The Lincolnshire Regiment

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  1. Buteman

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

    471

    Name: SMITH, RICHARD HENRY
    Rank: Warrant Officer Class I
    Trade: RSM
    Service No: 4801253
    Date of Death: 22/02/1944
    Age: 28
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn (Attached I.A.C.C.)
    Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
    Grave Reference: 11. H. 21.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of William Alexander and Mary Eliza Smith, of Rotherham, Yorkshire.

    Enlisted Lincolnshire Regiment: 15 October 1934

    Mentioned in Despatches – London Gazette 5 April 1945

    Cause of Death: Died of Wounds.

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

    472

    Name: FOULGER, WILLIAM JAMES
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4806723
    Date of Death: 23/02/1944
    Age: 30
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 6th Bn.
    Attached to 500 A.O.D., R.A.O.C.
    Grave Reference: II. D. 29.
    Cemetery: BARI WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of William and Annie Foulger, of Cambridge; husband of Joyce Zillah Maud Foulger, of Cambridge.

    Enlisted Lincolnshire Regiment: 1939 (pre WW2).

    Cause of Death: Died as a result of an accident.

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

    473

    Name: BARRETT, CLIFFORD
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4756291
    Date of Death: 25/02/1944
    Age: 31
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 3. C. 20.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

    Enlisted into The York & Lancaster Regiment, date not known. Transferred into The Lincolns, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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

    474

    Name: GILBERT, SIDNEY ARTHUR
    Rank: Serjeant
    Service No: 4803430
    Date of Death: 28/02/1944
    Age: 24
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 6th Bn.
    Grave Reference: III. A. 9.
    Cemetery: NAPLES WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Tom and Margery Gilbert, of Stamford, Lincolnshire.

    Enlisted Lincolnshire Regiment: 2 May 1939.

    Cause of Death: Died of Wounds (Lincolns Roll of Honour).

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

    475

    Name: BRELSFORD, JACK ALIX
    Rank: Captain
    Service No: 228355
    Date of Death: 29/02/1944
    Age: 23
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: attd. 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
    Panel Reference: Panel 9. Column 2.
    Memorial: BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL
    Additional Information: Son of John and Clotilde Julie Brelsford, of Lincoln. B.A. (Cantab.): Magdalene College.

    Posted to The Lincolnshire Regiment

    SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 20 MARCH, 1942
    Lincoln R.
    Kenneth Henry FUNNELL (228354).
    Jack Alix BRELSFORD (228355).

    Cause of Death: No details.

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

    476

    Name: COOK, NORMAN ALBERT
    Rank: Serjeant
    Service No: 4346376
    Date of Death: 02/03/1944
    Age: 27
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 11. E. 8.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Albert Edward and Winifred Gertrude Cook, of Sheffield; husband of Florence Annie Cook, of Sheffield.

    Enlisted into The East Yorkshire Regiment, date not known. Transferred into The Lincolns, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.


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

    477

    Name: WARE, GEORGE
    Rank: Lance Corporal
    Service No: 4796956
    Date of Death: 14/03/1944
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Grave Reference: Sec. L.15. Grave 37.
    Cemetery: NOTTINGHAM SOUTHERN CEMETERY

    Enlisted Lincolnshire Regiment: 21/1/1924. Discharged 7 April 1941. A soldier who has been found physically unfit by a medical board is discharged from Army service under King's Regulations, 1940, paragraph 390 (xvi) as "ceasing to fulfil Army physical requirements."

    Cause of Death: No other details.

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

    478

    Name: PIFF, GEORGE
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4191644
    Date of Death: 16/03/1944
    Age: 28
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Panel Reference: Panel 9. Column 3.
    Memorial: BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL
    Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. George William Piff.

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

    Cause of Death: Presumed killed in action at Sea.

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    Commemorated on The Brookwood Memorial.

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

    479

    Name: WILLIAMS, JOSEPH
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4809648
    Date of Death: Between 20/03/1944 and 13/06/1944
    Age: 21
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 6th Bn.
    Grave Reference: XII. B. 10.
    Cemetery: MORO RIVER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Joseph and Florence Williams, of Longport, Staffordshire, England; husband of Vera Williams.

    Conscripted into The Lincolnshire Regiment 1940.

