Barnsley Buckley Methodist Church
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John Harrison (1569468)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 12 Bty., 6 H.A.A. Regt.
11 May 1945, aged 25
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1920
Son of William and Emily Harrison, of Barnsley, Yorkshire; Husband of Enid Harrison, of Barnsley.
Parents married St Edward the Confessor, 30/5/1915, Father was a Driver ASC (Army Service Corps?)
Enlisted 1938
Lived at 10 Baker St, Barnsley
Married in Barnsley - Q2 1941
Labuan War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - In loving memory of our dear son John From mother and dad. Rest in peace
Originally buried at Lintang Camp Cemetery, Kutching before being reburied in present location on 3 September 1946
12 & 15 Btys at P1 & P2 airfields in Sumatra and then as infantry in Java. Died as a Japanese PoW Kuching, Borneo. Cause of death shown as general debility.
[also listed on Kingstone - St Edward the Confessor memorial]
Note
Date of death shown by CWGC differs from the plaque
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 12 Bty., 6 H.A.A. Regt.
11 May 1945, aged 25
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1920
Son of William and Emily Harrison, of Barnsley, Yorkshire; Husband of Enid Harrison, of Barnsley.
Parents married St Edward the Confessor, 30/5/1915, Father was a Driver ASC (Army Service Corps?)
Enlisted 1938
Lived at 10 Baker St, Barnsley
Married in Barnsley - Q2 1941
Labuan War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - In loving memory of our dear son John From mother and dad. Rest in peace
Originally buried at Lintang Camp Cemetery, Kutching before being reburied in present location on 3 September 1946
12 & 15 Btys at P1 & P2 airfields in Sumatra and then as infantry in Java. Died as a Japanese PoW Kuching, Borneo. Cause of death shown as general debility.
[also listed on Kingstone - St Edward the Confessor memorial]
Note
Date of death shown by CWGC differs from the plaque
Ebenezer Methodist
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Bernard
Gibson
Civilian War Dead
24 October 1940, aged 31
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1909
Son of Edward and Ada Gibson, of 53 Wilthorpe Avenue, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
In 1911 family lived at 3 Longcar Lane, Barnsley
Lived at 3 Dalton Road, Coventry
Reporting Authority - Coventry, County Borough
Injured 20 October 1940, At 3 Dalton Road; Died At Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital.
Civilian War Dead
24 October 1940, aged 31
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1909
Son of Edward and Ada Gibson, of 53 Wilthorpe Avenue, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
In 1911 family lived at 3 Longcar Lane, Barnsley
Lived at 3 Dalton Road, Coventry
Reporting Authority - Coventry, County Borough
Injured 20 October 1940, At 3 Dalton Road; Died At Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital.
Robert
Coates (D/KX 607673)
Stoker 1st Class - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Hussar 27 August 1944, aged 37 Born in Barnsley on 18 May 1907 - Baptised 5/5/1909 at St John the Baptist Son of Robert and Norah Coates; husband of Evelyn Coates, of Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire. On christening the family lived at 41 Cope St, Barnsley. Father was a glass blower. Married in Fylde Q3 1928 - possibly 1 Daughter Plymouth Naval Memorial Lost when vessel was subject to a friendly fire incident in the Channel by RAF Typhoons |
Jack Whiteley (1591170)
Sergeant (Radio Operator - Air) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 101 Sqdn 23 September 1944 , aged 19 Born in Barnsley in Q2 1925 Son of Wilfred and Mary Ellen Whiteley, of Barnsley. Barnsley Cemetery Lancaster NF982 SR-B was delivered to 101 Sqdn ABC equipped Sep44. This aircraft was lost on its first operation. Airborne 1856 23Sep44 from Ludford Magna on ABC duties. Believed to have been lost near the briefed concentration point at 2009, following a midair collision. Six are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial but the North Sea gave up the body of Sgt Ansell and he is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery. sgt Whitely was also recovered from the water and he is buried in Barnsley Cemetery. F/O J.D.Mackie KIA Sgt P.J.Brown KIA F/O E.W.Sawyer KIA F/S M.H.Broden KIA Sgt D.J.Ansell KIA Sgt J.Whiteley (ABC) KIA Sgt T.J.Minns KIA Sgt A.R.Burley KIA NOTE: There is a possiblity that this information on NF982 might just apply to NF983. |
