War Correspondent Grave

MUNDAY, WILLIAM JOHN
Rank: Reporter
Service No: B408
Date of Death: 28/09/1943
Age: 30
Regiment/Service: Australian War Correspondent Sydney Morning Herald.
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Grave Reference II. D. 24. Cemetery SALERNO WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of William Simpson Munday and Catherine May Munday; husband of Mary Simon Munday, of Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia. B.A. (Melbourne).

 

MUNDAY, WILLIAM JOHN

Rank:

Reporter

Service No:

B408

Date of Death:

28/09/1943

Age:

30

Regiment/Service:

Australian War Correspondent



Sydney Morning Herald.

Awards:

Mentioned in Despatches

Grave Reference

II. D. 24.

Cemetery

SALERNO WAR CEMETERY

Additional Information:
Son of William Simpson Munday and Catherine May Munday; husband of Mary Simon Munday, of Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia. B.A. (Melbourne).


War Correspondents Memorial Service



This is a photograph of the memorial service for three War Correspondents who were killed in action at Scarfati, Italy on September 28, 1943. The caption on the reverse records: On 28 Sep, War Correspondents Stewart Sale (Reuter), William J Munday (Australian Combined Press) and A B Austin (Daily Herald) were killed by enemy action at Scarfati. A memorial service, held in two denominations, Roman Catholic and Protestant, was held at their graves and was attended by British and American war correspondents attached to the Fifth Army.Many floral tributes were sent, one of which came from the GOC, Fifth Army, General Mark Clark. Picture shows: the scene at the graveside during the service.



http://graveyarddetective.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/war-correspondents-memorial-service.html

 

I downloaded the miscellaneous deaths from the CWGC database a few weeks ago and posted some info however this was the group under "War Correspondent"!

Edit: Another group of seven listed separately under "Australian War Correspondent"

SMITH WILLIAM W 40 3/07/1945 Reporter Australian War Correspondent Department of Information. Malaysia LABUAN WAR CEMETERY 18. C. 6. SON OF ALFRED HENRY AND MILDRED MARTHA SMITH, OF MERREDIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

PALMER ROYDEN KEITH R K 36 6/11/1943 Reporter Australian War Correspondent Melbourne "Herald". Papua New Guinea PORT MORESBY (BOMANA) WAR CEMETERY C2. C. 18.

RAYNER PENDIL ARTHUR P A 34 27/12/1943 Reporter Australian War Correspondent Brisbane "Telegraph." Papua New Guinea '149' PORT MORESBY (BOMANA) WAR CEMETERY B2. D. 19. SON OF GEORGE CHARLES AND EDITH RAYNER; HUSBAND OF ISOBEL ALBERTA ELLEN RAYNER, OF BARDON, QUEENSLAND.

ELLIOTT JOHN J 45 3/07/1945 Reporter Australian War Correspondent Australian Broadcasting Commission. Malaysia '1537' LABUAN WAR CEMETERY 18. C. 7. SON OF WILLIAM GEORGE AND MARGARET SOPHIA ELLIOTT, OF WESTMINSTER, LONDON, ENGLAND.

STOCKTON NORMAN N 40 2/12/1943 Reporter Australian War Correspondent The Sydney Sun. Germany BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY 8. K. 10. HUSBAND OF MAREE PATIENCE STOCKTON, OF ELWOOD, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.

MUNDAY WILLIAM JOHN W J 30 Mentioned in Despatches 28/09/1943 Reporter Australian War Correspondent Sydney Morning Herald. Italy 'B408' SALERNO WAR CEMETERY II. D. 24. SON OF WILLIAM SIMPSON MUNDAY AND CATHERINE MAY MUNDAY; HUSBAND OF MARY SIMON MUNDAY, OF MAROUBRA, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. B.A. (MELBOURNE).

