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THE WAR DEAD OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

AND EMPIRE

The Register of the names of those who fell in the 1939-194^ War and are buried

in Cemeteries in Belgium

LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY

L O N D O N : C O M P I L E D A N D P U B L I S H E D BY O R D E R O F

T H E I M P E R I A L W A R G R A V E S C O M M I S S I O N

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THE LANDS IN BELGIUM OCCUPIED AS COMMON­WEALTH WAR CEMETERIES OR GRAVES WERE GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY THE BELGIAN GOVERN­MENT UNDER THE TERMS OF A WAR GRAVES AGREEMENT SIGNED AT BRUSSELS, ON 20th JULY 1951, BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM A N D T H E GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, INDIA, NEW ZEALAND, PAKISTAN A N D THE

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.

The particulars given in the registers of the names have been compiled from information furnished by the Records Offices concerned and by the next-of-kin.

Plot, Row, and Grave are indicated at the end of each entry by a Roman numeral, a capital letter and an Arabic numeral; thus II . B. 23 means Plot I I . Row B. Grave 23 . A Special Memorial type C, of which one example is mentioned in this Register, bears the inscription "Buried near this spot".

THE WAR IN BELGIUM AND HOLLAND

IT cannot have occurred to many of those who visited the cemeteries of the First World War as the last sounds of its battles became almost as the vexations of fierce dreams that the next of these vast ordeals was about to begin, and to

demand a similar reckoning in human lives. The restoration of peaceful concerns and appearances in Belgium especially might at one time have seemed to announce that the tragic action was over and done, and that these multitudes of graves of the fallen stood as a symbol of a great calm. How swiftly the sense of a history completed and a vision realized was extinguished by a new recourse to the argument of battle it is unnecessary to amplify now. In Belgium especially the meeting of the two generations in heroic death must long strike the hearts of those who observe their mingling monuments with a particular poignancy.

The history of the second great war as it relates to the location and character of the cemeteries in Belgium and in Holland is given in brief in the passages which follow. I t is hoped that it may supply sufficient explanation of the subject for those who desire the general view, and at the same time it may recall the strenuous and intense situations in which those who rest in these cemeteries were at last participants, whether in great numbers or entirely or almost alone.

Frequent wars and periods of domination by foreign powers characterise the history of Belgium and Holland, culminating in the two great wars of the twentieth century. As a result of the second of these, there He now in Belgium some 11,000, and in Holland nearly 20,000 graves of men and women from all countries of the British Commonwealth and Empire who lost their lives in trying to repel the German invasion in 1940 and in the struggle during the following years for the liberation of the occupied countries. In Belgium, many of these graves are in cemeteries and churchyards which contain also graves of those who fell in the 1914-1918 war, par­ticularly along the Franco-Belgian frontier and near the coast. In Holland, there are war cemeteries especially in the eastern part of the country, on the route followed by the Allied armies in their drive towards Germany in 1944-1945 ; but in cemeteries near the mouths of the Rhine and the Scheldt He those who died in the battle for those waterways in October-November 1944, and in a group of cemeteries in the Frisian Islands are the graves of many airmen who failed to return from raids on Germany.

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Holland, 1940 War broke upon Belgium and Holland on 10th May, 1940. The brief campaign in Holland involved few British troops. The German forces crossed the eastern frontier of the country in several places, and at the same time, early on 10th May, troops were landed on the beaches north of The Hague and parachutists were dropped near Rotterdam and The Hague, seizing vital bridges and isolating the capital. The confusion was increased by the activities of German agents. The Dutch Army was relatively small, and although a valiant resistance was put up in many places, the fact that the German points of attack were widely separated made co-ordinated resistance difficult. On 12th May the German columns advancing from the east made contact with the parachute troops south of Rotterdam. T h e final blow was the bombing of Rotterdam on 14th May by some fifty German aircraft, which demolished a great part of the city centre and killed a large number of people. Utrecht was threatened with a similar fate, but in the evening of 14th May the Dutch forces surrendered.

When the Dutch Government found their country attacked, they appealed to Great Britain for help. In spite of their anxieties elsewhere and the shortage of trained troops, the War Office arranged to send a force of Marines and a composite Guards battalion containing men from the 2nd Battalion Irish Guards and the 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards. The Marines, numbering two hundred, landed at the Hook of Holland early in the morning of 12th May, with orders to hold the port so that further landings could take place unopposed. During the morning they established a peri­meter about a mile and a half from the jetty. Early the following morning the composite Guards battalion arrived, with orders to move towards T h e Hague and to co-operate with the local Dutch commander in safeguarding the Dutch Government. Within a few hours of landing it became clear that unless strong reinforcements were forthcoming the British troops would have to be withdrawn from the Hook. In the meantime, the road from The Hague having been kept open, Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina arrived about midday and embarked for England in a British destroyer. The same evening the Dutch Government also left. T h e general situation in Holland was deteriorating rapidly, and heavy air raids in the area defended by the battalion caused a number of casualties in the evening of the 13th and the morning of the 14th. About noon of that day, the battalion was re-embarked in British destroyers, along with the Marines, and taken back to Dover.

Belgium, 1940

The attack on Belgium started simultaneously with that on Holland. Plans against this eventuality had been made by the British and the French commands the previous 4

autumn, providing for an Allied line extending from Antwerp southward through Louvain, Wavre and Namur, covering Brussels. The British section of this line was to reach from Louvain to Wavre. When, early on 10th May, the Germans started their assault by bombing airfields, communications and towns in Belgium, and by crossing into Belgium through the Maastricht appendix as well as farther south, the British Expeditionary Force was immediately ordered to move from France up to its new line. By the time the British troops were in position on the line of the Dyle River on 12th May, the situation was already beginning to worsen. Im­portant bridges over the Maas and the Albert Canal were lost at the very beginning, and the Belgians were forced to withdraw to positions on the left of the British Expeditionary Force, from the Scheldt Estuary to near Louvain. Withdrawal from the Dyle line, however, was dictated by the German success farther south in breaking through the weakest part of the French front, between Sedan and Namur. On 16th May the British Expeditionary Force were ordered to fall back to the line of the Escaut (Scheldt). This withdrawal was successfully completed by the night of 18th May. Two days later, the German forces driving across Northern France reached Abbeville on the Somme, and the British force in Belgium was cut off from its supply lines and from the other British troops in France south of the German wedge. The Allied Armies in Belgium now had to look both ways, defending the Escaut line to the north-east, and being in danger from the German Panzer divisions to the south. The British Expeditionary Force had so far suffered less from the fighting in Belgium than had the Belgian and French armies there ; it was accordingly called upon to shoulder much of the burden of the new southern front. On 22nd May a meeting of the Supreme War Council at Vincennes agreed that the Belgian Army should withdraw to the line of the Yser (sacrificing all but a very small corner of their own country), and that the British Expeditionary Force and the French First Army should attempt to force a way southwards through the German corridor to link up with the French and British forces on the other side of it. By then, however, the British were withdrawing from the Escaut to the French frontier, and could not disengage their troops to make any strong thrust southwards ; an attempt that had been made on 21st May ended in a withdrawal two days later. By 25th May the Germans had broken through the Belgian Army front, and there was a gap on the left of the British Expeditionary Force, between them and the Belgians, near Menin. On the morning of 26th May it was decided that there was nothing for it but to withdraw behind the Lys, and to prepare for the defence of a perimeter pro­tecting the ports of Dunkirk and Nieuport. Orders were received from England that afternoon for the British Expeditionary Force to fall back upon the coast. By then the Belgian Army was showing signs of collapse and in its withdrawal was being forced northwards instead of conforming to the Allied withdrawal behind the Yser. On 27th May King Leopold asked for an armistice. This left the British to fill in a gap of some twenty miles on their left flank between Ypres and the sea.

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On 28th May the area occupied by the Franco-British forces was some thirty-five miles deep but less than twenty miles wide : its southern end was on the Lys, its eastern flank on the canals between Comines and the sea at Nieuport, and its western flank on the line Dunkirk-Cassel-Hazebrouek. After a series of desperate rearguard actions, by 30th May the whole of the British Expeditionary Force was within the perimeter Dunkirk—Bergues—Veurne—Nieuport (partly French and partly Belgian territory), and along with it was a part of the French forces. During the evening of 26th May the organised evacuation from Dunkirk and the neighbouring beaches began, controlled by the Flag Officer Commanding, Dover, and carried out by destroyers and other naval vessels, and by hundreds of small craft of all kinds. In spite of attacks from the air and by German artillery, this evacuation never faltered, and by midnight on Sunday, 2nd June, when the beaches were cleared of British troops, 211,267 fit men and 13,053 casualties of the British Expeditionary Force had been embarked, as well as 141,841 Allied troops, most of them French.

Since, as indicated above, the British Expeditionary Force did not become heavily involved in the fighting until the later stages of the campaign in Belgium, the ceme­teries in that country containing graves dating from 1940 He along the Franco-Belgian frontier and near the coast. There is a group in the vicinity of Tournai, where the Escaut Hne was defended ; the next group is in the neighbourhood of Comines-Ypres, where the British held up the German advance on the Lys and on the Comines-Ypres canal; and finaUy, there are the cemeteries of the Dunkirk perimeter, as at Adinkerke, Veurne, Coxyde and La Panne—the last-named town being the final site of the General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force. A few casualties of 1940 He buried in cemeteries outside these groups, as in Brussels and in Ghent.

Between June 1940 and September 1944, there were buried in cemeteries throughout Holland and Belgium numbers of airmen who crashed or were shot down while raiding German objectives in these countries or while returning from Germany. Many of these men He in cemeteries on the Frisian islands of TerschelUng, Ameland and ScWermonnikoog.

The Return to Belgium and Holland, 19 44

At the beginning of September 1944 Alfied troops once more set foot in Belgium. From the time of their breaking out from Normandy in mid-August, their advance through northern France had been extraordinarily rapid, German losses in Normandy and at the Seine crossings having been so severe as to render it impossible for the Germans to make any firm stand beyond the Seine. Between 19th August and 1st September the AlHes crossed the Seine on all sectors of the front. They entered 6

Brussels in the evening of 3rd September, and Antwerp on the following day. In spite of strong German resistance early in September on the line of the Albert Canal and on that of the Meuse-Escaut Canal, the Second Army entered Holland on 11th September just south of Eindhoven. The price paid by the Allies for their advance across these two canals is shown by the war cemeteries at Geel and Kasterlee. At the same time, while the 30th Corps drove northwards just east of Leopoldsburg, where another war cemetery bears witness to the severity of the fighting, light forces from that Corps spread eastwards almost to the River Meuse.

The very speed of the Allied advance rendered supply problems urgent, and, although the port of Antwerp had been taken, the approaches to it from the North Sea were still in German hands. Dieppe, which fell on 1st September, was quickly restored to usefulness as a supply port, but damage done to the French and Belgian railway systems by the Allied air offensive retarded supplies and made a pause in the advance at this stage inevitable.

Field-Marshal Montgomery's aim, however, was still to cross the Rhine before the Germans had time to reorganise, and he ordered the Second Army to drive forward by Grave, Nijmegen and Arnhem, and to secure crossings over the water obstacles that lay before them—the Wilhelmina and Zuid Willemsvaart Canals, the Maas at Grave, the Waal at Nijmegen and the Lower Rhine at Arnhem. The plan was that the United States 101st Airborne Division should capture the canal bridges and the other vital points south of Grave, the United States 82nd Airborne Division should seize the bridges at Grave and at Nijmegen, and the British 1st Airborne Division, with the Polish Parachute Brigade under command, should take the bridge at Arnhem. The British 30th Corps was to advance from the Meuse-Escaut Canal bridgehead along the corridor thus prepared by the airborne landings, while the 8th Corps and the 12th Corps on the flanks were to widen the corridor to east and west respectively. The time for re-grouping, detailed planning, and bringing up adequate supplies were cut to a minimum, and 17th September was decided upon as the date for launching the airborne attack. Should this assault prove successful, and should the spearhead of the ground forces succeed in reaching the Zuyder Zee, as was hoped, some three to four hundred thousand German troops in West Holland would be cut off, and the line of the Rhine and the German West Wall would be turned.

Arnhem

On 17th September, two trains of troop transport aircraft and towed gliders carried the airborne troops to their destinations, supported by more than 1,000 British and

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American fighters and fighter-bombers. Losses on that first day were comparatively light, and few German fighters interfered, since on the previous day German air­fields and anti-aircraft positions had been heavily bombed. The two United States airborne divisions met with a fair measure of success in their operations. T h e 101st cleared the Eindhoven-Grave corridor, but the Guards Armoured Division, the spearhead of the 30th Corps, met with resistance in advancing to Eindhoven which somewhat delayed its junction with the airborne troops. On 19th September the Guards pushed rapidly on to Grave, which had been taken by the 82nd United States Airborne Division. This Division by then also held the road from Grave to Nijmegen, but Nijmegen itself was still in German hands, as was the great road bridge over the Waal there. Not until 20th September was this bridge taken, fortunately intact. Thereafter for a few days there was heavy fighting between Nijmegen and Arnhem. Farther south, too, near Veghel and Uden (the latter the site of another war cemetery) the Germans made repeated attempts to cut the axis of advance of the land forces and stop it from being used.

The British 1st Airborne Division meanwhile had been doing its utmost against heavy odds at Arnhem. The battle there was not a co-ordinated action, but rather a series of combats by separated groups. The Airborne operation coincided with the presence near Arnhem of German armoured forces on their way back to Germany to refit, so that German armour was speedily brought in, whereas bad weather fatally delayed the arrival of reinforcements for the airborne troops—the Polish gliders landed on 19th September, but the Polish parachutists not until 21st-23rd September. The troops that were landed found it impossible to occupy the positions intended in the plan, and as a result a very large proportion of the supplies dropped for them from the air fell into the hands of the Germans. Heavy losses were suffered by the supplying aircraft in what thus proved a vain endeavour. The British Division at Arnhem was forced to form a perimeter in Oosterbeek, which it defended gallantly against overwhelming odds, till on 25th September it was decided that as much of it as possible must be withdrawn across the Lower Rhine. During the night 25/26th September, about 2,400 men were ferried across. Some 7,000 men were lost by the First Airborne Division in killed, wounded and missing. A number of the missing succeeded in rejoining the British forces during the succeeding weeks with the aid of the Dutch underground movement, notably an organised escape party some 140 strong that crossed the Lower Rhine in the night of 22nd/23rd October.

Those who were killed during operation at Arnhem lie for the most part in the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery and in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen. At Nijmegen, too, is the large Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, containing the graves of Canadians who died in the eastern provinces of Holland and of men of the Canadian Army who lost their lives in the heavy fighting early in 1945 just across the German frontier. 8

The Scheldt Estuary

I t was next necessary to open the approach to Antwerp from the sea, so that the Allies could have the use of this most important port. To do this, it was necessary to clear the corner of Belgian and Dutch territory between the Leopold Canal and the Scheldt estuary at Breskens ; then to capture the peninsula of South Beveland, and the island of Walcheren, on the northern side of the estuary.

The task of clearing the extreme north-western corner of Belgium fell to the Canadians. On 6th October the 3rd Canadian Division launched an attack across the Leopold Canal. A foothold on the northern bank was quickly gained, but that was all. It proved impossible to expand the small bridgehead formed, until further attacks were made on the rear and on the flank of the German positions. On 9th October one brigade of the 3rd Canadian Division was landed in the rear of the Germans on the south shore of the Scheldt estuary east of Breskens, and on 14th October troops of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division made their way through the German defences at the eastern end of the Leopold Canal. The landing east of Breskens relieved the strain upon the original bridgehead across the canal, which began to expand. After almost a fortnight, the German pocket in north-western Belgium had been reduced to about half its original size. Breskens was captured on 22nd October, and on 3rd November all resistance ended, in the vicinity of Knocke-sur-mer. This com­pleted the clearance of the southern shore of the Scheldt. Belgium was now delivered from the German yoke, the first occupied country of western Europe to be entirely freed.

Meanwhile the 2nd Canadian Division had been fighting hard on the north bank of the Scheldt. Proceeding northwards from Antwerp, by 22nd September the Canadians secured a bridgehead across the Albert Canal on the outskirts of the city. Within two weeks they were close to the isthmus leading to South Beveland, but German resistance then increased considerably, and it was not until 23rd October that the Canadian troops, after severe fighting, were in a position to begin their advance along the isthmus. On the night of 27th/28th October they succeeded in crossing the canal that cuts through the isthmus, aided by a diversion created in the rear of the Germans by the landing of troops from the British 52nd Division that had been ferried across the Scheldt from Terneuzen to the South Beveland Peninsula. That peninsula was cleared by the end of the month.

The Royal Air Force had already paved the way for the assault on the island of Walcheren, which is not unlike a saucer in shape, the central part of it being below sea-level. Bomber Command on 3rd October breached the dyke which forms the rim of the saucer, near Westkapelle on its western side ; breaches at other points also were made, and before the end of October the whole central region of the island

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was covered by flood water, which inundated some of the German defences and seriously hampered the enemy's movements. T h e attack on the island by the land forces was threefold ; across the causeway from the east, across the Scheldt from the south, and from the sea on the west.

On 1st November Commando troops crossed the Scheldt from Breskens and landed on the island near Flushing, followed by troops of the 52nd (Lowland) Division. T h e landing was successful, and was made without heavy casualties. By the evening of that day, most of the dock and central areas of Flushing had been captured. When night fell on 3rd November, the Germans in the command post in the Hotel Britannia, for which very severe fighting took place, had surrendered, and Flushing was in British hands.

