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Addy, Douglas - D/JX 272088 - Barnsley Grammar School
Addy, Douglas - D/JX 272088 - Elsecar RoH
Addy, Douglas - D/JX 272088 - Hoyland
Allbrook, Herbert - PO/X 103084 - Grimethorpe
Allen, Charles Valentine - 6207444 - Grimethorpe
Allen, Edwin - 1439167 - Wombwell
Allen, Edwin - 1439167 - Wombwell - St. Mary's Church - Roll of Honour Book
Allen, Leslie - 14589476 - Penistone
Allington, Vincent - 6296530 - Thurnscoe
Allinson, Willie - 1145494 - Hoyland
Allott, George - PO/22532 - Mapplewell
Allsebrook, John William - 2313278 - Cudworth
Angel, Ernest - 2142588 - Wombwell
Angel, Ernest - 2142588 - Wombwell - St. Mary's Church - Roll of Honour Book
Appleton, George Robert - 552997 - Dearne Towns
Armitage, John Edward - 1548659 - Goldthorpe
Armitage, John Edward - 1548659 - Dearne Towns
Athron, Jack - 14580742 - Thurnscoe
Athorn, Stanley - 2202890 - Barnsley British Co-operative Society
Atkins, Thomas - 4742633 - Great Houghton
Atkinson, Edwin - 1454621 - Barnsley Grammar School
Atkinson, Edwin - 1454621 - Kingstone - St Edward the Confessor
Atkinson, John - Tankersley
Atter, Cyril Ernest - 1817884 - Cudworth
Addy, Douglas - D/JX 272088 - Elsecar RoH
Addy, Douglas - D/JX 272088 - Hoyland
Allbrook, Herbert - PO/X 103084 - Grimethorpe
Allen, Charles Valentine - 6207444 - Grimethorpe
Allen, Edwin - 1439167 - Wombwell
Allen, Edwin - 1439167 - Wombwell - St. Mary's Church - Roll of Honour Book
Allen, Leslie - 14589476 - Penistone
Allington, Vincent - 6296530 - Thurnscoe
Allinson, Willie - 1145494 - Hoyland
Allott, George - PO/22532 - Mapplewell
Allsebrook, John William - 2313278 - Cudworth
Angel, Ernest - 2142588 - Wombwell
Angel, Ernest - 2142588 - Wombwell - St. Mary's Church - Roll of Honour Book
Appleton, George Robert - 552997 - Dearne Towns
Armitage, John Edward - 1548659 - Goldthorpe
Armitage, John Edward - 1548659 - Dearne Towns
Athron, Jack - 14580742 - Thurnscoe
Athorn, Stanley - 2202890 - Barnsley British Co-operative Society
Atkins, Thomas - 4742633 - Great Houghton
Atkinson, Edwin - 1454621 - Barnsley Grammar School
Atkinson, Edwin - 1454621 - Kingstone - St Edward the Confessor
Atkinson, John - Tankersley
Atter, Cyril Ernest - 1817884 - Cudworth
Additional Casualties not listed on a memorial
Arthur Edward Abbott (7894938)
Corporal - Royal Armoured Corps - 16th/5th Lancers
11 April 1943, aged 24
Born in Thapston, Northamptonshire in Q4 1918
Son of William and Rita Abbott; Husband of B. M. Abbott, of Wombwell, Yorkshire.
Listed on Kettering Memorial
Married in Kettering - Q4 1941
Medjez-El-Bab Memorial
The 16th/5th Lancers were part of IX Corps - 6th Armoured Division - 26th Armoured Brigade who were involved in the final battles in North Africa
Died on the same date/ unit as Allan Dennis (7951752) Barnsley
Corporal - Royal Armoured Corps - 16th/5th Lancers
11 April 1943, aged 24
Born in Thapston, Northamptonshire in Q4 1918
Son of William and Rita Abbott; Husband of B. M. Abbott, of Wombwell, Yorkshire.
Listed on Kettering Memorial
Married in Kettering - Q4 1941
Medjez-El-Bab Memorial
The 16th/5th Lancers were part of IX Corps - 6th Armoured Division - 26th Armoured Brigade who were involved in the final battles in North Africa
Died on the same date/ unit as Allan Dennis (7951752) Barnsley
Gordon Abbott (P/SSX 31938)
Ordinary Telegraphist - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Victory
24 August 1940, aged 19
Born in Leeds in Q2 1921
Son of Cyril Gordon and Clara Renton Abbott, of Darton, Yorkshire.
Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - Loving thoughts Will ever linger, Never will his memory fade
Killed in an air raid on Portsmouth
Ordinary Telegraphist - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Victory
24 August 1940, aged 19
Born in Leeds in Q2 1921
Son of Cyril Gordon and Clara Renton Abbott, of Darton, Yorkshire.
Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - Loving thoughts Will ever linger, Never will his memory fade
Killed in an air raid on Portsmouth
Albert Charles Adaway (821128)
Gunner - Royal Horse Artillery - 5 Regt Between 27 May 1940 and 27 February 1941, aged 27 Born in Winchester in Q4 1913 Son of Harry and Louisa Adaway, of South Wonston, Hampshire; Husband of Florence Madeline Adaway, of Worsborough Dale, Yorkshire. Enlisted 1932. Discharged 13/3/1936 to Army Reserve. Listed on three war memorials in Hampshire at South Wonston, South Scotney and Holy Trinity Church, Wonston Married in Greenwich - Q2 1936 - 1 Son 1 Daughter Hondeghem Churchyard Died in France with the B.E.F. campaign, probably at the defence of Hondeghem. |
In Defence of Hondeghem - K Battery - 5th Royal Horse Artillery
At outbreak of the Second World War, K Battery was the current Riding Troop at St Johns Wood, and the Battery, joined 5th RHA serving alongside G Battery, as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Fall of France, consisting of D, E and F Troops. It was during the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 with the British Expeditionary Force, that the Battery gained its honour title. With the BEF retreating towards the Belgian coast as the German forces streamed through Belgium, the small village of Hondeghem lay on one of the Germans' main lines of advance and it became essential to hold it. However, the only troops available were K Battery and a detachment of 1 officer and 80 men of the 2nd Search Light Regiment.
The Battery was armed with First World War Mark 11, 18 pdr guns which had been modernised by the fitting of road wheels and pneumatic tyres. Two of the guns of 'F' Troop were situated inside the village and the other two on the outskirts of the village. At about 07:30 on the morning of the 27 May the enemy, in the form of 6th Panzer Division, appeared and were engaged by the two outer guns. These guns destroyed several enemy vehicles and two or three tanks as they approached. An enemy tank closed on gun of J Sub Section firing its machine gun, the number 2 was killed. The tank then fired it main armament and scored a direct hit killing another member of the detachment and wounding Gunner Manning and Troop Sergeant Major Opie. Small arms fire poured into the gun pit wounding Gunner Manning again, but he gallantly insisted on remaining in action. The enemy tank was then engaged by the gun of I Sub Section just before it was destroyed while enemy infantry dashed in a captured the last few men of J Sub Section. Gunner Manning was taken to hospital by the Germans but died later of his injuries.
The battle then surged into the streets of the village, with continuous, violent and sometimes confused street fighting was carried out for the next eight hours. The two remaining guns kept firing throughout at a very reduced range, as the Germans tried to establish machine guns in the upper windows of the houses. Throughout the day, as the battle continued, the guns were constantly being moved to fresh targets firing at 100 yards or less, but by 3pm the gun ammunition began running short, so the artillerymen used their rifles to fire at any Germans who showed their heads. Then at 4:15pm it was decided to try to save the last two guns and the survivors of the small force headed towards St Sylvestre, where the village was found to be occupied by the Germans with both infantry and medium tanks. It was now that the troop commander decided that the best course of action was to charge the enemy without delay. So at his command every man shouted at the top of their voice and assaulted the German position. The Germans lost their nerve and ran. After firing what little ammunition they had into the surrounding countryside, the little column resumed its retreat.
The Battery had suffered heavy losses, with 'F' Troop alone losing 45 men out of 63.
At outbreak of the Second World War, K Battery was the current Riding Troop at St Johns Wood, and the Battery, joined 5th RHA serving alongside G Battery, as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Fall of France, consisting of D, E and F Troops. It was during the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 with the British Expeditionary Force, that the Battery gained its honour title. With the BEF retreating towards the Belgian coast as the German forces streamed through Belgium, the small village of Hondeghem lay on one of the Germans' main lines of advance and it became essential to hold it. However, the only troops available were K Battery and a detachment of 1 officer and 80 men of the 2nd Search Light Regiment.
The Battery was armed with First World War Mark 11, 18 pdr guns which had been modernised by the fitting of road wheels and pneumatic tyres. Two of the guns of 'F' Troop were situated inside the village and the other two on the outskirts of the village. At about 07:30 on the morning of the 27 May the enemy, in the form of 6th Panzer Division, appeared and were engaged by the two outer guns. These guns destroyed several enemy vehicles and two or three tanks as they approached. An enemy tank closed on gun of J Sub Section firing its machine gun, the number 2 was killed. The tank then fired it main armament and scored a direct hit killing another member of the detachment and wounding Gunner Manning and Troop Sergeant Major Opie. Small arms fire poured into the gun pit wounding Gunner Manning again, but he gallantly insisted on remaining in action. The enemy tank was then engaged by the gun of I Sub Section just before it was destroyed while enemy infantry dashed in a captured the last few men of J Sub Section. Gunner Manning was taken to hospital by the Germans but died later of his injuries.
