|
no photo |
Name |
Agnew, John (Jack) |
| Rank |
Paratrooper |
| Regiment |
506th 101st Airborne - US Army,
Special Forces |
| Birth details |
Born January 1922 in Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
'Jack' was one of the 'Dirty
Dozen' ~ his grand-niece asked me to mention that Jack was less than
impressed with being portrayed as a criminal in the movie 'The Dirty
Dozen' |
| Where served/buried |
|
| Source |
grand niece - Dawn Marshall ~
email Dawn through me at meems@marylennon.co.uk
further
information |
|
|
 |
Name |
Bartley, Alexander |
| Rank |
Gunner |
| Regiment |
8th Belfast H.A.A. R.A. (S.R.) ~
Army No. 1476674 |
| Birth details |
Born Northern Ireland 1910 |
| Dates/Info |
Served - UK, France, India,
Burma |
| Where served/buried |
Died 1985 |
| Source |
son - Eric Bartley -
email Eric through me at meems@marylennon.co.uk
extra
photos some
more info on 8th Belfast HAA |
|
 |
Name |
Brown, John (Darkie) |
| Rank |
Gunner |
| Regiment |
8th Belfast H.A.A. Regt. 22nd
Battery |
| Birth details |
Born in Belfast, Shankill Road -
September 1914 |
| Dates/Info |
Was in the TA when war was
declared, was called up right away. |
| Where served/buried |
In France by December 1939,
right up to Dunkirk, received eye injury and unable to go to Burma with
the rest of the regiment. Died 1983 buried in Roselawn |
| Source |
son - John Brown ~ email
John through me at meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
| no
picture |
Name |
Cassells, Francis (Frank) |
| Rank |
Able Seaman - Service No. D/JX
420407 |
| Regiment |
Royal Navy - Unit Text:
H.M.M.T.B. 710 |
| Birth details |
Born 1926 - Son of William and
Jane Cassells, of Lurgan, Co. Armagh, N. Ireland |
| Dates/Info |
Frank was on Coastal Defence
Duties and was the only casualty when his Motor Torpedo Boat was sunk |
| Where served/buried |
Died 10th April 1945 - Mem.
Ref.: Panel 93, Column 3. Plymouth
Naval Memorial CWGC. |
| Source |
c/o David Cassells (email meems@marylennon.co.uk) |
|
 |
Name |
Coid, John |
| Rank |
Sergeant - Service
No. 1465481 |
| Regiment |
8th Belfast HAA (SR)
- 22nd Battery |
| Birth details |
Born: Belfast 1909 |
| Dates/Info |
Served in France and in Burma during ww2 mentioned in dispatches |
| Where served/buried |
Buried in Carnmoney
Cemetery |
| Source |
Grand-daughter
Heather Coid ~ email Heather through me at meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Crawford, Robert (Rabbie) |
| Rank |
Gunner No. 1473864 |
| Regiment |
8th (Belfast) HAA RA (SR) - 21st
Battery |
| Birth details |
Born - Shankill Road, Belfast
1914 (ish) |
| Dates/Info |
Served in France at Dunkirk -
KIA 13th October 1940 aged 26. Son of Jane Skillen |
| Where served/buried |
Belfast City Cemetery - CWGC
- St.
Anne's Cathedral ROH |
| Source |
Great Niece - Jane Skilling ~
email - Jane through me at meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
| no
picture |
Name |
Crawford, Samuel Sloan |
| Rank |
Ordinary Seaman - Serial No.
