Roll of Honour - Lancashire - Blackpool - World War 2

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BLACKPOOL WAR MEMORIAL

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WADESON	Alan	[Listed on memorial as Royal Scots] Private 3320926, 1st Battalion, Lowland Regiment, Canadian Forces. Died 17 March 1942. Aged 24. Born Wigan, resident Blackpool. Son of Robert Arthur and Beatrice Wadeson, of South Shore, Blackpool. Buried in MARTON (ST. PAUL) CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Lancashire. Plot 14. Grave 162.
WALFORD	John Arthur	Trooper 3858065, 2nd (6th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps. Killed in action 27 May 1944. Aged 25. Born Liverpool, resident Blackpool. Son of Fred and Dorothy Walford; husband of Alice Walford, of Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY, India. Plot 8. Row D. Grave 12.
WALKER	Edward	Private 3858407, 8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Died 4 July 1942. Aged 33. Born and resident Blackpool. Husband of Isobel Walker, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. Row J. Collective grave 15.
WALKER	Eric	Lance Sergeant 1568799, 2 Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a result of an accident in United Kingdom 9 March 1945. Aged 31. Born Midlesbrough, resident Blackpool. Son of John William and Elizabeth Thorpe Walker, of North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Buried in BLACKPOOL (CARLETON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section F. Grave 302.
WALKER	Frank Bingley	Lieutenant 267221, 7th/9th Battalion, Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment). Killed in action 2 November 1944. Aged 40. Born Nottinghamshire, resident Blackpool. Son of George Dutton Walker and Annie Walker; nephew of Ethel M. Walker, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot 22. Row A. Grave 7.
WALKER, DFM	John Albert	Pilot Officer (Navigator) 145851, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 24 May 1943. Aged 24. Son of Percival Vaughan Walker and Adelaide Berridge Walker. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (D.F.M.). Buried in BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section K. Grave 742.
WALL	Robert [Laurence]	Motor Mechanic D/MX 67254, H.M.M.L. 1039, Royal Navy. Died 20 June 1942. Aged 21. Son of Robert Eastham Wall, and of Elizabeth Wall, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 71, Column 1.
WALMSLEY	Harold William	Sergeant 755997, 248 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Based at RAF Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, flying reconnaissance and anti-shipping missions off the coast of Norway in Blenheim IVF's (night fighters). Died 13 December 1940. Aged 24. Son of Jack and Martha Walmsley, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surreey. Panel 20.
WALSH	John	Gunner 896408, 88 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died from Pellagra/Avitanin Osis as a Japanese Prisoner of War working on the Thailand-Burma Railroad 28 September 1943. Aged 35. Born Darwen, Lancashire, resident Marton, Blackpool. Husband of Elizabeth Doris Walsh, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 2. Row L. Grave 8. Note: Pellagra is a disease caused by low levels of niacin, also known as vitamin B-3. It's marked by dementia, diarrhoea, and dermatitis, also known as “the three Ds”. If left untreated, pellagra can be fatal.
WALSH	J	Royal Air Force possibly John WALSH, Sergeant 645117, 233 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 31 October 1941. Son of Andrew Walsh, and of Ann Walsh, of Appley Bridge, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 54.
WALTON	Frederick William	Private 14667660, 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 7 August 1944. Aged 18. Born Preston, resident Blackpool. Buried in BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot XV. Row B. Grave 9.
WADE	Thomas	Trooper 3392995, 47th (Oldham), Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Died on service 9 December 1042. Aged 22. Born and resident Blackpool. Son of Joseph and Agnes Alice Wade, of Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in SIDON WAR CEMETERY, Lebanese Republic. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 11.
WARD	Allan Edward Roy	Sergeant (Air Bomber) 1509409, 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Based at RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire. Died 15 March 1944. Aged 28. Son of Roy McGreggor Ward, and of Jean Ward (nee Holding); husband of Margaret Ward (nee Arbury), of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Bayern, Germany. Plot 11. Row E. Collective grave 15-18. Note: No. 625 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. During October 1943 and October 1945 the squadron flew Avro Lancaster Mks. I & II. It's first operational mission was 18/19m October 1943 and its last 25 April 1945.
WARD	Frederick John	[Listed as J F WARD on memorial] Private 772012, 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. Died of wounds 21 May 1940. Born 22 March 1910 in Blackpool and resident Blackpool. Shop Assistant by trade. Husband of Hilda Mary Ward, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Originally enlisted 8 October 1926, dicharged 6 January 1930, re-enlisted Border Regiment 15 January 1932. Buried in CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot Q. Grave 14.
WAREING	John	Aircraftman 1st Class 1037197, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29 August 1942. Aged 21. Son of James and Gertrude J. A. Wareing, of Chiswick, Middlesex. Buried in BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section H. Grave 521.