On 1st November, too, Commandos sailed from Ostend to land in the neighbourhood of Westkapelle, at the westernmost point of Walcheren island. T h e support craft for this expedition suffered heavy losses, but H.M.S. War spite and the monitors Erebus and Roberts helped the assault troops by engaging such German shore batteries as had not suffered from the inundations ; rocket-firing Typhoon aircraft also gave their support. Westkapelle and the principal German strong-points in the neigh­bourhood were quickly reduced, and progress was made the first day in the direction of Flushing. The Flushing and Westkapelle forces were linked together by 3rd November.

Meanwhile, first the Canadians and then troops of the 52nd Division had attempted to gain a bridgehead on Walcheren by forcing the causeway from South Beveland. This causeway was very heavily defended, and although the Canadians began their attack along it on 31st October, no satisfactory foothold on the island had been gained by the time the Lowland Division took over on 2nd November. An assault was therefore made across the channel and the mud-flats some distance south of the causeway early on 3rd November, which took the Germans by surprise ; it was successfully followed up, and by the evening of 4th November troops which had crossed the creek had linked up with those that had crossed the causeway to form a bridgehead two miles wide and a mile deep.

I t was now only a matter of time before Walcheren was completely freed : the problem was chiefly one of rounding up the many German groups isolated here and there on the island. Middelburg, the capital, surrendered on 5th November, and on 8th November it was reported that all resistance had ceased. T h e number of prisoners taken was about 8,000.

The Navy still had to face the difficult task of clearing the mines from the Scheldt estuary : the seventy-mile channel to Antwerp had to be swept sixteen times. T h e first convoy entered the port of Antwerp on 28th November, and its arrival meant 10

the alleviation of the hitherto very difficult supply problems of the Allied armies preparing to enter Germany.

T o the north of the Scheldt estuary there are two war cemeteries at Bergen-op-Zoom, and over two hundred men are buried in the Northern Cemetery at Flushing; to the south of the estuary lies the Canadian War Cemetery at Adegem.

The Ardennes Offensive

While the opening of the Scheldt was proceeding, other forces were engaged in clearing the whole region west and south of the Maas, and in holding the bridgehead at Nijmegen that had been gained as a result of the airborne operations in September. While these tasks involved many small fights in southern Holland, and inflicted steady losses on the Germans, they led to no large-scale activities. By 3rd December the last German troops on the left bank of the Maas were disposed of, except for those at Kapelscheveer, which the Canadians did not take till 31st January.

T h e next major battle was initiated by the German High Command. Hitler had determined that an effort should be made to drive across Belgium, seize Antwerp, and cut the Allied armies in two, as had been done in May 1940. His orders led to the great Ardennes counter-offensive of December 1944. I t was prepared with great secrecy, and was launched against a relatively weakly held sector of the front. Some twenty-four German divisions were employed, all available reserves being thrown into this last desperate effort. The immediate aim was to seize the Allied com­munications centre of Liege, and driving westwards, to divide the British and part of the American forces to the north from the French and the greater part of the American forces to the south. The attack started on 16th December, and was supported on 1st January by the last major effort made by the Luftwaffe, which attacked Allied planes in the air and on the ground on a scale not seen since the landings in Normandy. At its maximum extent, the salient formed by the Germans was about sixty miles deep and forty wide. But the attack was halted by 26th December, having failed to reach even Liege and the initial objectives on the Meuse. By 16th January the Allied forces had reduced the salient to a bulge and were ready to counter-attack into German territory. The brunt of the fighting had fallen upon the First and Third United States Armies to north and south of the salient respectively ; but in December and January troops of the British 30th Corps were fighting on the right of the United States First Army, which with the United States Ninth Army was put temporarily under the command of Field-Marshal Montgomery.

One final clearance had still to be made in South Holland : there was a small German salient south of Roermond, at the northern end of the Maastricht appendix, between

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the rivers Roer and Maas. The 52nd, 43rd and 102nd U.S. Divisions and the 7th Armoured Division were charged with operations here in January 1945, and carried them through to a successful conclusion by the 26th of that month.

There are no large war cemeteries in the region of the Ardennes battles of December. In the Maastricht appendix are the war cemeteries at Brunssum and Sittard, which contain graves resulting from the clearance of the German salient there in January, and from fighting near Geilenkirchen, just across the German border, in November 1944.

The Final Phase in Holland

The Ardennes battles had postponed preparations for the drive into Germany and northwards through Holland, but January saw their resumption, and on 8th February the First Canadian Army (which at this time included seven divisions from the United Kingdom) began its drive eastwards from the neighbourhood of Nijmegen towards the Reichswald Forest, near Cleves. On the first day the frontier of Germany was crossed along the entire front. German resistance was at first confused; elaborate arrangements to mislead the Germans as to the probable region of the Allied attack had been effective, and in the final stages of preparation, extensive air operations against the railway bridges and ferries serving the battle area, and artillery bombard­ment, hampered the bringing up of supplies and reinforcements and saturated the German defences. The success of these operations was such that weather and mud hampered the Allies in their initial assault more than did the Germans. T h e sub­sequent campaign within Germany itself is described in another volume of these Registers.

The remainder of the campaign in Holland was initiated by the First Canadian Army, which was ordered to open up the supply route to the north through Arnhem and to clear north-eastern and western Holland. At the beginning of April, the Canadians began this task. Troops from the 2nd Canadian Corps advanced rapidly to the east of the Zuyder Zee, taking Deventer on 10th April, Zwolle on 14th April, and reaching the North Sea at Zoutkamp, north of Groningen, on the 15th. In the town of Groningen German forces offered considerable resistance, but on the 16th that resistance was almost completely overcome. On 18th April the 3rd Canadian Division reached the shore of the North Sea north of Leeuwarden ; this completed the liberation of all north-eastern Holland, except for a pocket at Delfzijl, on the Ems estuary opposite Emden, where the Germans held out until 2nd May.

Meanwhile, other troops from the First Canadian Army had been operating to the south of the Zuyder Zee. A bridgehead across the Neder Rijn was gained to the 12

north-east of Nijmegen, and from there an attack by the 49th (West Riding) Division across the Ijssel liberated Arnhem at last on 14th April. The 1st Canadian Division had meanwhile crossed the Ijssel farther north, and were threatening Apeldoorn, which was taken on 17th April. The fall of Apeldoorn had been precipitated by a ^northwards dash from Arnhem by the 5th Canadian Armoured Division, which, cutting across the line of advance of the 1st Canadian Division, severed communica­tions between Apeldoorn and west Holland, and reached the Zuyder Zee at Harderwijk on 18th April.

About 120,000 German troops were now cut off in Western Holland. Their front line<swas the Grebbe Line, which ran from the Zuyder Zee south-easterly through Amersfoort, and was based on waterways and inundations. I t was hardly possible to attack these positions with a single Corps, and it was moreover considered that any attempt to penetrate them and enter what was called " Fortress Holland " would inflict further hardships on the Dutch people, who were already facing starvation. It was this predicament of the Dutch population, in fact, which made possible the conclusions of a virtual truce on 28th April, the Canadians already having been ordered on 22nd April not to operate further westwards than the line then held east of Amersfoort. On the 28th they were ordered not to fire on the enemy unless attacked, and from that date there was no more fighting of any importance in western Holland. On 29th April food was dropped from bombers for the Dutch, and from 2nd May it was sent daily by lorry to a dump behind the German lines, whence it was distributed by the Dutch authorities in transport provided by the Allies, by agreement with the German Command.

The only large war cemetery in northern Holland is Holten Canadian War Cemetery, into which are gathered those Canadians who lost their lives in the final stages of the war there. Over three hundred British Commonwealth war dead also lie in the Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, with smaller groups in cemeteries at Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Harderwijk and Harlingen.

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LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY Leopoldsburg (Fr. Bourg-Leopold) is a garrison town of some 5,000 inhabitants in the Province of Limburg, with rail services from Brussels and Antwerp ; it is about fifty miles north-east of Brussels. The War Cemetery is situated on the southern outskirts of the town, approximately three-quarters of a mile from the railway station, and is about 200 yards to the east of the Belgian Military Cemetery, on the right of the road to the military camp on the site known as the " King's Camp " . There is a hotel not far from the cemetery.

There are about 35 original burials in the cemetery which were those of casualties resulting from isolated engagements in or near the town. Of the remainder, some are burials from a military hospital which was established at Leopoldsburg during the latter part of 1944, and some were brought in from the surrounding district.

The total number of burials in Leopoldsburg War Cemetery is 801 , made up as follows :

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Polish — — 27 — — — — -— 27 — Entirely Unidentified — — — — — — — 2 — 2

Totals . . 1 — 672 15 108 3 — 2 781 20

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THE REGISTER OF THE GRAVES

ABEL, Pte. FREDERICK JAMES, 5891507. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Henry and Emily A b e l ; husband of Elsie Mary Abel, of Hayton, How Mill, Cumberland. IV. E. 7.

ADAMS, L .Bdr . JOHN, 14392386. 65 (The Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 13th November, 1944. Age 35. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William James Adams, of Ramsgate, Kent; husband of G. L. Adams, of Newington, Ramsgate. I I I . E. 15.

AITKEN, Maj. JOHN LAMPERT, 179596, M.C. 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), R.A.C. 20th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Charles and Edith Annie Aitken, of Totteridge Common, Hertfordshire. Chartered Accountant. V. B. 5.

ALTON, Gdsmn. ALEXANDER, 2699175. Scots Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 24. I I . E. 18.

ALLEN, Lt. DERRICK, 70554. 1st Bn. The Royal Berkshire Regt. 15th May, 1940. Age 27. Son of Clarence George and Jessie Margaret Allen, of Norbury, Surrey. VII . B. 14.

ALLEN, Pte. JOHN VICTOR, 3770253. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 25. Nephew of Eleanor Moorse, of Liverpool. IV. E. 14.

ALLEN, Sjt. ROBERT EDWIN, 2718779. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Alfred and Rubina Allen; husband of Violet Allen, of Bolton, Lancashire. IV. C. 7.

ALLEN, Cpl. WILLIAM, 14527495. 7th Bn. The Somerset Light Infantry. 20th November, 1944. Age 20. Son of William Valentine Allen, and of Emeline Allen, of Dover. VI. B. 13.

A L T O F T , Pte. JOHN, 14420624. 1st. Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 28th September, 1944.

Age 19. Son of Sarah Altoft, of Brigg, Lincoln- LEOPOLDSBURG shire. I I . B. 8. WAR

CEMETERY ANDERSON, L. Sjt. ROBERT GEDDES, 2655912. b E L . 333. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 32. Son of George William and Barbara Anderson; husband of Elizabeth Margaret Anderson, of Wappenham, Northamptonshire. I I I . A. 11.

ARKELL, Tpr. DEREK WILLIAM, 14420086. The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), R.A.C. 7th September, 1944. Age 22. VI. A. 11.

ARRAN, Cpl. RALPH, 14404454. 49th Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 16th October, 1944. Age 20. Son of Fred Arran and of Clara Emily Arran, of South Bank in Normanby, Yorkshire. I I . C. 6.

ASH, Cpl. HAROLD JAMES CLEMENTS, 5620098, M.M. 2nd Bn. The Devonshire Regt. 17th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of David George and Catherine Elizabeth Ash, of Erith, Kent. IV. D. 19.

ASHMORE, L. Cpl. ALFRED HAROLD, 2657510. Welsh Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Alfred Harold and Emily Ashmore, of Birmingham; husband of Elly Harriet Mary Ashmore, of Birmingham. IV. C. 12.

ASHMORE, Gdsmn. EDWARD TERENCE, 2733944. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 29. Son of Edward and Jessie Olivira Ashmore; husband of Annie Eileen Ashmore, of Bute Docks, Cardiff. IV. A. 6.

A T K I N S , Spr. LEONARD, 5260865. 757 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 26th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Archibald and Christina Atkins, of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. I I . D . 17.

AUGER, Gnr. ARTHUR GEORGE, 1589894. 123 (6th Bn. The City of London Regt.) Lt. A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. 19th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of William and Louisa Auger, of Bicester, Oxfordshire. I . E. 20.

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LEOPOLDSBURG AVISON, Cpl. LESLIE, 4884411. 4th Bn. The WAR Lincolnshire Regt. 4th October, 1944. Age 26. CEMETERY Son of John and Lucy Avison, of Tattershall BEL. 333. Thorpe, Lincolnshire. V. A. 20.

BAKER, L. Bdr. CHARLES LEONARD, 1143309. 21 Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 14th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Charles Leonard Baker and of Sarah Baker (nie Ensby), of West Ealing, Middlesex. I I I . E. 20.

BAKER, Tpr. CYRIL, 14201709. 49th Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 6th October, 1944. Son of Walter Cyril and Sarah Ann Baker, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire. I I I . B. 5.

BAMFORD, Pte. JOHN EDWARD, 14714302. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T . Bamford, of Radford, Nottingham. II . A. 17.

BANNISTER, Gnr. GEORGE HENRY WILLIAM, 1092283. 13 (Honourable Artillery Coy.) Regt., Royal Horse Artillery. 14th September, 1944. Age 33. I I . D . 4.

BARBER, Fit. Sgt. (Fit. Engr.) ALBERT ROY. 1458414. R.A.F. (V.R.). 467 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. 11th May, 1944. Age 21. Son of Albert Edward and Edith Kate Barber, of West Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. I I . E. 8.

BARDRICK, Tpr. ROBERT FREDERICK, 6352161. The Inns of Court Regt., R.A.C. 12th September, 1944. Age 33. Son of Ernest T . and Harriet Bardrick. VI . E. 20.

BARNES, Pte. ALFRED BREWER, 4452251. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 20. VII . C. 5.

BARNETT, L. Cpl. DAVID BEATTY, 7632057. R.E.M.E. 5th February, 1945. Age 29. Son of Peter and Helen Barnett; husband of Rosemary Barnett, of Letham, Perthshire. I. C. 18.

BARNFATHER, Pte. JACK, 14210368. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of William and Rhoda Barnfather, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. I I . E. 9.

BARON, Flying Offr. (Pilot) EDGAR HAROLD, 149632. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 18th December,

1944. Age 22. Son of Benjamin John and Edith May Baron; husband of Joyce Pamela Baron, of Tottenham, Middlesex. VII I . A. 15.

BARRY, Pte. WILLIAM, 14267796. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of William and Ann Barry, of Preston, Lancashire. IV. C. 3.

BASSETT, Sjt. (Fit. Engr.) CHARLES DAVID, 1819449. R.A.F. (V.R.). 115 Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Age 19. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Ann Bassett, of Ham, Staffordshire. Coll. grave VII I . C. 9-16.

BATEMAN, Tpr. CHARLES MCALLISTER, 3450143. 53rd Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 29th November, 1944. Age 24. Husband of Rhoda Bateman, of Allenheads, Northumberland. I I I . E. 12.

BATEMAN, Fus. MAURICE, 14660408. 7th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 18th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Hugh and Florence Maud Mary Bateman, of Derby. I I I . A. 13.

BATTERSBY, Fus. KENNETH, 14729028. 4th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 7th December, 1944. Age 18. Son of Thomas Stanley Battersby and Ellen Battersby, of Leigh, Lancashire. I I I . D . 19.

BATTESON, Gdsmn. GEORGE, 14702388. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 18. Son of Charles Ernest and Hannah Jessie Batteson, of Holloway, London. IV. A. 7.

BATTYE, Bdr. LESLIE, 915020. 64 Medium Regt., Royal Artillery. 15th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of J. C. and Anne Battye, of Bridlington, Yorkshire. VI. C. 15.

BAYLES, Pte. ROBERT, 3193977. 1st Bn. The King's Own Scottish Borderers. 19th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Robert and Gertrude Bayles, of Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne. IV. C. 2.

BAYLIS, Pte. EDWIN JAMES, 14736379. 5th Bn. The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 21st November, 1944. Age 18. VI. B. 9.

BEACHAM, Dvr. LESLIE JAMES, T/259224. R.A.S.C. 18th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of William George and Elsie Louise Beacham, of Bristol; husband of Betty Patricia Beacham, of Bristol. I. E. 18.

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BEASLEY, Flying Offr. (Pilot) JOSEPH RONALD, J/23867. R.C.A.F. 416 Sqdn. 24th December, 1944. Age 24. Son of John and Susan Beasley, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; husband of Margaret Irene Beasley, of Ottawa. VII . A. 10.

BEAVON, Pte. JOHN LEONARD, 4910265. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 35. Son of Albert and Clara Beavon; husband of Jane Beavon, of Wolverhampton. I I . B. 9.

BECK, Dvr. ARTHUR, T/231021. R.A.S.C., attd. 129 Field Amb., R.A.M.C. 19th September, 1944. Age 34. Son of Fenton and Mary Beck; husband of Ann Elizabeth Beck, of Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne. IV. A. 2.

BECK, Cpl. HARRY RONALD, 4864024. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of William Edward and Florence May Beck; husband of Doris Hammond Beck, of Leicester. I I . A. 2.

BELL, Gdsmn. JOHN, 2722520. 2nd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of John and Elizabeth Rüssel Bell, of Carlisle. I. D . 15.

BELLAMY, L. Cpl. KENNETH ALBERT, 420322. 1st The East Riding Yeomanry, R.A.C. 18th May, 1940. Age 26. Son of Albert Samuel and Jessie Bellamy, of Hull. VII I . D . 12.