MACDONALD RODERICK KENNETH R K 32 18/05/1944 Reporter Australian War Correspondent Italy '81' CASSINO WAR CEMETERY X. K. 1. SON OF DONALD PETER MACDONALD, M.L.A., AND CLARICE ANN MACDONALD, OF MOSMAN, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. B.A. (SYDNEY); JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR.

BAUDRY EDOUARD E 38 22/01/1943 Reporter Canadian War Correspondant Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Morocco BEN M'SIK EUROPEAN CEMETERY Plot 59A. Row 1. Grave 29. SON OF FERNAND AND DELINAH BAUDRY; HUSBAND OF MELVIN P. BAUDRY, OF MONTREAL, PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, CANADA.


AUSTIN ALEXANDER BERRY A B 40 Mentioned in Despatches 28/09/1943 Reporter War Correspondent Italy 'B/254' SALERNO WAR CEMETERY II. D. 22. SON OF WILLIAM AND KATE SCOTT AUSTIN; HUSBAND OF SYLVIA ELINOR SOPHIA AUSTIN (NEE GREEN), OF MIDHURST, SUSSEX. M.A., HONS. (EDIN.); AUTHOR OF NUMEROUS PUBLISHED WORKS.

BYAM GUY G 3/02/1945 Reporter War Correspondent British Broadcasting Corporation United Kingdom RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Panel 292.

NANCARROW FRED GEORGE F G 29 5/09/1942 Reporter War Correspondent The Glasgow Herald United Kingdom RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Panel 292. SON OF FRED J. NANCARROW AND MARIE NANCARROW; HUSBAND OF FRANCES CRAIG NANCARROW, OF GOFTFOOT, GLASGOW. AUTHOR OF "GLASGOW'S FIGHTER SQUADRON".

STEVENSON KENT K 22/06/1944 Reporter War Correspondent British Broadcasting Corporation. Germany RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY 14. B. 9.

RIPPON WILLIAM EWART W E 16/03/1945 Reporter War Correspondent Peterborough Citizen and Advertiser. Netherlands VENRAY WAR CEMETERY VIII. E. 6. SON OF THE REVD. JOHN RIPPON AND MARGARET RIPPON; HUSBAND OF EDITH CONSTANCE RIPPON, OF PETERBOROUGH, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

MERTON ARTHUR S. A S 59 O B E 28/05/1942 Reporter War Correspondent Daily Telegraph. Egypt ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) BRITISH PROTESTANT CEMETERY Grave 1022. SON OF JOSEPH SIDNEY AND FLORENCE MAUDE MERTON; HUSBAND OF LOUISE MERTON.

BAYLISS FREDERICK WILLIAM F W 31 8/07/1943 Captain War Correspondent Libya TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY 11. H. 26. SON OF FREDERICK WILLIAM AND GERTRUDE BAYLISS; HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH JANET SMITH BAYLISS, OF CHELSEA, LONDON.

PARER DAMIEN PETER D P 32 Mentioned in Despatches 17/09/1944 Photographer War Correspondent Indonesia AMBON WAR CEMETERY 28. A. 11. SON OF JOHN ARTHUR AND THERESA PARER, OF MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA; HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH MARIE PARER, OF WOLLSTONECRAFT, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA.

MAKIN WILLIAM JAMES W J 48 26/08/1944 Captain War Correspondent Daily Sketch. France VILLENEUVE-ST. GEORGES OLD COMMUNAL CEMETERY Grave 113. SON OF JAMES AND ELSIE MAKIN; HUSBAND OF NORLINE MAKIN, OF KENILWORTH, CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA. F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A.

WEST WILLIAM W E 35 30/04/1945 Reporter War Correspondent The Exchange Telegraph Coy. Ltd. Myanmar RANGOON WAR CEMETERY 3. C. 5. SON OF FRANK WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH WEST; HUSBAND OF IVY FANNY WEST, OF FINCHLEY, MIDDLESEX.

