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Ormskirk and District Comrades - Roll of Honour 1939 – 1945
Compiled by Dot Broady-Hawkes
NB. This is a work-in-progress but is being made available in its current form to coincide with the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
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Surname
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First name
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Others
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details
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Date of Death
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Burial Place
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Ames
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Charlie
Born Parbold
22 Small Lane
Ormskirtk
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L/C.
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RASC
72, tipper Coy.
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10th July 1943 age 23
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Cassino Memorial
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Ardern
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Walter
4 Railway Road, Ormskirk
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Sgt Observer
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RAF
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Died 17/06/1940 lost in the sinking pf SS Lancastria on route to England.
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Runnymede memorial; Ormskirk Grammar School Memorial; Ormskirk Comrades Memorial; Ormskirk Parish Church Memorial Chapel.
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Ashcroft
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Herbert Reginald
husband of Marguerite Lilian
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RAOC
lost on SS Anselm, Liverpool
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5th July 1941
age 23
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Brookwood Memorial UK
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Bailey
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George
son of William & Margaret Bailey
10 Halsall Lane
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RAFVR 158 Sqdn
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Died 20.02.1944 aged 21
shot down by enemy fire
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Reischswald Forest War Cemetery
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Baldwin M.C.
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John Rowland Schofield
son of Edwin and Gwladys of Burscough
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Lieutenant
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Royal Engineers
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06 April 1943 aged 22
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SFAX war cemetery, Tunisia
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Ball
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John
Son of Martin & Helen Ball
Husband of Audrey Ball
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9th Bn Border Reg.
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Died 21 May 1944 29 years
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Rangoon Memorial
Myanmar
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Banks
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James William
son of John 7 Mary Jane Banks
Husband of Martha Margaret
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Merchant Navy
Assistant Steward M.V. Apapa (Liverpool) aged 65
Also served WW1
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6 Dec 1943
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Buried Ormskirk Parish Churchyard
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Barton
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Able
son of Able & Mary Barton of Lathom
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Flight Sergeant
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RAFVR
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22/02/45 age 24
killed in flying accident
in the Midlands
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Buried Skelmersdale St Paul's
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Bennett
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James
11 Bridge St Ormskirk
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Lancs. Fus
2nd Bn
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7th Aug 1943
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Catania War Cem Sicily
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Berkley
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William
son of John & alice Berkeley
Husband of Alice
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Pte
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Pioneer Corps
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10/05/45 aged 42
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Celle War Cemetery Germany
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Berry
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Kenneth Peter
son of Peter Berry
Husband of Mary of Southport
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Radio Officer
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S.S. St Elwyn
Merchant Navy
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28.11.1940 aged 30.
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Tower Hill Memorial
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Berry
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William
son of Mr & Mrs William Berry
Husband of ellen
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Royal Artillery
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8th April 1944 36 yrs
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Ormskirk St Anne's RC churchyard
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Bevan
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William Thomas
of Eastwood, Quarry Drive Aughton.Husband of Elsie Nathalie Bevan
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Capt.
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General List
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25/09/1941 died in the Ormskirk Military Hospital born Cheshire 1892
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Birch
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Henry
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Pte
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Queen's Royal Reg.
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25th Sept 1943
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Birch
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William
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died aged 38, husband of Mary Birch 33 Mill Street, Ormskirk
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July 16th 1944
Normandy
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Buried OPC churchyard
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Birchall
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William
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Royal Ulster Rifles
1st Bn. The London Irish Rifles
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14 April 1945 34 yrs
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Argenta Gap War Cem.Italy
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Blundell
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George Minto
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Capt
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1st Bn Parachute Reg.
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20 Sept 1944 27 yrs
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Arnheim Oosterbeek War Cem
Netherlands
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Bracegirdle
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Thomas
son of Mr Jospeh & Margaret Bracegirdle,
Husband of Mary Agnes
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LAC
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RAFVR
2839 sqdn
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Jan 23rd 1945
age 23
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St Anne's RCC
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Bradley
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William Ernest
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Guardsman
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Scots Guards
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11th Sept 1943 DOW
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Italy
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Brady
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John
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Royal Navy – HMS President III
SS Empire Shackleton
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Died 28/12/1942
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St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk
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Brookes
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Wilfred
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RAFVR 78 sqdn
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died 02/06/1942 aged 28
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Groesbeek Canadian War Cem. Netyherlands
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Brosnan
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Thomas
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09/11/1942
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St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk
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Brown
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William Henry
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A/C
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RAFVR
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4th July 1942
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Khartoum War Cem Sudan
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Burrows
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George Edward
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Cpl
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East Lancs Regiment.