BENNETT, Sgt. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) ARTHUR, 1893800. R.A.F. (V.R.). 625 Sqdn. 3rd April, 1945. Age 20. Son of Arthur and Annie M. Bennett, of Irvine, Ayrshire, I. B. 3.

BENNETT, Pte. EDWARD WILLIAM, 6147555. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bennett; husband of Doris Lucy Bennett, of Perivale, Greenford, Middlesex. I I . A. 16.

B E N N E T T , Sgt. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) KENNETH, 2214378. R.A.F. (V.R.). 218 Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Age 20. Son of Ernest and Edith Emma Bennett; husband of Mavis Helen Bennett, of Stanningley, Yorkshire. VIII . D. 15.

BENNETT, Pte. PERCY, 3394037. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 37. I I I . D . 1.

BENT, Pte. GEORGE, 14652464. 1st Bn. The South LEOPOLDSBURG Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 19. WAR Son of George and Katherine Bent, of Ashton- CEMETERY under-Lyne, Lancashire. I I I , D . 2. BEL. 333.

BEST, S. Sjt. LIONEL HARRY, 7584295. R.E.M.E. 22nd November, 1944. Age 47. Son of Lionel Frank and Charlotte Helen Best; husband of Lydia Mercy Best, of Chudleigh, Devon. I. A. 7.

BILL, Pte. FREDERICK THOMAS, 14377521. T h e Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 5th October, 1944. Age 20. Son of Frederick John and Blanche Bill, of Brierley Hill, Stafford­shire. V. A. 9.

B I N D O T T I , Cpl. LESLIE, 14583935. T h e Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Thomas and May Bindotti, of Northenden, Lancashire. II . A. 18.

BINGHAM, Wt. Offr. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) JOHN MICHAEL, 941122. R.A.F. (V.R.). 207 Sqdn. 12th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Sydney O. and Annie K. C. Bingham, of Shirland, Derbyshire. VII . E. 13.

BIRD, L. Sjt. HAROLD JOHN, 2738164. 2nd Armd. Recce. Bn. Welsh Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 34. Son of John Wade Bird and Sarah Rosa Bird; husband of Bessie Marion Bird, of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. IV. C. 16.

BIRD, Pte. JOHN, 4616407. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 2nd October, 1944. Age 25. Son of George and Annie Bird; husband of Vera Bird, of Oldham, Lancashire. V. C. 20.

BLAKE, Lt. CLARVIS ROY, 262506. Royal Engineers. 25th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Blake; husband of Doris Blake, of Halifax. VI. C. 20.

BLAYNEY, Pilot Offr. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) ALFRED GOODMAN-WELLS, J/90837. R.C.A.F. 432 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 27. Foster-son of Frederic C. H. and Beatrice Louise Blayney; husband of Hazel Isobel Blayney, of Little Shemogue, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Canada. VIII . B. 7.

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LEOPOLDSBURG BLEWITT, Pte. THOMAS, 14670284. Ist Bn. WAR The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. CEMETERY Son of Thomas and Elisabeth Blewitt, of Coseley, BEL. 333. Staffordshire. I I . B. 18.

BLOMLEY, Pte. NORMAN, 13063629. Pioneer Corps. 5th October, 1944. Age 25. Son of William M. and Nellie Blomley, of Bury, Lancashire. I . E. 12.

BLOOMFIELD, Pte. CHARLES MARK, 14203507. 2nd Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 21st September, 1944. Age 21. IV. D . 18.

BLOUNT, Pte. SIDNEY JOHN, 14347613. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 10th September, 1944. Age 30, V. D . 9.

BOAST, Pte. GEORGE HERBERT, 14707616. 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. 7th September, 1944. Age 18. Son of Alfred Herbert and Laura Rachel Boast, of Hull. VI. A. 19.

BOCKING, Cpl. JOSEPH JOHN, 6919567. 1st Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 1st February, 1945. Age 31. Husband of Florence Bocking, of Walworth, London. VI. A. 2.

BONHAM-CARTER, Maj. ANDREW MALCOLM, 62581. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. 11th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Air Commodore Ian Malcolm Bonham-Carter, C.B., O.B.E., R.A.F., and Ruth Mary Bonham-Carter, of Sturminster Marshall, Dorsetshire. I. C. 8.

B O N N E T T , Pte. ALBERT FRANCIS, 14659782. 2nd Bn. The Essex Regt. 6th October, 1944. Age 19. I I . C. 8.

BOOTH, Flying Offr. (Air Bomber) JOSEPH DONALD, 148926. R.A.F. (V.R.). 115 Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Age 35. Son of William Scorgie Booth and Gertrude Booth; husband of Barbara Annie Booth, of St. Anne's, Bristol. Coll. grave VII I . C. 9-16.

BOURDILLON, Capt. PATRICK GERARD FRANCIS, 155015. 4th Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 20th. September, 1944. Age 23. Son of the Revd. Prebendary Gerard Leigh Bourdillon, M.A., and Cara Phyllis Bourdillon, of Pembridge Rectory, Flerefordshire. I. B. 17.

BOYLAN, Pilot Offr. (Fit. Engr.) MICHAEL JOSEPH, 187754. R.A.F. (V.R.). 432 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 19. Son of Thomas and Henrietta Boylan, of Motherwell, Lanarkshire. VII I . B. 11.

BRACKENRIDGE, Tpr . JAMES, 14587843. The Royal Dragoons, R.A.C. 28th October, 1944. Age 19. Son of Thomas and Marion Brackenridge, of Ayr; husband of Jane Brackenridge, of Ayr. II . D . 9.

BRADE, L . Cpl. ADDISON, 3911698. 2nd Bn. The Gloucestershire Regt. 27th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Richard Brade, and of Ellen Brade, of Warton, Preston, Lancashire. I I . C. 15.

BRAY, Rfn. JOHN SHIRLEY, 14551368. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Thomas and Beatrice M . Bray, of Burnley, Lancashire. VII . D . 13.

BRIAN, Flying Offr. (Nav.) EDWARD JOSEPH, J/29586. R.C.A.F. 207 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 12th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Michael Edward and Blanche M. Brian, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. VII . E. 12.

BROAD, Gdsmn. CHARLES HENRY, 2623229. 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Ernest Frederick and Winnifred Thorpe Broad, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. I I I . B . 19.

BROCHU, Pilot Offr. (Pilot) VICTORIEN ARMAND GILBERT, J/88814. R.C.A.F. 441 Sqdn. 28th October, 1944. Age 22. Son of Rosa Brochu, of Ste. Marie de Beauce, Province of Quebec, Canada. VI I I . A. 2.

BROMLEY DAVENPORT, Capt. JOHN, 92107. 5th Bn. The Cheshire Regt., attd. 1st Bn. The Manchester Regt. 2nd November, 1944. Age 24. Son of Walter Arthur Bromley Davenport, and of Lilian Emily Isabel Jane Bromley Davenport, of Capesthorne, Cheshire. I I I . E. 8.

BROWN, Wt . Offr. (Air Gnr.) ALEXANDER, 658085, D.F .M. R.A.F. 156 Sqdn. 3rd February, 1945. Age 25. Son of Robert and Clementina Clarke Brown. VII . E. 5.

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BROWN, Lt. ALEXANDER BRUCE HARGREAVES, 138630. Scots Guards, seconded to 49th Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 4th October, 1944. Age 26. Son of Walter Hargreaves Brown, and of Alberta Laura Brown, of Cowie, Kincardineshire. IL C. 1.

BROWN, Pilot OflEr. (Pilot) PETER ROBERT DUNCAN, 88403. R.A.F. (V.R.). 50 Sqdn. 3rd June, 1941. Age 19. Son of John Duncan Brown and Hilda Frances Brown, of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. V. C. 11.

BROWN, Pte. ROY, 14542399. Pioneer Corps. 19th October, 1944. Age 41. Son of George and Clara Brown, of Barnsley, Yorkshire; husband of Violet Brown, of Ardsley, Barnsley. I. E. 6.

BROWN, Rfh. RUSSELL ARTHUR, 5619204. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Frederick Arthur Brown, and of Nora Elizabeth Brown, of Kingswear, Devon. VII . D . 15.

BROWN, Pte. WALTER JOSEPH, 4448340. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th/31st May, 1940. Age 27. Son of Walter and Ethel Brown; husband of Lavinia Brown, of Leeds, Yorkshire. VII . B. 8.

BRYAN, Lt . DAVID, 187229. 185 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 3rd October, 1944. Age 25. Son of Albert Edward and Nellie Bryan, of Hartburn, Co. Durham. I I . C. 10.

BULLOCK, Sjt. LESLIE, 4190880. 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 10th September, 1944. Age 29. I I . C. 16.

BULMER, L . Cpl. ARTHUR REGINALD, 2660740. 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Norman James Buhner and Minnie Buhner; husband of Mary Winifred Buhner, of Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire. IV. B. 18.

BUNN, Spr. RICHARD ROBERT, 5127710. 757 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 26th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Richard R. and Elizabeth Bunn, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire; husband of Clara Bunn, of Grimsby. I I . D. 16.

BURTON, Gdsmn. CHARLES, 2734573. Mentioned in Despatches. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 7th Sep­tember, 1944. Age 31. Son of Mr. H. Burton, and of Mrs. C. M . Burton, of Thorpe, Norwich. V. D . 11.

BUTLER, Pilot Offr. (Pilot) ALEXANDER HUGH LEOPOLDSBURG ORMONDE, 185370. R.A.F. (V.R.). 137 Sqdn. WAR 20th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Lt.-Col. CEMETERY A. H. Butler, Indian Army, and of Mrs. S. BEL. 333. Butler, of Kensington, London. I I . A. 8.

BUTLER, Pte. BERNARD OLIVER, 14773130. 1st Bn. The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regt.). 8th January, 1945. Age 18. Son of Claude and Grace Butler, of Nottingham. VII . C. 1.

BUTLER, Pte. JAMES, 14623883. 6th Bn. T h e Durham Light Infantry. 10th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of John T . and Florence Butler, of Leeds, Yorkshire. I I . B. 2.

BUTTRUM-GARDINER, Sgt. (Air Gnr.) EDWARD PERCIVAL, 1851287. R.A.F. (V.R.). 218 Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Age 23. Son of George Edward and Dorothy Ethel Buttrum-Gardiner, of Oxford. VII I . D . 18.

CADDEN, Cpl. MAURICE, 3864587. 2nd Bn. The Cheshire Regt. 25th December, 1944. Age 24. Son of Joseph and Elsie Cadden, of Bury, Lan­cashire. I. A. 11.

CADDY, Pte. JOSEPH DONALD, 14708384, 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 30th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of John Niles Caddy and Phillis Annie Caddy, of Summercourt, Cornwall. V. C. 16.

CADWALLADER, Lt. ROBERT JAMES HARVEY, 299858. Royal Engineers. 17th September, 1944. IV. B. 1.

CALLAHAN, Lt. PETER JOHN, 302923. ' B ' Sqn., 3rd (8th Bn. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 20th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of John and Daisy Sarah Callahan, of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. IL D . 20.

CANNON, Dvr. REGINALD WILLIAM G., T/5835621. 249 Troops Carrying Coy., R.A.S.C. 13th February, 1945. Age 22. Son of Frank and Lucy Gertrude Cannon, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. I. A. 19.

CARTAN, Fit. Sgt. (Nav.) FREDERICK PAUL, R/190906. R.C.A.F. 425 Sqdn. 15th October, 1944. VI . E. 18.

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LEOPOLDSBURG CARTER, Gnr. ALBERT CHARLES, 1642535. 41 WAR (5th Bn. The North Staffordshire Regt.) Search-CF.METERY light Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th November, BEL. 333. 1944. Age 35. Son of Charles Albert and Ada

Carter, of Clerkenwell, London. I. A. 4.

CARTER, Dvr. HAROLD, T/4977270. R.A.S.C. 27th December, 1944. Age 26. Son of Harry and Sybil Carter, of Bestwood Colliery, Nottingham­shire; husband of Rita Carter, of Bestwood Colliery. I. A. 20.

CARTER, Sgt. (Air Gnr.) LESLIE THOMAS, 1866694. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 21st November, 1944. Age 19. Son of Thomas and Emily Carter, of Stanmore, Middlesex. VII I . A. 9.

CARTER, Pte. THOMAS, 14713244. l/4th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 26th September, 1944. Age 32. Son of Thomas William and Mary Carter, of Preston, Lancashire; husband of Elsie Carter, of Preston. IL C. 19.

CASSINI, Flying Offr. (Air Bomber) CARL WINSTON, 154240. R A . F . (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 22. Son of Peter Cassini, F.R.S.A., M.B.S.D., and Iris Cassini, of Bandra, Bombay, India. B.Sc. (Edin.), A.R.I.C. VII I . A. 17.

CAVENDISH, WILLIAM JOHN ROBERT, see H A R T I N G T O N , Maj. the Marquess of.

CHALK, Gdsmn. WILLIAM HENRY ARTHUR, 2662982. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 30. IV. B. 9.

CHALMERS, Cpl. JOHN LIVINGSTON, 2758441. 1st Bn. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regt.). 11th January, 1945. Age 37. Son of Henry and Amelia Livingston Chalmers, of Perth. VIII . D . 14.

CHANDLER, Craftsman ALFRED THOMAS, 5385453. R.E.M.E. 5th February, 1945. Age 29. Son of Jesse and Emma Chandler; husband of Joan Mary Chandler, of Crowborough, Sussex. I. C. 16.

CHANTRELL, Pte. ALBERT RICHARD, 14611473. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. I I . B. 19.

CHAPMAN, Fit. Lieut. (Pilot) GORDON LAWRENCE, 110639. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 21st November

1944. Age 27. Son of Frederick Percy Lees Chapman and Ethel Mary Chapman, of Slough, Buckinghamshire; husband of Annie Brumwell Chapman. Asst. Scoutmaster. VII I . A. 13.

CHEETHAM, Sgt. (W.Op./Air Gnr.) GEORGE THOMAS, 951748. R.A.F. (V.R.). 50 Sqdn. 3rd June, 1941. Age 22. Son of George Thomas Cheetham and Alice Louisa Cheetham, of Tong Park, Yorkshire. V. C. 9.

CHERRY, Cpl. ROBERT, 4342559. 2nd Bn. The East Yorkshire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 29. Husband of Edith Alice Cherry, of Hull. II . E . 11.

CHURCH, Gdsmn.- JAMES, 2739144. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 19. IV. A. 12.

CHURCHMAN, Pte. GEORGE FRANK WILLIAM, 6014072. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Frank W. G. and Daisy L. Churchman, of Dagenham, Essex; husband of Margaret Churchman. I I I . D . 5.

CLARK, Dvr. ALBERT EDWARD, 14227188. 868 Mechanical Equipment Coy., Royal Engineers. 30th December, 1944. Age 34. Son of John James Clark, and of Rosetta Clark, of Maldon, Essex. I. A. 13.

CLARK, Fit. Sgt. (W.Op./Air Gnr.) DONALD KENNETH, R/207938. R.C.A.F. 223 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 14th January, 1945. Coll. grave IV. D . 9-12.

CLARK, Sgt. (Air Gnr.) JOHN DAVID, 1853346. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 21st November, 1944. VIII . A. 8.

CLARKE, Rfn. RONALD CHARLES WILLIAM, 6924884. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 11th September, 1944. Age 29. I I . D . 3.

CLAYTON, Pte. JOSEPH, 4535749. T h e Hallam-shire Bn. T h e York and Lancaster Regt. 7th October, 1944. V. E. 3.

CLAYTON, W.O.II. (C.S.M.) ROBERT JOHNSTON, 1861136. 129 Forestry Coy., Royal Engineers. 10th December, 1944. Age 45. I I I . C. 5.

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CLAYTON, Tpr . WILLIAM HAROLD, 7957107. 44th Royal Tank Regt., R.A.C. 22nd September, 1944. Age 31. Husband of Kathleen Mary Clayton, of Rushden, Northamptonshire. VII . E. 18.

C L E M E N T , Pte. THOMAS ALBERT, 14654623. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Son of Charles Henry and Ethel Clement, of Stratford-on-Avon. I I . B. 17.

C L E M E N T S , Fit. Sgt. (Nav.) HUGH, R/186020. R.C.A.F. 218 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. VIII . D . 16.

C L E M E N T S , Pte. RONALD, 14441902. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 18. I I I . B. 7.

COAKER, W.O. I I . (B.S.M.) SAMUEL HENRY, 1062688. 53 Medium Regt., Royal Artillery. 1st October, 1944. Age 40. Son of Frank and Alice Coaker; husband of Ivy G. Coaker, of Broad Clyst, Devon. I. B. 4.

COCKBAINE, Fit. Sgt. (Air Bomber) MICHAEL WILLIAM, 1600118. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 21st November, 1944. Age 21. Son of Harold William and Kathleen Ann Cockbaine, of Swanage, Dorsetshire. VII I . A. 12.

COCKBURN, Bdr. WALTER, 788008. 24 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 21st May, 1940. Age 30. Son of Adam and Christine Cowan Cockburn; husband of Elizabeth Cockburn, of Motherwell, Lanarkshire. V. B. 1.

COCOZZA, Rfn. PIETRO, 14667117. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. VII . D. 12.

COLES, Rfn. ALFRED GEORGE, 5625884. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 28. VII . D . 6.

COLLIER, Rfn. BENJAMIN WALTON, 6911245. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 10th September, 1944. Age 35. Son of Ernest and Ellen Collier; husband of Elizabeth Rose Collier, of Deptford, London. IV. B. 4.

