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Lest We Forget |
The Royal British Legion |
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SCAMMELL |
John
Cosson |
Sergeant
1681770, 25 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 2nd
October 1943. Aged 33. Birth registered in 1910 in Chorlton Registration
District, Lancashire. Son of Bertram Morphet Scammell and Olive
Scammell, of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. B.A. In the 1911 census
he is listed as Cosson John Scammel (sic), aged 1, born Manchester,
son of Bertram Morphet and Olive, Scammel (sic), grandson of Walter
Cosson and Helen Rebecca Witpen, resident 59 Albany Road Chorlton-Cum-Hardy,
South Manchester, Lancashire. Cremated and commemorated in MANCHESTER
CREMATORIUM, Lancashire. Panel 20. |
| SEAGRIEF |
Bernard
Charles |
Flight
Lieutenant 129088, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 25th
January 1946. Aged 24. Son of Charles and Daisy Seagrief; husband
of Sarah Seagrief, of Easingwold, Yorkshire. B.Sc. (Geology). Buried
in DELHI WAR CEMETERY, India, Plot 1. Row F. Grave 9. |
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SHAFSBY |
Denis
Sidney |
Leading
Aircraftman (Pilot) 1672432, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 28th July 1943. Aged 19. Birth registered in 1924 in Prestwich
Registration District, Lancashire. Son of Abraham and Rachel Shafsby,
of Southport. Buried in EAST LONDON (EAST BANK) CEMETERY, Eastern
Cape, South Africa. Jewish Section. Grave 444. |
| SHAW |
Thomas |
Lance
Corporal 3522256, 2nd/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed
in action 17th July 1944. Aged 35. Born and resident Oldham. Son
of Thomas and Ada (formerly Shaw) Duffy, of Oldham, Lancashire;
husband of Bridget (nee Leonard) Shaw, of Oldham, married 1937 in
Oldham Registration District, Lancashire. In the 1911 census he
was aged 2, born Oldham, son of Ada Shaw (a widow), resident 6,
Back Hope Street, Oldham, Lancashire. Buried in FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL
WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL, Calvados, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 12. |
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SHENTON |
Malcolm
Jack |
Flying
Officer 153642, 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 15th January 1945. Aged 23. Born 3rd September 1921. Son of
Harold and Mary Shenton, of Sale, Cheshire. In the 1939 Register
he was a Student, son of Harold and Mary Shenton, resident 26, Hayling
Road, Sale M.B., Cheshire. No known grave. Commemorated at RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 267. |
| SHUTTLEWORTH |
Donald
Anthony |
Aircraftman
2nd Class 1074216, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died as a
japanese prisoner of War 29th November 1943 captured in Java; died
when the ship he was sailing in, Suez Maru, was sunk by USS Bonefish,
off the Kangean Islands; the Japanese Captain Kawano ordered the
shooting of the prisoners in the water and from 14.15 to 16.30 the
Minesweeper W.12 massacred the survivors using machine gun and rifles.
Aged 32. Born 28th May 1911 in Burnley, Lancashire. Son of Thomas
Edmond and Margaret Shuttleworth, of 57, Corn Road, Burnley, Lancashire.
B.Sc. (Manchester). In the 1939 Register he was an Unemployed Science
Graduate, B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics, son of Margaret Shuttleworth,
resident 57 Colne Road, Burnley C.B., Lancashire. No known grave.
Commemorated at SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.
Column 430. |
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STAMPER |
Frederick
John |
Sub-Lieutenant
(A), H.M.S. Indomitable, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 23rd
October 1941. Assigned as Sub-Lieutenant 12th July 1941. No known
grave. Commemorated on LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Bay 2,
Panel 7. |
| STARR |
Donald |
Captain
111791, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died on service in the Middle
East 11th May 1941. Aged 39. Born 25th March 1902 in Wigan, resident
Wigan. Son of James and Annie Starr; husband of Elizabeth Mary Starr,
of Ellwood, Victoria, Australia. M.B., Ch.B. In the 1911 census
he was aged 9, born Wigan, son of James and Annie May Starr, resident
95, Swinley Road, Wigan, Lancashire. Admitted 16th September 1913
into Wigan Grammar School, son of J. Starr (a Printer & Bookbinder),
resident 95, Swinley Road, left 21 December 1916 to go to Manchester
Grammar School. Buried in CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot
K. Grave 24. |
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STOREY |
Alan
Everard |
Flight
Sergeant (Pilot) 1145662, 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 10th August 1943. Aged 20. Son of John Everard Storey
and Olive Marguerite Storey, of Prestbury. Buried in PRESTBURY (ST.
PETER) CHURCHYARD, Cheshire. New ground. S.E. Portion. Row 19. Grave
2. |
| STRANGE |
Nevill
Hilder |
Pilot Officer (Navigator) 77486, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 14th September 1940. Aged 31. Son of Hilder and Alice Strange, of Manchester. M.Sc. (Manchester). Consulting Engineer, of Manchester, expert on Motor Engineering matters. Used as an expertt witness in several court cases. Cremated 19 September 1940 and commemorated in MANCHESTER CREMATORIUM, Lancashire. Panel 21. Extract from Manchester Guardian Thursday 19th September 1940: In September on active service Pilot Officer Nevill STRANGE R.A.F.V.R. only son of Mr and Mrs Hilder STRANGE of Holme Road, Didsbury. Service at Manchester Crematorium on Friday September 20 at twelve noon. Inquiries Messrs Kendal Milne and Co. |
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STRAUSS |
Joel
Nathan |
Major
75460, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died on service in West Africa
21st June 1943. Born and resident Manchester. M.B. M.R.C.P. In the
1911 census he was newborn, born Manchester, son of Jacob and Fanny
Strauss, resident 128, Oldham Road, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire.
Buried in YABA CEMETERY, Nigeria. Plot 4. Row E. Grave 1. |
| SYKES |
Joseph
Rothwell |
Able
Seaman D/JX 394951, H.M.S. Jamaica, Royal Navy. Died from asphyxiation
by drowning in the Clyde Estuary, suicide whilst the balance of
his mind was disturbed, 16th June 1944. Aged 21. Born 14th January
1923 in Stalybridge, Cheshire. Son of Josiah and Nora Sykes, of
Stalybridge, Cheshire. LL.B., Hons. (Manchester). No known grave.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 87, Column
3. |
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