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Died aged 27 24.02.1944
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Taukkyan War Cem Myanmar
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Bush
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Graham C.
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29/08/1942
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St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk
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Caunce
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John Victor
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RA 4 Maritime Regt
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Died aged 27 on 15.01.1942
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Plymouth Naval Memorial
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Clayton
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William R.
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Clegg
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Harold
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Purser
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Arandora Star
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2 nd July 1940
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Tower Hill Memorial
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Collins
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Leonard James Frost
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09/02/45
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Cookson
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Norman
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Fusilier
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Lancs Fusiliers
8th Btn
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May 7th 1944 age 27
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Kohima War Cemetery India
Burma
Lydiate
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Crompton
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John
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Trooper
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Royal Armoured Corps
Royal Dragoons
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23 Sept 1944
age 22
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Lieshout, Mariahout
RC Churchyard
Netherlands
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Dann
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Walter
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Able Seaman
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RN
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13/11/46
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OPC Churchyard
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Davies
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Henry Clifford
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L/C
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250 Airborne RASC
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22 Sept 1944 29 yrs
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Arnheim Oosterbeek War Cem. Netherlands
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Davies
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William E.
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07/08/1947
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St Anne's War Memorial. Ormskirk
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Day
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Charles Alfred
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L/C
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RE 710 Artisan Works Coy
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8th Sept 1944 30 yrs
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Ryes War Cem.Bazenville, France
St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk
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Dean
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Gordon Gordon Kennedy
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Sgt
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156 Sqdn
RAFVR
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died 16.4.1943 aged 20
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Conde-Sur-Marne Communal Cem. France
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Dearden
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Geoffrey Knowles
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RAFVR
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17 Feb 1943
age 21
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Runnymede Memorial
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Dolan
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John P
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RASC
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16/01/45
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Chungkai War Cem ThAILAND
St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk
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Draper
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Alfred Segar
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Sgt
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RAFVR
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died 30.05.1942.
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Aughton St Michaels Churchyard
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Draper
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James
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F/S
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10 sqdn RAFVR
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6th Jan 1945 23 yrs
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Runnymede Memorial UK
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Eastham
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Henry W.
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Ok. Cpl in RAFVR
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Change W to V for Vincent
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Vincent Eastham on SSPP’s
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Edden
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J. H.
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Pte
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09/05/1945
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Buried Ormskirk Parish Churchyard
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Edge
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Hugh Gregory
husband of Derfela J Edge, Rufford
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Sgt
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39 Squadron
RAFVR
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15/06/1942 aged 26
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Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
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Farrington
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Harry
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Company Sergeant Major
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Royal Eng.
924 Transportation Stores Coy
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10 August 1946 43 years
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Hamburg Cem.
Germany
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Felton
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Robert
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Sergeant in Loyal North Lancashire Reg
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Died aged 27 on 27.08.1944
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Parents and wife lived in Ormskirk
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Finch
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Leslie
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RAFVR
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died aged 23 on 31.12.1943
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Catania War Cem. Italy
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Freeman
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Henry Lancelot
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Lt
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RHA
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30th January 1944
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North Africa
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Galvin
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Charles
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Stoker
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RN
HMS Glendower
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17th June 1943
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St Anne's RC Churchyard
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Gaskell
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John
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RA 62 Tank Regt.
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8th July 1944
age 23 Normandy
Died of wounds
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Ryes War Cem. Bazenville.France
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Gibbons
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Catherine
daughter of William & Mary Gibbons
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Pte
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Australian Territorial Service
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6th January 1944
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Buried St Anne's Ormskirk
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Gibbons
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Joseph Patrick
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7th Dec 1942 aged 19
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Tower Hill Mem. St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk
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Gibney
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T. J.
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Fus.
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2nd Bn Royal Inniskillen
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13/12/1940
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Buried Ormskirk PC
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Gibson
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Alexander
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L/Cpl in south Staffs Regiment
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died 08.07.1944 aged 19.