COLLIER, Fit. Sgt. (Pilot) THOMAS PHILLIPS, 1551018. R.A.F. (V.R.). 625 Sqdn. 3rd April,

1945. Age 22. Son of Harry Boyer Collier and LEOPOLDSBURG Mary Collier, of Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, WAR I. B. 6. CEMETERY

BEL. 333. COLLINS, Pte. KENNETH LAWRENCE, 5117681. 7th Bn. The Somerset Light Infantry. 20th November, 1944. Age 22. VI. B. 14.

COLONNESE, Pte. ANDREW, 978293. 1st Bn. The East Lancashire Regt. 23rd September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Andrew and Frances Colonnese. VI. D . 8.

COMPSON, C. Sjt. ERIC, 4034493. 7th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 18th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Arthur and Edith Compson, of Brockmoor, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire; husband of Margaret Ruby Compson, of Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill. I I I . A. 16.

COOK, Gnr. CHARLES JAMES, 14336402. 86 (5th Bn. The Devonshire Regt.) Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th November, 1944. Age 33. Son of Charles and Ellen Agnes Cook; husband of Winifred May Cook, of Battersea, London. I I I . C. 2.

COOKE, Flying Offr. (Pilot) DAVID CLIFFORD, 162972. R.A.F. (V.R.). 207 Sqdn. 12th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of the Revd. David Cooke and Clara A. Cooke, of Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire; husband of Kathleen Cooke. VII, E. 14.

COOPER, Fus. DAVID JOHN, 6297409. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, 11th September, 1944. Age 33. Son of David Valentine Cooper and Elizabeth Cooper, of Bermondsey, London; husband of Doris May Cooper, of Bermondsey. I. C. 7.

COOPER, L.A.C. ERNEST WILLIAM LAURIE, 539921. R.A.F. 15 Sqdn. 12th May, 1940. Age 20. Son of William Laurie Cooper, and of Ethel May Cooper, of Bedminster Down, Bristol. VII . A. 12.

COOPER, Pte. WILLIAM JOSEPH, 3652934. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Ellen Cooper, of Latchford, Warrington, Lancashire. V. A. 3.

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LEOPOLDSBURG COPPERTHWAITE, Gdsmn. WILLIAM GEORGE, WAR 2619698. Ist Bn. Grenadier Guards. 10th CEMETERY September, 1944. Age 24. Son of William Alfred BEL. 333. and Lilian May Copperthwaite, of Hillingdon,

Middlesex. I . A. 16.

CORDON, Pte. JACK, 14714337. The Hallam-shire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 19. Son of Frank and Edith Cordon, of Nottingham. V. E. 7.

COWAN, Dvr. RONALD, T/161710. 502nd Armd. Bde. Coy., R.A.S.C. 18th March, 1945. Age 29. Son of Joseph and Gertrude Cowan, of Man­chester. I . B. 20.

COWLEY, Gdsmn. FRANK, 2735788. 1st Bn. Welch Guards. 15th September, 1944. Age 28. I I I . A. 8.

COYNE, Pte. JAMES, 2823340. 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. 7th September, 1944. Age 39. Son of Patrick and Martha Coyne, of Barrhead, Renfrewshire. VI. A. 13.

CREAMER, Lt . FRANCIS BARRETT, 285429. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shrop­shire Light Infantry. 9th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Richard Joseph and Lily Julia Creamer, of Ealing, Middlesex. VI . D. 1.

CREWS, Capt. ERIC JOHN, 137961. Mentioned in Despatches. 5th Bn. The East Yorkshire Regt. 11th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of William Henry and Ethel Alice Crews, of Guernsey, Channel Islands. VI . C. 4.

CRITCHLEY, Sjt. CHARLES RICHARD, 3658132. 6th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th September, 1944. Age 28. VI. C. 19.

CROOKS, Gdsmn. DANIEL, 2617526. 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards. 22nd September, 1944. Age 28. Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Ellen Crooks, of Warrington, Lancashire; husband of Florence Crooks. I . E. 10.

CROZIER, L. Cpl. DAVID ALEXANDER, 6985004. 2nd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Robert John and Jennie Crozier, of Glenanne, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. I . D . 12.

CRUSE, L . Cpl. GEORGE WILLIAM, 14207263. 2nd Bn. The Gloucestershire Regt. 27th

September, 1944. Age 28. Son of George Albert Victor and Elizabeth Louisa Cruse. I I . C. 14.

CRUTCHLEY, L. Cpl. DOUGLAS EDMUND, 1874448. 4 Field Sqn., Royal Engineers. 6th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of Maud Ellen Crutchley, of Malton, Yorkshire. VI . E. 9.

CULLEN, Pte. ALBERT EDWARD, 4453559. 2nd Bn. T h e Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 23 . Son of John and Ada Cullen, of Duns-croft, Yorkshire. V I I . B. 6.

CURRY, Lt . DERER ROLAND, 165431. Royal Corps of Signals. 13th January, 1945. Age 24. Son of Gerald and Sylvia Curry, of Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey. V. E. 16.

C U R T I S , Cpl. WILFRED, 4446379. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 33. Son of William and Elizabeth Marie Curtis; husband of Hannah Jane Curtis, of West Auck­land, Co. Durham. VII . B. 12.

C U T H I L L , Cpl. JOHN, 4448703. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 26. Son of Wallace and Mary Cuthill, of Leith, Edinburgh. VII . B. 15.

DALE, Pte. CYRIL, 14673685. 5th Bn. The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 26th November, 1944. Age 19. Son of Patrick and Bessie Maloney, of Penzance, Cornwall. VI. B. 4.

DAVIE, Gnr. ROBERT, 14350276. 112 (The West Somerset Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Humphrey and Jean Davie, of Annan, Dumfriesshire. I . D . 1.

DAVIES, Sgt. (Fit. Engr.) ARTHUR HENRY, 1435786. R.A.F. (V.R.). 207 Sqdn. 12th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Arthur W. and Emily E. Davies, of Shoreditch, London. VII . E. 11.

DAVIES, L. Cpl. DAVID JAMES STUART, 7952316. 53rd Regt., Recce, Corps, R.A.C. 1st November, 1944. Age 20. Son of David William and Lilian Marguerite Davies, of Seaburn, Sunderland, Co. Durham. I I I . E. 11.

DAVIES, Pte. DOUGLAS HAIG, 6016629. 2nd Bn. T h e Essex Regt. 2nd October, 1944. Age 28. Son of Henry and Mary Davies; husband of Rosetta Amelia Davies, of Chingford, Essex. I I . C. 9.

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DAVIES, L. Cpl. GEORGE ARTHUR, 2738756. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 13th September, 1944. Age 24. VI. G. 9.

DAVIES, L. Sjt- GEORGE HENRY, 2733567. 2nd Bn. Welsh Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of George and Annie Davies; husband of Kathleen Elizabeth Davies, of Dagenham, Essex. IV. C. 17.

DAVIES, Pte. HARRY LUKE, 1514956. 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. 7th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of William and Elizebeth Mary Davies. VI . A. 18.

DAVIES, Gnr. JAMES GLYN, 14372376. 21 Anti­Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 14th September, 1944. Age 33. I I I . E. 18.

DAVIES, L . Sjt. JOHN, 2734126. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 12th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of John Andrew and Jane Davies; husband of Ivy Cecielia Davies, of Morden, Surrey. IV. A. 15.

DAVIES, Pte. WILLIAM, 5251394. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 9th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Davies; husband of Dorothy Joan Davies, of Oxley, Wolverhampton. VI. D . 2.

DAVISON, Pte. ALBERT, 4449217. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 27. VII . B. 1.

DAWBER, Pte. HAROLD HENRY, 14723650. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Richard and Florence Dawber, of Tranmere, Birkenhead. V. A. 18.

DEAN, L. Sjt. PATRICK, 4688462. 324 Bty., 94 Lt . A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. 7th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of George and Hannah Dean, of Leeds, Yorkshire; husband of Agnes Mary Dean, of Leeds. VI. D . 3.

DEARMAN, Rfn. ARTHUR JOSEPH, 6845396. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 10th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Joseph Arthur and F. Ella Dearman, of Chelsea, London. V. E. 19.

DEE, Gdsmn. PATRICK BRIAN, 2723495. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 18. Son of William Arthur and Edith Maude Dee, of Loughton, Essex. I . D . 3.

DENARO, Maj. ARTHUR EDWARD, 64954. 1st Bn. LEOPOLDSBURG The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. WAR Age 30. Son of Colonel Frank P. Denaro and CEMETERY Marie Denaro, of Sliema, Malta, G.C. I I . B. 12. BEL. 333.

DENEAU, Pte. RAYMOND, K/41336. Canadian Forestry Corps. 10th December, 1944. Age 30. Son of Johnnie and Jane Edna Deneau; husband of Jeannette Ross Deneau, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. VII I . B. 19.

DERRIES, L. Cpl. GEORGE, 2762936. 5th Bn. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regt.). 18th November, 1944. Age 29. Son of William G. and Mary Derries, of Oatlands, Glasgow. I I I . C. 10.

DERRY, L. Sjt. WILLIAM, 4105769. 1st Bn. T h e Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 10th September, 1944. Age 28. V. D . 4 .

DITCHBURN, W.O. I I I . (P.S.M.) ROBERT WILLIAM 4448462. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 28. Son of R. W. A. and Kate Ditchburn, of Langley Moor, Co. Durham. VII . B. 13.

DIVITCOFF, Fit. Sgt. (Air Gnr.) ALEXANDER, R/209473. R.C.A.F. 434 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 21. Son of Thomas and Antina Divitcoff, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. VI I I . A. 18.

DOBSON, Gnr. GEORGE RATCLIFFE, 14347643. 69 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 9th October, 1944. Age 20. Son of Samuel Ratcliffe Dobson and Rose Dobson, of Market Drayton, Shropshire. V. E. 18.

DOMINEY, Capt. PATRICK DENNIS EDMUND, 113624. The Northamptonshire Regt., attd. 4th Bn. The Dorsetshire Regt. 20th November, 1944. Age 27. Son of Edward James Dominey and Annie Mary Dominey; husband of Eveline Mary Dominey, of Port Maria, Jamaica. VI. B. 11.

DONNELLY, Gdsmn. JAMES, 2724294. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 24. IV. C. 8.

DONNELLY. Fit. Sgt. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) 643184. R.A.F. 50 Sqdn. 2nd June, 1941. Age 22. Son of Michael and Agnes Donnelly, of Glasgow. V. C. 10.

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LEOPOLDSBURG DOVEY, Lt. HENRY LEONARD, 224880. 86 (The WAR Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal CEMETERY Artillery. 18th September, 1944. Age 27. Son BEL. 333. of Herbert and Maud Dovey; husband of Sylvia

Mary Dovey, of Barnehurst, Kent. I I I . A. 20.

D O W N I N G , Tpr. PERCIE LEIGHTON, 14498283. 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, R.A.C. 14th September, 1944. Age 18. Son of Thomas Richard and Margaret Tydfil Downing, of Rhiwbina, Glamorgan. IV. C. 19. »

DRYSDALE, Sjt. BERNARD, 543715. 23rd Hussars, R.A.C. 10th September, 1944. Age 37. Son of Richard Drysdale, and of Catherine Drysdale, of Banbridge, Co. Down, Northern Ireland; husband of Mary Eileen Drysdale. IV. B. 20.

DUBRUCQ, Pte. DOUGLAS MACRAE, 6090088. l/7th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. (West Surrey). 19th May, 1940. Age 21. Son of Edward and Jeanette Surtees Dubrucq, of Forest Hill, London. VI I I . C. 17.

DUFFY, Sjt. CHARLES, 3387422. 3rd Regt,, Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 17th September, 1944. Son of Charles Stewart Duffy, and of Gladys Duffy, of Accrington, Lancashire. IV. B. 2.

D U G G A N , L. Cpl. MAURICE BASIL, 14629980. 8th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 18th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Cyril and Beatrice May Duggan, of Droitwich, Worcester­shire. I . C. 19.

D U N F O R D , Gdsmn. CYRIL AUBREY, 2723363. 2nd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 20. I. D . 11.

D U N N , Cpl. FREDERICK WILLIAM, 14205546. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Frederick Robert and Florence Dunn. IV. C. 4.

D U N N , L. Sjt. JOHN, 2719614. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Thomas and Margaret Dunn ; husband of Helen Paterson Dunn, of Rankinstone, Ayrshire. I I I . D . 12.

D U N N , P/O. LESLIE WILLIAM, 414928. R.A.A.F. 22nd May, 1944. Age 22. Son of Vincent Gabriel and Lorna Alice Dunn, of Hendra, Queensland, Australia. Coll. grave 5. C. 1.

D U N STAN, Pte. EDWARD, 14719409. l/4th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 1st October, 1944. Age 20. Son of Robert Edward and Marion Jane Dunstan, of Conis-borough, Yorkshire. V. A. 14.

DYSON, L . Cpl. ABEL FRANCIS, 4690126. l/4th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 8th October, 1944. Age 24. Son of Abel and Mary Cecilia Dyson. I I I . B. 11.

E L L I O T T , Pte. DENNIS, 14655524. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Thomas and Ida Elliott, of Leicester. I I . A. 4.

E L L I O T T , Pte. JOSEPH HENRY, 6212868. l/7th Bn. The Middlesex Regt. 31st December, 1944. Age 27. Son of Joseph and Edith Elliott; husband of Daisy Elliott, of Wandsworth, London. VII . A. 5.

E L L I S , Pte. GEORGE ALAN TARRAN, T/14664200. R.A.S.C., attd. 28th Inf. Bde. 4th December, 1944. Age 21. Son of George Fredrick and Eva Mary Ellis, of Chopwell, Co. Durham. I I I . C. 14.

E L L I S , L t . ROBIN JAMES NEWMAN, 245307. The King's Royal Rifle Corps. 10th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of John Newman Ellis, and Rosamond Corisande Ellis, of Lower Peover, Cheshire. IV. B. 6.

ELWOOD, FUS. RICHARD FREDERICK, 14439699. 6th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 15th November, 1944. Age 18. Son of Albert John Elwood, and of Ada Alice Elwood, of Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. I I I . D . 14.

ESPLEY, Gdsmn. JOHN LEONARD, 14325604. Scots Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Lucy May Espley, of Dawley, Shropshire. I I . E. 17.

EVANS, Sjt. CLIFFORD, 4616999. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 24th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Enoch and Florence Evans, of Dunscroft, Yorkshire; husband of Iris Evans. V. C. 18.

EVANS, Cpl. ERNEST RICHARD, 6849977. 2nd Bn. The King's Royal Rifle Corps. 20th October, 1944. Age 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Evans, of Hillingdon, Middlesex. I I I . B. 3.

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EVANS, Tpr . JOHN, 4194895. 53rd Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 7th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Robert Richard and Jane Ann Evans, of Vron Bache, Denbighshire. VII. A. 9.

EVANS, L. Sjt. RICHARD SALATHIEL, 2734252. 13th Bn. Welsh Guards. 7th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of William and Irene Evans; husband of Gwendoline Mary Evans, of Acocks Green, Birmingham. I. C. 13.

EVANS, L. Sjt. ROBERT, 2733991. 2nd Bn. Welsh Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Robert and Fanny Evans; husband of Margaret Ann Evans, of Holyhead, Anglesey. IV. C. 18.

EVANS, Tpr . THOMAS DANIEL, 7947236. 4th Royal Tank Regt., R.A.C. 17th November, 1944. Age 23. I I I . C. 18.

EVANS-EVANS, Fit. Lieut, ROLAND GWYNNE, 123750. R.A.F. 2804 Sqdn. R.A.F. Regt. 2nd October, 1944. Age 30. Son of Anthony Arthur and Margaret Ann Evans-Evans; husband of Hilda Evans-Evans, of Stilton, Huntingdonshire. VI. D . 16.

EVENS, Sgt. (Pilot) ARTHUR LESLIE, R/185896. R.C.A.F. 223 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 14th January, 1945. IV. D . 7.

EVERITT, Pte. PERCY, 5333374. 1st Bn. The Royal Berkshire Regt. 15th May, 1940. Son of Daniel and Minnie Everitt; husband of Rose Ellen Everitt, of Stockingford, Nuneaton, War­wickshire. VII . C. 3.

E W I N G T O N , Sgt. (Air Gnr.) EDWARD GEORGE, 1883514. R.A.F. (V.R.). 625 Sqdn. 3rd April, 1945. Age 19. Son of Arthur James Ewington and Lucy Ewington, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of Jean Ewington. I . B. 2,

FAIRHURST, Tpr. JOSEPH, 10602299. 49th Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 16th October, 1944. Age 22. I L C. 4.

FARMER, L. Sgt. THOMAS ARTHUR, 2722415. 2nd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 24. Husband of Hannah Mary Farmer, of Littleworth, Berkshire. I. D . 9.

FARRIER, L. Cpl. DANIEL WARD, 5617919. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 35. Son of George and

Emily Standford Farrier; husband of Winifred LEOPOLDSBURG Mary Farrier, of Beckenham, Kent. VII . D . 17. WAR

CEMETERY

FEARNHEAD, Fus. JOSEPH RONALD, 14717079. B E L < m

7th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 18th September, 1944. Age 18. I I I . A. 15.

FELLOWS, Dvr. ARTHUR, 2357728. Royal Corps of Signals, 49 Div. Sigs. 27th September, 1944. Age 36. I I . B. 20,

FENWICK, Fit. Sgt. (W. Op./Air Gnr.), JOHN EDWARD WILLOUGHBY, 1850790. R.A.F. (V.R.). 115 Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Age 20. Son of Henry Fenwick, and of Sarah Fenwick, of Gosport, Hampshire. Coll. grave VI I I . C. 9-16.

