Airborne Forces-Headstones

I saw this one at St James the Great church, Aston Abbotts, Bucks. 06-11-17.

 

There's some information on Lance Sergeant John William Humphreys at ParaData. He may have died of wounds received in the battle for Wunstorf Airfield, 7th April 1945.

John W Humphreys | ParaData

Regards ...

 

Remembered Workington (Salterbeck) Cemetery, Cumbria.

Private EARL, GORDON
Service Number 14245788

Died 07/08/1944

Aged 20

225 Parachute Field Amb
Royal Army Medical Corps

Son of William and Maud Earl, of Workington, Cumberland.

Buried at RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

Location: Calvados, France

Cemetery/memorial reference: IA. J. 16.

 

List of Needs/Wants updated - thanks for all help so far
Andy

 

Andy
what is the abney park casualty name

regards
Clive

 

Clive - chap called Blackwell, RASC Died 28/6/46
Grave Reference - Plot M5 Row RN Grave 6581

I did have a look for him when I lived in London but did not have enough hours in the time i was there! or to fight through some of the undergrowth!

Andy

 

Andy
ok will sort for you plus look to do Isleworth
I was at Abney Park last year but still overgrown but they are working on it and had cleared quite a bit

Runnymede check here The Air Forces Memorial Runnymede Panels 1 - 292 for Reference


regards
Clive

 

Andy not a good photo from findagrave
https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2008/260/29853483_122165950717.jpg

 

Andy attached from Abney Park cemetery.
His full name is James Ralph Blackwell.

Headstone states 18 years old
Cemetery burial records state 21 years old
CWGC states 20 years old

His Brother also died in service.
Boy BLACKWELL, DAVID REGINALD
Died 23/02/1941

Aged 16

S.S. Anglo Peruvian (London)
Merchant Navy


Driver BLACKWELL, J R
Service Number T/14423527

Died 28/06/1946

Aged 20

Royal Army Service Corps

Son of James Campbell Blackwell and Jessie Blackwell, of Islington.
Casualty

 

At Overloon CWGC. Peter Badger served with the Medium Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion. He was one of those taken prisoner at the Arnhem Road Bridge and spent the rest of the war in captivity. Tragically, Peter was killed in a road accident before repatriation back to the UK and was originally buried at the US Cemetery at Margraten before being moved to Overloon.

 

Corporal CORKE, HUGH WALTER CHARLES
Service Number 5781349

Died 15/09/1942

Aged 18

1st Wing
The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C.

Son of Walter Thomas Corke and Emily Corke, of Hounslow.


INSCRIPTION
IN PROUD AND TREASURED MEMORY OF OUR GALLANT SON AND BROTHER
Casualty

 

PRIVATE ROBERT BROADFOOT
Service Number: 3189292
Regiment & Unit/Ship
The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
1st Bn.
Date of Death
Died 20 March 1946
Age 21 years old
Buried or commemorated at
TROQUEER CEMETERY
Sec. E. Extn. 1. Grave 1.
United Kingdom

• Additional InfoSon of Robert and Annie Broadfoot, of Dumfries; husband of Elizabeth Rae Broadfoot, of Dumfries.
• Personal InscriptionAT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. R.I.P.

 

Newspaper report from the
Sunday Post - Sunday 24 March 1946

 

Lt Col J F Rock

Tidworth Military Cemetery

 

I came across this `virtual cemetery` on `findagrave` which may be of interest to Airborne followers?

A VIRTUAL CEMETERY CREATED BY SELENAH
Fallen Glider Pilots
603 memorials

Fallen Glider Pilots: a Virtual Cemetery - Find A Grave


Kyle

 

Kyle
Thanks for posting that link, Selena is a friend of mine and runs a Facebook page remembering fallen glider pilots

Andy

 

Andy are you still requiring headstones we keep tracking them down but not sure if you have them or not



Regards
Clive

 

Clive
I still have a few required, I have updated the front page today.

Regards
Andy

 

SIGNALMAN ARTHUR PALLETT
Service Number: 2380533
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Corps of Signals

6th Airborne Div. Sigs.

Date of Death
Died 07 December 1943

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at
TOTTENHAM CEMETERY

Grave 18.

United Kingdom

• Country of Service United Kingdom
• Additional Info Son of George James Pallett and Annie Louisa Pallett, of South Tottenham.

 

PRIVATE MICHAEL CHARLES CHURCHILL
Service Number: 2763132
Regiment & Unit/Ship
The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

8th Bn.

Date of Death
Died 30 June 1944

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at
BROCKLEY CEMETERY

Screen Wall. Sec. F. Grave 630. (R.C. Ground).

United Kingdom

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom