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

DRIVER EDWARD LIDDLE

366 Battery, 140 (5th London) Field Rgt RA 1940

Injured at Dunkirk

Alperton Cemetery, Wembley, London

 

GUNNER WILLIAM JOHN EVANS
Service Number: 1726241
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

392 Bty., 117 H.A.A. Regt.

Date of Death
Died 18 November 1944

Age 35 years old

Buried or commemorated at
NAZEING (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD

N. E. of church.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Richard and Anne Jane Evans; husband of Violet Ellen Evans, of Nazeing.
• Personal InscriptionSO DEAR AND SO TERRIBLY MISSED. MAY YE BE WORTHY OF HIS AND OUR GREAT SACRIFICE

 

GUNNER WILLIAM HENRY MORRIS
Service Number: 730697
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

86 (The Hertfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt.

Date of Death
Died 26 March 1940

Age 36 years old

Buried or commemorated at
HERTFORD (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD

Plot 4th Quarter. Row 10. Grave 10.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of William George and Esther Elisabeth Morris, of Hertford; husband of Elsie Florence Morris.

 

PRIVATE FRANK CUTLER CHURCHER
Service Number: 6145252
Regiment & Unit/Ship
East Surrey Regiment

4th Bn.

Date of Death
Died 15 September 1945

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at
FULHAM PALACE ROAD CEMETERY

Sec. 1. Grave 25.

United Kingdom

• Secondary Unit, Regimentattd. 88 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery
• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Frank and Millie Churcher, of Fulham.
• Personal InscriptionGONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN NEVER SHALL THY MEMORY FADE. MUM AND DAD

 

GUNNER RICHARD HAROLD SPOONER
Service Number: 1759625
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

Date of Death
Died 09 April 1941

Age 35 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WALTHAMSTOW (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Grave 2567.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Mrs. A. Spooner; husband of Lilian Eva Spooner, of Walthamstow.
• Personal InscriptionTIME AND YEARS MAY PASS AWAY BUT LOVE AND MEMORIES ALWAYS STAY. LOVE, LIL

 

LIEUTENANT KENNETH ROBERT HIPKIN
Service Number: 217143
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

408 Bty., 53 (5th Bn. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Searchlight Regt.

Date of Death
Died 07 October 1943

Age 31 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WALTHAMSTOW (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Grave 2716.

United Kingdom

• Secondary Unit, Regimentattd. 604 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Robert and Rosetta Phoebe Hipkin, of Walthamstow; husband of Molly Rose Hipkin, of South Woodford. F.A.I.
• Personal InscriptionBRAVE HEART! GOD BLESS THEE, WHERESOE'ER IN GOD'S GREAT UNIVERSE THOU ART TODAY

 

BOMBARDIER WILLIAM GEORGE HARVEY
Service Number: 962403
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

524 Indep. Bty.

Date of Death
Died 26 November 1942

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WALTHAMSTOW (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Grave 2682.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Charles and Lilian Edith Harvey, of Walthamstow.
• Personal InscriptionA GOOD SON, A GOOD BROTHER A GOOD SOLDIER: NEVER SHALL HIS MEMORY FADE R.I.P.

 

On the afternoon of 7th October 1943 the crew of this 604 Squadron Beaufighter V8557 took off from Scorton airfield to perform a flight test . An Army passenger Lt Kenneth Robert Hipkin was on board to gain flight experience. At 14.45hrs the aircraft stalled while attempting to make a steep turn at low level there was not enough height left to recover control of the aircraft and it crashed near Killerby Home Farm, south of Catterick airfield killing
Pilot - F/Lt Ole Bechgaard RAFVR (107285), aged 31.(Buried Catterick Cemetery, North Yorkshire)Navigator - F/O Edward James Jefferies RAFVR (129733), aged 30 ( Buried Marlborough Cemetery, Ilfracombe, Devon) and Passenger - Lt Kenneth Robert Hipkin RA (217143), aged 31, of Walthamstow. ( Buried Walthamstow Churchyard, London.)

Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk IVF V8557, 07 Oct 1943

Kyle

 

GUNNER RONALD KNAPP 1790563
Royal Artillery 570 Coast Regt.
Died 31 July 1943
Age 22 years old
Buried or commemorated at HORSTED KEYNES (ST. GILES) CHURCHYARD
Son of Henry Richard and Florence Joan Knapp, of Haywards Heath; husband of A.C.W.2 Winifred Knapp, W.A.A.F., who also died on service (killed in the same incident).
"UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS"

Gunner Ronald Knapp | War Casualty Details 2723438 | CWGC



AIRCRAFTWOMAN 2ND CLASS WINIFRED ELLEN KNAPP 2029508
Women's Auxiliary Air Force 953 Balloon Sqdn.
Died 31 July 1943
Age 21 years old
Buried or commemorated at HORSTED KEYNES (ST. GILES) CHURCHYARD
Daughter of Albert Edward and Kate Annie Standing, of Horsted Keynes; wife of Gnr. Ronald Knapp, Royal Artillery, who was killed in the same incident.

