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

YOUNG, Nicola Marie
Rank: WMEM(L)1
Service: Royal Navy
Service Number: W141558H
Ship: HMS Coventry
Date of Birth: 07 August 1973
Age: 20
Date of Death: 25 May 1994
Cemetery Name: St Lukes Churchyard
Cemetery Address: Lodge Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire
Grave Number: 609
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: No
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

Also a plaque on a bench in the same churchyard.

 

BRYANT, Sarah Louise
Rank: Cpl
Service: Army
Service Number: W1046062
Regiment/Corps: INT CORPS
Date of Birth: 17 December 1981
Age: 26
Date of Death: 17 June 2008
Cemetery Name: Wetheral Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Ashgate Lane, Carlisle, Cumbria
Grave Section: G
Grave Row: Ward 6
Grave Number: 1
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

Also a plaque on a bench in the same cemetery, close to the grave.

See also the following war memorials which I've posted elsewhere on the forum:
Wetheral
Burscough

 

Thanks Paul

Interesting group will study them later

Tony

 

DICKINSON, MAY

Rank: Aircraftwoman 1st Class
Service No: 438310
Date of Death: 12/08/1943
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Grave Reference: Sec. A. Grave 163.
Cemetery: MANCHESTER (GORTON) CEMETERY

Additional Information:
Daughter of Alice Dickinson, of West Gorton, Manchester.

 

Thanks again ClankyP

Tony

 

HIGGS, ELSIE
Rank: Private
Service No: W/52953
Date of Death: 09/03/1942
Age: 18
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Grave Reference: Sec. J. Grave 262.
Cemetery: MANCHESTER (GORTON) CEMETERY
Additional Information: Daughter of Frederick and Esther Hannah Higgs, of Gorton, Manchester.

 

SMITH, F E
Rank: Staff Nurse
Service No: 2/ResS/1235
Date of Death: 01/07/1918
Regiment/Service: Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, Military Hosp. (Aylesbury)
Grave Reference: P. C.E. 140.
Cemetery: MANCHESTER (GORTON) CEMETERY

 

Already posted above by ClankyPencil, but here's my photo for May Dickinson anyway. There's another ATS at Gorton, Lilian Watling, but the photos I took aren't much good.

 

Paul

Excellent, most grateful

Tony

 

A couple of headstones I was able to get earlier today...

WATLING, LILIAN
Rank: Private
Service No: W/144551
Date of Death: 06/03/1944
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Grave Reference: Sec. A. Grave 237.
Cemetery: MANCHESTER (GORTON) CEMETERY
Additional Information: Daughter of Frank and Evelyn Richards, of Manchester; wife of Harold Watling, of Gorton, Manchester.

 

WALKER, MARGARET
Rank: Private
Service No: W/170587
Date of Death: 05/10/1945
Age: 33
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Grave Reference: Sec. C.C.9. Grave 412.
Cemetery: HINDLEY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Walker, of Hindley.

 

WADDILOVE, EVELYN LOUISE



Rank: Aircraftwoman 1st Class
Service No: 2039050
Date of Death: 01/07/1943
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Grave Reference: Sec. G. Row H. Grave 2.
Cemetery: SUTTON (ST. NICHOLAS AND ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD St.Helens.




http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2700706/WADDILOVE,%20EVELYN%20LOUISE

 

Paulc & Cooler King

Most grateful, well done

Tony

 

Hi Tony, have you come across this one before?

KNAPP, WINIFRED ELLEN
Rank: Aircraftwoman 2nd Class
Service No: 2029508
Date of Death: 31/07/1943
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force, 953 Balloon Sqdn.
Cemetery: HORSTED KEYNES (ST. GILES) CHURCHYARD
Additional Information: 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.

She is buried in the same grave as her husband. I've only read about it online, there are some photos and info at the folowing sites:

http://www.derekhayward.co.uk/BluebellRailway-1/Photographic-Tours/St-Giles-Church-Horsted-Keynes/28954062_q6mwCg#!p=2&n=10
http://www.horstedkeynes.com/tragedy.html

 

Thanks Paul

I only had her CWGC details on record so most grateful for for your post,

Tony

 

ROBERTS, DOROTHY FLORENCE MONICA
Rank: Aircraftwoman 1st Class
Service No: 2052724
Date of Death: 27/04/1942
Age: 42
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Grave Reference: Grave 108.
Cemetery: COLERNE (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD
Additional Information: Wife of T. Roberts, of Hawarden, Flintshire.

 

Thanks nicks

Nice one, well done

Tony

 

CUMMINS, DOROTHY
Rank: Aircraftwoman 1st Class
Service No: 2087652
Date of Death: 14/12/1945
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Grave Reference: Sec. A.C. Grave 219.
Cemetery: LIVERPOOL (FORD) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

 

WILLIAMS, MARGARET
Rank: Private
Service No: W/244313
Date of Death: 03/04/1944
Age: 32
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Grave Reference: Sec. A.B. Grave 315.
Cemetery: LIVERPOOL (FORD) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
Additional Information: Daughter of George and Margaret Williams, of Liverpool.

 

BRENNAN, MARGARET (PEG)
Rank: Private
Service No: W/157440
Date of Death: 08/10/1944
Age: 23
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Grave Reference: Sec. P.O. Grave 569.
Cemetery: LIVERPOOL (FORD) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
Additional Information: Daughter of Matthew and Catherine Brennan, of Bootle.