Hoyland 1
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Douglas Addy (D/JX 272088)
Ordinary Coder - Royal Navy - HMS Stanley 19 December 1941, aged 34 Born in Barnsley in Q1 1908 Son of Henry and Fanny Addy, of Hoyland, Yorkshire; Husband of Phyllis Addy, of Hoyland. Lived - High Winds, South View Road, Hoyland Married in Barnsley Q2 1931 - 1 son and 2 daughters Plymouth Naval Memorial Lost when the destroyer HMS Stanley was hit by two of three torpedoes from U-574, at 04.15 hours on 19 December 1941, while on station astern of the convoy HG-76. Immediately sank in the North Atlantic about 330 miles west of Cape Sines, Portugal. Of the complement of 161 officers and men there were 136 dead and 25 survivors. The U-boat was sunk 12 minutes after the attack by HMS Stork (L 81), which later picked up the survivors from HMS Stanley (I 73) together with HMS Samphire (K 128). [also listed on Barnsley Grammar School / Elsecar RoH memorial] |
Willie Allinson (1145494)
Sergeant (Air Bomber) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 11 O.T.U.
3 September 1942, aged 34
Born in Keighley in Q2 1908
Son of Robert Thompson Allinson and Edith Allinson; Husband of Maria Elizabeth Allinson, of Hoyland.
Lived - 18 Clough Rd, Hoyland
Married in Barnsley Q4 1930
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Killed on a training mission when Wellington DV718 coded OP-H crashed. On the night of 2nd/3rd September 1942 the crew of this Wellington was tasked with a night cross-country training exercise
along with other aircraft from the same training unit. They took off from Bassingbourn and flew north but bad weather was effecting the Yorkshire Dales area on this night and this aircraft was to fly into it. The crew were having trouble with visibility flying through heavy rain and in the low cloud they became lost. The aircraft then descended over high ground, presumably so the crew could try and ascertain their position. The aircraft struck the ground between Nidderdale and
Wharfedale on an area of high ground known as Blake Hill, on Riggs Moor, to the west of Kettlewell. The large fire after the impact destroyed much of the fuselage section but one airman managed to escape and get clear. He was found the next day and taken to Harrogate General Hospital and after treatment at a hospital in Preston he made a recovery. His four crew mates were not so lucky, they were all killed
Sergeant (Air Bomber) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 11 O.T.U.
3 September 1942, aged 34
Born in Keighley in Q2 1908
Son of Robert Thompson Allinson and Edith Allinson; Husband of Maria Elizabeth Allinson, of Hoyland.
Lived - 18 Clough Rd, Hoyland
Married in Barnsley Q4 1930
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Killed on a training mission when Wellington DV718 coded OP-H crashed. On the night of 2nd/3rd September 1942 the crew of this Wellington was tasked with a night cross-country training exercise
along with other aircraft from the same training unit. They took off from Bassingbourn and flew north but bad weather was effecting the Yorkshire Dales area on this night and this aircraft was to fly into it. The crew were having trouble with visibility flying through heavy rain and in the low cloud they became lost. The aircraft then descended over high ground, presumably so the crew could try and ascertain their position. The aircraft struck the ground between Nidderdale and
Wharfedale on an area of high ground known as Blake Hill, on Riggs Moor, to the west of Kettlewell. The large fire after the impact destroyed much of the fuselage section but one airman managed to escape and get clear. He was found the next day and taken to Harrogate General Hospital and after treatment at a hospital in Preston he made a recovery. His four crew mates were not so lucky, they were all killed
John Bagnall (4690883)
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn
18 September 1943, aged 24
Cassino Memorial
Died in Italy nine days after landing at Salerno
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn
18 September 1943, aged 24
Cassino Memorial
Died in Italy nine days after landing at Salerno
Colin Bamforth
Carpenter - Merchant Navy - SS Newton Ash 8 February 1943, aged 30 Born in Barnsley in Q4 1912 Son of Oscar and Ellen Bamforth, of Elsecar, Yorkshire. Lived - Old Row, Elsecar Tower Hill Memorial Lost when SS Newton Ash sunk in the Atlantic (56° 25'N, 22° 26'W) by U-402 whilst part of convoy SC-118 [also listed on Elsecar RoH memorial] |
Arthur Beech (1132699)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 15 Field Regt 1 September 1944, aged 24 Born in Barnsley in Q3 1920 Son of Harry and Bertha Beech, of Hoyland, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Lived - 50 Longfields Crescent, Hoyland Gradara War Cemetery Died in Italy during the attack on the Gothic Line |
George
Beever (794870)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 19 Field Regt.
21 February 1942, aged 34
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1908
In 1911 living at 19 George St, Hoyland
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Death registered in Wortley
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 19 Field Regt.