The ABC Lancaster Lancaster’s equipped with Airborne Cigar (ABC), 101 was the only squadron to perform this duty. This results in the squadron being dispatched for raids when the rest of the Group’s squadron’s were resting. With an extra German speaking crew member, the squadron’s aircraft mixed with the bomber stream and jammed German night-fighter communications. In addition to the ABC equipment the squadron’s aircraft also carried a normal bomb load and bombed alongside the regular force bombers. |
Raymond
Eustace Bonson (D/JX 419123)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. "Venus"
22 July 1945, aged 20
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1925
(Son of James and Eva Bonson)
Bredasdorp New Cemetery
Died of illness (heart failure) in South Africa
[also listed on Monk Bretton memorial]
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. "Venus"
22 July 1945, aged 20
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1925
(Son of James and Eva Bonson)
Bredasdorp New Cemetery
Died of illness (heart failure) in South Africa
[also listed on Monk Bretton memorial]
Alan
Trevor Stear (1098498)
Staff Corporal - Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C. - 1st Wing
6 June 1944 , aged 23
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1921
Baptised - Son of Herbert Stanley Stear and Nellie Stear, of Barnsley, Yorkshire; Husband of Laura Stear, of Barnsley.
Lived at Rosedale, Blenheim Road, Barnsley
Married in Barnsley Q2 1944 1 Daughter, born after he was killed
Ranville Churchyard
Served with A Squadron, Glider Pilot Regiment and took part in the D Day landings in Normandy as first pilot, where he flew elements of the 6 AB Div HQ to Landing Zone N. On landing, S/Sgt Stear was killed when the glider hit a brick farm building.
[also listed on Barnsley Grammar School memorial]
Staff Corporal - Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C. - 1st Wing
6 June 1944 , aged 23
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1921
Baptised - Son of Herbert Stanley Stear and Nellie Stear, of Barnsley, Yorkshire; Husband of Laura Stear, of Barnsley.
Lived at Rosedale, Blenheim Road, Barnsley
Married in Barnsley Q2 1944 1 Daughter, born after he was killed
Ranville Churchyard
Served with A Squadron, Glider Pilot Regiment and took part in the D Day landings in Normandy as first pilot, where he flew elements of the 6 AB Div HQ to Landing Zone N. On landing, S/Sgt Stear was killed when the glider hit a brick farm building.
[also listed on Barnsley Grammar School memorial]
© IWM (MH 2076) Oblique aerial photograph of part of 6th Airborne Division's Drop Zone 'N' between Ranville and Amfreville, east of the Orne River, 6 June 1944. Airspeed Horsa gliders can be seen on the DZ, many with their fuselages separated for ease of unloading. The villages of Amfreville and Breville can be seen in the top left of the photograph.
Kenneth Charlesworth (3451500)
Corporal - York and Lancaster Regiment - 6th Bn. 11 December 1943, aged 20 Born in Barnsley in Q1 1924 Son of William and Ellen Wood Charlesworth, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. Minturno War Cemetery The gravestone carries the inscription - R.I.P. Originally buried at Sessa Military Cemetery before being reburied in present location on 13 December 1944 Died during the attack on the Bernhardt Line. After a pause, the U.S. Fifth Army resumed its attack on 1 December. The first attack—Operation Raincoat—was delivered, after an intensive artillery and air bombardment, by British X Corps on the left, comprising the British 46th Infantry Division and 56th Infantry divisions. |