F ILDES, L. Sjt. JACK, 4127574. 1st Bn. T h e Cheshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 26. I. E. 17.

FILLARY, Fus. RONALD GEORGE, 7957284. 4th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 9th December, 1944. Age 21. Son of George J. and Lilian A. Fillary, of Muswell Hill, Middlesex. I I I . C. 17.

FISHLOCK, Pte. SIDNEY, 14645701. 1st Bn. The Manchester Regt. 12th November, 1944. Age 19. Son of Samuel R. and Henrietta Fishlock, of Bristol. I I I . D . 13.

FLANAGAN, Fus. THOMAS, 4192815. 1st Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 15th May, 1940. Age 30. Son of Thomas and Sarah Flanagan, of Jarrow, Co. Durham. VII . C. 8.

FLANNERY, Craftsman JAMES JOSEPH, 14307687. R.E.M.E. 5th February, 1945. Age 21. Son of James J. and Catharine Flannery; husband of Joan Flannery, of Lodge Lane, Liverpool. I . C. 14.

FLENLEY, Pte. LESLIE, 6216965. 2nd Bn. T h e Princess Louise's Kensington Regt., The Middle­sex Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 21. Son of John Edward and Ethel Lilian Flenley; husband of Eileen May Flenley, of Morden, Surrey. V. E. 17.

FLETCHER, Rfn. REGINALD, 14565694. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Thomas and Florence Fletcher, of Wolverhampton. VI I . D . 9.

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LEOPOLDSBURG FORSHAW, Tpr . KENNETH, 3607163. 49th Regt., WAR Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 6th October, 1944. Age 21. CEMETERY I I . C. 3. BEL. 333.

FOSTER, Pte. JAMES, T/14602781. 701 Army Transport Coy., R.A.S.C. 14th November, 1944. Age 21. Son of Lewis Francis and Mary Victoria Foster, of Standish, Lancashire. IL D. 5.

FOSTER, L. Cpl. JOHN, 2700469. Scots Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 34. Son of John and Edith Foster, of Thatto Heath, Lancashire; husband of Mary Florence Foster, of Thatto Heath. I I . E. 19.

FOSTER, Pte. PETER, 4453050. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry, 15th May, 1940. Age 30. Son of Peter and Elizabeth Foster, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. VII . A. 15.

F O T H E R I N G H A M , L. Cpl. JAMES, 3250939. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Robert Lumsden Fotheringham and Agnes Hamilton Fotheringham, of Coalburn, Lanarkshire; husband of Robina Allan Fotheringham, of Coalburn. VII . D . 18.

F O T I O U , Pte. GEORGE SIMON, 5571840. 2nd Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 21st September, 1944. Age 25. IV. D. 16.

FOWLER, L. Cpl. ALBERT, 4611232. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 33. Husband of Lily Fowler, of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. IV. E. 18.

FRANK, Lt. SIR HOWARD FREDERICK, 2nd B t , 233954. Grenadier Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Sir Howard Frank, G.B.E., K.C.B., F.S.I., 1st Bt., and of Lady Frank, of Kensington, London. I. A. 17.

FRANKISH, Pilot Offr. (Pilot) CLAUDE RANDOLPH, 40616. R.A.F. (V.R.). 12th May, 1940. Age 25. Son of Ernest Hay Frankish and Florence Mary Frankish, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Marjorie Frankish. VII . A. 14.

FRENCH, Fit. Lieut. (Nav. Bomber) KENNETH HERBERT, 168800. R.A.F. (V.R.). 156 Sqdn. 3rd February, 1945. Age 24. Son of Ellis Victor and Margaret Elsie French, of Trimley St. Martin, Suffolk. I . B. 10.

F R O U D , L . Cpl. RONALD FREDERICK, 14585072. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Frederick W. and Lilian M. Froud, of Odd Down, Bath, Somerset. I I I . A. 1.

F U L L A R T O N , Lt . JOHN, 277497. Mentioned in Despatches. 294 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 18th October, 1944. Age 21. Son of Hugh Nigel and Anna P. Fullerton, of Glasgow. V. E. 14.

FURNIVAL, Cpl. HARRY, T/159359. R.A.S.C., attd. 146 Field Amb., R.A.M.C. 26th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of Harry and Francis Furnival; husband of Kathleen Joyce Furnival, of Shrews­bury, Shropshire. I I . C. 20.

GALLACHER, Dvr. PATRICK, T/14671279. 716 (Airborne) Lt . Comp. Coy., R.A.S.C. 5th January, 1945, Age 18. Son of Andrew and Catherine Gallacher, of Glasgow. VI I I . C. 4.

GALLEY, Wt. Offr. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) JOHN GEORGE, 751913, D.F.M. R.A.F. (V.R.). 223 Sqdn. 14th January, 1945. Age 26. Son of John and Georgina Galley, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham; husband of Kathleen Galley, of West Hartlepool. Coll. grave IV. D . 9-12.

GARDINER, Pte. HARRY WALTON, 10691191. Army Catering Corps, attd. R.A.S.C. 19th December, 1944. I. E. 1.

GARVEY, L . Cpl. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM, 4617095. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 12th October, 1944. Age 26. Son of James and Mary Garvey, of Halifax. V. E. 11.

GATES, Gdsmn. DOUGLAS JAMES, 2624121. 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards. 12th January, 1945. Age 19. Son of Reginald and Gertrude May Gates, of Sway, Hampshire. I . A. 15.

GAVIN, Rfn. ALLAN GORDON, 14258557. 2nd Bn. The King's Royal Rifle Corps. 19th October, 1944. Age 23. Son of Gordon Bedford Gavin and Euphemia Paulina Gavin, of Alkham, Kent. I I I . B. 4.

G E N T , L. Cpl. ERNEST CYRIL, 2619437. 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards. 12th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Benjamin and Mary Gent; husband of Gladys Gent, of Heage, Derbyshire. I I I . B. 18,

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GEORGE, Pte. ARTHUR, 5333662. Ist Bn. The Royal Berkshire Regt. 13th May, 1940. Age 27. VII . C. 13.

GERNAT, Lt. PETER, 177679. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. VII . D . 20.

GIBSON, Spr. JAMES, 2146373. 184 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 17th December, 1944. Age 33. I I I . C. 6.

GIBSON, Pte. RALPH, 4447105. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 30. VII . C. 9.

GILBRIDE, Pte. WILLIAM EDWARD, 4453083. 6th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 9th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of John and Frances Gilbride, of South Shields, Co. Durham. I I . B. 1.

G I L L E T T , Gdsmn. ERNEST MAURICE, 2663294. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 32. Son of James and Beatrice Gillett, of Taunton, Somerset; husband of Doris Lily Amelia Gillett, of Taunton. IV. E. 1.

GILROY, Tpr . HARRY, 13116235. 5th Royal Tank Regt., R.A.C. 23rd December, 1944. Age 25. Son of Thomas Marriott Gilroy and Anna Sylvesta Gilroy, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. VI. A. 8.

GILSON, Flying Offr. (Pilot) VERNON BEVERLEY, J/26151. R.C.A.F. 408 Sqdn. 2nd November, 1944. Age 22. Son of Percival Willard Gilson and Doris Gilson, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. VIIL A. 5.

GLEW, Pte. WALTER, 4470068. 10th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 11th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Thomas and Rebecca Glew, of Crookhall, Consett, Co. Durham. I I . B. 4.

G O L D W I N , Gnr. RAYMOND CLEMENT JOHN, 1141544. 9 Survey Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th October, 1944. Age 23. Son of Clement Albert Edwin and Mabel Goldwin, of Muswell Hill, Middlesex. I I . C. 12.

GOLLEDGE, Gdsmn. WILFRED, 2736085. 2nd Armd. Recce. Bn. Welsh Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Robert Samuel George and

Louisa Golledge, of Ton-Pentre, Glamorgan; LEOPOLDSBURG husband of Melvena Golledge, of Ton-Pentre. WAR IV. A. 16. CEMETERY

BEL. 333. GOOD, Capt. WILFRED GEOFFREY, 229056. 55 (The West Somerset Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 11th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of John Duncan Good and Beatrice Emma Good; husband of Gladys Evelyn Good, of Datchet, Buckinghamshire. I. D . 2.

GOODWAY, Pte. DENNIS, 5125408. 1st Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 21st September, 1944. Age 21. IV. D . 17.

GOUGH, Pte. JOHN WILLIAM, 14450923. 2nd Bn. The Monmouthshire Regt. 7th August, 1945. Son of Lydia Alice Gough, of Wolverhampton. I. C. 6.

GOUGH, Pte. LAWRENCE STANLEY, 993156. 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. 7th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of John and Jane Gough, of Preston, Lancashire; husband of Annie Gough, of Preston. VII . A. 2.

GOWAN, Flying Offr. (Air Bomber) RONALD BURTIS, J/29680. R.C.A.F. 207 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 12th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Burtis Clark Gowan, and of Mabel M . Gowan, of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. VII . E. 15.

GOYMOUR, Craftsman RONALD GRANVILLE, 7663965. R.E.M.E. 5th February, 1945. Age 26. I. C. 17.

GRAHAM, Pte. JOHN WESLEY, 4268585. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 30. V. E. 9.

GRAHAM, Pte. ROBERT, 14674242. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 22, Son of John and Matilda Graham, of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. V. A. 17.

GRAINGER, Pte. WILLIAM ARTHUR, 14630292. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 21st November, 1944. Age 20. Son of Victor and Sarah Louie Grainger, of Wolverhampton. I I I . C. 13.

GRANT, Lt.-Col. PHARIC ALASTAIR, 34730, T .D . 110 Field Regt , Royal Artillery. 16th November, 1944. Age 37. Son of Colonel Pharic Grant, T.D. , R.A. and Grace Darling Grant, of Ard-millan, Girvan, Ayrshire. I I I . C. 3.

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LEOPOLDSBURG GRAY, Pte. GEORGE HUNTER, 3058402. 2nd Bn. WAR Seaforth Highlanders. 19th November, 1944. CEMETERY Age 26. Son of Henry Anderson Gray and BEL. 333. Elizabeth Gray, of Edinburgh. I I I . C. 7.

GRAY, Fit. Sgt. (W.Op./Air Gnr.) WILLIAM ALEXANDER, R/223012. R.C.A.F. 223 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 14th January, 1945. IV. D . 10.

GREAVES, Pte. CYRIL GEORGE, 14429845. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. IV. E. 6.

GREEN, Cpl. ALBERT JAMES, 4278423. 2nd Bn. The Cheshire Regt. 25th December, 1944. Age 24. Son of Albert Edward and Mary Jane Green, of Monkseaton, Northumberland. I . A. 12.

GREEN, L. Cpl. JOHN ARTHUR, 4749613. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancashire Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 26. V. E. 8.

GREEN, Gdsmn. JOSEPH ALLEN, 2662871. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 35. IV. B. 8.

GREEN, Cpl. PERCY FRANK, 5732006. 5th Bn. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regt.). 19th November, 1944. Age 32. I I I . C. 11.

GREEN, L. Sjt. ROBERT HENRY, 4864117. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 31. Husband of Leslie May Green, of Kensington, London. I I . B. 6.

GREEN, Tpr. VICTOR HUBERT, 7951246. 147th (10th Bn. The Hampshire Regt.) Regt., R.A.C. 22nd October, 1944. Age 21. Son of Herbert and Linda Green, of Hanford, Staffordshire. VII . C. 17.

G R I F F I T H S , Pte. HORACE, 4039703. The Hallam­shire Bn. The York and Lancashire Regt. 4th October, 1944. Age 33. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Griffiths, of Smethwick, Staffordshire; husband of Emily Griffiths, of Smethwick. V. E. 5.

G R I F F I T H S ,W.O.II.(C.S.M.) THOMAS WILLIAM, 2654411. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 14th Sep­tember, 1944. Age 33. Son of William Thomas Griffiths and Marion Essie Griffiths, of Wrenbury, Cheshire. IV. E. 4.

G R I T T O N , Pte. BERTRAM ERNEST, 1776317. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancashire Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 23. V. D . 3.

GRIVELL, F/O. ROBERT GARFIELD, 417578. R.A.A.F, 1st January, 1945. Age 20. Son of Walter and Edna Grivell; husband of Thelma Dulcie Grivell, of Verdun, South Australia. Joint grave VII I . D . 19-20.

GROOM, Pte. WILLIAM JOHN ARTHUR, 14424494. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 16th October, 1944. Age 19. Son of James Arthur Groom and of Elizabeth Groom (nee Barnett). I I . D . 7.

G U N N , Cpl. WILLIAM SINCLAIR, 7952310. 53rd Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 7th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of John and Georgina Gunn, of Lybster, Caithness-shire. VII . A. 7.

GUY, Pte. HENRY JOHN, 3915449. 2nd Bn. The Monmouthshire Regt. 18th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of George and Ada Ann Guy, of Treherbert, Glamorgan. VI. D . 10.

GUY, Lt. JOHN PERCY HUGH, 117637. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of John Percy and Stella Anita Guy, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. V. D . 1.

HACK, Dvr. LESLIE, T/10703370. R.A.S.C. 1st October, 1944. Age 21. Son of Cedric Frank and Edith Alice Hack, of Lower Bourne, Surrey. I . E. 14.

H A I G , Pte. WILLIAM MITCHELL, 1650871. 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. 7th September, 1944. Age 34. VI. A. 14.

H A L L , L. Sjt. FRED GRUNDY, 2720871. 2nd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Richard B. and Matilda Hall, of Wigan, Lancashire; husband of Margaret Bell Hall, of Wigan. I. D . 10.

H A L L , Sjt. GEORGE THOMAS BASIL, 2615053. Ist Bn. Grenadier Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Roland and Lydia Hall, of Kmgsley, Staffordshire. V. D . 8.

H A L L , Spr. IVAN, B/26958. Royal Canadian Engineers. 16th December, 1944. Age 22. Son of James and Agnes Hall; husband of Dorothy R. Hall, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. VI . A. 4.

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HALL, Fit. Sgt. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) ROBERTS, 1457899. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 23. Son of Robert Hall, and of Alice Hall, of Irlams-o'-th'-Height, Salford, Lancashire. VI I I . A. 19.

HALLIDAY, Pte. MICHAEL, 14375544. l/4th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 5th October, 1944. Age 20. Son of Robert and Margaret Halliday, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. VII . E. 1.

HALLIWE L L , L. Sjt. FRED, 2660399. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 15th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of Walter and Sarah Alice Halliwell, of Bolton, Lancashire. VI. C. 16.

HANCOCK, Capt. KENNETH VICTOR, 249257. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 21st September, 1944. IV. D . 13.

HAND, Cpl. JOHN THOMAS, 10603609. 3rd (8th Bn. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 20th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of George and Ellen Hand, of Bramley, Rotherham, Yorkshire. I I . D . 19.

HANDFORD, Lt. ANTHONY CHARLES THEODORE, 235853. 21 Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 17th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Lt.-Col. D. J. Handford and Elinor Marian Handford, of Corsham, Wiltshire. I I I . B. 1.

HARPER, Cpl. JOHN WILLIAM, 4751678, V.C. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 28. V. B. 15. The citation in the London Gazette of 2nd January, 1945, gives the following details:

In Belgium, on 29th September, 1944, the Hallam­shire Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment attacked the Ddpöt de Mendicit6, a natural de­fensive position surrounded by an earthen wall and a dyke and strongly held by the enemy. Corporal Harper, disregarding the heavy fire, led the section that he commanded up to the wall, and killed or captured the enemy holding the near side. The platoon commander was seriously wounded, and Corporal Harper took over command of the platoon. He then climbed over the wall and routed the Germans direcdy opposing him. Finding the dyke too deep to cross, he was ordered to establish his platoon on the far side of the wall, between it and the dyke. This he succeeded in doing with the loss of only one man, having himself by then climbed the wall three times. Finally he was

fatally wounded while directing his company com­mander to a ford which had been discovered by the neighbouring battalion. The success of the battalion in driving the enemy from the wall and back across the dyke must be largely ascribed to the superb self-sacrifice and inspiring gallantry of Corporal Harper. His magnificent courage, fearlessness and devotion to duty throughout the battle set a splendid example to his men and had a decisive effect on the course of the operations.

HARPER, Pte. ROBERT, 4446936. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry, 15th May, 1940. Age 34. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harper, of Wallsend, Northumberland; husband of Ivy Harper, of Wallsend. VII . B. 17.

HARRIS, Cpl. LESLIE, 325818. The Nottingham­shire Yeomanry, R.A.C. 15th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Herbert and Ethel Harris, of Retford, Nottinghamshire. VI . C. 17.

HARRISON, Pte. FRANK CHARLES, 5512389. 7th Bn. The Hampshire Regt. 28th November, 1944. Age 26. VI. B. 6.

HARRISON, Cpl. GEORGE BERNARD, T/4385262. R.A.S.C., attd. 149 Field Amb., R.A.M.C. 18th September, 1944. Age 36. Son of Thomas and Sarah Harrison; husband of Elsie May Harrison, of Hull. I . E . 15.

HARRISON, Pte. HUBERT, 4533970. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th/31st May, 1940. VII . B. 19.

HARRISON, Pte. ROLAND FREDERICK, 14432600. 7th Bn. The Green Howards (Yorkshire Regt.). 13th September, 1944. Age 18. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Harrison, of Moseley, Birmingham. VI. E. 16.

HART, Pte. LESLIE, 4858876. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 24. I I . A. 5.

H A R T I N G T O N , Maj. WILLIAM JOHN ROBERT CAVENDISH, Marquess of, 90720. Mentioned in Despatches. Coldstream Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, K.G., 10th Duke of Devonshire, and the Duchess of Devonshire, of Chatsworth, Derbyshire; husband of Kathleen, Marchioness of Hartington, of Westminster, London. IV. B. 13.

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HARTLEY, Sgt. (Nav.) JOHN LEONARD, 954358. R.A.F. (V.R.). 128 Sqdn. 17th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Harold Balque Hartley and Maggie Hartley, of Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire. VII . E. 10.

HARTOP, Sgt. (Fit. Engr.) ROBERT, 1880568. R.A.F. (V.R.). 223 Sqdn. 14th January, 1945. Age 29. Husband of V. M. Hartop, of Porthcawl, Glamorgan. IV. D . 6.

HAWKINS, Pte. THOMAS WRIGHT, 4451392. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. VII . A. 17.

HAYES, Fus. WILLIAM GEORGE, 14401769. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. 11th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Laurence George Hayes, and of Ellen Hayes, of Hendon, Middlesex. I. C. 9.

HAYLES, Cpl. HUGH RALPH, 6342894. 1st Bn. The Suffolk Regt. 8th February, 1945. Age 29. Son of Edwin Andrew Hayles, and of Eunice Mary Hayles, of Bredfield, Suffolk. I I . E. 1.

HAYNES, L. Cpl. KENNETH GEORGE, 4924336. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 24. I I . E. 10.

HEANEY, Pte. LEONARD, 14612931. 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. 7th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Mary C. Heaney, of Pellon, Yorkshire. VII . A. 1.

H E A T H , Pte. DANIEL, 14363248. The Hallam­shire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 34. I I . A. 13.

H E A T H F I E L D , Tpr . RICHARD, 14414856. 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, R.A.C. 14th September, 1944. Age 19. IV. C. 20.

HEMBREY, Pte. FRANCIS WILLIAM, 4080145. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 10th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of Herbert Francis and Beatrice Hembrey, of Wrexham, Denbighshire. I I . E. 14.

HENDERSON, Capt. JOHN ARNOLD ALEXANDER, 138649. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of the Hon. Arnold Henderson and the Hon. Mrs. Henderson;

husband of Annemarie Henderson, of Maryle-bone, London. I I I . A. 2.

HENDERSON, Cpl. WILLIAM, 3134629. 866 Mechanical Equipment Coy., Royal Engineers. 16th October, 1944. Age 24. Husband of Margaret Henderson, of Ayr. I I . D . 1.

HENTY, L. Cpl. HAROLD STANLEY, 6856229. 2nd Bn. The King's Royal Rifle Corps. 23rd October, 1944. Age 22. VI . D . 5.

H E T H E R I N G T O N , Gnr. SAMUEL ROY, 1131405. 84 Medium Regt., Royal Artillery. 12th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Tom and May Hetherington, of Oldham, Lancashire. I I I . D . 10.

H I G G I N S , Pte. GEORGE FREDERICK, 4448357. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 26. Son of Albert Frederick and Mary Ann Higgins, of Newcastle-on-Tyne; husband of Jean A. Higgins, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. VII . B. 4.

H I G H A M , Tpr. CLIFFORD, 305635. 2nd Royal Horse Guards. 7th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of William and Margaret Higham; husband of Ivy Higham, of Doncaster, Yorkshire. IV. C. 11.

HILDEBRAND, Wt. Offr. (Air Gnr.) HAROLD WILLIAM JOHN, 1383970. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 24. Son of Harold Albert Edward and Rosamond Hildebrand, of Streatham, London. VIII . B, 4.

H I L L , L . Cpl. EDMUND, 2614645. 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards. 12th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Herbert and Emily Hill; husband of Violet Joan Hill, of Uxbridge, Middlesex. I I I . B. 20.

H I L L , Tpr . JOHN VERNON, 14413156. ' B ' Sqn., 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, R.A.C. 10th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Gilbert Arthur and Gladys Lucy Winifred Hill, of New Barnet, Hertfordshire. VI . D . 6.

H I R D , Lt . GEOFFREY WILLIAM, 277898. 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), R.A.C. 20th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Albert Frederick and May Sampson Hird, of Southgate, Middlesex. V. B. 6.

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H I T C H E N , Sgt. (Fit. Engr.) ROY CHALLINOR, 2203456. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 20. Son of Cecil William and Constance Hilda Hitchen, of Upton, Cheshire. VII I . B. 3.

HOARE, Pte. JOHN WILLIAM, 14726748. l/4th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 11th October, 1944. Age 18. Son of Thomas and Jennie Hoare, of Paddington, London. V. E. 12.

H O D G E S , Cpl. WILLIAM EDWARD, 4864127. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Son of George Fredrick and Rose Hodges; husband of Annie Hodges, of Wood Green, Middlesex. I I . B. 10.

H O D G S O N , Pilot Offr. (Pilot) PHILLIP BOOTH, 83725. R.A.F. (V.R.). 50 Sqdn. 3rd June, 1941. Age 24. Son of Jane Hodgson, of Hartford, Cheshire. V. C. 8.

H O L D E N , Sgt. (Nav.) RICHARD, 1671139. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 27. Son of Richard and Sarah Ann Holden, of Rochdale, Lancashire. VII I . A. 16.

H O L L A N D , Pte. WILFRED EDWIN, 5350462. 5th Bn. The Wiltshire Regt. 26th November, 1944. Age 22. Son of Horace Edwin and Elsie Florence Holland, of Horndean, Hampshire. VI. B. 3.

HOLLICK, Pte. WILLIAM BERNARD, 1542157. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 29. Son of William and Aviss Eveline Hollick, of Hinckley, Leicestershire. I I I . B. 6.

HOOPER, Spr. JOHN ALBERT, 2035606. 19 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 17th October, 1944. Age 32. Son of John and Frances Ethel Hooper; husband of Ellen Elizabeth Hooper, of Stoke Newington, London. I I . E. 6.

HOOT ON, L. Cpl. PETER, 14426891. 1st Bn. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. 3rd November, 1944. Age 19. Son of John Henry and Ellen Hooton, of Olney, Bucking­hamshire. I I I . E. 10.

H O R T O N , Gnr. EDWARD LESLIE, 14409718. 54 (The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry)

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Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 22nd January, LEOPOLDSBURG 1945. Age 20. VI. B. 17. WAR

CEMETERY H O U G H T O N , Dvr. FREDERICK SIDNEY, 2146504. BEL. 333. 240 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 21st October, 1944. Age 24. Son of Frederick Percy and Louie Houghton; husband of Jean Houghton, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. II . D . 11.

HOULAHAN, Sjt. JOHN, 2719554. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of John and Mary Houlahan; husband of Clarie Elsie Houlahan, of Brighton, Sussex. V. D. 6.

HOWARD, Pte. DONALD ERIC, 5126604. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 9th September, 1944. Age 22. V. D . 12.

HOWORTH, Lt. DONALD, 277475, M.C. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade, attd. 1st Bn. The Gordon High­landers. 10th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Colonel George Howorth, O.B.E., M.C., and Alice Dora Howorth, of Knightsbridge, London. IV. B. 3.

H O W O R T H , Pte. HARRY BUCKLEY, 3663474. 4th Bn. The LincoMshire Regt. 6th October, 1944. Age 34. Son of Richard and Mary Ann Howorth, of Bacup, Lancashire; husband of Florence Howorth, of Stacksteads, Bacup. I I I . B. 10.

HOY, Fus. SIDNEY, 14320118. 4th Bn. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. 24th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Jane Ellen Hoy, of Rochdale, Lancashire. V. C. 4.

HUGHES, Lt. REGINALD ALFRED, 276394. T h e Devonshire Regt., attd. The Queen's Royal Regt. (West Surrey). 14th November, 1944. Age 31 . Son of Capt. Bernard Hughes, O.B.E., and Louisa Hughes; husband of Ethel Hughes, of Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent. I I I . E. 4.

H U T S O N , Wt. Offr. (W.Op./Air Gnr.) LESLIE JAMES, 41590. R.N.Z.A.F. 156 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 3rd February, 1945. Age 23. Son of George William Hutson and of Emma Mabel Hutson {nee Taylor), of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand; husband of Pauline Joyce Hutson, of Invercargill. VII . E. 4.

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LEOPOLDSBURG HYDE, Rfet. HENRY HERBERT, 6846626. 8th (2nd WAR Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle CEMETERY Brigade. 10th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of BEL. 333. Herbert Edward Hyde, and of Alice Elizabeth

Hyde, of Tottenham, Middlesex. V. D . 16.

IBBOTSON, Tpr . CHARLES JOSEPH, 321098. 5th Royal Tank Regt., R.A.C. 23rd'December, 1944. Age 26. Son of Albert and Margaret Ellen Ibbotson, of Hull. VI. A. 9.

INESON, Pilot Offr. (Air Gnr.) ALLAN CLIFFORD, J/93699. R.C.A.F. 408 Sqdn. 2nd November, 1944. Age 19. Son of George William F. Ineson, and of Lucy Kathleen Ineson, of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. VIII . A. 4,

JACKSON, Tpr . JOHN, 3455372. H.Q. Sqn., 34th Tank Bde., R.A.C. 29th November, 1944. Age 24. Son of John and Winifred Jackson; husband of Nellie Jackson, of Pendlebury, Lancashire. I I . D . 8.

JAMES, Pte. REGINALD FRANK, 13077217. Pioneer Corps. 5th November, 1944. Age 25. Son of Frank and Mary Ann James, of Southampton. VI. C. 14.

JAMES-HYDE, Pte. FRANCIS, 5338382. 1st Bn. The Royal Berkshire Regt. 15th May, 1940. Age 21 . Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Kite, of Newbury, Berkshire. VII . C. 2.

JANZEN, Pilot Offr. (Fit. Engr.) LESLIE HOMER, J/94289. R.C.A.F. 434 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 24. Son of Peter and Marie Janzen, of Erwood, Saskatchewan, Canada. VIII . B. 14.

JEFFS, Pte. DENIS, 5126621. l/7th Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 10th Sep­tember, 1944. Age 22. Son of Albert Charles and Lily Jeffs, of Coventry. V. D . 5.

J E N K I N S , Cpl. THOMAS HUGH, 5442045. 9th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 16th September, 1944. Age 29. Husband of Daisy Elizabeth Jenkins, of Braunton, Devon. I I I . A. 6.

JESS, Rfh. ANDREW SCOULAR NELSON, 14607545. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Samuel and Agnes Nelson Jess, of Glasgow. VII . D . 4.

JOBSON, Lt. DAVID ALAN, 308210. Seaforth Highlanders. 19th November, 1944. Age 20.

Son of Dr . and Mrs. E. W. C. Jobson, of Dar-es-Salam, Tanganyika. I I I . C. 9.

JOHNSON, Cpl. CHARLES, 4750510. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Charles and Eva Johnson, of Hull. V. B. 20.

JONES, L . Cpl. BRYN MYRDDIN, 2738087. 2nd Armd. Recce. Bn. Welsh Guards. 12th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Edward and Hannah Jones; husband of Lilian Adelene Jones. IV. A. 4.

JONES, L. Cpl. EVAN LEWIS, 2736407. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of John and Ellen Jones, of Gaerwen, Anglesey. IV. A. 14.

JONES, Pte. FRANK, 4041740. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 20th September, 1944. Age 47. Son of William and Georgina Jones, of Ironbridge, Shropshire. V. C. 5.

JONES, Fit. Sgt. (Air Gnr.) HUGH BRENTON, 1866363. R.A.F.(V.R.).51 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 18. Son of Frederick John and Dorothy Constance Jones, of Ilford, Essex. VI I I . B. 5.

JONES, L . Sjt. LLEWELLYN, 2736094. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of David Thomas Jones and Kate Jones, of Bangor, Caernarvonshire. IV. A. 9.

JORDAN, Tpr. RONALD HENRY, 7957901. 23rd Hussars, R.A.C. 10th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Joseph and Kate Jordan, of Bridlington, Yorkshire. I I . D. 2.

JOYNER, Fus. GEORGE ALBERT, 14287726. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. 11th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of William John and Ethel Joyner, of Liverpool. I . C. 10.

KEEL, Sgt. (Air Gnr.) ROYSTON ELVIN, 1809996. R.A.F.(V.R.). 218 Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Age 20. Son of Bertie Owen and Ellen Keel, of Felbridge, Surrey. VII . D . 17.

K E I T H , L . Cpl. THOMAS WILLIAM, 2659930. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of George Hubert and Emily Keith, of Ripley, Yorkshire; husband of Rosina Clara Keith. IV. B. 16.

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K E I T H , Sjt. WILLIAM JAMES, 2760927. 1st Bn. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regt.). 11th January, 1945. Age 32. Son of James and Margaret Anne Keith; husband of Elizabeth Cranston Keith, of Galashiels, Selkirkshire. VII I . D . 13.

KELLY, Fus. JAMES GEORGE, 2188627. 5th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 18th September, 1944. Age 28. I I I . A. 14.

KELWICK, L. Cpl. JAMES FREDERICK, 4749088. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 28th September, 1944. Age 25. V. C. 13.

KEMBERY, Pte. DONALD ARTHUR, 14708700. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 30th September, 1944. Age 18. V. C. 14.

K E M P , Cpl. STANLEY HERBERT, 932918. R.A.F. (V.R.). 2804 Sqdn., R.A.F. Regt. 29th December, 1944. Age 24. Son of George Dalziel Kemp and Emily Tomeina Kemp, of New Cross, London. VI I I . B. 12.

K E N D E R D I N E , L. Cpl. THOMAS, 4798291. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 37. Son of John and Gertrude Kenderdine; husband of Gladys Anne Kender-dine, of Darlaston, Staffordshire. V. A. 19.

K I D D , Cpl. CHRISTOPHER ALBERT, 6855847. 2nd Bn. The King's Royal Rifle Corps. 26th October, 1944. Age 22. Son of Edward and Lilian Kidd; husband of Vera Doris Kidd, of Bow, London. VI. D . 4.

KIDDIER, Pte. DENNIS GEORGE, 4868452. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of George Herbert and Margaret Alice Kiddier, of West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. I I . B. 13.

K I L L I N , Sjt. WILLIAM, 409330. The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), R.A.C. 6th September, 1944. Age 26. VII . A. 3.

KIRBY, L. Cpl. LESLIE, T/14319215. 171st Armd. Bde. Coy., R.A.S.C. 14th October, 1944. Age 20. Son of Walter and Doris Kirby, of Wesham, Lancashire. I. E. 2.

K I R K L A N D , Pte. ROBERT, 2051334. l/6th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. (West Surrey). 17th

November, 1944. Age 24. Son of Robert LEOPOLDSBURG Kirkland and of Mary Jane Kirkland {nee Priest); WAR husband of Christina Parkinson Kirkland {nee CEMETERY Lyons), of Ladywood, Birmingham. I I I . C. 20. BEL. 333.

K I T E , Flying Offr. (Pilot) GEORGE ROBERT GRAHAM, J/87906. R.C.A.F. 10 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 23rd September, 1944. Age 22. Son of George R. and Janette B. Kite, of Rapid City, Manitoba, Canada. VII . E. 19.

KURTZHALS, Pilot Offr. (Air Bomber) ALLAN EDWARD, J/94600. R.C.A.F. 434 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 24. Son of Alexander and Mabel Kurtzhals, of Salmo, British Columbia, Canada. VII I . B. 17.

LAKE, Tpr. ALBERT ALFRED, 14318830. The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, R.A.C. 11th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Albert and Alice Maud Lake, of Hillingdon Heath, Middle­sex. I I . C. 18.

LAKER, Pte. LESLIE, 14726447. 2nd Bn. The South Wales Borderers. 26th September, 1944. Age 18. I I . A. 20.

LANGLEY, Pte. HENRY, 13033867. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 13th October, 1944. Age 31. Son of Mr. and Mrs . Henry Langley; husband of Martha Velma Rose Langley, of Braintree, Essex. V. E. 10.

LANGLEY, L. Cpl. JAMES, 4038882. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 10th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of James and May Langley, of Stockport, Cheshire; husband of Fanny Langley, of Stock­port. I I . E. 13.

LASCELLES, Flying Offr. (Nav.) JOHN HENRY, 144444, D.F.M. R.A.F. (V.R.). 156 Sqdn. 3rd February, 1945. Age 33. Son of Edwin Thomas Lascelles and Madeline Eliza Lascelles; husband of Evelyn Martha Lascelles, of Brockley, London. VII . E. 3.

LAVING, Capt. LESLIE FREDERICK, 233304. 2nd Bn. The London Irish Rifles, The Royal Ulster Rifles. 19th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of John and Ellen Laving; husband of Janet Muriel Laving, of Stevenage, Hertfordshire. IV. D . 1.

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LEOPOLDSBURG LAW, W.O. I I . (C.S.M.) ALEXANDER, 2693634. WAR Mentioned in Despatches. Scots Guards. 12th CEMETERY September, 1944. Age 32. Son of Alexander BEL. 333. Watson Law and Marion Noble Law; husband

of Ada Laura Law, of Newmarket, Suffolk. VI. B. 2.

LAW, Pte. DENNIS ARTHUR, 14414636. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 6th October, 1944. Age 19. Son of Arthur and Lily Law, of Broughton Heath, Chester. V. E. 4.

LAWLEY, Tpr. CHRISTOPHER JAMES, 321239. 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, R.A.C. 10th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of James and Ellen Lawley, of Wolverhampton. VII . E. 8.

LAWRENCE, Lt . JOHN ASHTON, 232336. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 26th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Joseph Ashton Lawrence and Frances Muriel Lawrence, of Pinner, Middlesex; husband of Janet Hutton Lawrence. V. A. 13.

LAWRENCE, Rfn. TERENCE, 6847065. 2nd Bn. The King's Royal Rifle Corps. 6th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of Fred and Lizzie Florence Lawrence, of Hatch End, Middlesex. VII . D. 14.

LAWS, Pte. RAYMOND, 14391045, 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 20. IV. E. 10.

LAWTON, Pte. LAWRENCE, 14549159. R.A.M.C., attd. 9th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 18th September, 1944. Age 39. Son of Patrick and Elizabeth Lawton; husband of Ruth Lena Lawton, of Carshalton, Surrey. I I I . A. 7.

LAYCOCK, Pte. JOHN, 7371923. R.A.M.C., attd. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. IV. D. 4.

LAYTON, Pte. LEONARD, 5048092. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of John W. and Ada Layton, of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. IV. E. 17.

LEAVER, Tpr. MICHAEL CHARLES RITSON, 14656155. ' A ' Sqn. 44th Royal Tank Regt., R.A.C. 26th October, 1944. Age 19. Son of Walter George Leaver, and of Janet Isobel Leaver, of Brislington, Bristol. I I . D . 13.

LEE, Cpl. JAMES, 6850873. 2nd Bn. The Kings' Royal Rifle Corps. 19th October, 1944. Age 28. I I . D. 14.

LEE, Tpr . STANLEY, 7891396. 44th Royal Tank Regt., R.A.C. 26th October, 1944. Age 24. I I I . B. 12.

LEESE, Pilot Offr. (Air Bomber) WILLIAM HEWISON, J/92069. R.C.A.F. 10 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 20. Son of Robert Vernon Leese and Mary Adeline Leese, of Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. VIII . B. 10.

L E RUE, Lt. CYRIL JOHN, 158380. 102 Lt. A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. 24th October, 1944. V. A. 7.

L E V E T T , L. Cpl. ROY ERNEST, 14373056. 9th Bn. The Camerordans (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Ernest E. and Edith M . Levett, of Carlisle. VII . D . 16.

LEWIS, Pte. CYRIL DAVID, 4802429. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Violet May Lewis, and stepson of John William Munton, of Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. V. A. 5.

LEWIS, Fus. EDWARD, 14739149. 4th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 7th December, 1944. Age 19. Son of James and Ivy Lewis, of Pen-y-Cae, Denbighshire. I I I . D . 16.

LEWIS, Gdsmn. GORONWY, 2736702. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Thomas and Catherine Lewis, of Glasfryn, Denbighshire. IV. A. 17.

LEWIS, F/Sgt. NEVILLE ERNEST, 429464. R.A.A.F. 21st November, 1944. Age 20. Son of Ernest James Lewis and Ethel Lewis, of Selma Siding, Queensland, Australia. VII I . A. 11.

LISTER, Maj. HUGH EVELYN JACKSON, 102124, M.C. Welsh Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 43. Son of Lt.-Col. Arthur Hugh Lister and of Sybil Lister (nie Palgrave). B.A.(Cantab.); Clerk in Holy Orders. IV. A. 10.

LIVERSAGE, Pte. WILLIAM ARTHUR, 4199417. 8th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 10th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Samuel and Edith Liversage; husband of Kathleen Veronica Liversage, of Birkenhead. I I . B. 5.

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LLEWELYN, Pte. HARRY, 1537711. 1st Bn. The King's Own Scottish Borderers. 19th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Ann Llewelyn, of Resolven, Glamorgan. IV. C. 1.

LLOYD, Pte. FRANCIS DUNN, 13086185. Pioneer Corps. 13th October, 1944. Age 32. Son of David and Eliza Jane Lloyd; husband of Irene Louvain Lloyd, of Nantgarw, Glamorgan. I. E. 3.

LLOYD, Fus. JOHN, 4187349. 1st Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 15th May, 1940. VII . C. 7.

LLOYD, F/O. RICHARD OWEN, 401979. R.A.A.F. 3rd November, 1944. Age 21. Son of Robert Owen and Lorna Dorine Lloyd, of Hampton, Victoria, Australia. I I . D . 15.

LOCKWOOD, Sjt. ERNEST ALBERT, 4861935. Mentioned in Despatches. 1st Bn. The Leicester­shire Regt. 28th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Henson and Mabel Annie Lockwood; husband of Margaret Lockwood, of Lockerbie, Dumfries­shire. I I . B. 7.

Son of Thomas and Maria Loveday; husband of LEOPOLDSBURG Mary Rees Loveday, of Kenfig Hill, Glamorgan, WAR IV. C. 14. CEMETERY

LUCAS, Pte. STANLEY, 4753822. The Green Howards (Yorkshire Regt.), attd. 1st Bn. T h e South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 24. I I I . D . 4.

LUCK, Gnr. JOHN LIONEL, 1142693. 112 (The West Somerset Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th September, 1944. Age 38. Son of William Lenaan Luck and Annie Luck; husband of Ethel M. Luck, of Beckenham, Kent. I I I . B. 2.

LYONS, Pte. SIDNEY, 4923507. 4th Bn. The Dorsetshire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 35. Son of William and Amelia Lyons; husband of Hannah Lyons, of Ryecroft, Staffordshire. I . D. 17.

McANDREW, Pte. JOHN, 5049625. 13th (2/4th Bn. The South Lancashire Regt.) Bn. The Para­chute Regt., A.A.C. 4th January, 1945. Age 26. VI. E. 1.

L O F T H O U S E , Bdr. JOHN, 821625. 44 Bty., 13 Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 16th May, 1940. Age 28. Son of John and Ethel Lofthouse; husband of Phyllis Lofthouse, of Thames Ditton, Surrey. Sp. Mem. C. VII . C. 12.

L O F T U S , Sjt. RONALD BERNARD, 3772211. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Albert and Alice Loftus; husband of Daisy Ethel Loftus, of Whichford, Warwickshire. VII . D . 19.

LONDON, Lt. PETER MORRIS, 299299, M.B.E. The North Staffordshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. IV. E. 11.

L O N G , P/O. GORDON DAVID, 435171. R.A.A.F. 1st January, 1945. Age 19. Son of Percy Edward and Elva Jane May Long, of Hawthorne, Queens­land, Australia. Coll. grave VII I . C. 9-16.

L O N G H U R S T , Pte. RONALD ARTHUR, 14507683. 6th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Longhurst, of Swanscombe, Kent. IV. E. 12.

LOVEDAY, Gdsmn. EDWIN JOHN, 2735987. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 24.

MACARTHURTON, W.O. I I . (Armr. Q.M.S.) DONALD FRANK, 6348559. 811 Armd. Troops Workshops, R.E.M.E. 15th January, 1945. Age 28. VI. B. 19.

McCORMACK, Gdsmn. NICHOLAS JAMES, 2723725. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Nicholas and Kathleen McCormack, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. IV. C. 9.

MACDONALD, L. Cpl. DUNCAN, 1871171. 295 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 16th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of John Macdonald, and of Emily Macdonald, of Marton, Blackpool, Lan­cashire. VI. C. 18.

McEWEN, Rfn. THOMAS HENRY, 6923361. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. T h e Rifle Brigade. 9th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of William Thomas McEwen and Emily McEwen, of Bermondsey, London. IV. A. 1.

M A C F A D Y E N , Sgt. (Air Bomber) COLIN, 1550855. R.A.F, (V.R.). 44 (Rhodesia) Sqdn. 22nd May, 1944. Age 21. Son of Colin and Christina MacFadyen, of Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire. Coll. grave V. C. 1.

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LEOPOLDSBURG McGARRITY, Maj. JOHN KENNETH, 270441. WAR The South Staffordshire Regt., attd. 2nd Bn. The CEMETERY Monmouthshire Regt. 7th August, 1945. Age 30. BEL. 333. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick George McGarrity;

husband of Rose McGarrity, of York. I . C. 4.

M c G O L D R I C K , Pte. MICHAEL RAYMOND, 3322485. Ist Bn. The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regt.). 6th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Andrew and Mary McGoldrick; husband of Gladys McGoldrick, of Dodworth, Yorkshire. VII I . D . 10.

M c I N T O S H , Sgt. (Air Gnr.) JAMES KERR MURDOCH, 3020834. R.A.F. (V.R.). 625 Sqdn. 3rd April, 1945. Age 19. Son of James and Elizabeth Fell Mcintosh, of St. Boswells, Rox­burghshire. I. B. 8.

M c I N T O S H , Dvr. WILLIAM, T/14427070. 117 Corps Troops Comp. Coy., R.A.S.C. 1st Decem­ber, 1944. Age 19. Son of Robert L . and Agnes Mcintosh, of Kirkcaldy, Fife. I. A. 8.

McINTYRE, Gdsmn. SIDNEY CHARLES, 2736310. 2nd Bn. Welsh Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 29. Son of John and Agnes Mclntyre, of Cardiff; husband of Nellie Mclntyre, of Cardiff. IV. A. 13.

McKELVEY, Cpl. ROBERT FRANK CHARLES, 10553755, B.E.M. H.Q. 910 Recovery Coy., R.E.M.E. 12th March, 1945. Age 22. Son of the Revd. Charles Samuel McKelvey and Daisy Pricilla Maud McKelvey, of Woodford Green, Essex. I. C. 15.

MACKENZIE, Gnr. KENNETH ARTHUR, 1700581. 68 Lt. A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. 7th September, 1944. Age 34. Son of Frederick Arthur James Mackenzie and Eliza Mackenzie, of Beckenham, Kent. VII . D. 3.

McKIBBIN, L. Sjt. WILLIAM JOHN, 2720351. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 19th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Langtry and Agnes McKibbin; husband of Sarah J. McKibbin, of Waterside, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland. VI. E. 13.

M A C K I N T O S H , Gnr. GEORGE, 5624583. 86 (5th Bn. The Devonshire Regt.) Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 26th October, 1944. Age 26. Joint grave I I I . E. 16.

McLEAN, Spr. BERNARD MOAN, B/29625. Royal Canadian Engineers. 12th January, 1945. VI. A. 5.

MACLEAN, F/Lt . MALCOLM HAMILTON MURRAY, 414311, D.F.C. R.A.A.F. 5th March, 1945. Age 27. Son of Hector Albert and Flora Maclean; husband of Sarah Beverley Maclean, of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. VI . D . 18.

M A C L E O D , Flying Offr. (Pilot) GEORGE DEWAR, J/22008. R.C.A.F. 21 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 29th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of L. George and Marion L. MacLeod, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. B.Com. (Dalhousie University). VI . E. 2.

McLEOD, Pilot Offr. (Air Gnr.) JOHN WILLIAM, J/95353. R.C.A.F. 115 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Coll. grave VII I . C. 9-16.

MACLEOD, Gdsmn. WILLIAM SINCLAIR, 2701907. Scots Guards, attd. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Donald and Margaret Sutherland Macleod, of Sandside, Caithness-shire. I I . E. 20.

McMEAKIN, Sjt. WILLIAM ERNEST, 409435. l/4th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 5th October, 1944. Age 29. Son of Joseph and Lucy Hanah McMeakin, of Bootle, Liverpool; husband of Beatrice Maud McMeakin, of Bootle. VI I . C. 20.

McMICHAEL, L . Sjt. DANIEL, 7009901. 2nd Bn. T h e Royal Ulster Rifles. 26th September, 1944. Age 34. Son of Alfred and Mary McMichael, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. V. C. 2.

MALONEY, Sjt. MICHAEL, 13010521. 327 Coy., Pioneer Corps. 18th October, 1944. Age 49. I. B. 5.

MALSOM, L. Sjt. ALBERT EDWIN, 882914. 21 Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 14th September, 1944. Age 40. Son of William Adam Malsom and of Margaret Patricia Malsom, of Moordown, Bournemouth, Hampshire; husband of Lilian Violet Malsom, of Bournemouth. I I I . E. 19.

M A R K S , L. Cpl. ERIC, 4036688. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 9th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Alfred and Florence Marks, of Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent. V. D . 15.

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MARRINER, Gnr. EDWARD A. 1474871. 71 Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 23rd November, 1944. Age 22. Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Marriner, of Little Oakley, Essex. I I I . C. 1.

MARSH, Spr. ROBERT WILLIAM, 1885666. 14 Field Sqn., Royal Engineers. 19th November, 1944. Age 39. Son of William and Kate Jane Marsh; husband of Jane Marsh, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. VI . B. 15.

MARSHALL, Pte. ROBERT, 4453390. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 19. Son of John and Mary Marshall, of Felling, Co. Durham. VII . B. 3.

MARSTON, Sjt. ARTHUR JAMES, 2320280. Royal Corps of Signals, Guards Armd. Div. Sigs. 11th September, 1944. Age 34. Son of Sam and Lizzie Marston; husband of Florrie Marston, of Hove, Sussex. IV. A. 19.

MARTIN, Sjt. WILFRED, 2655296. 49th Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 4th October, 1944. I I . C. 2.

MARTIN, Dvr. WILLIAM FLINT, T/10674597. R.A.S.C. 10th December, 1944. Age 44. Son of Neil and Marion D . F . Martin, of Bo'ness, West Lothian. VI. C. 6.

MARWOOD, Tpr. JOHN STOVES, 7928523. 'A' Sqn., 23rd Hussars, R.A.C. 10th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Denis and Jane Marwood, of Seaham, Co. Durham. IV. B. 19.

MASON, Flying Offr. (Air Gnr.) FRANK ARTHUR, 143659. R.A.F. (V.R.). 223 Sqdn. 14th January, 1945. Age 22. Son of Henry John Mason and of Mabel Beatrice Mason {nee Knowles), of Morden, Surrey. Coll. grave IV. D . 9-12.

MASON, Rfn. GEORGE BENJAMEN, 6206395. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 10th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Edwin John Joseph and Minnie Mason; husband of Kathleen Ivy Mason, of Gosport, Hampshire. V. D . 14.

MATHISON, Pilot Offr. (Air Gnr.) EARL DONALD, J/90601. R.C.A.F. 115 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Age 27. Son of Donald Covert Mathison and Erma Beatrice Mathison, of Bounty, Saskatchewan, Canada. Coll. grave VII I . C. 9-16.

M A T T H E W S , Sgt. (Air Gnr.) KENNETH FORSHAW, LEOPOLDSBURG 1065498. R.A.F. (V.R.). 10 Sqdn. 18th Decern- WAR ber, 1944. Age 23. Son of Samuel and Maggie CEMETERY Matthews, of Wigan, Lancashire. VII I . B. 8. BEL. 333.

MATHEWS, Dvr. RICHARD, T/1467057. R.A.S.C., attd. 39th Inf. Div. 19th September, 1944. Age 26. I . D. 20.

MAWSON, Sgt. (Air Gnr.) WILLIAM ERNEST, 2210542. R.A.F. (V.R.) 10 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. VIII . A. 20.

M E D D I N G S , Gnr. JOHN HENRY, 999155. 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 10th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Leonard and Helen Meddings; husband of Marjorie Alice Meddings, of Wandsworth, London. I I . C. 17.

MEER, Pte. FREDERICK, 14439308. 7th Bn. T h e Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 30th September, 1944. Age 18. Son of Frederick and Rosina Meer, of Radford, Nottingham. V. C. 12.

MEESE, Gdsmn. EDWIN VINCENT, 2733782. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 7th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of Joseph Haywood Meese and Rachel Florence Meese, of Newport, Mon­mouthshire; husband of Dacia M. Meese, of Newport. V. D . 13.

MESSENGER, Pte. GEORGE, 14613865. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 39. Son of George and Emily Martha Messenger, of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire; hus­band of Nellie Florence Messenger, of Aylesbury. IL B. 16.

METCALF, Pte. EDWARD BRIAN, 14426758. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Harry and Gertrude Lilian Metcalf, of Leicester. I I . A. 1.

MICHEL SON, Pte. FRANK WOLFGANG, 5962097. l/6th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. (West Surrey). 16th November, 1944. Age 20. Son of Curt and Friedl Michelson, of Wimbledon, Surrey. I I I . E. 1.

M I D D L E M I S T , Rfn. GEORGE, 3657817. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Ralph and Mary Jane Middlemist; husband of Alice Middlemist, of Leathley, Yorkshire. VII . D . 7.

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LEOPOLDSBURG MILLER, Pte. ERNEST ARTHUR, 14648427. 5th Bn. WAR The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regt.), 15th CEMETERY November, 1944. Age 19. Son of Ernest George BEL. 333. and Edith Dorothy Miller, of Chingford, Essex.

I I I . C. 12.

M I L L S , Sqdn. Ldr. (Pilot) ANTHONY ALAN FRANK, 118465. R.A.F. (V.R.). 115 Sqdn. Ist January, 1945. Coll. grave VII I . C. 9-16.

M I L N E , Tpr . JAMES, 7894500. H . Q. Sqn., 2nd The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, R.A.C. l l t h September, 1944. Age 28. Son of James and Agnes Anderson Milne, of Dundee. I . D. 18.

M I L N E , Pilot Offr. JOHN JOSEPH, J/89413. R.C.A.F. 207 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 12th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of James and Elizabeth Milne; husband of Edna Theresa Milne, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. VII . E. 17.