21 February 1942, aged 34
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1908
In 1911 living at 19 George St, Hoyland
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Death registered in Wortley
Joseph Douglas Haig Blythe (2625816)
Guardsman - Grenadier Guards - 1st Bn 5 March 1945, aged 28 Born in Barnsley in Q1 1917 Son of William and Emma Blythe, of Hoyland, Yorkshire; Husband of Avis Blythe, of Elsecar, Yorkshire. Lived Kirk Balk, Hoyland Married in Staincross in Q1 1941 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery KIA during the battle for the Rhineland |
John Booth (1527423)
Aircraftman 2nd Class - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 18 April 1942, aged 20 Born in Barnsley in Q2 1922 Son of George Henry and Clara Booth, of Platts Common Lived - 27 Guest St, Hoyland Hoyland Nether Cemetery Killed when he walked into running propellor of an aircraft - Airspeed Oxford V3666 at RAF Tempsford. [also listed on Jump memorial] |
John Herbert Booth (4615138)
Private - Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 1st Bn 1/2 June 1940, aged 23 Born in Barnsley in Q2 1917 Son of Herbert and Katharine Booth, of Hoyland Common, Yorkshire. Lived - 41 Springfield Rd, Hoyland Common Hondschoote Communal Cemetery Died in France, just in land from Dunkirk while forming part of the rear-guard action on the line of the Bergues-Furnes Canal to protect the BEF's evacuation at Dunkirk. |
Peter Bosworth (1608830) Sergeant (Pilot) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 73 O T U 26 July 1945, aged 20 Son of Aubrey B. Bosworth and of Dora Bosworth, of Hoyland, Yorkshire. Fayid War Cemetery The gravestone carries the inscription - "Rock of ages, Cleft for me, Let me hide myself In Thee" Killed on active service in Egypt whilst flying a Thunderbolt serial number KJ338, which stalled after take-off and spun into ground 3 miles west of Fayid |
Gordon Boulton (936282)
Sergeant (Obs.) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 114 Sqdn. 9 December 1940, aged 21 Born in Barnsley in Q4 1919 Son of Herbert and Marion Boulton, of Hoyland. Lived 28 Brooke St, Hoyland Hoyland Nether Cemetery He was on a Blenheim aircraft, serial number N3617, when it crashed at 21:30 at Bridge Farm, Hemsby, 2 miles west north west of Newport, Norfolk whilst on a training flight from Oulton. It had been hit by friendly fire from a convoy off Yarmouth. [also listed on Barnsley Grammar School memorial] |
Walter Bramwell (1051374)
Sergeant - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 75 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Sqdn. 30 May 1943, aged 22 Born in Barnsley in Q3 1920 Son of Stanley Bramwell, and of Lucy Bramwell, of Hoyland Common, Yorkshire. Lived - 17 Hoyland Rd, Hoyland Common (previously Jubilee Cottage, Tankersley) Runnymede Memorial Lost on Short Stirling EF398 (AA-A) on a bombing raid to Wuppertal. It was airborne 23:32 on 29 May 43 from Newmarket and shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Manfred Meurer, 1./NJG1) crashing between Vlodrop and Roermond (Limburg), Holland. [also listed on Barnsley British Co-operative Society / Tankersley memorial] |
Frank Reginald Burgin (4748913)
Private - York And Lancaster Regiment - 2nd Bn 3 June 1944, aged 25 Born in Barnsley in Q1 1919 Son of Verdon and Ivy Harriet A Burgin Lived - 270 West St, Hoyland Taukkyan War Cemetery Died during the 2nd Chindit Expedition into Burma [also listed on Tankersley memorial] |
Wilfred Henry Camm (4697180)
Lance Corporal - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1/4th Bn 20 November 1944, aged 33 Born in Barnsley in Q2 1911 Husband of Patricia Gwendoline Camm, of Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire. Lived - 47 Bethel St, Hoyland Married in Ross, Herefordshire in Q1 1943 Venray War Cemetery Died during the time that the regiment was engaged in the Nijmegan Salient |
Harry
Casey (7906395)
Trooper - Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. - 6th
31 August 1944 , aged 25
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1919
Son of Francis and Mildred Casey, of Elsecar, Yorkshire
Lived at 97 Cherry Tree St
Cassino Memorial
Died in Italy around Urbino on the Gothic Line
[also listed on Elsecar RoH memorial]
Trooper - Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. - 6th
31 August 1944 , aged 25
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1919
Son of Francis and Mildred Casey, of Elsecar, Yorkshire
Lived at 97 Cherry Tree St
Cassino Memorial
Died in Italy around Urbino on the Gothic Line
[also listed on Elsecar RoH memorial]
Frederick Ernest Caton (187133)
Lieutenant - Royal Armoured Corps - 150th (10th Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt.) Regt.
