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Thorne-Moorends Town Council - War Memorial
 

Memorial Details - Second World War Surnames M  to  Z

Compiled By Colin Tattersall & Tony Brookes

Page Under Construction

Updated 12 May 2012
 
 
  Mack Andrew
Regiment: 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards
Born: 1914
Enlisted:
Died: 13/11/1943 age 29
Parents Andrew and Minnie Mack; husband of Annie Mack, of Crowle, Lincolnshire.
Memorial: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy
Rank/Number: Lance Sergeant 2656602
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  Marshall George
Royal Army Medical Corps
Secondary Regiment: Devonshire Regiment attd. 12th (Airborne) Bn
Born:
Enlisted:
Died: 07/01/1945 age 21
Parents George William and Ada Marshall, of Moorends
Memorial: Hotton War Cemetery
Rank/Number: Lance Corporal 14507042
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  Matchett Andrew
Regiment: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/4th Battalion
Born:
Enlisted:
Died: 27/06/1944 age 23
Parents George and Lily Matchett, of Thorne
Memorial: Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, France
Rank/Number: Private 4694969
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  Matthews Leonard Thomas
Regiment: Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion
Born:
Enlisted: aged 18
Died: 13/05/1940 age 21
Parents Herbert and Laura L. Matthews, of Thorne
Memorial: Dunkirk Memorial
Rank/Number: Lance Corporal 2658220
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  Oxford Harold
Regiment: Royal Armoured Corps 16th/5th Lancers
Born: 1909
Enlisted:
Died: 27/08/1944
Parents
Memorial: Florence War Cemetery, Italy
Rank/Number: Sergeant 549807
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Phillips William
Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
Born: 1920
Enlisted:
Died: 28/03/1945
Parents Samuel and Sarah Elizabeth Phillips, of Moorends
Wife: Sybil Elsie Phillips
Memorial: Thorne Cemetery
Rank/Number: Lance Corporal T/136360
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Robinson Charles William
Regiment: Royal Air Force 12 Squadron
Born: 09/09/1924
Enlisted:
Died: 25/06/1943 age 19
Parents Charlie and Florence Lily Robinson of Thorne
Memorial: Thorne Cemetery
Rank/Number: Sergeant (Flt. Engineer) 578359
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  Rowley Edward
Regiment: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/4th Battalion
Born: 18/06/1912
Enlisted:
Died: 29/03/1945 age 32
Parents James Theodore Rowley and of Clara Rowley, of Thorne
Memorial: Jonkerbos War Cemetery
Rank/Number: Sergeant 4688786
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  Rowley John
Regiment: 2nd Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Born: 18/06/1912
Enlisted:
Died: 8/03/1942 age 29
Parents Parents James Theodore Rowley and Clara Rowley of Thorne
Memorial: Rangoon Memorial, Burma (now Myanmar)
Rank/Number: Lance Corporal 4688659
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Scutt Walter Campsall
Royal Navy H.M.S. Princess Victoria was a minelayer which hit a German mine
in the mouth of the Humber with the loss of 36 lives
Born:
Enlisted:
Died: 18/05/1940 age 21
Parents George Campsall Scutt and Annie Campsall Scutt, of Thorne
Memorial: Thorne Cemetery
Rank/Number: Able Seaman C/JX 167927
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  Sherburn Douglas Henry
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 252 Squadron
Born: 1920
Enlisted:
Died: 22/08/1943 aged21
Parents Parents Harry Arthur and Sybil Harriet Sherburn of Grimsby
Memorial: Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece
Rank/Number: Flight Sergeant (Nav./W.Op.) 1336929
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Shipley John
Regiment: Royal Engineers 565th Army Field Company
Born: Thorne 1919
Enlisted:
Died: 31/07/1944 age 25
Parents Tom and Clara Shipley (mother’s  maiden name Hinchsliff married 1907 in Thorne)
Memorial: Bolsena War Cemetery, Bolsena, Italy
Rank/Number: Driver 14529248 
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  Smith Ernest
Regiment: 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards
Born: 12/09/1907
Enlisted:
Died: 12/02/1944 age 36
Parents Parents Arthur and Harriet Smith Wife Annie Elizabeth Smith of Thorne
Memorial: Minturno War Cemetery, Italy
Rank/Number: Guardsman 2663208
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  Wakelin Victor
Regiment: 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
Born: 1915
Enlisted:
Died: 18/07/1944 age 29
Parents Parents Sidney and Annie Wakelin Wife Joyce Mary Wakelin of Brockley, London
Memorial: Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery, France
Rank/Number: Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.) 4342768
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Walker Ronald James
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Born: 1922
Enlisted:
Died: 17/11/1942 age 20
Parents William James Walker and Mary Ellen Walker, of Thorne
Memorial: Thorne Cemetery
Rank/Number: Sergeant (Pilot) 1232380
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  Webster Samuel Francis
Regiment: Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) 1st Battalion
Born: 1919
Enlisted:
Died: 28/04/1940 age 20
Parents Samuel and Grace Webster, of Thorne
Memorial: Nord-Sel Churchyard
Rank/Number: Private 4389505
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Whitlam Ronald
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Born: 1920
Enlisted:
Died: 23/04/1943
Parents Harry and P Whitlam of Thorne
Memorial: Thorne Cemetery
Rank/Number: Sergeant (Pilot) 1504894
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  Wooldridge John
7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
Born:
Enlisted:
Died: 13/07/1944 age 22
Parents. Joseph and Emma Wooldridge of Doncaster
Wife. Rhoda Wooldridge
Memorial: Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, Normandy
Rank/Number: Corporal 102017
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  Wooldridge Samuel
1st Battalion The Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment)
Born:
Enlisted:
Died: 30/05/1944 age 25
Parents Joseph and Emma Wooldridge of Doncaster
Memorial: Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy
Rank/Number: Corporal 4391534
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  Wright Ellis
‘B’ Squadron Royal Tank Regiment (R.A.C.)
Born: 14/03/1923
Enlisted:
Died: 18/04/1945
Parents. Arthur and Hannah Gertrude Wright of Thorne
Wife. Rhoda Wooldridge
Memorial: Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Italy
Rank/Number: Trooper 4546606
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This overview is incomplete and may be inaccurate. If you have further details of any of these individuals, or any corrections, please email:

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