Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery - Roll of Honour, 1939-47

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  1. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Ramsey

    Just found his birth details - I think?
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005
    Name: John F C Ramsey
    Mother's Maiden Surname: Massey
    Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1917
    Registration district: West Ham
    Inferred County: Suffolk
    Volume Number: 4a
    Page Number: 422

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

    SUMMERS, FRANCIS CHARLES
    Rank:
    Bombardier
    Service No:
    784269
    Date of Death:
    20/04/1941
    Age:
    31
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    76 Anti-Tank Regt.
    Grave Reference:
    Plot 8. Grave 10554.
    Cemetery:
    HANWELL (CITY OF WESTMINSTER) CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of Edward William and Alice Summers, of Hanwell, husband of Edna Summers, of Hanwell.
     

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

    SPRINGLE, HARRY ROBERT
    Rank:
    Gunner
    Service No:
    2045893
    Date of Death:
    26/11/1941
    Age:
    21
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    346 Bty., 36 Searchlight Regt.
    Grave Reference:
    Plot 9. Grave 10981.
    Cemetery:
    HANWELL (CITY OF WESTMINSTER) CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of Harry and Florence Emily Springle, of Hanwell.
     

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

    KRELL, JOHN
    Rank:
    Gunner
    Service No:
    1632438
    Date of Death:
    23/05/1941
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    182 Bty., 65 H.A.A. Regt.
    Grave Reference:
    Sec. 170. Grave 80.
    Cemetery:
    HANWELL (KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA) CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of John and Frances Krell, of North Kensington, London.
     

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

    HAYNES, MAURICE FRANCIS ARTHUR
    Rank:
    Gunner
    Service No:
    1653873
    Date of Death:
    12/11/1940
    Age:
    30
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    97 Bty., 36 Lt. A.A. Regt.
    Grave Reference:
    Plot E. Grave 4749.
    Cemetery:
    HANWELL (CITY OF WESTMINSTER) CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of Edward and Annie Rose Haynes, of Hanwell.
     

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  6. Guy Hudson

    Guy Hudson Looker-upper

    Gunner John Krell enlisted in the Royal Artillery in 1940. He was wounded when the SS Archangel was sunk by enemy action on the 16th May 1941. He died of his wounds on 23/5/1941 at Peterhead Cottage Hospital.

    Account of the sinking of the Archangel courtesy of www.naval-history.net

    Steamer ARCHANGEL (2448grt) was sunk by German bombing 57-55N, 2-03W, ten miles northeast of Aberdeen. Forty of a crew of seventy five and twelve of four hundred troops on board were lost. The survivors were rescued by destroyer BLANKNEY which landed them at Aberdeen. She attempted to take the steamer in tow, but she was beached off Black Dog, five miles south of Newburgh, and broke in four pieces.





    SINKING OF SS ARCHANGEL on 16 MAY 1941


    with thanks to Peter Houston ((a) 7 Feb 2011 and (b) 7 Feb 2012)


    (a) "During research into my Father's war experiences, I came across this information regarding HMS BLANKNEY. At the time, my late father was aboard the ARCHANGEL and I recall him describing the action as outlined below.

    196 and 182 Batteries (65th Reg HAA, RA) were ordered to redeploy to Birmingham and, on 16 May 1941, embarked on SS ARCHANGEL at Kirkwall for Aberdeen. The destroyer HMS BLANKNEY was assigned as escort. Around midnight ARCHANGEL was attacked off Aberdeen by three German aircraft believed to be operating out of Norway. The following is the direct word-for-word account as recorded in the regimental war diary [1]:

    '16 May, 2359 hr approximately. Three Heinkel III approached ARCHANGEL and one of them flying at approximately fifty feet dropped two HE bombs on the ship, one aft and one in the engine room, causing boiler explosion and disabling damage to the ship. Enemy aircraft engaged by escorting destroyer HMS BLANKNEY (Lt Comdr Powlett R.N.) as it returned to machine gun damaged ARCHANGEL and destroyer’s boats and after three runs it was damaged and fell into the sea. Evacuation of all personnel on board ARCHANGEL not killed by explosion continued. Remaining enemy aircraft made off. Evacuation of personnel completed by putting BLANKNEY alongside ARCHANGEL.

    17 May, ARCHANGEL taken in tow by tug and beached approximately 30 miles north of Aberdeen.

    0800 (approx) Personnel evacuated from ARCHANGEL reached Aberdeen in BLANKNEY. Total deaths (including those who died in hospital up to 29 May) 41 ORs, 38 of them of 182 Hy AA Bty and 3 of 196 Hy AA Bty. Injured and admitted to hospital and still living on 31 May, of 182 Hy AA Bty 18 ORs (including BSM Bee J.C., No 3511578) and 24 ORs of 196 Hy AA Bty (including W/BSM Flitcroft W., No 3522907). No officer casualties. All injured suffered from burns." (NOTE: HMS Blankney was misspelt twice in the above report)'"

    Peter's father was not injured but he described the terrible burns of those who were. The uninjured men were assigned to look after the injured personnel on a one-to-one basis. He spoke very highly of the BLANKNEY - described how she put up a tremendous AA barrage whilst circling the stricken ARCHANGEL at high speed. I am struck by the matter of fact reporting in the 65th HAA war diaries of the shooting down of one of the He111s "after three runs it was damaged and fell into the sea"!