The battle then surged into the streets of the village, with continuous, violent and sometimes confused street fighting was carried out for the next eight hours. The two remaining guns kept firing throughout at a very reduced range, as the Germans tried to establish machine guns in the upper windows of the houses. Throughout the day, as the battle continued, the guns were constantly being moved to fresh targets firing at 100 yards or less, but by 3pm the gun ammunition began running short, so the artillerymen used their rifles to fire at any Germans who showed their heads. Then at 4:15pm it was decided to try to save the last two guns and the survivors of the small force headed towards St Sylvestre, where the village was found to be occupied by the Germans with both infantry and medium tanks. It was now that the troop commander decided that the best course of action was to charge the enemy without delay. So at his command every man shouted at the top of their voice and assaulted the German position. The Germans lost their nerve and ran. After firing what little ammunition they had into the surrounding countryside, the little column resumed its retreat.
The Battery had suffered heavy losses, with 'F' Troop alone losing 45 men out of 63.
Frank Keir Alderson (7691389)
Lance Corporal - Corps Of Military Police - 38 Divisional Provost Coy.,
7 April 1942, aged 31
Born in Huddersfield in Q2 1911
Son of John and Florence Alderson, of Holme Bridge; husband of Jane Annice Alderson, of Holme Bridge.-
Married in Barnsley - Q1 1935 (26 January 1935) - 1 Son 1 Daughter
Holme Bridge (St. David) Churchyard
Died suddenly at The Rectory, Shrotton, (Dorset). Death confirmed at post mortem as due to natural causes.
Lance Corporal - Corps Of Military Police - 38 Divisional Provost Coy.,
7 April 1942, aged 31
Born in Huddersfield in Q2 1911
Son of John and Florence Alderson, of Holme Bridge; husband of Jane Annice Alderson, of Holme Bridge.-
Married in Barnsley - Q1 1935 (26 January 1935) - 1 Son 1 Daughter
Holme Bridge (St. David) Churchyard
Died suddenly at The Rectory, Shrotton, (Dorset). Death confirmed at post mortem as due to natural causes.
Francis Allen (4757938) Royal Armoured Corps - 10th Royal Hussars 6 September 1944, aged 30 Coriano Ridge War Cemetery Died in Italy Gilbert Andrews (4745145) York And Lancaster Regiment - 1st Bn 12 October 1943, aged 31 Son of Walter and Edith Andrews; husband of Jessie Andrews, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. Sangro River War Cemetery Died in Italy George Cyril Ankers (581136) Royal Air Force - 82 Sqdn. 13 August 1940, aged 24 Son of George and Ann Ankers, of Wombwell, Yorkshire. Vadum Cemetery Blenheim aircraft R3904 lost on an operation to Aalborg, Denmark from Watton airfield George Robert Appleton (552997) Royal Armoured Corps - 4th Queen's Own Hussars 13 April 1941, aged 25 Son of George Sidney and Margaret Appleton; Husband of Ada Appleton, of Bolton-On-Dearne, Yorkshire. Phaleron War Cemetery Died in Greece Walter Archer (14352088) Royal Electrical And Mechanical Engineers - attd. Royal Armoured Corps 19 September 1944, aged 33 Son of Frank and Florence Archer; Husband of May Archer, of Worsborough Dale, Yorkshire. Kasterlee War Cemetery Killed in Belgium John Herbert Armin (D/SSX 30778) Royal Navy - HMS Glorious 8 June 1940, aged 19 Son of William and Eleanor Armin, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. Plymouth Naval Memorial Lost when the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious was sunk in the Norwegian Sea. During the Norwegian Campaign HMS Glorious was almost fully employed in transporting RAF aircraft to Norway. During the withdrawl from Norway, HMS Glorious and her escorting destroyers were caught by the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau with a full deck of Hurricanes and Gladiators, and unable to launch her aircraft she was sunk with great loss of life in position in position 68º30'N, 03º50'E. There were only 43 survivors. Howard Ashmore (4854912) Pioneer Corps 13 March 1944, aged 37 Husband of H. Ashmore, of Barnsley. Barnsley Cemetery Died in the UK |
James Ashton (13002045)
Pioneer Corps 2 January 1944, aged 60 Barnsley Cemetery Died in the UK Arthur Ashurst (2666127) Coldstream Guards - 2nd Bn 23 April 1945, aged 19 Son of Walter and Sarah Ashurst, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. Brother of Frank Ashurst, Killed In Normandy, July 1944 Coriano Ridge War Cemetery Died of wounds in Italy. On 18 April 1944 whilst in the village of Bando he suffered severe head, chest and hand wounds, he was taken to number 66 General Hospital, but never regained consciousness. Frank Ashurst (1493609) Royal Artillery - 68 Anti-Tank Regt 8 July 1944, aged 25 Son of Walter and Sarah Ashurst, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. Brother of Arthur Ashurst, Killed In Italy, April 1945 Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery Died in Normandy Wilfred Asquith (1802303) Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) - 1st Bn 31 January 1946, aged 25 Son of John William Henry and Blanch Asquith, of Smithies, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Kranji War Cemetery Died in the Far East Leonard Austin (2114810) Royal Engineers 13 January 1944 Catterick Garrison Cemetery Died in the UK Ernest Aveyard (254441) Royal Army Service Corps 27 March 1944 Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio Died in Italy |