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 | |
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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 | |
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||
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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. |