Coldstream Guards: Roll of Honour - Alphabetical

Discussion in 'The Brigade of Guards' started by dbf, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    Hi,

    Drummer Richmond was likely a victim of the V1 attack on the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London.

    Steve Y


    http://www.westendatwar.org.uk/page_id__151_path__0p2p.aspx
     
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  2. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    Just stumbled across the family grave of Guardsman Albert Hopton in Goole the other week. Date differs on plaque to CWGC. Grave in sad state of repair-I will try and get it fixed.
    Casualty Details

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    Lesley
     
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  3. Skip

    Skip Senior Member

    Lesley - please could you tell me the full name of the cemetery that this grave is situated in?

    Best,

    Skip
     
  4. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    It's Goole Cemetery on Hook Road in Goole. Can I help you at all?

    Lesley
     
  5. Skip

    Skip Senior Member

    Thanks Lesley - I just wanted to check that this was the same Hopton that I was thinking of. As you say the dates are different but given the location of his family grave it must be the same man. He was killed whilst serving with the Long Range Desert Group. A shame that there doesn't appear to be any family member looking after the grave.

    Appreciate you getting back to me so quickly.

    All the best,

    Skip
     
  6. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

  7. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

  8. Georgina Coster

    Georgina Coster New Member

    Would anyone have a photo of Ernest Gerald Coster's grave?
     
  9. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Hello Georgina
    Ernest is actually on a memorial and has no known grave.
    "The Medjez-el-Bab Memorial commemorates almost 2,000 men of the British First Army who died during the operations in Algeria and Tunisia between 8 November 1942 and 19 February 1943, and those of the First and Eighth Armies who died in operations in the same areas between 20 February 1943 and 13 May 1943 and who have no known graves."

    If you are not successful with your request here
    contact Commonwealth War Graves Commission Contact form and request a photo of the panel from them.


    regards
    Clive
     
  10. Georgina Coster

    Georgina Coster New Member

    Hello Clive
    Thank you for your reply. I have sent an enquiry to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as you suggested. I did find Bill Weeks' account of Ernest's death.
    Kind regards
    Georgina
     
  11. jmg

    jmg New Member

  12. Gary Cooney

    Gary Cooney New Member

    Pretty sure this guardsman was my great uncle, I would have loved to have seen this picture
     
  13. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    Hi,

    Unfortunately Verrieres left the forum in 2014.

    Steve
     
  14. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    Only an email away :)
    Thanks to Diane for the prompt :)

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    Name:Guardsman STANLEY THOMPSON,
    Regiment/Service:Coldstream Guards
    Unit Text:4th Bn.
    Date of Death:06/10/1943
    Service No:2663817
    Additional information:Foster-son and nephew of Alice Young, of Hetton-le-Hole.Co Durham
    Grave/Memorial Reference:Sec. G. Grave 355.
    Cemetery:HETTON CEMETERY



    Kyle
     
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  15. Gary Cooney

    Gary Cooney New Member

    Thanks for the response, much appreciated! My dad passed recently, he was named after Stan and was also taken in by his aunt Alice who fostered Stanley Thompson.

    Thanks again.

    Gary.
     
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  16. jill king

    jill king New Member

    Would love to find a descendant of Guardsman William Roberts as I am writing a book about the men from Cuddington, Cheshire who died in the 2 World Wars and he is one of them. Can any one help please?
    Jill King
     
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  17. madcyclist

    madcyclist Junior Member

    Ref Verrieres post of 12 December 2009. Just stumbled on this quite by chance.

    2657980 Gdsm David Blyth is my Dad. Photo taken betwixt 1937 - 1939. I'd be very interested to know where Verrieres got hold of a copy of this photograph. However,as it seems he is no longer a member,I don't expect to find out. Unless anyone knows differently...........!?
     
  18. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD



    I'll give Mr Jinks a nudge and see if he can pass on your message.
     
  19. madcyclist

    madcyclist Junior Member

    Thank you Diane.
     
  20. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    Thanks for the prompt Diane. Contacted Jim (Verrieres) and this is what he replied ;-
    Kyle

    freed from the Photobucket trap!
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