p/udx1273 |
| Regiment |
H.M.S. Victory |
| Birth details |
Born 1913 - Husband of Isabella,
father of Margaret, Concrete Row, Whiteabbey - Uncle of Margaret Downey
(nee) Crawford |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where served/buried |
Killed in action 2nd February
1940 aged 27 at Portsmouth Royal Naval Hospital - Buried in Carnmoney
Cemetery - CWGC |
| Source |
Elizabeth Simpson - email
Elizabeth through me at meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Emerson, James Hodges |
| Rank |
Fireman & Trimmer |
| Regiment |
Merchant Navy |
| Birth details |
Belfast 1919 |
| Dates/Info |
SS Kenbane Head (Belfast) |
| Where served/buried |
Died 5th November 1940 |
| Source |
Cousin - Mary, Australia. ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Gibson, Henry (Harry) |
| Rank |
L/Cpl. |
| Regiment |
RCOC RCEME |
| Birth details |
Born Belfast 1910, emigrated to
Canada 1927 |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted Canadian Army 1940 -
RCOC as driver/mechanic - Discharged Aug. 1945 as L/Cpl. |
| Where served/buried |
Served France and Germany -
Joined Militia in Canada 1929 |
| Source |
Daughter - Muriel Caldwell
-
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
group
photo here |
|
extra
photos |
Name |
Harvey, John Hay |
| Rank |
Corporal |
| Regiment |
8th Belfast H.A.A. (21st
Battery) |
| Birth details |
|
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where served/buried |
|
| Source |
Grand Son - Alistair Hamilton ~
email - Mary Lennon meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Henderson, Norman Victor |
| Rank |
Sergeant - 1940 |
| Regiment |
2nd Royal Ulster Rifles |
| Birth details |
Belfast 1902 |
| Dates/Info |
Military Medal: 1940 Dunkirk,
France |
| Where served/buried |
Survived war, death date and
place unknown |
| Source |
Niece - Mary, Australia ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
| no
picture |
Name |
Herron, David - (son
of Joseph Herron) |
| Rank |
Leading Seaman - Service No. JX
183513 |
| Regiment |
Royal Navy |
| Birth details |
Born 22nd April, 1910 at 36
Foxglove Street, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted 28th February, 1940
Left the Royal Navy on 19th November, 1945 and joined the Merchant Navy |
| Where served/buried |
Died 24th January, 1985 aged 74
- Buried Distington Crematorium, Workington, Cumbria |
| Source |
Daughter - Eileen ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Irwin, Arthur Barham |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
|
| Birth details |
Born County Louth |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where served/buried |
KIA 1941 |
| Source |
Bob Cook ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
FULL
PHOTO |
Name |
Jameson,
John |
| Rank |
Gunner |
| Regiment |
8th Belfast HAA Regt. - Service
No. 1474572 |
| Birth details |
Born: 18th June 1909 |
| Dates/Info |
Lived at Bute Street, York
Street, Belfast - Son of Samuel and Alice Jameson, of Belfast, Northern
Ireland; husband of Sarah Jameson, of Belfast |
| Where served/buried |
K.I.A. in France on 9th June
1940 - John is buried in a little village near Rouen called Pont-De-'L
Arche alongside Gnr William Rea also from Belfast and an unknown German
soldier - CWGC |
| Source |
son - John Jameson ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Johnston, George |
| Rank |
Ordinary Seaman - Service No. P/JX
226247 |
| Regiment |
Royal Navy - HMS Vortigern |
| Birth details |
Born: 1922 - Son of George and
Mary Johnston, of Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
convoy FS49 was proceeding south
when they were attacked by E boats near 57D buoy 17 miles north of
Cromer. S 104’s captain, Oberleutnant Roeder of the German 4th MTB
Flotilla, sank HMS VORTIGERN with torpedoes |
| Where served/buried |
Died: 15th March 1942 - age 20 -
Portsmouth
Naval Mem |
| Source |
William Taylor ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Johnston, William H. |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
HMS Springdale |
| Birth details |
Born: 29th November 1925 -
Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where served/buried |
Died: 26th December 1975 |
| Source |
Nephew - William Taylor ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Keenan, Robert Millar |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Auxiliary Pioneer Corps, RASC, Royal Warwickshire Regt. |
| Birth details |
Born: Belfast 1st July 1903 |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted: 12th February 1940
