The Lincolnshire Regiment

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  1. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    453

    Name: HEATON, JOSEPH VICTOR
    Rank: Lieutenant
    Service No: 121116
    Date of Death: Between 16/02/1944 and 17/02/1944
    Age: 26
    Regiment/Service: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding RegimentUnit: attd. 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
    Panel Reference: Face 13.
    Memorial: RANGOON MEMORIAL
    Additional Information: Son of Joseph Rowland Heaton, and of Dorothy Heaton, of Norwich. B.A., Hons. (Oxon.): Christchurch.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.
    From Christ Church College

    "Lieutenant Joseph Victor Heaton
    Duke of Wellington's Regiment - Service number 121116
    Born: September 9th 1917
    Died: February 17th 1944
    Joseph Victor was the second son of Joseph Rowland Heaton and his wife Dorothy Bretherton. The Heatons had been yeoman farmers in the Bolton area of Lancashire from the 14th century. With entrepreneurial abilities, they turned their domestic spinning and weaving activities into William Heaton and Sons Ltd of Lostock, the largest cotton spinning company in the country.
    He was educated at Eton and matriculated in 1936. He read history and graduated in 1939 with a 4th class degree.
    He was gazetted to the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment on February 16th 1940.
    In early 1944, the Regiment were part of the Chindits, 23rd Brigade
    On March 16th 1944 a notice in The Times said, “Any information gratefully received by his mother, Mrs Unthank, Intwood Hall Norwich” [His parents had been divorced and his mother had remarried in 1943]
    He had died on or about February 16th
    He is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial Face 13."

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    454

    Name: HOLMES, VICTOR SHERLOCK
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4803394
    Date of Death: Between 16/02/1944 and 17/02/1944
    Age: 23
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 11. J. 14.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

    Enlisted in The Lincolnshire Regiment 28/4/1939

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    455

    Name: HOWELL, REGINALD PATRICK
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4757794
    Date of Death: Between 16/02/1944 and 17/02/1944
    Age: 32
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 10. H. 23.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Benjamin John and Emily Howell.

    Originally enlisted in The York & Lancaster Regiment. Date not known. Transferred to The Lincolnshire Regiment date not known

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    456

    Name: JOHNS, ERNEST
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4196443
    Date of Death: Between 16/02/1944 and 17/02/1944
    Age: 25
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Panel Reference: Face 6.
    Memorial: RANGOON MEMORIAL
    Additional Information: Son of Sjt. Trevor Ernest Johns, The Loyal Regt. (North Lancashire) (died of wounds, 8th February, 1919), and of Ellen Johns, of St. Helens, Lancashire; stepson of Thomas Unsworth, of St. Helens.

    Enlisted into The Royal Welch Fusiliers, date not known. Transferred into The Linconshire Regiment, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    457

    Name: ORAM, HERBERT EDWARD
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 5575563
    Date of Death: Between 16/02/1944 and 17/02/1944
    Age: 32
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 3. C. 13.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Frank and Ada Oram; husband of Alice Maud Oram, of Edington, Wiltshire.

    Enlisted into The Wiltshire Regiment, date not known. Transferred into The Linconshire Regiment, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    458

    Name: RAWLINSON, JOHN ALFREDRA
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4541633
    Date of Death: 16/02/1944
    Age: 25
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Panel Reference: Face 6.
    Memorial: RANGOON MEMORIAL

    Enlisted into The West Yorkshire Regiment, date not known. Transferred into The Linconshire Regiment, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Presumed died of wounds.

    Nominal Roll not found. From The Lincolns Roll of Honour.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    459

    Name: TRIGGS, LEONARD SIDNEY
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4809210
    Date of Death: Between 16/02/1944 and 17/02/1944
    Age: 32
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 3. B. 2.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of John and Helena Triggs; husband of Grace Lilian Triggs, of Clapton, London.

    Conscripted into The Lincolnshire Regiment 1940.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    460

    Name: WILKINSON, MAURICE
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4469856
    Date of Death: Between 16/02/1944 and 17/02/1944
    Age: 20
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 10. K. 7.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Matthew and Edith A. Wilkinson, of Evenwood, Co. Durham.

    Enlisted into The Durham Light Infantry, date not known. Transferred into The Linconshire Regiment, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    461

    Name: WRIGHT, STANLEY RICHARD
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4807120
    Date of Death: Between 16/02/1944 and 17/02/1944
    Age: 28
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 11. G. 1.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Frederick Richard and Kate Amelia Wright, of Easton-on-the-Hill, Northamptonshire.

    Conscripted into The Lincolnshire Regiment 1940.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Commemorated on the Easton-on-the Hill War memorial,

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    462

    Name: YARRICK, EDWARD
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 3191764
    Date of Death: Between 16/02/1944 and 17/02/1944
    Age: 24
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 10. G. 19.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

    Enlisted into The King's Own Scottish Borderers, date not known. Transferred into The Linconshire Regiment, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    463

    Name: DAVIES, JENKIN
    Rank: Corporal
    Service No: 6145491
    Date of Death: 17/02/1944
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 5. C. 18.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

    Enlisted into The East Surrey Regiment, date not known. Transferred into The Linconshire Regiment, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Died of wounds.

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    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    From the Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser - Saturday 18 March 1944

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    Rob notice it states LANCE CORPORAL ?
     
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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Michael,

    Oram is listed on the CWGC website and The Lincolns Roll of Honour. Maybe he was a L/Cpl in The Wiltshire Regiment before he transferred to The Lincolns. That will remain a mystery.
     