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Cambes-en-Plaine, France
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Gill
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Frank
(Francis)
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RAFVR
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12/03/1945. Died aged 21
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Runnymede Memorial
St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk
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Grady
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William
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RA 70 Field Reg
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5th March 1943
age 26
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Bone War Cem. Algeria
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Gregory
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Richard
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Pte
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Sept 2nd 1944 a 29
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Italy. St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk
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Grice
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Alan
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106 (Lancs Hussars) Lt AA Regt RA
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26/04/1941, aged 23
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Athens Memorial
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Guy
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William
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Sgt
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17 feb 1943
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Malindi
accidentally drowned
buried Mombassa , Kenya
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Harrison
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J R
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pte
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South Staffordshire Reg
7th Bn
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9th Aug 1944 age 24
from Aughton
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St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux
France
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Haskayne
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Richard
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RA
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12/06/44
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Knghtsbridge War Cem Acroma
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Hesketh
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Glynn James
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Irish Guards
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11/08/44
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Tilly-Sur-Seulles, France
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Hignett
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Walter James
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Lancs Fusiliers
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13th May 1944 age 27
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Kohima War Cemetery
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Holcroft
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Edward Clarke
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RHA
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13/06/42
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Alamein Memorial
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Horrocks
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Thomas Bruce
Rushworth
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Sgt
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218 Sqdn
RAFVR
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14 Aug 1944 age 20
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Shot Down By Flak Near Aachen During A Raid on the Opel Factory At Russelsheim, 3 of the Crew Survived and Were Injured
Hotton War Cem, Belgium
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Houghton
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John
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RAFVR 49 Sqdn
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21/11/44
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Reichswald Forest War Cem
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Houghton
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Thomas S.
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No records found
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Cannot confirm second name
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Thomas Houghton on SSPP’s RoH
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Hulme
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William
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REME
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16/02/46 aged 27
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Khayat Beach War Cem Israel & Palestine including Gaza
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Johnson
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Eric
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2nd Bn Lancs. Fusiliers
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3rd July 1944
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Bari War Cem. Italy
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Jones
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Thomas
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A/C
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RAFVR
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18 Dec 1940 28 yrs
Sheffield Blitz
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Runnymede Mem. UK
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Jump
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Joseph
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Sgt
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RAOC
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17 Jun 1940 age 21
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Le-Bois-Plage-En-Re Communal Cemetery, Ile De Re, France
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Keating
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James
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1st Bn. Man. Reg
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31/01/42
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Kranji War Cemetery
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Kelly
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John
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28/01/1942
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St Anne's War Memorial Ormskirk
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Latham
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Thomas
of Stoke on Trent
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pte
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6th Bn South Lancs
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11/05/1945 aged 48
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Buried Ormskirk PC churchyard
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Lea
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Richard Edward
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Sgt
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RAF 254 sqdn
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19.07.1941 aged 18
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Buried OPC churchyard
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Lees
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J
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Sgt
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R.A.
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25/01/1940
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Buried Ormskirk PC
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Lockwood-Bunce
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John Arthur
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Sub.Lt
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RNVR
H.M.S. Quebec
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19 July 1943 23 yrs
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Syracuse War Cem Sicily
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Marsh
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William Ernest
son of William A.R. Marsh and Gertrude Alice.
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Flying Officer
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RAFVR
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died 06/02/1944 aged 27
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Moascar War Cem Egypt
Comrades Memorial Ormskirk Coronation Park
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Marsden
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John Francis
husband of Vivien Marsden of Rufford
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Capt
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07/10/1947 aged 47
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Buried St Annes Catholic churchyard Ormskirk
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Mawdsley
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James
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Civilian of 182 Burscough Street
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31 Dec 1940 age 54
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Died L.M.S. Goods Yard Leeds St, Liv. Bur Liv. Cem.
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McLoughlin
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George
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11/08/44
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St Charles de Percy France
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Moorcroft
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Arthur Ronald
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RN Steward
HM Trawler Cap D'Antifer
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13/02/44 age 21
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Lowestoft Naval Memorial
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Moorcroft
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William James
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F/O
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115 Sqdn
RAFVR
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14 July 1943 age 22
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Les Hayons Churchyard. Belgium
(From Maghull)
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Morris
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John Noel Christopher
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RN HMS Walney
Ordinary Telegraphist
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8th Nov 1942 age 32
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Portsmouth Naval Mem.
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Morrison
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RA
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Capt
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Army Education Corps
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14/01/1941
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Buried Ormskirk Parish Churchyard
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Nightingale
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James
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Loyal North Lancs Regiment.
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Died 30.04.1943 aged 20
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Massicault War Cem Tunisia
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Ormesher
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Joseph Donald
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W/O
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RAFVR
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11/05/1945
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Buried Ormskirk PC Churchyard
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Pigdon
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Charles
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P/O
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11 sqdn
RAF
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21 May 1943 33 yrs
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Chittagong War Cem Cattogram, Bangladesh
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Price
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Donald Ellis
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Fusilier
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1st Bn Lancs Fus.