- Released 21st November 1945 |
| Where served/buried |
BEF France 27th March
1940 - 22nd June 1940, UK (injured in bombing raid on Coventry) 1st Army North Africa and Italy 26th November
1942 - 17th August 1945
Died: Ballysillan Drive, Belfast on 25th February 1958 interred Grave S1-502 Belfast
General Cemetery |
| Source |
Daughter - Sarah Savage nee Keenan
~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Knox, James |
| Rank |
Gunner - Reg. No. 147640 |
| Regiment |
23/8 AA Regiment Royal Artillery
(8th Belfast HAA) |
| Birth details |
Born 3rd September 1909 -
Parents John & Harriet Knox - James lived Earl Street and later
Upper Mervue Street |
| Dates/Info |
James was wounded 5th June 1940
at Somme France. He was finally evacuated from Le Havre and was
inpatient at Bangor hospital Roxburgh Scotland. James' regiment
according to my grandfather were left fighting a rear guard action to
stall the Germans from advancing to Dunkirk. They became known as the
lost 1000 |
| Where served/buried |
Died October 1985 and is buried
in Victoria Cemetery, Carrickfergus |
| Source |
Grand Daughter - Angela Knox ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Lamont, Allan |
| Rank |
Able Seaman - Torpedo man
Service No. D/SSx 17853 |
| Regiment |
Royal Navy Unit H.M.S. Jaguar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Jaguar_%28F34%29 |
| Birth details |
Born 18th July 1915 Carnaboy
Cottage, Carnaboy, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Dates/Info |
{son
of Allan Mill McCullagh/nephew of Arthur McCullagh WW1] |
| Where served/buried |
Died - 26th March 1942 at sea
Aged 26 Bushmills
Memorial
Burial: Portsmouth
Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, England. Name listed Panel 65, Column 3 |
| Source |
Anne McNamara further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
| no
picture |
Name |
Landa, Henry |
| Rank |
Able Seaman |
| Regiment |
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Glorious |
| Birth details |
|
| Dates/Info |
Son of Jacob and Ena Landa,
Belfast |
| Where served/buried |
Died - 8th June 1940 - CWGC |
| Source |
Mary Lennon ~ meems@marylennon.co.uk
- website - http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Lennon, James |
| Rank |
Gunner |
| Regiment |
8th Belfast H.A.A. Regt. |
| Birth details |
Born Belfast 1919 |
| Dates/Info |
8th
Belfast H.A.A. Regt |
| Where served/buried |
France - Burma
Still going strong :o) recent
photographs |
| Source |
daughter - Mary Lennon ~ meems@marylennon.co.uk
~ website - http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk |
|
another
photo |
Name |
Macartney, Thomas |
| Rank |
Flight Lieutenant - No. 1494950 |
| Regiment |
Royal Air Force Bomber Command |
| Birth details |
Carrickfergus 1913 |
| Dates/Info |
Tom came from a farming family,
joined the RAF in January 1943. After qualifying as a Wireless
Operator/Air Gunner, he joined No.10 Squadron flying Halifax III heavy
bombers out of Melbourne, Yorks. He and his crew completed 39 missions
over some of the most heavily-defended targets on enemy lines of
communication and in the Reich. |
| Where served/buried |
Died: 2004 at the age of 90
- Listed: Ireland’s Aviator Heroes of World War II - Demobilized:
Flight Lieutenant, in May 1948, and went back to his family and farm |
| Source |
David Crowe - grandson
~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Mann, Ephraim Wilson |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
R.A.F. |
| Birth details |
Born 12th May 1923 |
| Dates/Info |
Served in Royal Air Force in
WW2, including a posting in Egypt. He was ground crew and survived the
war, living to a ripe old age. |
| Where served/buried |
Brother-in-Law to Thomas
Macartney above |
| Source |
David Crowe ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
McCabe, Rebecca |
| Rank |
Wren |
| Regiment |
W.R.N.S. |
| Birth details |
Born: 31st August
1921 at 59 Palmer Street, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
In 1942 she joined up,
Rebecca was a maintenance Wren, She was attached to H.M.S. Caroline and after two years she was transferred to Belfast Castle S.D.O. Signal Distribution
Office. Rebecca was also a soloist in the Royal Naval Choir
click for more
information |
| Where served/buried |
Died: 11th December
2006 |
| Source |
Daughter - Caroline
Simmonds ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
more
photographs |
|
| no
picture |
Name |
McCarroll, William |
| Rank |
Flight Lieutenant |
| Regiment |
Royal Air Force Reserve (No.