14 December 1942, aged 27
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1915
Lived 187133 Norwood House, Great North Rd, Ferrybridge
1911 Census parens lived at 25 Princess St, Hoyland Common. Parents and elder siblings from Dalton in Furness, Lancs and moved to Yorkshire between 1904 and 1909. Father was a Colliery Stone Ripper
Madras (St Mary's) Cemetery, Chennai
Died in India
Lieutenant - Royal Armoured Corps - 150th (10th Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt.) Regt.
14 December 1942, aged 27
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1915
Lived 187133 Norwood House, Great North Rd, Ferrybridge
1911 Census parens lived at 25 Princess St, Hoyland Common. Parents and elder siblings from Dalton in Furness, Lancs and moved to Yorkshire between 1904 and 1909. Father was a Colliery Stone Ripper
Madras (St Mary's) Cemetery, Chennai
Died in India
Norman Edward Clegg (C/KX 108233)
Stoker 1st Class - Royal Navy - HMS Veteran 26 September 1942, aged 30 Born in Barnsley in Q3 1912 Son of William and Elizabeth Clegg, of Hoyland, Yorkshire. Lived - 30 Longfields Crescent 1911 Census parents lived at 25 Brooke Street Hoyland Near Barnsley, father works in coal mine. Chatham Naval Memorial Lost when his ship was sunk in the North Atlantic at 10.36 hours on 26 Sep, 1942, by U-404 which fired a spread of three torpedoes at a destroyer near convoy RB-1 (St John's - Liverpool) and heard two detonations. HMS Veteran (D 72) was apparently hit by two torpedoes and sank immediately. The commander, eight officers and 150 ratings were lost. The destroyer had picked up 78 survivors from two other ships that had been sunk. |
Albert Edward Coakes (629430)
Sergeant (Air Gunner) - Royal Air Force - 207 Squadron 13 August 1941, aged 20 Born in Barnsley in Q4 1920 Son of Ernest and Edith Emily Coakes, of Elsecar, Yorkshire, England. Lived 0 23 Cobcar Lane, Elsecar Holten Canadian War Cemetery His aircraft - Avro Manchester (L7381 EM-R) - was shot down on a mission to Berlin. The aircraft was airborne from Waddington and shot down by a Do215 night-fighter (Oblt Ludwig Becker, 4./NJG1, Leeuwarden) and crashed 01:25 (also reported as 00:50) 13 Aug 41 at the Lange Dijk at Slochteren (Groningen), 16 km e of Groningen, Holland. all are buried in the Canadian war Cemetery at Holten. [also listed on Elsecar RoH memorial] |
Ronald Collier (1119025)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 8 Survey Regt.
18 September 1943, aged 30
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1913
Son of George William and Helena Collier; Husband of Kathleen Alice Collier, of Wharncliffe Side, Yorkshire.
Lived 18 The Grove, Wharncliffe Side, nr Sheffield,
1911 Census father coal miner and lived at 48 Saville St, Dalton, Rotherham.
Salerno War Cemetery
Died in Italy, nine days after the Salerno landings
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 8 Survey Regt.
18 September 1943, aged 30
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1913
Son of George William and Helena Collier; Husband of Kathleen Alice Collier, of Wharncliffe Side, Yorkshire.
Lived 18 The Grove, Wharncliffe Side, nr Sheffield,
1911 Census father coal miner and lived at 48 Saville St, Dalton, Rotherham.
Salerno War Cemetery
Died in Italy, nine days after the Salerno landings
Percy Herbert Cottrell (7373331)
Sergeant - Royal Army Medical Corps - 191 Field Amb
24 August 1942, aged 24
Born in Hereford in Q2 1918
Son of Thomas Edward and Elizabeth Cottrell; Husband of Enid Bernice Cottrell, of Hoyland Common.
Married in Staincross Q2 1942
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Died in the UK, death registered in Wortley district.
Sergeant - Royal Army Medical Corps - 191 Field Amb
24 August 1942, aged 24
Born in Hereford in Q2 1918
Son of Thomas Edward and Elizabeth Cottrell; Husband of Enid Bernice Cottrell, of Hoyland Common.
Married in Staincross Q2 1942
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Died in the UK, death registered in Wortley district.
Harry Creeton (4697011)
Corporal - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1/4th Bn.
16 August 1944, aged 22
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1923
(Son of James Wood Cretton and Laura Louisa Creeton)
Lived at Springfield Rd
Married in Leominster in Q2 1943 - 1 Daughter
Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery
Originally buried at Near Airan GSGS 4250 1/50000 7F/4 17205923 before being reburied in present location on 9 August 1945
Died in France - on 16th August, 1/4 KOYLI were held up before the village of Le Mesnil-Mauger
Corporal - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1/4th Bn.
16 August 1944, aged 22
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1923
(Son of James Wood Cretton and Laura Louisa Creeton)
Lived at Springfield Rd
Married in Leominster in Q2 1943 - 1 Daughter
Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery
Originally buried at Near Airan GSGS 4250 1/50000 7F/4 17205923 before being reburied in present location on 9 August 1945
Died in France - on 16th August, 1/4 KOYLI were held up before the village of Le Mesnil-Mauger
Cyril Crump (1781642)
Rifleman - Rifle Brigade - 2nd Bn
13 December 1944, aged 24
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1920
Son of Cyril H. and Jeanie Crump; Husband of Irene Crump, of Hoyland Common, Yorkshire
Lived 134 Sheffield Rd, Hoyland Common
Married in Staincross Q2 1943 with 1 daughter
Faenza War Cemetery
Died in Italy on the Gothic Line
[also listed on Jump / Wombwell - St. Mary's Church - Roll of Honour Book
Rifleman - Rifle Brigade - 2nd Bn
13 December 1944, aged 24
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1920
Son of Cyril H. and Jeanie Crump; Husband of Irene Crump, of Hoyland Common, Yorkshire
Lived 134 Sheffield Rd, Hoyland Common
Married in Staincross Q2 1943 with 1 daughter
Faenza War Cemetery
Died in Italy on the Gothic Line
[also listed on Jump / Wombwell - St. Mary's Church - Roll of Honour Book
Harold
Cumberbatch (550493)
Trooper - Royal Armoured Corps - 4th County Of London Yeomanry Sharpshooters 9 July 1944 , aged 33 Born in Barnsley in 24 October 1910 Son of William and Ellen Cumberbatch; Husband of Annie Cumberbatch, of Hoyland Married in Edmonton Q3 1939 - 1 daughter 1 son Hoyland Nether Cemetery Death registered in Wakefield |
Gordon Cutts (4747247)
Private - York And Lancaster Regiment - 2nd Bn
25 May 1941, aged 25
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1915
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cutts, of Hoyland, Yorkshire.
Lived 134 West St, Hoyland
1911 Census parents living at 126 Prospect, Hoyland. Father was a coal miner. Father died 1933, was living at 134 West St, Hoyland
Athens Memorial
Died on Crete whilst the battalion were part of the force defending Heraklion airfield.
Private - York And Lancaster Regiment - 2nd Bn
25 May 1941, aged 25
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1915
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cutts, of Hoyland, Yorkshire.
Lived 134 West St, Hoyland
1911 Census parents living at 126 Prospect, Hoyland. Father was a coal miner. Father died 1933, was living at 134 West St, Hoyland
Athens Memorial
Died on Crete whilst the battalion were part of the force defending Heraklion airfield.
Roy Dobson (1155895)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 68 Anti Tank Regt
17 July 1944, aged 20
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1923
Son of Fred and Amy Dobson, of Hoyland Common, Yorkshire.
Lived Stonehurst, Sheffield Road, Hoyland Common
Fontenay-Le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel
Died during the battle of the Odon, with 59th Infantry Division. On 16 July, XXX Corps launched Operation Pomegranate. The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division was to capture the villages of Noyers-Bocage, Haut des Forges and Landelle while the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division was to capture Vendes and the surrounding area. The two divisions engaged elements of the 276 and 277 Infantriedivisions and the 2 Panzerdivision. The British infantry captured the high ground south of Brettevillette and took 300 prisoners on the first day. The following day, the advance continued and heavy fighting took place on the outskirts of Noyers-Bocage. The reconnaissance battalion of the 9 SS Panzerdivision was committed to the defence of Noyers-Bocage and the Germans claimed they recaptured the village, although XXX Corps never claimed to have captured it as they had been held up on the outskirts. The village was still in German hands by the end of the day but the high ground outside of the village and the village’s railway station were in British possession.
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 68 Anti Tank Regt
17 July 1944, aged 20
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1923
Son of Fred and Amy Dobson, of Hoyland Common, Yorkshire.
Lived Stonehurst, Sheffield Road, Hoyland Common
Fontenay-Le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel
Died during the battle of the Odon, with 59th Infantry Division. On 16 July, XXX Corps launched Operation Pomegranate. The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division was to capture the villages of Noyers-Bocage, Haut des Forges and Landelle while the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division was to capture Vendes and the surrounding area. The two divisions engaged elements of the 276 and 277 Infantriedivisions and the 2 Panzerdivision. The British infantry captured the high ground south of Brettevillette and took 300 prisoners on the first day. The following day, the advance continued and heavy fighting took place on the outskirts of Noyers-Bocage. The reconnaissance battalion of the 9 SS Panzerdivision was committed to the defence of Noyers-Bocage and the Germans claimed they recaptured the village, although XXX Corps never claimed to have captured it as they had been held up on the outskirts. The village was still in German hands by the end of the day but the high ground outside of the village and the village’s railway station were in British possession.