WARREN, MM	Ronald Joseph	[Listed on memorial as South Wales Borderers] Private 3782634, 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Killed in action 25 February 1945. Aged 21. Born Canada, resident Blackpool. Son of Lottie Warren, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 50. Row A. Grave 9.
WARRINGTON, MC	Lance Greville	Major 143748, South Staffordshire Regiment attached to 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in action 20 November 1944. Aged 31. Born 15 January 1913 in Blackburn, resident London W. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lance Warrington; husband of Marcelle Warrington. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). In the 1939 Register he was married, an Assistant General Catering Manager, resident 222 Park Road, Blackpool C.B., Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on GROESBEEK MEMORIAL, Gelderland, Netherlands. Panel 4.
WATERHOUSE	Edward Barry	Fusilier 14550523, 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Died 2 August 1944. Born 23 November 1924 in Manchester, resident Liverpool. In the 1939 Register he was a Fishmonger's Errand Boy, unmarried, resident 11 Truro Street, Blackpool C.B., Lancashire, son of Joseph and Lizzie Waterhouse. Buried in FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL, Calvados, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 9.
WATERHOUSE	W B	Royal Army Service Corps
WATERWORTH	Clifford	Able Seaman D/JX 196784, H.M.S. "Neptune", Royal Navy. Died 19 December 1941. Aged 31. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Gill Waterworth; husband of Sarah Waterworth, of Blackpool, Lancashire; brother of Harry (below). No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 48, Column 3.
WATERWORTH	Harry	Able Seaman D/JX 176525, H.M.S. "Neptune", Royal Navy. Died 19 December 1941. Aged 25. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Gill Waterworth; husband of Doreen Mary Waterworth, of Blackpool, Lancashire; brother of Clifford (above). No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 48, Column 3.
WAUGH	H	Royal Air Force
WEBB	James Albert	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1672977, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 3 February 1944. Aged 20. Son of James Albert and Fanny Webb, of South Shore, Blackpool. Buried in BLACKPOOL (CARLETON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section F. Grave 21.
WEBB	John Scott	Sergeant 1521786, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 18 August 1943. Aged 21. Son of Samuel and Emma Webb, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 169.
WEBB	Thomas	Trooper 14561565, 61st Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps. Killed in action 30 December 1944. Aged 19. Born and resident Blackpool. Son of William John and Beatrice Webb, of Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row AA. Grave 11.
WEBSTER	Harry Stewart	Sergeant 1523617, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 8 January 1945. Aged 21. Son of Arthur and May Webster, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 284.
WELCH	E M	Royal Navy
WEST	Frank	Gunner 948124, 137 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action in Malaya during the Japanese invasion 7 January 1942. Aged 23. Born Shaw, Oldham, resident Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 33.
WEST	John	Gunner 1570679, 80 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a Prisoner of War of Beri Beri and Dysentery 23 October 1943 at Tambya, Burma. Aged 28. Born and resident Blackpool. Son of Jean West, of Blackpool, Lancashire; husband of Irene West, of Blackpool. Buried in THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot B6. Row R. Grave 7.
WHALLEY	Richard	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 973270, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 22 March 1944. Aged 28. Husband of Elsie Whalley, of South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 8. Row B. Collective grave 3-7.
WHALLEY, DFC	Roy	Pilot Officer (Pilot) 173131, 576 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 4 May 1944. Aged 22. Son of Arthur and Fanny Whalley, of Blackpool, Lancashire.. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.). Buried in OEUILLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Marne, France. Grave 2.
WHITAKER	Fred	Sergeant (Pilot) 1673071, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21 October 1944. Aged 21. Son of James Eastwood Whitaker and Gladys Whitaker, of Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 16A. Row F. Grave 16.
WHITAKER	Fred	Sergeant 4919800, 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in action 8 July 1944. Aged 28. Born Burnley, resident Blackpool. Son of Albert and Nellie Whitaker. Buried in CAMBES-EN-PLAINE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Row L. Grave 5.
WHITE	Stanley	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1437767, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 28 April 1944. Aged 29. Son of Hannah White, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Plot 6. Row A. Grave 13.
WHITEHEAD	George Herbert	Lieutenant (A), Fleet Air Arm, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 3 October 1944. Buried in BLACKPOOL (CARLETON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section B. Grave 1556.
WHITESIDE	Thomas	Lance Sergeant 7926689, 1st East Riding Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. Killed in action 8 July 1944. Aged 37. Born and resident Blackpool. Son of William and Nannie Whiteside, of Blackpool, Lancashire; husband of Marion Whiteside, of Blackpool. Buried in LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES, Calvados, France. Plot VIII. Row J. Grave 8.