103019) |
| Birth details |
Belfast 1918 |
| Dates/Info |
Wife: Gwendoline Mary
(Sheridan); one son William born after his father's death |
| Where served/buried |
KIA - 21st November 1943,
Italian coast? - No known grave. Runnymede Memorial, Panel 120 |
| Source |
Pat Gore ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
no picture |
Name |
McCleery, Albert |
| Rank |
Gunner - Service No. 996224.148 |
| Regiment |
Bedfordshire Yeo. Field Regt. |
| Birth details |
Born - Belfast 1913 |
| Dates/Info |
Served France, Burma - POW |
| Where served/buried |
Died - 1943 - Buried -
Kanchanaburi, Thailand |
| Source |
Second Cousin - Elizabeth
Dickson ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
McFadden, Michael |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
RAF ~ Joined the Royal Irish
Fusiliers in 1916 but was underage and was discharged.
Called into RAF Reserve 22nd July 1937 for 2 years, war broke out and he
was in for the duration. |
| Birth details |
Born 19th July 1900 in Belfast,
Northern Ireland |
| Dates/Info |
Michael was Ground Crew and
didn't get to serve abroad. |
| Where served/buried |
Died 1st November 1976 at
Camberwell, London - was stationed
at Boscombe Downs |
| Source |
Grandson
- Brian McFadden ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
extra
photographs |
|
|
|
|
Name |
McFaull, Gerald (Gerry) |
| Rank |
? |
| Regiment |
possibly with Royal Irish Fusiliers ? |
| Birth details |
Coleraine 1917c |
| Dates/Info |
He died whilst
stepping off a train when he heard the whistle and thought the train had
come to a stand still when it hadn't. The train was apparently full of
other soldiers on their way home after the war/or to take leave (the family would
love any info. please?) (I can send a larger photo if anyone could have
a go at identifying the Regt.) |
| Where served/buried |
? |
| Source |
Great Niece Jackie McFaull # contact through me Mary at
meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no picture |
Name |
McGarry, Henry
(Harry) |
| Rank |
Sapper - Service No.
2716372 |
| Regiment |
1010 Docks Operating
Company R.E. |
| Birth details |
|
| Dates/Info |
Harry had been in the Irish Guards before WW2. Son of William and Mary Ann McGarry, husband of Esther. |
| Where served/buried |
17th June 1943 on board S.S. Yoma (Torpedoed off coast of Libya) |
| Source |
Step daughter Roberta Smith ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC |
|
|
|
no picture |
Name |
McGoldrick, Patrick |
| Rank |
Sgt. |
| Regiment |
R.A.F. |
| Birth details |
22nd March 1922 - Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Son of Edward
and Sarah McGoldrick ; Wife - Sheila McGoldrick ; Children- Margaret,
Dorothy and Andrew |
| Where served/buried |
Served in England, Egypt and Bahrain as a mechanic
- Died 19th April 1999 - Buried: Milltown Cemetery |
| Source |
Grandson - Paul G. Downey ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
McGrath, David Irvine |
| Rank |
Fusilier |
| Regiment |
1st Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth details |
|
| Dates/Info |
Service No. 6976349 |
| Where served/buried |
Wounded & taken POW in North
Africa - Stalag IV c Italy POW number 251066 |
| Source |
Bob Cook ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
McGrath, Thomas Albert |
| Rank |
Corporal |
| Regiment |
21st Army Field Workshops A.I.F. |
| Birth details |
Born 1905 ~ 56 Tobergill Street,
Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Service No. VX9882 |
| Where served/buried |
Died Melbourne, Australia |
| Source |
Bob Cook ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
McIlroy,
Sidney Alexander |
| Rank |
Engineer Officer |
| Regiment |
Merchant Navy - MV Empire Comet
(Greenock) |
| Birth details |
Born 1916 |
| Dates/Info |
Sidney lived in Belfast at
Clifton Drive |
| Where served/buried |
Died - 17th February 1942 - aged
26 when his ship "MV Empire Comet" in convoy No.HX 174 en
route from Halifax to Manchester/Liverpool was torpedoed by U-boat 136.