Leslie Arthur Dudhill (4694721)
Bombardier - Royal Artillery - 73 Anti-Tank Regt. (CWGC shows 72 ATR, although regimental records show 73 ATR) 21 April 1943 , aged 29 Born in Doncaster on 5 July 1915 Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Dudhill, of Doncaster, Yorkshire; Husband of Katherine Dudhill, of Doncaster. Formerly of Hoyland Lived at 18 Melton St, Denaby / 54 Tickhill St, Denaby / 68 Wrighton Ave, Warmsworth Married in Doncaster Q3 1938 - 1 son Enfidaville War Cemetery Killed in action in Tunisia, by mortar gun fire [also listed on Denaby Main / Warmsworth memorial] |
Alfred Eaden (14355231)
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - C Coy, 1st Bn
23 January 1944, aged 31
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1912
Son of Thomas and Fannie Eaden, of Hoyland, Yorkshire; Husband of Nellie Eaden, of Hoyland.
Lived 2 Clough Rd, Hoyland
Married in Barnsley Q2 1934 with 1 son 1 daughter
Minturno War Cemetery
Died in Italy during the fighting at the Garigliano River
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - C Coy, 1st Bn
23 January 1944, aged 31
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1912
Son of Thomas and Fannie Eaden, of Hoyland, Yorkshire; Husband of Nellie Eaden, of Hoyland.
Lived 2 Clough Rd, Hoyland
Married in Barnsley Q2 1934 with 1 son 1 daughter
Minturno War Cemetery
Died in Italy during the fighting at the Garigliano River
George Ellam (D/SSX 22333)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - HMS Carnarvon Castle
5 August 1940, aged 24
Born in Wortley in Q1 1916
Son of Robert William Ellam, and of Ursillia Ellam, of Hoyland Common.
Lived 5 Cross St, Hoyland Common
1911 Census parent lived at Potter Hill, High Green, nr Sheffield. Father was a coal miner. Father died in 1923.
Chapeltown (Or Burncross) Cemetery
Died of malaria in Sheffield Infirmary
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - HMS Carnarvon Castle
5 August 1940, aged 24
Born in Wortley in Q1 1916
Son of Robert William Ellam, and of Ursillia Ellam, of Hoyland Common.
Lived 5 Cross St, Hoyland Common
1911 Census parent lived at Potter Hill, High Green, nr Sheffield. Father was a coal miner. Father died in 1923.
Chapeltown (Or Burncross) Cemetery
Died of malaria in Sheffield Infirmary
Arthur Christmas Evans (3910169)
Lance Serjeant - Parachute Regiment, A A C - 3rd Bn. 18 September 1944, aged 25 Born in Bedwellty in Q1 1919 Son of Thomas and Lucy Evans; Husband of Margaret Wentworth Evans, of Elsecar, Yorkshire. Lived 4 Forge Lane, Elsecar Married in Bedwellty Q1 1944 Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Killed on second day of Operation Market Garden (Arnhem, Holland) |
George Frederick Fletcher (1383620)
Sergeant (Pilot) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 196 Sqdn 27 April 1943, aged 29 Born in Barnsley in Q3 1913 Son of George and Martha Fletcher, of Hoyland, Yorkshire; Husband of Joan Fletcher, of Hoyland. Lived "Arrandale", West St, Hoyland 1911 Census parents lived at 135 King St, Hoyland. Father was a Winding Engineman Married in Staincross Q4 1942 Poederoijen Protestant Churchyard Killed when Wellington aircraft (HE168 ZO-X) was shot down on a bombing mission to Duisburg. The Wellington was airborne 00:01 on 27 Apr 43 from Leconfield and shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at 03:15 at Poederoijen (Gelderland) on the N bank of the Maas, 9 km SE of Gorinchem, Holland. [also listed on Barnsley Grammar School memorial] |
Frank Frogson (1538347)
Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 210 Sqdn 24 August 1943, aged 21 Born in Barnsley in Q2 1922 Son of Herbert and Ruth Frogson, of Hoyland. Lived 21 Mount Crescent, Hoyland Hoyland Nether Cemetery Was killed when Catalina FP287 coded E crashed whilst returning to base at RAF Hamworthy following a training exercise. The aircraft encountered think fog before first light, it made a normal approach after waiting 25 minutes for the flare path to be set and touched down at second flare. In an attempt to abort the landing it opened up, took off and flew into mist failing to regain height and crashed into the marshes off Round Island in Poole Harbour at 04:35. Rescuers had difficulty locating the position of the crashed craft and eight of the crew of 12 were killed. [also listed on Barnsley British Co-Operative Society memorial] |
Frederick Gillott (850966)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 26 Bty, 61 Lt AA Regt
26 December 1942, aged 28
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1914
Son of William and Louise Gillott; Husband of Freda May Gillott, of Hoyland.
