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

BIRD, EDWARD FRANK
Gunner
Service Number 921530
Died 04/06/1945
Aged 23
148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt.
Royal Artillery
Son of Albert and Ada Caroline Bird, of Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Buried at CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY

 

BLACKBURN, LEONARD CUTHBERT
Bombardier
Service Number 788661
Died 24/06/1943
Aged 35
85 Anti-Tank Regt.
Royal Artillery
Son of James Blackburn, and of Emily Blackburn, of Darlington, Co. Durham; husband of Mayble Blackburn, of Hopetown, Darlington.
Buried at CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY

 

BLACKWELL, EDWARD ROY
Gunner
Service Number 1805017
Died 03/11/1943
Aged 38
47 Coast Observer Det.
Royal Artillery
Son of Edward and Annie Blackwell; husband of Marjorie Amelia Rose Blackwell, of Felpham, Bognor Regis, Sussex.
Buried at CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY

 

LARKIN, LESLIE GEORGE
Gunner
Service Number 14542852
Died 21/09/1944
Aged 21
1 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty.
Royal Artillery
Son of William John and May Julia Larkin, of Birmingham.
Buried at ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY

 

LAWSON, DAVID
Warrant Officer Class II (B.S.M.)
Service Number 783668
Died Between 19/09/1944 and 20/09/1944
Aged 31
1 Airlanding Light Regt.
Royal Artillery
Son of David and Agnes Lawson; husband of Dorothy May Lawson, of Jersey, Channel Islands.
Buried at ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY

 

LEITCH, CARMEL STUART
Lieutenant
Service Number 228472
Died 24/09/1944
Aged 21
1 Airlanding Light Regt.
Royal Artillery
Son of George and Gertrude Leitch; husband of Mildred Elizabeth Leitch, of Kettering, Northamptonshire.
Buried at ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY

 

MacHENRY, JOHN
Lance Serjeant
Service Number 404421
Died 22/09/1944
Aged 30
2 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty.
Royal Artillery
Son of Alexander and Agnes MacHenry; husband of Kathleen Dodds MacHenry, of Kirkcudbright.
Buried at ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY

 

MACKIE, NORMAN ROCHESTER
Gunner
Service Number 14419140
Died 17/04/1945
Aged 20
143 (The Kent Yeomanry) Field Regt.
Royal Artillery
Son of William Gordon Mackie and Joan Mackie, of Ayr.
Buried at ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY

 

MADDEN, DAVID JOHN
Major
Service Number 94285
Died 21/09/1944
Aged 25
Royal Artillery
attd. H.Q. 1st Airborne Div.
Son of Maj John Grevile Madden, D.S.O., and of Annie Madden, of Alverstoke, Hampshire. Awarded The Benson Memorial Prize, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 1939. His brother, Lt. Keith Mansfield Madden, M.C., also died on service.
Buried at ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY

 

BLAKE, FREDERICK
Gunner
Service Number 1605319
Died 18/11/1943
Aged 34
3 H.A.A. Regt.
Royal Artillery
Cemetery/memorial reference: 6. D. 1.
Buried at CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY

 

BOODLE, THOMAS
Gunner
Service Number 1078817
Died 04/05/1943
Aged 27
118 Field Regt.
Royal Artillery
Cemetery/memorial reference: 8. N. 1.
Buried at CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY

 

BOOTHBY, HARRY
Gunner
Service Number 860998
Died 04/08/1943
9 Coast Regt.
Royal Artillery
Cemetery/memorial reference: 8. C. 4.
Buried at CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY

 

BOWDEN, SAMUEL
Lance Bombardier
Service Number 920785
Died 06/10/1943
Aged 40
125 Anti Tank Regt.
Royal Artillery
Son of Samuel and Martha Bowden; husband of Margaret Bowden (nee Collins), of Grangetown, Sunderland, Co. Durham.
Cemetery/memorial reference: 1. G. 5.
Buried at CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY

 

BOWSKILL, FRANK
Gunner
Service Number 1794659
Died 22/08/1943
Aged 22
241 Bty., 77 H.A.A. Regt.
Royal Artillery
Son of Bernard and Ethel Bowskill, of Armthorpe, Yorkshire.
Cemetery/memorial reference: 9. J. 4.
Buried at CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY

 

GROVES, JOHN
Rank:Gunner
Service No:14389739
Date of Death:01/02/1945
Age:21
Regiment/Service:Royal Artillery
13 Medium Regt.
Grave ReferenceB. 13.
Cemetery: SITTARD WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Herbert and Elizebeth Groves, of St. Helens, Lancashire.

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Name: WAYLAND, CEDRIC VAUSE
Initials: C V
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Bombardier
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 123 (6th Bn. The City of London Regt.) Lt. A.A. Regt.
Age: 43
Date of Death: 22/09/1944
Service No: 2063743
Additional information: Son of Harry Pinto Wayland and Mary Ann Wayland; husband of Marjorie Christine Wayland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. F. 2.
Cemetery: MILSBEEK WAR CEMETERY

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STRAUCH, KENNETH ALBERT
Rank:Bombardier
Service No:1134016
Date of Death:15/03/1945
Age:22
Regiment/Service:Royal Artillery
attd. 652 A.O.P. Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Grave ReferenceRow 3. Grave 6.
Cemetery: GOIRLE ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Albert Ernest and Florence Alice Strauch, of Brentwood, Essex.

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SPECIAL MEMORIAL

Name: BILBY, FREDERICK JAMES
Initials: F J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 280 Bty., 87 A.A. Regt.
Date of Death: 09/09/1939
Service No: 1464439
Additional information: Son of Jane Anne Bilby, and stepson of John Thomas Ford, of Birtley.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Spec. Memorial.
Cemetery: HEWORTH (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

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Name: IRWIN, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 179 Bty., 64 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 51
Date of Death: 11/12/1941
Service No: 1476000
Additional information: Son of Samuel and Jane Irwin. of Felling, Gateshead; husband of Mary Irwin. of Felling, Gateshead.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: New Yard. Plot F. Grave 437.
Cemetery: HEWORTH (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

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