ANDERSON ALEXANDER MASSY A M 37 15/12/1941 Reporter War Correspondent United Kingdom PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 100. SON OF COLONEL A. J. ANDERSON, D.S.O. (FORMERLY OF THE R.A.S.C.), AND E. M. ANDERSON, OF ST. JOHN'S WOOD, LONDON; HUSBAND OF D. G. ANDERSON, OF SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, SUSSEX.

GRAY BERNARD B 13/05/1942 Reporter War Correspondent United Kingdom PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 100. HUSBAND OF D. GRAY, OF HAZEL GROVE AND BRAMHALL, CHESHIRE.

AUBURY ALBERT EDWARD A E 56 25/07/1944 Cameraman War Correspondent United Kingdom PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 100. SON OF HENRY SIDNEY AND EMMA AUBURY; HUSBAND OF ISABELLE MARY AUBURY, OF WALLSEND, NORTHUMBERLAND.

BEWLEY CYRIL C 39 18/05/1944 Reporter War Correspondent Kemsley Newspapers. Italy CASSINO WAR CEMETERY I. F. 21. SON OF ALFRED AND GERTRUDE BEWLEY, OF ROTHERHAM, YORKSHIRE; HUSBAND OF OLIVE ELEANOR BEWLEY, OF ROTHERHAM.

SALE STEWART G. S G 38 28/09/1943 Reporter War Correspondent Reuters Ltd Italy 'B/135' SALERNO WAR CEMETERY II. D. 23. SON OF GEORGE AND ADA SALE; HUSBAND OF MADGE SALE.

EMENY STUART S 40 24/03/1944 Reporter War Correspondent United States of America ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Sec. 12. Coll. grave 288. HUSBAND OF CONSTANCE J. EMENY, OF BERKHAMSTED, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND.

WILLS STANLEY S 38 24/03/1944 Reporter War Correspondent United States of America ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Sec. 12. Coll. grave 288.

LAWLESS PETER HENRY P H 53 M C 9/03/1945 Major War Correspondent Daily Telegraph. Belgium HOTTON WAR CEMETERY VII. A. 8. SON OF ARTHUR LAWLESS AND OF FLORENCE DEBORAH LAWLESS (NEE PIERCY); HUSBAND OF PAMELA LAWLESS, OF SOUTH NORWOOD, SURREY. INTERNATIONAL RUGBY FOOTBALLER.

THORPE ARTHUR A. A A 42 11/06/1944 Reporter War Correspondent Naval United Kingdom KINGSBURY (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD Sec. D. Extn. Grave 218.

FYFE IAN HERBERT I H 6/06/1944 Reporter War Correspondent Daily Mirror France BAYEUX MEMORIAL Addenda Panel


Cheers

Geoff

 

I am really trying hard to find a photo of William John Munday. Can anyone help or point me in the right direction please. I believe he had a daughter born around 1940. If she is still alive, I would very much like to make contact.

My thanks to anyone who can assist.

 

Hello. My son is doing a project for school, I was helping him with his research & this site came up.
William Munday was my grandfather. He had one son, also named William Munday. I have some photos - I’ll dig them out if you like. Regards, Kate

 

Kate.

I am a battlefield guide and am regularly at the Salerno CWGC.

I have passed William Munday's headstone many times. Next time, I will stop and tip my hat.

Regards

Frank

 

Hi Frank. What a lovely message - thank you! My Dad visited Salerno about 10 years ago to see his father’s grave. I hope to visit one day too.
Thank you, Kate

 

Hi Kate,

Glad to see you came across this thread.

I do mostly RAAF and many lost their lives in action with aircrews.

Would be great to see a photo of William Munday.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Just having a little look over some folders on my laptop and found this photo of Bewley's grave at Cassino

 

Cyril Bewley's name on the War Correspondent's Memorial in Normandy (All theaters).

 

Just a brief comment on A B Austin, his 1943 book The Birth of an Army, about the 1st Army in Tunisia in 1942-43 is, in my opinion, one of the very best books about the campaign. It's a short book but it shows some exceptional powers of description and observation and it was also written when the events were still fresh. It's a neglected classic and well worth seeking out secondhand.