Father died in 1915 at Gallipoli
Married in Staincross Q2 1941 with 1 son
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Died in the UK
[also listed on Elsecar RoH / Jump / Wombwell - St. Mary's Church - Roll of Honour Book memorial]
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 26 Bty, 61 Lt AA Regt
26 December 1942, aged 28
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1914
Son of William and Louise Gillott; Husband of Freda May Gillott, of Hoyland.
Father died in 1915 at Gallipoli
Married in Staincross Q2 1941 with 1 son
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Died in the UK
[also listed on Elsecar RoH / Jump / Wombwell - St. Mary's Church - Roll of Honour Book memorial]
Reginald Goldthorpe (3131847)
Corporal - Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. - 43rd (2/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regt.) Regt.
24 June 1944, aged 25
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1919
Son of Henry and Edith Goldthorpe, of Blackpool, Lancashire.
Lived 127 Church St, Elsecar
Bayeux Memorial
On 18 June 1944 HQ, A and C squadrons of the 43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment embarked at West India Docks, London, aboard the MV Derrycunihy (T72). She joined a convoy off Southend-on-Sea and arrived off Sword Beach on the evening of 20 June. High seas and enemy shelling prevented unloading for three days and it was decided to move T72 to Juno Beach for disembarkation. As the ship started engines at 07:40 on the morning of 24 June it detonated an acoustic or 'Oyster' mine dropped by one of the nightly Luftwaffe raiders. The mine exploded under the keel, splitting the ship in two, and the after part, packed with sleeping men of 43 Recce, sank rapidly. Worse still, a 3-tonner ammunition lorry caught fire, and oil floating on the water was set alight
[also listed on Elsecar RoH memorial]
Corporal - Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. - 43rd (2/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regt.) Regt.
24 June 1944, aged 25
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1919
Son of Henry and Edith Goldthorpe, of Blackpool, Lancashire.
Lived 127 Church St, Elsecar
Bayeux Memorial
On 18 June 1944 HQ, A and C squadrons of the 43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment embarked at West India Docks, London, aboard the MV Derrycunihy (T72). She joined a convoy off Southend-on-Sea and arrived off Sword Beach on the evening of 20 June. High seas and enemy shelling prevented unloading for three days and it was decided to move T72 to Juno Beach for disembarkation. As the ship started engines at 07:40 on the morning of 24 June it detonated an acoustic or 'Oyster' mine dropped by one of the nightly Luftwaffe raiders. The mine exploded under the keel, splitting the ship in two, and the after part, packed with sleeping men of 43 Recce, sank rapidly. Worse still, a 3-tonner ammunition lorry caught fire, and oil floating on the water was set alight
[also listed on Elsecar RoH memorial]
John Walter Green (14984695)
Private - Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. - 7th Bn
7 April 1945, aged 23
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1921
Son of Hamor and Evelyn Green, of Hoyland Common, Yorkshire.
Lived 48 Fearnly Rd, Hoyland Common
Becklingen War Cemetery
He volunteered for airborne forces while serving with The Lincolnshire Regiment during World War II and qualified as a military parachutist on course 150 which ran at RAF Ringway from 24 January to 8 February 1945. Tragically five members of this course, who were posted to 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion as reinforcements, including Pte Green, were all later killed in action on the same day. Pte Green,who served in 5 Platoon B Company, took part in the final mass allied parachute and glider assault of World War II, Operation Varsity, on 24 March 1945. During the subsequent advance the battalion reached Petershagen, in between Osnabrück and Hanover, by 7 April. They continued to proceed east by motor transport and encountered enemy forces defending Wunstorf airfield at around 14:30 hours, although earlier reconnaissance reports had indicated that it had been abandoned, resulting in the ambush of the leading elements of B Coy. In the ensuing battle, in which the 13th Battalion was also engaged, the 7th Battalion lost 6 killed, and 21 wounded, most from the initial ambush of the four leading trucks of B Coy.The airfield was captured with 19 ME 109s, 4 FW 109s, 2 JU 88s, 2 JU 52s and much other valuable equipment. The battalion proceeded on to its main task, to secure Neustadt and the river crossing. Both A and C Coys entered the town without opposition and Bn HQ was soon established in a suitable house. Meanwhile, the men of B Coy had been working up the river to the bridge but were forced to deviate within 400 yds of their objective, which took them onto the main east-west road through Neustadt and left them with both the loop canal bridge and main bridge to cross. B Coy encountered a civilian soon after coming on to the road and Major Reid, the officer commanding B Coy, questioned him about the bridge and garrison. The civilian said the bridge was prepared for demolition and stressed the need for speed if it was to be captured intact. This confirmed Major Reid's original plan, which was to rush the bridge and trust to getting across in time to prevent it going up. He ordered his men to charge and the two advance platoons under Lt Gush (5 Pl) and Sgt McIvor (4 Pl), and led by the Coy 2IC Capt Woodman, had crossed both bridges when the first arch of the main bridge was blown behind them at approx 0015 hrs 8 April. Heavy and severe casualties were suffered by the troops on both sides of the explosion but the small party that got across completely routed the garrison and held their small bridgehead all night. In the morning, men from A Coy traversed the river in boats to relieve the men who had made it across the bridge. The battalion war diary records the day's casualties as 27 killed, 33 wounded and 6 missing presumed killed; mostly from B Coy. Some of those injured later died of their wounds with B Coy HQ, No 5 Platoon and No 4 Platoon bearing the brunt of the casualties at the bridge. It is believed that Pte Green was killed in the
fighting at Wunstorf airport.