    He subsequently went overseas and survived 31/2 years as a POW in the Far East after taking part in the defence of Singapore, Sumatra and Java.


    [1] 65th Reg. HAA, RA War diaries, Royal Artillery Museum Library, Woolwich


    (b) I recently found some more accounts (summarised below) on a web site which was advertising the sale of medals belonging to the captain of Archangel, A. P. Sutton. http://www.dnw.co.uk/medals/auctionarchive/searchcataloguearchive/itemdetail.lasso?itemid=59658.


    The following report of the incident was recorded by the Ministry of War Transport:

    ‘I am sorry to inform you that the Archangel was attacked by enemy aircraft about midnight on 16 May 1941, while conveying troops from Kirkwall to Aberdeen. She was struck heavily amidships, the engine and boiler rooms being put out of action and the upper decks so badly damaged that there was no communication between the fore and aft of the ship. The Master, Captain A. P. Sutton, was seriously injured, and out of a crew of 75, 17 are dead or missing and 15 injured ... Casualties among the troops were very heavy but the discipline throughout of both troops and crew was excellent. The destroyer escort sent a Surgeon to assist the ship’s Medical Officer. While they were attending the wounded there were two further attacks from the air, but these were beaten off by the Archangel’s own guns. At 4 o’clock in the morning tugs arrived and both the wounded and uninjured troops, with part of the crew, were transferred to a destroyer. The Archangel was beached but unfortunately is a total wreck.’

    Since Captain Sutton was seriously wounded, Chief Officer A. W. Greenham submitted his report of the action as follows:


    ‘The enemy aircraft released three bombs simultaneously which struck the ship amidships between the funnels ... They wrecked the whole of the upper decks and blew out the private cabins; wrecked the engine and boiler rooms and there was hell let loose with escaping steam. I noted that the engine room skylights still remained in position but there was nothing left of the after funnel except a great chunk of iron ... the Second Officer came back and said he had found the Captain on the deck injured, and the O.C. Troops and I decided there was nothing to do but collect the wounded. Just at this time we heard the destroyer [H.M.S. Blankney; her Captain’s report included], which was ahead of us at the time of the attack, firing at an aircraft and our guns joined him. The starboard forward gun was very busy, and I think he got off two or three belts, but I am unable to say whether the after guns were used. The aircraft flew over us twice, using his machine-guns, and I saw tracer bullets flying directly at me. Although I did not actually see the aircraft I got the impression it was flying about 500 feet high, as I saw bursts of shells in the half-light about 1000 yards away at low altitude. I believe the destroyer shot down the aircraft. Some of the crew thought that tracer bullets from our guns struck the aircraft, but it was not seen approaching or overhead. The first thing we heard was the bombs and later there were machine-gun attacks ... ’
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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    DAWSON, JOHN MATTHEW
    Rank:
    Gunner
    Service No:
    6349525
    Date of Death:
    12/07/1947
    Age:
    31
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    119 Lt. A.A. Regt.
    Grave Reference:
    Block M. Grave 490.
    Cemetery:
    CHISWICK NEW CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of John and Annie Ellen Dawson; husband of Rosa Priscilla Dawson, of Chiswick.
     

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

    AMRAIN, KENNETH GORDON
    Rank:
    Bombardier
    Service No:
    6459112
    Date of Death:
    09/04/1941
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    Grave Reference:
    Block F. Grave 93.
    Cemetery:
    CHISWICK OLD CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of Frank and Gertrude Amrain, of Paddington. London.
     

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

    POTTER, RAYMOND W.
    Rank:
    Bombardier
    Service No:
    1541759
    Date of Death:
    16/06/1944
    Age:
    26
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    Grave Reference:
    Block S. Grave 111.
    Cemetery:
    CHISWICK OLD CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of Georgina Potter and stepson of John Carter, of Chiswick.
     

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

    OSWALD, WALTER EDWARD WILLIAM
    Rank:
    Serjeant
    Service No:
    2038795
    Date of Death:
    21/09/1940
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    339 Bty., 26 Searchlight Regt.
    Grave Reference:
    Block B. Grave 44.
    Cemetery:
    CHISWICK NEW CEMETERY
     

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


    Name on private headstone completely worn CWGC advised

    FRIES, FELIX THEODORE

    Rank:
    Officer Cadet
    Service No:
    1098392
    Date of Death:
    04/04/1942
    Age:
    29
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    Grave Reference:
    Block G. Grave 60.
    Cemetery:
    CHISWICK NEW CEMETERY
     

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  12. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    GODDARD, WALTER HALFORD
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    Rank: Captain
    Service No: 28033
    Date of Death: 10/09/1946
    Age: 42
    Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
    Grave Reference:
    Cemetery: WARNHAM (ST. MARGARET) CHURCHYARD
    51.090421, -0.346390
    Additional Information: Son of Dr. Walter Horace Goddard, M.A., M.D., and Florence Ruth Goddard; husband of Muriel Mary Louise Goddard, of Lower Broadbridge.