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4th June 1944 age 27
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Taukkyan War Cem
Myanmar
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Pye
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Wilfred John
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RAFVR
117 sqdn
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died aged 20 in 27/12/1942
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Enfidaville War Cem Tunisia
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Quinn
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Joseph
son of Patrick & Mary
Husband of Hilda A. Quinn
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Pioneer Corps
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27/03/46 aged 41
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Buried St Anne's RCC
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Riding
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Eric Beresford
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Surgeon Lt
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RNVR on HMS Neptune
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Died aged 27 on 19.12.1941
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Plymouth Naval Memorial
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Riley
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Peter
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Merchant Navy
SS Oropesa
Assistant Butcher
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16 Jan 1941 age 18
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Tower Hill Memorial
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Roughley
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John
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Sgt
Observer
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RAFVR
83 Sqdn
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18.06.1943 aged 21.
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Aircraft Accident
Buried St James Westhead
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Rodgers
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Samuel Alvin
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RAFVR 66 sqdn
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died 21.05.1944 aged 23
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Runnymede Memorial
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Rowlands
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James Herbert
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sgt
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RAFVR
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May 15th 1942
age 33
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worked for EWW 15 years
lived Ryburn Road
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Sharpley
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John Eason
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F/S
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RAFVR
100 Sqdn
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July 1st 1944
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Vouzon, rance
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Smales
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F W
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2/Lt
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South Lancs Regt
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30/10/1941
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Buried Ormskirk PC
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Stait
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Thomas
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Pte
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1st Airborne Bn
Border Reg.
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10 July 1943 age 23
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Cassino Memorial
Italy
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Seddon
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Cyril
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Sgt
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RAFVR.
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29/12/43 aged 22
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Reichswald Forest War Cem.
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Stead
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Albert James
Walker
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RNVR HMS Gos V1
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2nd Nov 1941
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Kantara War Mem
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Stockley
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Benjamin Herbert
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11/01/45
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Alamein Memorial
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Stringfellow
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Richard
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P/O
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RAFVR 104 sqdn
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28 June
1942 29
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Fayid War Cem,Egypt
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Sumner
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William
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P/O
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RAFVR
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22 May 1944 age 21
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MadrasWar Cem Chennai, India
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Tabarn
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Ernest
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Merchant Navy
SS Laconia (Liverpool)
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12 Sept 1942
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Tower Hill Memorial
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Taylor
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Richard Kenneth
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L/C Corps of Military Police
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Died 24.01.1944 aged 33.
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Basra War Cem. Iraq
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Torr
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Peter Wood
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2nd Lt
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LNLR
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26 Feb 1942 age 26
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Singapore Memorial
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Turner
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Bernard
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9th Bn Durham Light Infantry
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9th Aug 1943
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Catania War Cem Italy
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Turner
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Richard
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RN HMS Imogen
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16/07/40
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Chatham Naval Memorial
St Anne's War Memorial, Ormskirk
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Turnock
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Geoffrey Berkeley
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Royal Artillery. aged 30.
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Died 06.10.1942
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Southport Duke Street Cemetery
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Twist
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Robert Edward
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Died 02.08.1944 aged 25
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Cpl in Lancashire Fusiliers. Lived in Ormskirk
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Fontenay-Le-Pesnel , Tessel, France
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Tyrer
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Thomas
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RA 106 Anti-Tank Reg
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8th Aug 1943
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Heliopolis War Cem Egypt
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Walker
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John Joseph
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L/Cpl
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RAOC
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3rd Dec 1942 age 22
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Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Thailand
Skelmersdale Memorial
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Walsh
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Edward
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Royal Corps of Signals 3rd Indian Div.
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25 May 1944 29 yrs
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Rangoon Mem. Myammar
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Walsh
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William
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Royal Eng
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17th June 1940
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Dunkirk Memorial, St anne's Ormskirk Memorial
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Webster
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Francis William
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Sgt
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RAFVR
138 Sqdn
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23 Feb 1945 22 yrs
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Norre Havrig Churchyard
Denmark
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Wells
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James Francis
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RA
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1st Dec 1941
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Halfaya Sollum War Cem
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Wilding
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William
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14th Bn Sherwood Foresters
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Died 12.03.1944 aged 26.
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Beach Head War Cem, Anzio Itakly
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Woosnam
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Frank
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LAC
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RAF
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died on 05.10.1943 aged 24.
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Delhi War Cemetery. India
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Wright
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Bernard Jospeh
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RN HMS Victory 111
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13/03/43
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Portsmouth Naval Mem
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