Private - Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. - 7th Bn
7 April 1945, aged 23
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1921
Son of Hamor and Evelyn Green, of Hoyland Common, Yorkshire.
Lived 48 Fearnly Rd, Hoyland Common
Becklingen War Cemetery
He volunteered for airborne forces while serving with The Lincolnshire Regiment during World War II and qualified as a military parachutist on course 150 which ran at RAF Ringway from 24 January to 8 February 1945. Tragically five members of this course, who were posted to 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion as reinforcements, including Pte Green, were all later killed in action on the same day. Pte Green,who served in 5 Platoon B Company, took part in the final mass allied parachute and glider assault of World War II, Operation Varsity, on 24 March 1945. During the subsequent advance the battalion reached Petershagen, in between Osnabrück and Hanover, by 7 April. They continued to proceed east by motor transport and encountered enemy forces defending Wunstorf airfield at around 14:30 hours, although earlier reconnaissance reports had indicated that it had been abandoned, resulting in the ambush of the leading elements of B Coy. In the ensuing battle, in which the 13th Battalion was also engaged, the 7th Battalion lost 6 killed, and 21 wounded, most from the initial ambush of the four leading trucks of B Coy.The airfield was captured with 19 ME 109s, 4 FW 109s, 2 JU 88s, 2 JU 52s and much other valuable equipment. The battalion proceeded on to its main task, to secure Neustadt and the river crossing. Both A and C Coys entered the town without opposition and Bn HQ was soon established in a suitable house. Meanwhile, the men of B Coy had been working up the river to the bridge but were forced to deviate within 400 yds of their objective, which took them onto the main east-west road through Neustadt and left them with both the loop canal bridge and main bridge to cross. B Coy encountered a civilian soon after coming on to the road and Major Reid, the officer commanding B Coy, questioned him about the bridge and garrison. The civilian said the bridge was prepared for demolition and stressed the need for speed if it was to be captured intact. This confirmed Major Reid's original plan, which was to rush the bridge and trust to getting across in time to prevent it going up. He ordered his men to charge and the two advance platoons under Lt Gush (5 Pl) and Sgt McIvor (4 Pl), and led by the Coy 2IC Capt Woodman, had crossed both bridges when the first arch of the main bridge was blown behind them at approx 0015 hrs 8 April. Heavy and severe casualties were suffered by the troops on both sides of the explosion but the small party that got across completely routed the garrison and held their small bridgehead all night. In the morning, men from A Coy traversed the river in boats to relieve the men who had made it across the bridge. The battalion war diary records the day's casualties as 27 killed, 33 wounded and 6 missing presumed killed; mostly from B Coy. Some of those injured later died of their wounds with B Coy HQ, No 5 Platoon and No 4 Platoon bearing the brunt of the casualties at the bridge. It is believed that Pte Green was killed in the
fighting at Wunstorf airport.
