Queens Bays - soldiers mentioned by my grandfather

1st Armoured division, queens bays 2nd dragoon guards - sgt jack tebbutt my grandfather mentioned the following people to me while discussing his time in north africa & italy;

shipped out with
Peter Doran
Andy King

met in africa
Lt Sorbo - russian
Major Tatum Water
served with
Sgt Charlie Dixon (from rugby, northants)
Jack Peters(from far cotton, northampton, took a shell in the foot)

met near algiers - Corporal Nicholls

in italy
Capt Tug Wilson
Sergeant Corp Bill Richardson (from leicester)
Corporal Busty Howe
Trooper Joe Keyes
Trooper Mickey Judd

how do i find out if any of these are still alive?

Jonathan

 

ncoyote

Would that be Major Tatum-WARNER ..? as I think I met his son in Southampton in the 70's
Cheers

 

Army list

Queens Bays 1943 - John de Grey Tatham-Warter MC listed he in this issue as it is the list close to the time of KIA. To December 1942 the notification may not have been forwarded before publication.








Major John de Grey Tatham-Warter, MC, The Queen's Bays, killed in the Battle for Egypt, was the elder son of the late Henry de Grey Tatham-Warter and of Mrs. Tatham-Warter, of Portway House, Kirtlington, Oxon. Educated at Wellington and at Sandhurst, which he left as senior under officer, he joined The Queen's Bays in 1935. He served in France in 1940 and went to the Middle East in 1941, being awarded the MC. He was adjutant of the regiment for two and a half years before getting command of a squadron. He married Babette, daughter of Major-General H F Salt, in 1941.
MB writes:- "John Tatham-Warter was endowed with a natural gift for games and wth a passion for fitness and all out-of-door life. He played squash rackets for Wellington and for Sandhurst and polo for The Bays, both in the subalterns' and regimental teams. He was above the average as a shot, and climbed mountains in Switzerland and rock faces in Cumberland and Wales. His vital personality will be sadly missed in the Cattistock and Blackmoor Vale, and by his many friends in all walks of life. His modesty, energy, and keenness in everything he undertook, whether work or play, was a ]delight to his older friends and an inspiration to his contemporaries." [The Times 20 May 1943]

 

intresting story folks how my grandfather refences him in his information;

he remembered "meeting a man called Major Tatum Warter (*correctment of spelling from my assumption of water) during one night his sister a french lady in an ambulance turned up behind the regiments tanks in khaki drill trousers looking for him, on the night of the battle of knightsbridge he was dressed in a sheepskin coat he stood on a tank to point directions to the troops and got shot with an anti armour shell through the chest."

 

Hello ncayote,

I'm currently writing a book in John Tatham-Warter's brother, Digby, and am writing including a chapter on John.

Hopefully you will see this. I'd very much like to discuss your grandfather's information if possible.

Regards,
Neil