CWGC
Tower
Hill Memorial |
| Source |
Sidney McDowell ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
McIvor,
Benjamin |
| Rank |
Private - Service No. 14682919 |
| Regiment |
Pioneer Corps 130 Coy |
| Birth details |
Born: December 1912 in Barrow in
Furness |
| Dates/Info |
Benjamin was the only son of
Maria McIvor (nee Magee) and Thomas
McIvor (WW1 soldier) of 96 Canmore Street |
| Where served/buried |
Died: aged 34 on 18th January
1946 and is buried in Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg, Germany. |
| Source |
Granddaughter - Suzanne
Wilkinson ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC |
|
|
 |
Name |
McKeown, John Joseph |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Birth details |
Born 1921 in Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Served in Burma |
| Where served/buried |
Alive and living in Birmingham age 88 |
| Source |
Granddaughter - Gina McKeown ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
FULL
photo including other soldiers |
|
| no
picture |
Name |
McKernan, Bernard Joseph |
| Rank |
Gunner - Service Number 11418859 |
| Regiment |
3 Maritime Regt. Royal Artillery |
| Birth details |
Born 1916 |
| Dates/Info |
Son of Edward and Mary Ann McKernan, Remembered with honour |
| Where served/buried |
Died 11th May 1944 - Age 28 -
Chatham Naval Memorial |
| Source |
Great Nephew - Andrew McErlean ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC |
|
| no
picture |
Name |
McLennan, John (Jack) |
| Rank |
Officer's Steward |
| Regiment |
H.M. Trawler Northern Rover -
Naval Auxiliary Personal |
| Birth details |
Born 1890 |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where served/buried |
Died November 1939 - Northern
Rover was torpedoed by U-Boat 59 with all hands lost |
| Source |
Great Great Niece - Karen O'Rawe
~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
Menary, George
Herbert |
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Regiment |
8th Belfast H.A.A.