    Casualty details


    BRANCH, DENZIL TEMPLER

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    Rank: Captain
    Service No: 229065
    Date of Death: 25/06/1944
    Age: 36
    Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 141 (The Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry) Field Regt
    Grave Reference:
    Cemetery: WARNHAM (ST. MARGARET) CHURCHYARD
    51.090484, -0.345924
    Additional Information: Son of Charles Ernest St. John Branch, K.C., and Agnes Irene Branch; husband of Uretta Branch, of Brighton. Barrister-at-Law.

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  13. Guy Hudson

    Guy Hudson Looker-upper

    POTTER Raymond W 1541759 enlisted in the Royal Artillery in 1938. He was killed on the 16th June 1944 in the UK with five other members of his unit. The unit is D Battery Depot, Royal Artillery (Coast). All the men killed were Bombardiers.
    Unfortunately, I can't find any further information about the unit or the circumstances of their deaths.
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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    WOODCROFT, FREDERICK WILLIAM ARTHUR
    Rank:
    Bombardier
    Service No:
    835574
    Date of Death:
    16/06/1944
    Age:
    29
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    Grave Reference:
    Sec. J. Grave 442.
    Cemetery:
    DUNSTABLE CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of Jesse and Lily Woodcroft; husband of Frances Woodcroft, of Dunstable.
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    Hills Cemetery, Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex
    51.063813, -0.347559

    AGATE, ALFRED EDWIN
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    Rank: Bombardier
    Service No: 1435412
    Date of Death: 11/02/1943
    Age: 41
    Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 565 Coast Bty.
    Grave Reference: Block M. Grave 10.

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    BURRAGE, ERNEST HOWARD
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    Rank: Lance Bombardier
    Service No: 1580619
    Date of Death: 11/03/1941
    Age: 28
    Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 310 Bty., 72 H.A.A. Regt.
    Grave Reference: Block L. Grave 26.
    Additional Information: Son of Christian and Ellen Burrage, of Colgate.

    Casualty details

    LLOYD, CYRIL
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    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: 1807232
    Date of Death: 16/10/1945
    Age: 23
    Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
    Grave Reference: Block 0. Grave 198D.
    Additional Information: Son of Frederick George and Ethel Annie Lloyd, of Horsham.

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    WHITEHEAD, GEORGE
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    Rank: Gunner
    Service No: 1642589
    Date of Death: 17/02/1941
    Age: 31
    Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
    Grave Reference: Block S. Grave 196.
    Additional Information: Son of George and Louisa M. Whitehead, of Horsham.
    Casualty details
     
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  16. Guy Hudson

    Guy Hudson Looker-upper

    Eight other men were killed from 310 Battery, 72 (Hampshire) HAA Regiment on the 11th March 1941.

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  17. Pat Atkins

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    HOWELL, RALPH SEYMOUR
    Rank: Bombardier
    Service No: 850548
    Date of Death: 21/11/1941
    Age: 20
    Regiment/Service: Royal Horse Artillery 1 Regt.
    Grave Reference: 7. B. 7.
    Cemetery: TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of John Seymour Howell and Edith Blomfield Howell, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

    Ralph Howell was my father's cousin, killed during Operation Crusader as 1/RHA provided close fire support to the 32nd Army TB sortie from Tobruk; he was one of only two fatal 1/RHA casualties that day, I believe. Ralph was his parents' oldest child.

    Cheers, Pat
     

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

    WESTON, EDWARD JOHN
    Rank:
    Gunner
    Service No:
    1634816
    Date of Death:
    20/01/1943
    Age:
    32
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    215 Bty., 70 Lt. A.A. Regt.
    Grave Reference:
    Sec. 1. Grave 4.
    Cemetery:
    FULHAM PALACE ROAD CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of Edward and Eliza Weston, of Fulham.
     

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

    HILL, FRANCIS HENRY
    Rank:
    Serjeant
    Service No:
    788579
    Date of Death:
    06/02/1944
    Age:
    35
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    Grave Reference:
    Sec. 1. Grave 8.
    Cemetery:
    FULHAM PALACE ROAD CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of Charles and Julie Ann Hill, of Fulham; husband of Violet Ada Hill, of Fulham.
     

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

    ZOEFTIG, FREDERICK
    Rank:
    Serjeant
    Service No:
    1634147
    Date of Death:
    25/04/1944
    Age:
    31
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal Artillery
    125 Lt. A.A. Regt.
    Grave Reference:
    Sec. 1. Grave 10.
    Cemetery:
    FULHAM PALACE ROAD CEMETERY
    Additional Information:
    Son of Henry and Miriam Helena Zoeftig, of Fulham.
     

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