Aircraftwoman 2Nd Class Winifred Ellen Knapp | War Casualty Details 2723439 | CWGC

The same name and date of death obviously invites a close look at the circumstances, these reveal a tragic accident just a few hours after their marriage.



Winifred also mentioned here:

Service Women's War Grave Photos for reference (previously titled FAO Tonym)

 

St Giles Church, HORSTED KEYNES, SUSSEX

Lt Colonel PETER ROBERT COURTENAY MANSER




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

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

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

 

GUNNER GEORGE SAWYER
Service Number: 1790396
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

515 Coast Regt.

Date of Death
Died 10 January 1945

Age 40 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WEST HAM CEMETERY

Plot B. Grave 30.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of George and Sarah Jane Sawyer, of Stratford.
• Personal InscriptionIN MEMORY OF MY DEAR SON WHO DIED SUDDENLY AND IS NOW PEACEFULLY ASLEEP. MOTHER

 

GUNNER HENRY GEORGE CHILDS WILLIAMS
Service Number: 1790714
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

141 Bty., 534 Coast Regt.

Date of Death
Died 09 October 1941

Age 35 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WEST HAM CEMETERY

Plot K. F. Grave 158808.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Henry and Lilian Williams, of West Ham; husband of Viola Ellen Williams, of West Ham.
• Personal InscriptionHIS MEMORY IS OUR GREATEST TREASURE IN OUR HEARTS HE LIVES FOR EVER

 

GUNNER JAMES HERBERT NEWMAN
Service Number: 1693473
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

356 (7th Bn. The Lancashire Fusiliers) Indep. Searchlight Bty.

Date of Death
Died 03 April 1946

Age 38 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WEST HAM CEMETERY

Plot K.D. Grave 153938.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Shirley James Newman and Edith Eliza Newman, of Plaistow, husband of Edith Newman, of Upton Park.
• Personal InscriptionPEACEFULLY SLEEPING RESTING AT LAST; BELOVED HUSBAND, LOVING SON

 

LANCE BOMBARDIER SAMUEL TIMCKE
Service Number: 1805177
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

428 Indep. H.A.A. Bty.

Date of Death
Died 28 May 1944

Age 39 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WEST HAM CEMETERY

Plot B. Grave 28.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of John and Florence Timcke; husband of Emma Jane Timcke, of Leyton.
• Personal InscriptionDEEP IN OUR HEARTS YOUR MEMORY IS KEPT. WE LOVED YOU TOO MUCH TO EVER FORGET

 

GUNNER WALTER JOHN HARVEY
Service Number: 6017410
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

28 Field Regt.

Date of Death
Died 13 December 1947

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WEST HAM CEMETERY

Grave C.37.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Henry William and Daisy Harvey, of West Ham.
• Personal InscriptionSLEEP ON, BELOVED, SLEEP ON AND TAKE THY REST

 

Added some new photos 10/10/22

 

GUNNERWILLIAM LEWIS JAMES
Service Number: 1592145
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

513 Bty., 83 Searchlight Regt.

Date of Death
Died 23 September 1942

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at
MUNSLOW (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION

S.W. part.

United Kingdom

 

GUNNERCHARLES JAMES EVANS
Service Number: 14585608
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

355 Bty., 108 Lt. A.A. Regt.

Date of Death
Died 01 April 1944

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at
MUNSLOW (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION

S.W. part.

United Kingdom

 

MAJOR
ARTHUR PATRICK TAYLOR MASON
Service Number: 64930
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

56 (4th Bn. The King's Own Royal Regt. [Lancaster]) Anti-Tank Regt.

Date of Death
Died 27 November 1945

Age 31 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WETHERAL CEMETERY

Sec. F. Grave 32.

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Arthur Frank and Mary Edith Mason; husband of Jean Mason, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
• Personal InscriptionBELOVED HUSBAND OF JEAN AND FATHER OF PETER

 

Remembered Wetheral Cemetery Cumbria

GUNNER
JOHN WALTON
Service Number: 993935
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery

160 Field Regt.

Date of Death
Died 05 May 1944

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at
TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

12. A. 19.

Myanmar

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of William Edwin and Elizabeth Walton, of Wetheral, Cumberland.