    Cause of Death: Died after escaping as POW, between 20 March and 13 June 1944.

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

    480

    Name: WILLIAMS, CHARLES FREDERICK
    Rank: Serjeant
    Service No: 6147722
    Date of Death: 21/03/1944
    Age: 30
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 1. F. 6.
    Cemetery: MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY

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

    Cause of Death: Died of wounds.

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

    481

    Name: HUTTON, JAMES ALAN MARTIN
    Rank: Lieutenant
    Service No: 237899
    Date of Death: 26/03/1944
    Age: 23
    Regiment/Service: Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment)
    Unit: attd. 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
    Panel Reference: Face 8.
    Memorial: RANGOON MEMORIAL
    Additional Information: Son of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Hutton. of Bramhope, Yorkshire.

    Cause of Death: No details.

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    Commemorated on the Branhope War Memorial

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

    482

    Name: LEE, THOMAS
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4803070
    Date of Death: 29/03/1944
    Age: 24
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 12. D. 5.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Harry and Ida Rose Lee.

    Enlisted in The Lincolnshire Regiment 22/4/1939

    Cause of Death: Died. Gun shot wound to Abdomen.

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

    483

    Name: WASHBOURNE, ROBERT
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 6292210
    Date of Death: 29/03/1944
    Age: 27
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: 10. F. 8.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Thomas and Maude Washbourne; husband of Helen May Washbourne, of Fulham, London.

    Enlisted into The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), date not known. Transferred into The Lincolns, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Died in India according to the Lincolns Roll of Honour. Nominal Roll not found.
     
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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    484

    Name: MOGAN, ALBERT
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 2991362
    Date of Death: 02/04/1944
    Age: 21
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Grave Reference: Grave 4.
    Cemetery: HIGH GREEN (ST. MARY) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD
    Additional Information: Son of Michael and Mary Arm Mogan, of Ecclesfield.

    Enlisted into The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, date not known. Transferred into The Lincolns, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Not known. Not listed in The Lincolns Roll of Honour.

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

    485

    Name: MORRIS, CHARLES EDWARD
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 14516637
    Date of Death: 02/04/1944
    Age: 34
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 6th Bn.
    Grave Reference: VIII. H. 5.
    Cemetery: BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO
    Additional Information: Son of William C. and Elizabeth Christina Morris, of Liverpool; husband of Florence Morris, of Huyton, Liverpool.

    Conscripted into The General Service Corps 1942.

    Cause of Death: Died of wounds.

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    Photos taken by 4JonBoy

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    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Rob,
    Unreal amount of effort went into this.
    Well done!

    And, good to see 4jonboy taking care of the photos.
     
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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Lesley worked hard to get all those photos for me. She's a fantastic friend.
     
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    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    486

    Name: POCOCK, ALFRED MEREDITH
    Rank: Second Lieutenant
    Service No: 308939
    Date of Death: 06/04/1944
    Age: 27
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: attd. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
    Panel Reference: Face 6.
    Memorial: RANGOON MEMORIAL
    Additional Information: Son of Aaron and Emily Pocock, of Battersea, London.

    (His entry on The London Gazette archive. Commissioned.

    Lincoln Regiment
    20th Nov. 1943
    6465678
    Alfred Meredith. POCOCK (308939)

    Page 1317 | Supplement 36431, 17 March 1944 | Londo...

    He served in the Royal Fusiliers before he was commissioned as an Officer. His CWGC entry shows he was from Battersea and smack bang in the middle of Royal Fusilier territory).


    Cause of Death: Missing, presumed killed in action, Burma.

    From The Lincolns Roll of Honour.

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

    487

    Name: BLOSS, LEONARD JOHN
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 6293714
    Date of Death: 07/04/1944
    Age: 23
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regimen
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: Coll. grave 11. K. 1-17.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Albert George Bloss, and of Annie Frances Bloss, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

    Enlisted into The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), date not known. Transferred into The Lincolns, date not known.

    Cause of Death: Killed in action.

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

    488

    Name: BURTON, ARTHUR
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 4038122
    Date of Death: 07/04/1944
    Age: 28
    Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 1st Bn.
    Grave Reference: K. 1-17.
    Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Husband of Lily Burton, of Stoke-on-Trent. Coll. grave ll.

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

    Cause of Death: Killed in action

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