587943	Royal Navy, H.M.S. Godwit		24/03/1945	43	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.
Miller	William Thomas	Sergeant (Navigator (Bomber))	1025753	9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.		20/12/1942	33	Wavertree (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Liverpool	William was the son of William Thomas Miller and Sarah Ellen Miller, of Liverpool; husband of Margaret Miller, of Thornton. Prior to the war William was commission agents manager
Pratt	Donald Leslie	Corporal		120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve		15/06/1945		Thornton Garden of Rest, Liverpool	Donald was born on 10/06/1909 the son of Frederick James Pratt and Sara Pratt; husband of Matilda Pratt, of Netherton. Prior to the war he was a Ribble Co. bus conductor.
Robinson	T
Robson	T
Saunders	F
Sumner	Samuel Albert	Aircraftman first Class	528853	Royal Air Force, serving aboard H.M.S 'Courageous'	23 Birch Lane,	17/09/1939	21	Runnymede Memorial Surrey,	Samuel was the son of William and Emma Sumner, of Netherton, Lancashire. He was killed aboard Courageous which was sunk by German submarine U-29 off the south west coast of Ireland. She was under escort 4 destroyers, who were looking for a reported submarine. Two minutes before 8.00pm she was struck on the port side by two torpedoes.
Woodhead	Thomas	Gunner		84 Heavy Anti-Aircraft, Royal Artillery	15 Ashbourne Avenue	05/09/1943	32	Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria	Thomas was the son of Isaac and Catherine Woodhead, of Liverpool; husband of Doris Mary Woodhead, of Netherton. Prior to the war Thomas was a Dock Labourer, he had one son John, who was aged 7 when his father died.
Wrangham	Joseph Seth	Stoker First Class	D/KX(3314	Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Hunter'		04/10/1940	21	Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon	Joseph was the son of Samuel Thompson Wrangham and Ellen Wrangham, of Netherton. He was killed aboard Hunter, she was badly damaged by gunfire from the German Destroyer Georg Thieleand. Then collided with HMS Hotspur, this resulted in the ship sinking in the centre of a fjord with a heavy loss of life.
Wright	A
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.