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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    464 - (VC)

    Name: HOEY, CHARLES FERGUSON
    Rank: Major
    Service No: 71106
    Date of Death: 17/02/1944
    Age: 30
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    1st Bn.
    Awards: V C, M C
    Grave Reference: 12. H. 2.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Ferguson and Mary Rudyard Hoey, of Duncan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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    His Life:-

    Charles Ferguson Hoey was a Canadian. He was 29 years old, and a Temporary Major in the 1st Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment, during the Second World War. He went to England in April 1933 with the intention of making the army his career. He first enlisted in the West Kent Regiment, won a cadetship to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst and went there in September 1935. He graduated from Sandhurst in December 1936 and, after a brief visit home to Duncan, joined the 2nd Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. He transferred to the 1st Battalion of the Lincolnshires, and sailed to India in September 1937. He went to Burma with the 1st Battalion in 1942 and served there until his death in February 1944. He was awarded the Military Cross in July 1943 for his outstanding service at Maungdaw during a raid on a Japanese position. On 16 February 1944 near the Ngakyedauk Pass, Arakan, Burma (now Myanmar), Major Hoey's company came under devastating machine-gun fire, but Major Hoey did not waver in his advance on the objective. Although wounded in the head and leg he went forward alone and tackled a troublesome enemy strong point, destroying it and killing all the occupants, but he was mortally wounded.

    Citation for the Military Cross:

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    • "On the 5th July; 1943, Major Hoey was in charge of a force sent to raid Maungdaw, Burma. Throughout the raid he showed outstanding powers of leadership and though delayed by several accidents on the way, succeeded in getting his force into Maungdaw and inflicting casualties on the enemy. Throughout the operation he showed a complete disregard for his personal safety and remained completely imperturbable in face of all difficulties and dangers. His personal example was an inspiration to all his men and contributed to a great extent to the success of the operation. The force succeeded in hitting at least 22 Japanese for certain. The majority of these were killed. Owing to the skilful handling of his force, Major Hoey only sustained three casualties, of other ranks, wounded. Major Hoey's determination, courage and skill during the whole of the operation were beyond praise."
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    Citation for the Victoria Cross:

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    • "In BURMA, on the 16th February, 1944, Major Hoey's company formed part of a force which was ordered to capture a position at all costs. After a night march through enemy-held territory, the force was met at the foot of the position by machine gun fire. Major Hoey personally led his company under heavy machine gun and rifle fire up to the objective. Although wounded at least twice in the leg and head, he seized a Bren gun from one of his men and, firing from the hip, led his company into the objective. In spite of his wounds the company had difficulty in keeping up with him, and Major Hoey reached the enemy strong post first, where he killed all the occupants before being mortally wounded. Major Hoey's outstanding gallantry and leadership, his total disregard of personal safety and his grim determination to reach the objective resulted in the capture of this vital position."
    (Major Hoey was one of only two Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the War against Japan.)

    From CWGC

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    From The War Diary of 1 Lincolns:-

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    From The History of 1 Lincolns:

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    Other images:-

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    From The Lincolns collection.

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    Other images.

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    Wearing his MC ribbon.

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    From The History of The 10th Foot.

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    Point 315.

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    Commemorated on The Altar Rail Lincoln Cathedral.

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    From The History on 1 Lincolns WW2 - Back to the Arakan.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    465

    Name: TURNER, JOHN HENRY
    Rank: Corporal
    Service No: 4038295
    Date of Death: 17/02/1944
    Age: 30
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 5. A. 18.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of William and Ellen Turner; husband of Frances Ada Turner, of Compton, Staffordshire.

    Enlisted into The King's Shropshire Light Infantry, date not known. Transferred into The Linconshire Regiment, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Died of wounds.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    466

    Name: HOLLINGSWORTH, ALBERT WILLIAM
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4802245
    Date of Death: 19/02/1944
    Age: 27
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 4. J. 22.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Henry and Susan Hollingsworth, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

    Enlisted in The Lincolnshire Regiment 27/8/1937

    Cause of Death: Died of wounds.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    467

    Name: SHERWIN, DANIEL
    Rank: Corporal
    Service No: 3777050
    Date of Death: 20/02/1944
    Age: 26
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 6th Bn.
    Grave Reference: XIX. D. 9.
    Cemetery: CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Daniel and Josephine Sherwin, of Liverpool.

    Enlisted into The King's Regiment, date not known. Transferred into The Linconshire Regiment, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    468

    Name: SPALDING, WILLIAM ARTHUR
    Rank: Lance Serjeant
    Service No: 4805448
    Date of Death: 20/02/1944
    Age: 27
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 6th Bn.
    Grave Reference: XIV. B. 6.
    Cemetery: CASSINO WAR CEMETERY

    Enlisted in The Lincolnshire Regiment 1939

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    469

    Name: DEAKINS, KENNETH HAIG
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4801213
    Date of Death: 21/02/1944
    Age: 26
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 2nd Bn.
    Grave Reference: Sec. 116. Row K. Grave 13.
    Cemetery: GRIMSBY (SCARTHO ROAD) CEMETERY

    Enlisted Lincolnshire Regiment: 10 July 1934

    Cause of Death: Died whilst training.

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    From Findagrave

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    From 2 Lincolns War Diary.

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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    470

    Name: STANDERLINE, CLARENCE HENRY
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 14660367
    Date of Death: 21/02/1944
    Age: 18
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 2nd Bn.
    Grave Reference:
    Cemetery: WEST HALTON (ST. ETHELDREDA) CHURCHYARD
    Additional Information: Son of John William and Dorothy May Standerline, of West Halton.

    Conscripted into The General Service Corps 1942.

    Cause of Death: Died whilst training.

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    Photo from Findagrave.

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    From 2 Lincolns War Diary

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