Sydney Hague (953419)
Aircraftman 2nd Class - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
14 June 1940 , aged 18
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1922
Son of Arthur and Fanny Hague, of Hoyland
Lived at West Street Post Office
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Died on Active Service in the Royal Naval Hospital Gosport
Aircraftman 2nd Class - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
14 June 1940 , aged 18
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1922
Son of Arthur and Fanny Hague, of Hoyland
Lived at West Street Post Office
Hoyland Nether Cemetery
Died on Active Service in the Royal Naval Hospital Gosport
John Laurence Halpin (177923)
Pilot Officer (Air Gunner) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 619 Sqdn 22 June 1944, aged 39 Born in Barnsley in Q3 1904 (10 August 1904) Son of George and Mary Elizabeth Halpin of Hoyland John worked initially as a miner for Hoyland Silkstone Colliery Co. in the 1920s he became a police constable and worked in Leeds up to joining the RAF. Rheinberg War Cemetery Killed when Lancaster LL977 PG-H crashed on a mission to Wesseling. The aircraft was airborne at 23:07 from Dunholme Lodge. Outbound it was hit by flak at 17,000 feet in the vicinity of Aachen. The crew were on their 8th mission having been posted to the squadron on 3 May 1944. |
George W Hardwick (554730)
Trooper - Royal Armoured Corps - 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 26 June 1944, aged 27 Born in Rotherham in Q4 1916 Husband of Elsie M. Hardwick, of Folkestone. Lived 13 Strafford Avenue, Elsecar 1911 Census parents lived at 17 Main St, Wombwell Nr Barnsley. Father was a coal miner. Married in Elham, Kent Q2 1940 1 son (+ possibly 1 daughter) Bayeux Memorial Killed on the opening day of Operation Epsom. 11th Armoured was let loose at around 12:30 on the 26 June 1944 on a wild charge to the Odon with 2nd Northants Yeomanry, the Cromwell armed Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment in the vanguard, supported by 23rd Hussars, 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 3rd RTR respectively. 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Shermans) to advance on axis le Haut du Bosq and Grainville to seize bridges at Gavrus, only to encounter Mark IVs of Prinz's 2nd SS Panzer Battalion. Unfortunately the attack was hampered from the start by the poor quality of maps and also the fact that, although the division had trained extensively in tight infantry/tank combined operations, there was none as such planned in this operation. Advance halted in le Haut du Bosq with loss of four Shermans, plus five more later in the day. Defenders were from 12th SS, and Odon River was not reached. British advance reached 6 km. from start line. [also listed on Elsecar RoH memorial] |
Donald
W Harrold (14544263)
Corporal - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - 131 Inf. Bde. Workshops
27 December 1945 , aged 21
Born in Huddersfield in Q4 1924
Son of James and Mary Harrold, of Scarborough, Yorkshire
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
Died in post war Germany
[also listed on Elsecar RoH memorial]
Corporal - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - 131 Inf. Bde. Workshops
27 December 1945 , aged 21
Born in Huddersfield in Q4 1924
Son of James and Mary Harrold, of Scarborough, Yorkshire
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
Died in post war Germany
[also listed on Elsecar RoH memorial]
Edward Hickman (D/MX 55343)
Leading Cook (S) - Royal Navy - HMS Gloucester 22 May 1941, aged 22 Born in Barnsley in Q1 1919 Son of Mitthias and Edith Hickman, of Hoyland, Yorkshire. 1911 Census parents living at 42 King St Hoyland Nr Barnsley. Father was a miner Plymouth Naval Memorial Lost when the light cruiser HMS Gloucester was sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Antikythera Channel about 15 nautical miles west of Antikythera island, Greece in position 35º50'N, 23º00'E by German Ju-88 and Ju-87 bombers during the German invasion of Crete. The commanding officer, 45 officers and 648 men were killed when she sank. |
Thomas Arthur Howe (2689010)
Corporal - Pioneer Corps
14 January 1945, aged 45
Born in Douglas, Isle of Man on 6 October 1899
Son of Robert and Ann Jane Howe; Husband of Vessey Howe, of Hoyland Common.
Lived 41 Warwick Ave, South Harrow, Middlesex,
Married in Wortley Q3 1929 with 1 son
Tankersley (St Peter) Churchyard
Died in the UK, death registered in Weston-Super-Mare
Corporal - Pioneer Corps
14 January 1945, aged 45
Born in Douglas, Isle of Man on 6 October 1899
Son of Robert and Ann Jane Howe; Husband of Vessey Howe, of Hoyland Common.
Lived 41 Warwick Ave, South Harrow, Middlesex,
Married in Wortley Q3 1929 with 1 son
Tankersley (St Peter) Churchyard
Died in the UK, death registered in Weston-Super-Mare
James
Thomas Jackson (2328106)
Signalman - Royal Corps of Signals - 51st Div. Sigs.
15 April 1945 , aged 35
Born in Sheffield on 11 May 1909
1911 census family living with mothers parents at 451 Far House, Cricket Road, Sheffield -
Lived at 137 Eastwood Lane, Rotherham (previously 13 Elizabeth St, Hoyland)
Married in Rotherham Q1 1931 - 1 son
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
Died in Germany around the town of Bremen
Signalman - Royal Corps of Signals - 51st Div. Sigs.
15 April 1945 , aged 35
Born in Sheffield on 11 May 1909
1911 census family living with mothers parents at 451 Far House, Cricket Road, Sheffield -
Lived at 137 Eastwood Lane, Rotherham (previously 13 Elizabeth St, Hoyland)
Married in Rotherham Q1 1931 - 1 son
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
Died in Germany around the town of Bremen
William
Kitchen (D/MX72663)
(possibly also known as William Savage)
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Encounter 11 February 1945 , aged 31 Born in Barnsley in Q1 1913 Foster-Son of William and Sarah Savage, of Elsecar, Yorkshire. His foster parents married Q4 1913 in Barnsley Lived at 28 Cobcar Lane, Elsecar Ambon War Cemetery Joined ship on 25th August 1941 from HMS Medway, HMS Encounter was sunk 1 March 1942 by Japanese warships during the Second Battle of the Java Sea. Rescued from sea and became a prisoner of war, died as a Japanese PoW in Indonesia. |