21st Battery |
| Birth details |
Born Belfast 22nd
November 1906 |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where served/buried |
Died: 1st April 1949
Buried Dundonald Cemetery |
| Source |
Son-in-Law - Walter
Pink ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
| no
picture |
Name |
Monaghan, Robert |
| Rank |
Lance Corporal - No. 7014323 |
| Regiment |
2nd Bn. Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers |
| Birth details |
Born 1920 |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where served/buried |
KIA - 21st April 1945 aged 25
Buried - Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Italy - CWGC |
| Source |
Nephew - Jim Monaghan ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
| no
picture |
Name |
Moore, James |
| Rank |
Lance Corporal |
| Regiment |
Royal Ulster Rifles
B-Battalion |
| Birth details |
Born: Belfast, 2nd May 1909 |
| Dates/Info |
Served throughout WW2 and was involved in the D-Day landings
- Parents were James & Margaret Moore (nee Duncan) |
| Where served/buried |
Died: April 1973 |
| Source |
Son - Richard Moore ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Murphy, Tommy |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
|
| Birth details |
date unknown Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
9 Cinnamond Street |
| Where served/buried |
|
| Source |
Niece - Maggie ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
extra
photos |
|
|
|
|
Name |
O'Neill, Robert |
| Rank |
Corporal - 3310709 |
| Regiment |
2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders |
| Birth details |
Born: 1914 |
| Dates/Info |
Son of Thomas and Rose Ann
O'Neill of 4 John Street, Belfast |
| Where served/buried |
Died: aged 27 on 20th December
1941 - Remembered with honour Singapore Memorial Column 81 - CWGC |
| Source |
Nephew - Brian O'Neill ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Passfield, J. T. |
| Rank |
Gunner |
| Regiment |
8th (Belfast) Heavy
Anti Aircraft Regiment - Service No. 1804780 also 69th L.A.A. Regiment
R.A. |
| Birth details |
Born 9th October
1909 Camberwell, London, married with a son and a daughter |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted 31st July
1941 - attached to the "8th" 1941 to 1943 |
| Where served/buried |
Served in India,
Burma and British Army of the Rhine |
| Source |
Son - John
Passfield ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
more
photos |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Phillips, David Maxwell |
| Rank |
Platoon Sgt. Major (WO 111) |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth details |
Born - East Belfast 1908 |
| Dates/Info |
Joined army January 1928 |
| Where served/buried |
Died - KIA June 1940 - Buried -
Dundonald Cemetery - Served -
Dunkirk |
| Source |
Grand-son - Philip Croft ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Rush, Francis John |
| Rank |
Flight Lieutenant |
| Regiment |
No.502 (Ulster) Squadron |
| Birth details |
Born 1922 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Dates/Info |
Francis John was a veteran of World War Two and was awarded the
D.F.C & Bar, he was a pilot with 502 (Ulster) Squadron flying out of Aldergrove Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Where buried |
Died: 21st August 1949 at the age of 27 in a flying accident, northern
Manitoba - Francis is buried in Saskatoon |
| Source |
Cousin - Peter Rush ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Rush
Family Site |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Russell, Joseph |
| Rank |
Private - No. 4395753 |
| Regiment |
The Green Howards |
| Birth details |
Born - Belfast 24th December
1913 |
| Dates/Info |
Served in India, Middle East,
North Africa, Sicily and Italy |
| Where served/buried |
Died - 18th October 1982 -
Buried - Bedford, England |
| Source |
Son - Joseph Russell ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Stewart, James (Jimmy) |
| Rank |
Leading Aircraft Man (flight
mechanic) 630717 |
| Regiment |
Pegasus Squadron |
| Birth details |
Born: 6th August 1918 Shankill,
Belfast - Husband of Ena Stewart, son of John & Ethel Stewart |
| Dates/Info |
Service: 11th January 1939 -
19th February 1946 including Burma |
| Where served/buried |
Died 11th April 1999 aged 80
years. Buried Roselawn Cemetery, Belfast |
| Source |
Daughter - Linda McCormick ~
further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
extra
photos and Service Book |
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Name |
Watt, William Robert |
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Regiment |
Inniskilling Fusiliers - 2nd
Battalion |
| Birth details |
Born 28th March 1914 in 2
Empress Street East, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Joined 1938 to 1945 seeing
action in Burma - joined the Corp of Commissioners in later years |
| Where served/buried |
Died 22nd November 2002 age 88 |
| Source |
Daughter - Elizabeth McKissick ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
~ full
size photo |
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Name |
Woolhead, C. J.
(Jack) |
| Rank |
Gunner - 11058026 |
| Regiment |
8th Belfast H.A.A.
Regt. - 21st Battery |
| Birth details |
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| Dates/Info |
Son of William Thomas
& Sarah Jane Woolhead, of Watford; husband of Louisa Edith and had 2
children |
| Where served/buried |
Wounded in Action
10th February 1944, Jack lost a leg, though was able to return to
civilian life for a while, he died 26th June 1947 |
| Source |
Grandson - Chris
Woolhead ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC |
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