WHITESIDE	Thomas Edward	Stoker LT/KX 109942, H.M. Trawler "Waveflower", Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died 22 October 1940. Aged 19. Son of Albert and Ada E. Whiteside, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOWESTOFT NAVAL MEMORIAL, Suffolk. Panel 4, Column 1.
WHITFIELD	John Edgar	Captain 164657, East Lancashire Regiment attached 2 Base Provost Company. Died on service 8 March 1944. Aged 30. Born Preston, resident Blackpool. Son of Joseph Martin Whitfield and Margery Whitfield, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot 23. Row G. Grave 8.
WHITTAKER	Cyril B	Sergeant T/106434, Royal Army Service Corps. Died as a result of an accident 7 September 1945. Aged 33. Born and resident Lancashire. Son of James and Mary Whittaker, of Blackpool, Lancashire; husband of Vera Whittaker. Buried in HOLTEN CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, Overijssel, Netherlands. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 12.
WHITWORTH	Allan	Bombardier 906308, 137 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died from Beri Beri as a Japanese Prisoner of War working on the Thailand-Burma Railroad 25 October 1943. Aged 24. Born North Shore, Blackpool, and resident Blackpool. Son of Samuel and Ada Helena Whitworth, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 78.
WILBY	Robert	Lance Corporal 2662093, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 4 October 1944. Aged 34. Born 26 February 1910, and resident, Blackpool. Son of Smith and Mary Wilby; husband of Frances Wilby, of Upton, Yorkshire. In the 1939 Register he was married to Frances, a Cafe Commissioner, resident 113 Topping Street, Blackpool C.B., Lancashire. In the 1911 census he was aged 1, resident with his mother, Mary Wilby, at 2, Wilkinson Street, Woodland Grove, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in FAENZA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VII. Row E. Grave 4.
WILKINSON	Mark	Private 3389417, 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds 17 July 1944. Born Rotherham, resident Blackpool. Husband of Nellie Wilkinson, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in RYES WAR CEMETERY, BAZENVILLE, Calvados, France. Plot V. Row E. Grave 8.
WILKS	Frederick Alan	Pilot Officer (Pilot) 185818, 274 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 11 October 1944. Aged 23. Son of Reginald Elvin Wilks and Edith Ellen Wilks, of Little Bispham, Lancashire. Buried in JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY, Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot 17. Row G. Grave 6.
WILSON	H C	Royal Navy
WILSON	John	Private 3855772, 2nd Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War on the Thailand-Burma Railroad 25 June 1943. Aged 25. Born Preston, resident Blackpool. Captured 28 January 1942. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Special memorial Plot 9. Row M. Grave 4.
WINTER	G	Royal Navy
WOOD	Jeffrey Henry	Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 1673642, 230 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 19 June 1945. Aged 21. Son of Harold and Marie Pierpoint Wood, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY, Sri Lanka. Plot 1. Row B. Grave 9.
WOOD	Wilson Kitchener	Leading Aircraftman (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) 550803, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 8 March 1940. Aged 20. Son of George Wood and of Edith Annie Wood, of Blackpool. Buried in BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section J.J. Grave 97.
WOODCOCK	George Henry	Able Seaman D/JX 137844, H.M. Submarine "Rainbow", Royal Navy. Died 19 October 1940. Aged 23. Son of George E. and Elizabeth Woodcock, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 38, Column 3.
WOODHURST	Alfred Ernest	Bombardier 6014257, 241 Battery, 77 H.A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died of Bacillary Dysentery as a Japanese Prisoner of War in Java 5 October 1943. Aged 35. Born Leyton, Essex, resident Rayleigh, Essex. Son of Alfred George and Lilian Woodhurst; husband of Emily Florence Woodhurst, of Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in AMBON WAR CEMETERY, Indonesia. Plot 14. Row B. Grave 2.
WRIGHT	James E	Sergeant 2989714, 2nd Battalion, The Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's). Killed in action 29 June 1944. Aged 29. Born and resident Lancashire. Son of James Edward Wright and of Margaret Wright (nee Leech); husband of Margaret Wright (nee Harris), of Edinburgh. Buried in BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 12.
WRIGHT	John Francis	Private 3460510, 13th Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool). Died on service 31 July 1945. Aged 32. Born and resident Blackpool. Son of Cornelius and Esther Wright, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in KARACHI WAR CEMETERY, Pakistan. Plot 5. Row B. Grave 14.
WRIGHT	Norman Duke	Sergeant 981770, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21 February 1942. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. PAnel 97.
WRIGLEY	Stanley Patrick	Flying Officer 111179, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 9 May 1945. Aged 30. Son of William Wrigley and of Hettee Wrigley (nee Wiseman); husband of Aileen Gabrielle Wrigley (nee Owens), of Totton, Hampshire, married 1944 in Chorley, Lancashire. Buried in JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY, Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot 17. Row B. Grave 3.

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