Casualty Service and Paybook Collection

Cause of death added to Sgt Needler

Alistair

 

19030370 Private Malcolm Harrison of the Manchester Regiment, he was killed in an ambush 19 June 1952 in Malaya, the story is told here http://themanchesters.org/forum/index.php?topic=5803.0

 

Photo of Cpl Needlers grave added from http://www.commandoveterans.org/

Alistair

 

969781 Gunner Charles Henry Weaver of 27 Field Regiment RA who died of Pneumonia 1/2/42 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2713968/WEAVER, CHARLES HENRY

 

As there seem to be a number of well informed people on this thread relating to AB 64 Paybooks, I wonder if I might ask for any thoughts on the following matter.

A few years ago I became the owner of all my Grandfather`s wartime material, letters, medals and so on. However his AB 64 was not amongst the many items, even though it included many trivial items such as buttons, cap badges and his stripes.

As he died in Burma I had assumed that his AB 64 might not have been returned to the family, although I thought this would seem unusual given that so many trivial items appear to have been sent back in his belongings. Over time I have been asking relatives who might have inherited this book if they have it, but to no avail. Until recently I had almost given up on this quest by recently I noted you could apply for a copy of the "Soldier`s effects records" from the National Army Museum. Although a long-shot I obtained a copy and was suprised to see that at the bottom of the page it indicates that the Army Paymaster received his AB 64.

What I can`t figure out is what then happened to it as I`m unable to understand what the document says exactly and I wonder if someone who is experienced in these matters might be interpret what this indicates. It looks like it says Dispatched To: Retainer or Retained, I`m not sure. Then mentions "Mother" proceeded by a collection of numbers. As far as I`m aware his Mother never passed this on in her final days with the remainder of his stuff.

So, the question is, was it retained by the Paymaster? and was that a common practise. Even more important, does this mean it might still survive somewhere or do I have a cat-in-hells chance of finding it still.?

Please see the attached file.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Kind regards,

John

 

Another one - 2060871 L/Bdr William Arthur Ronal OEXLE of 310 Battery 74th Searchlight Regiment RA - he was killed along with 4 other men of the Battery when their position at East Greensward was Dive Bombed on 19/1/41

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2722342/OEXLE, WILLIAM ARTHUR RONALD

 

61821 Pte Arthur Binns 10th West Yorks who died 24/08/18 (CWGC has 1916 - I have emailed them to correct it) http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1740145/BINNS,%20ARTHUR

 

T/2390014 Driver Frank Sidney Goodwin, 30 Troop Carrying Company RASC, KIA 25/12/42 - I have the Company War Diaries but apart from a mention of him being in a CCS during week ending 19th December I cant see any other info

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/938387/GOODWIN,%20FRANK%20SIDNEY

 

I've added RA casualty cards to 11 of these men - Taylor-Lowen, Weaver, Wood, Newall, Oexle, Brunt, Hudston, Hart, Foddy, Fullick and French - this has given a cause of death for Fullick that I hadn't been able to find before and details of the illness that Foddy & Brunt succumbed too.

Thanks

Alistair

 

Hello Alistair,
What a fantastic thread this is well done.

Regards Michael.

 

I've made a few more updates - I've added a letter to Foddy which was sent home with photos of his grave, also up to date grave photos for Foddy, Nicholas & LeWarne plus a photo of Seager.

Alistair

 

14546659 Driver Harold Biggin, 12th Air Formation Signals, died 23/4/45 age 21 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2198175/BIGGIN,%20HAROLD

 

6012523 James Alfred Davis 1/4th Essex, Died 13/7/44 age 26 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2097180/DAVIS,%20JAMES%20ALFRED

 

Pte Neil McMillan WHYTE 2988064, 8th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 78th Division, died in a Battle Accident 30/6/44 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1707733/WHYTE, NEIL MCMILLAN I've got the War diary for this (and a few of the others on this thread) so will hopefully be able to add more info soon. The Memorial Certificate from the Burgh of Paisley is the same as the one to Driver Buntin also on this thread

Regards

Alistair

 

Gunner Stanley Woolley 968197, 5th Survey Regiment RA, Died of Wounds 27/2/43 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2813726/WOOLLEY, STANLEY

On the 26th the Regiment had to repulse a German counter attack, its possible Gunner Woolley was wounded then (see this thread http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/25149-5th-survey-regiment-ra/ )

 

1619930 Bdr John Victor CAUNCE of 4th Maritime Regiment RA, http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2476790/CAUNCE, KIA 15/1/42 a DEMS gunner on the Motor Tanker DIALA when she was torpedoed by U553 48 crewmembers and 9 gunners died and 7 crewmembers and 1 gunner survived - the DIALA stayed afloat but was later sunk - see http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1467.html

 

6895956 Philip Henry HADLAND, 1st KRRC, Died of Wounds 6th July 1942 - they were involved in the fighting around the cauldron at Gazala at that point.

 

6857551 Cpl Peter Richard PENFOLD 2nd KRRC who died 30/1/47 - I have his death certificate on order so will add the details of circumstances once this arrives http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2723689/PENFOLD, P R





From his death certificate the cause of death is Heart Failure/Pulmonary Tuberculosis

 

Always interesting to look through your updates Alistair.

 

I just wish I could add more detail to some of them, only having a name, unit and date doesn't do them justice - I guess for most that wont come until WW2 service records are released.