M I L U M , Lt . LEO PARTON, 251156. 408 Bty., 123 (6th Bn. The City of London Regt.) Lt . A. A. Regt., Royal Artillery. 24th September, 1944. Age 33. Son of the Revd. Dr. John Parton Milum and Annie Ellen Milum, of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex; husband of Beatrice Milum. B.A., B.Sc.(Lond.). I . E. 13.

M I N T R A M , Tpr . ROONEY CHARLES, 5509313. 147th (10th Bn. The Hampshire Regt.) Regt., R.A.C. 22nd October, 1944. Age 30. VII. C. 18.

M I T C H E L L , L. Cpl. CHARLES SAMUEL, 14625438. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 19. I I . B. 11.

M I T C H E L L , C.Q.M.S. HENRY WILLIAM C , 4340876. 9th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 13th September, 1944. Age 33. Son of Joseph Henry and Ethel Mitchell; husband of Ena Gladys Mitchell, of Kingsley, Hampshire. VI. C. 13.

M O F F A T T , Sjt. ERIC, 2656810. 1st Bn. Cold­stream Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Walter and Violet Moffatt; husband of Ellen Moffatt, of Knap Hill, Surrey. IV. A. 3.

MOGEY, Gdsmn. JAMES, 2718447. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mogey; husband of Alma Dorothy Mary Mogey, of West Harrow, Middlesex. V. D . 10.

M O N K , L. Cpl. GEORGE, 2722225. Corps of Military Police. 12th September, 1944. Age 32. Son of Frederick J. and Mary E. Monk, of Fazakerley, Liverpool. IV. A. 18.

M O N T G O M E R Y , Bdr. JOHN, 6896556. Royal Artillery. 18th November, 1944. Age 22. Son of J. and Emma Alice Maud Montgomery, of Holborn, London. I. A. 5.

MOONEY, Flying Offr. (Fit. Engr.) LAURENCE, 53786, D.F.M. R.A.F. (V.R.). 156 Sqdn. 3rd February, 1945. I. B. 11.

MOORBY, Pte. KENNETH, 3598260. 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. 7th September, 1944. Age 24. VI. A. 15.

MORGAN, Pte. FREDERICK THOMAS, 7962991. l/4th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 1st October, 1944. Age 20. V. A. 15.

MORGAN, 2/Lt. JOHN, 315230. The Royal Irish Fusiliers. 19th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Patrick F . and Anne Morgan, of Liverpool. IV. D. 2.

MORLEY, L. Cpl. JAMES PATRICK, 2664222. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Walter and Mary Morley, of Westgate, Bradford, Yorkshire. IV. B. 17.

MORRELL, Pte. JOSEPH WILLIAM, 14556232. 9th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 28th January, 1945. Age 19. Son of Claude and Dora Violet Morrell, of Woolsthorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire. VI . B. 20.

MORRIS, Gdsmn. ARCHIE, 2662244. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 3rd October, 1944. Age 31. VI. C. 10.

MORRIS, Gdsmn. RICHARD JOHN, 2736256. 2nd Bn. Welsh Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Richard and Ellen Elizabeth Morris, of Cathays, Cardiff; husband of D . Morris, of Clevedon, Somerset. IV. C. 15.

MORRISON, Sgt. DONALD, 1569430. R.A.F. (V.R.). 625 Sqdn. 3rd April, 1945. Age 33. Husband of Mary Morrison, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. I . B. 1.

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MOSS, Gnr. LEONARD LESLIE, 1461245. 5 Regt., Royal Horse Artillery. 14th November, 1944. Age 19. I I I . E. 14.

MOSS, W.O. I I . (C.S.M.) PERCIVAL JOHN, 3383809. 13th (2/4th Bn. The South Lancashire Regt.) Bn. The Parachute Regt., A.A.C. 4th January, 1945. Age 29. VI. E. 4.

MOTLEY, L. Sjt. FRANK, 4802966. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 35. Husband of J. Motley, of Moulton Marsh, LmcoMshire. IV. E. 15.

M O U N T A I N , Dvr. DONALD, T/259460. R.A.S.C. 14th December, 1944. Age 23. Son of Stanley Francis and Clara Annie Mountain, of Overton, Yorkshire. I. A. 10.

MOXLEY, Pilot Offr. (Air Gnr.) WILBUR LEE, J/90227. R.C.A.F, 207 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 12th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Lee Nathaniel and Edna Catherine Moxley, of Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. VII . E. 16.

MUIR, Pte. THOMAS, 3192054. 2nd Bn. The East Yorkshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of David Archibald and Agnes Hamilton Muir, of Paisley, Renfrewshire; husband of Mary Patricia Muir, of Paisley. IV. E, 20.

M U N R O , Rfn. JOHN, 14709237. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 31. VII . D . 2.

MUNRO, Tpr. RODERICK (RONNIE), 14226495. 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, R.A.C. 10th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Roderick and Margaret Munro, of Glasgow. VII . E. 7.

MURDOCH, Spr. EDWARD, 14213393. 69 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 24th October, 1944. Age 21. Son of John and Elizabeth Murdoch, of Larkhall, Lanarkshire. I . E. 7.

MYALL, Gnr. CHARLES WILLIAM GEORGE, 6142584. 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Charles William and Edith Isabel Myall, of Wimbledon, Surrey. VI . E. 15.

MYLES, Tpr. JOHN ANTHONY, 3966775. 53rd Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 7th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of John and Ann Myles, of Crosby, Liverpool. VII . A. 8.

MYLIE, Tpr . HENRY JAMES, 3713146. The Royal LEOPOLDSBURG Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), R.A.C. 6th Septem- WAR ber, 1944. VI. A. 12. CEMETERY

BEL. 333. NEED, Pte. JOSEPH THOMAS, 952885. 2nd Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 21st September, 1944. Age 28. Husband of Mary Need, of West Appledore, Bideford, Devon. V. A. 1.

NICHOLLS Pte. LEONARD, 14332447. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Joseph William and Florence Nicholls, of Knowle, Bristol. I I I . D . 6.

N I C K E L L S , Tpr. HAROLD JOHN, 5050430. " C " Sqn., 49th Regt , Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 16th October, 1944. Age 23. Son of Frederick Nickells, and of Ada Annie Nickells, of Bonehill, Staffordshire. I I . C. 5.

NIXON, Pte. RALPH DENNIS, 5057873. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt., 7th October, 1944. Age 21. Son of Ralph Dayson Nixon and Catherine Nixon, of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. IL D. 12.

NOBLE, Pte. ARTHUR ERIC, 4350070. l/4th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 5th October, 1944. VII . C. 19.

NORTON, Pte. CHARLES EVERARD, 5050975. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of Frank and Ethel Norton, of Ashover, Derbyshire. IV. E. 9.

N U T T A L L , L. Cpl. ROBERT WHITTAKER, 4463257. 9th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 16th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Whittaker and Lily Nuttall, of Gateshead, Co. Durham. I I I . A. 5.

OAKLEY, Gdsmn. BERNARD RICHARD, 2736185. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards, 7th September, 1944. Age 29. Son of Alfred and Clara Oakley, of Gornal Wood, Dudley, Worcestershire. I . C. 12.

O'BRIEN, Gnr. JOHN, 1079369. 86 (5th Bn. The Devonshire Regt.) Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 26th October, 1944. Age 32. Joint p a v e I I I . E. 16.

O'CONNOR, L. Cpl. EDWARD PATRICK, 2722947. 2nd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 23. I . D . 13.

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LEOPOLDSBURG ODDY, L. Cpl. ANGUS, 4748833. The Hallam-WAR shire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th CEMETERY September, 1944. Age 25. Son of Edward Oddy, BEL. 333. and of Emma Oddy, of Birkenshaw, Yorkshire.

VI . D . 12.

O'HAGAN, Rfh. HUGH, 14709158. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th Sep­tember, 1944. Age 20. Son of Hugh and Elizabeth O'Hagan, of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. VII . D. 1.

O'HALLORAN, Pte. JOHN JOSEPH, 6979979. 1st Bn. The Royal Berkshire Regt. 15th May, 1940. Age 21. Son of James and Hannah O'Halloran, of Waterford, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. VII . B. 20.

OLAFSEN, Wt. Offr. I I . (Air Gnr.) CORDON WILLIAM, R/192540. R.C.A.F. 434 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 22. Son of Guttorm and Barbara Olafsen, of Steveston, British Columbia, Canada. VII I . B. 16.

O L D F I E L D , Pte. JOHN, 4399527. 7th Bn. The Green Howards (Yorkshire Regt.). 13th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Henry and Mary Ann Oldfield, of Malin Bridge, Sheffield. VI. C. 7.

ORMONDROYD, Pte. HUBERT, 4350072. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 33. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ormondroyd, of Wyke, Bradford, Yorkshire; husband of Evelyn Ormondroyd, of Wyke. I I I . D. 8.

OSBORNE, Cpl. CHARLES RICHARD, 6917930. 1st Bn, The Rifle Brigade. 20th September, 1944. Age 29. Son of Jesse and Mary Osborne; husband of Blanche B. Osborne, of Chessington, Surrey. VI. D . 11.

OSBORNE, Lt . GEORGE SNOWDEN, 311270, M.M. Mentioned in Despatches. 44th Royal Tank Regt., R.A.C. 7th September, 1944. Age 36. Husband of Edith Irene Osborne, of Ushaw Moor, Co. Durham. VI. A. 16.

OVEREND, Cpl. SAMUEL, 13068520. Pioneer Corps. 1st January, 1945. Age 32. Son of Elizabeth Overend, of Liverpool; husband of Annie Maud Overend, of Liverpool. I. A. 14.

OWEN, Sjt. FRANCIS ENGLAND, T/5618131. 1680 Artillery Platoon, R.A.S.C. 10th September,

1944. Age 30. Son of Francis England Owen and Isabel Belinda Owen, of Combe Martin, Devon. IV. B. 1.

OWEN, Gnr. LESLIE EDWARD, 14594627. 107 (The South Notts. Hussars) Medium Regt., Royal Artillery. 20th December, 1944. Age 19. VI. B. 5.

OWENS, Gnr. EDWIN, 14513647. 20 Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 20th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of David and Maria E. Owens, of Holyhead, Anglesey. I. E. 9.

P A L L E T T , Gdsmn. BERTIE EDGAR, 2698774. Scots Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 24. Husband of Francis Pallett, of Enfield Highway, Middlesex. II, E. 15.

PALMER, F/O. GEOFFREY ROBERT, 415820. R.A.A.F, 14th January, 1945. Age 22. Son of Cecil George and Valentine Grant Palmer, of Claremont, Western Australia. I. B, 14.

PALMER, Pte. WILLIAM MAX, 4868296. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. I I . B. 14.

P A R F I T T , Gdsmn. CLEMENT RONALD, 5683025. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Arthur G. and Nellie Parfitt, of Timsbury, Somerset. IV. B. 11.

PARKER, Pte. CHRISTOPHER, 4699123. 2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. 23rd November, 1944. Age 21. I I I . C. 8.

PARR, Tpr. STANLEY GRANVILLE ALFRED, 7945355. 147th (10th Bn. T h e Hampshire Regt.) Regt., R.A.C. 22nd October, 1944. Age 23. Son of William Rowe Parr and Louise Parr, of St. Helens, Lancashire. VII . C. 16.

PARROTT, Fit. Lieut. (Pilot) JAMES MURRAY, J/21253. R.C.A.F. 434 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. VIII . B. 15.

PARRY, Gnr. LESLIE JOHN, 14290685. 368 Bty. 113 (2/5th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry). Lt. A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. 14th September, 1944. Age 34. Son of William George and Ellen Georgina Parry; husband of Winifred Catherine Parry, of Camberwell, London. I I I . A. 19.

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PARTNER, Pte. KENNETH, 14683272. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 19. Son of Walter Edwin and Rosina Clarice Partner, of Ibstock, Leicestershire. V. E. 1.

P A T T O N , Pte. JAMES WILLIAM, 4445266. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 10th May/4th June, 1940. Age 31. Son of John Robert and Isabella Patton; husband of Jessie Mary Patton, of Derby. VII . C. 11.

PEACOCK, Dvr. ERNEST, 14533507. Royal Corps of Signals, 14 Air Formation Sigs. 5th November, 1944. Age 32. Son of George Osmun Peacock and Bertha Peacock, of Cridling Stubbs, Yorkshire. VII I . B. 20.

PEARCE, Flying Officer (Nav.) SAMUEL HENRY JAMES, J/27505. R.C.A.F. 434 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 28. Son of Frank Harold and Margaret Wilson Pearce, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; husband of Mary Elizabeth A. Pearce, of Red Deer, Alberta. VII I . B. 18.

PEARCE, Capt. WILFRED ARTHUR, CDN/495 Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, attd. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 36. Son of Fred Stanley Pearce and Emily Louise Pearce; husband of Mary Pearce, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. VI. D . 14.

PEARSON, Tpr. ARNOLD, 323668. Royal Armoured Corps, H.Q. Sqn., 8th Armd. Bde. 9th November, 1944. Age 27. Son of Bert Pearson, and of Edith Tones Pearson, of Richmond, Surrey. I . D . 19.

PEART, Pte. ARTHUR PATRICK, 407885. Pioneer Corps. 8th February, 1945. Age 29. Son of Arthur and Clara Peart, of York; husband of Lilian Isobel Peart, of York. I I . E. 3.

P E C K E T T , Sgt. (Fit. Engr.) LESLIE, 1615706. R.A.F. (V.R.). 218 Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Age 21. Son of Dorothy Peckett, and stepson of Leslie Chamberlain, of Winfarthing, Norfolk. Joint grave VIII . D . 19-20.

PEEL, Maj . DAVID ARTHUR, 132247, M.C. Irish Guards. 12th September, 1944. Age 33. Son of the Revd. the Hon. Maurice Berkeley Peel, M.C. and Bar, B.A., Chaplain to the Forces, and

the Hon. Mrs. Peel (nee Alington), of Tamworth, LEOPOLDSBURG Staffordshire; husband of the Hon. Sara Peel WAR (nee Vanneck), of Neatishead, Norfolk. B.A. CEMETERY (Oxon.). VI. C. 3. BEL. 333.

PEGG, Gdsmn. THOMAS, 2723224. 2nd Bn, Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Harry Patrick and Ethel Beatrice Pegg, of Hightown, Salford, Lancashire. I . D . 14.

P E N N I N G T O N , Pte. ROY, 14715474. T h e Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 18. Son of William George and Lillian Pennington, of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. V. B. 18.

PHILLIPS , Gdsmn. IDRIS SEFTON, 2738729. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Arthur and Amelia Phillips, of Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire. IV. A. 5.

PICTON, Cpl. FREDERICK HENRY, 5989738. 7th Bn. The Somerset Light Infantry. 19th September, 1944. Age 29. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Picton; husband of Laura Picton, of Enfield Highway, Middlesex. I. E. 16.

PINNY, Fit. Lieut. (Pilot) JOHN ANTHONY HURST, 129145, Military Cross (Czechoslovakia). R.A.F. (V.R.). 313 (Czech) Sqdn. 1st February, 1945. Age 24. Son of Horace George and Nellie Maud Pinny, of Wootton, Northamptonshire. I. B. 13.

PLANT, L. Cpl. ERIC GEORGE, 4911041. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th Septem­ber, 1944. Age 36. VII . D . 5.

PLOWS, Gdsmn. HARRY, 2659162. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Harry and Blanche E. Plows, of Moor Ends, Doncaster, Yorkshire. IV. B. 12.

POCOCK, Pte. HERBERT WILLIAM, 5344083. 5th Bn. The Wiltshire Regt. 2nd October, 1944. Age 24. Son of Frederick Charles and Rose Winnie Pocock, of West Ashling, Sussex. VI. C. 12.

PORTER, Sjt. HAROLD, 859458. 112 (The West Somerset Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th September, 1944. Age 34. Son of Harold and Daisy Porter; husband of Florrie Porter, of Swindon, Wiltshire. I I I . A. 18.

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LEOPOLDSBURG PORTER, W/O. WILLIAM ALFRED, 427544 WAR R.A.A.F. 21st November, 1944. Age 32. Son CEMETERY of William Dagger Porter and Florence Lillian BEL. 333. Porter; husband of Juanita May Porter, of

Victoria Park, Western Australia. VII I . A. 10.

POTTER, Gdsmn. RONALD FRANK, 2618224. 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Frank and Annie Potter, of Birmingham; husband of Winifred Agnes Potter, of Great Barr, Bkmingham. I. A. 18.

POWER, Rm. NICHOLAS, 14709162. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Power, of Pitlochry, Perthshire. VII . D . 10.

PREECE, Spr. DENNIS GEORGE, 14363442. 249 (Airborne) Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 26th December, 1944. Age 20. VI I I . B. 13.

PRENDERGAST, Sjt. JOHN, 2719534. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 27. I. D . 5.

PRENTICE, L . Cpl. THOMAS, 14226531. 7th Bn. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regt.). 29th December, 1944. Age 21. VII I . C. 20.

PRESTON, Pte. HERBERT, 4744722. The Hallam­shire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 32. Son of Herbert and Annie Preston; husband of Florence May Preston, of Leeds, Yorkshire. I I . A. 15.

PRESTON, Pte. SYDNEY, 4868474. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 23. I I . A. 6.

P R O U D F O O T , Pte. JOSEPH, 3197761. 4th Bn. The King's Own Scottish Borderers. 31st January, 1945. Age 22. Son of Joseph and Jeanie Proudfoot, of Dunragit, Wigtownshire. VI. A. 6.

PRUDENCE, Rfn. RONALD WILLIAM, 14499555. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 10th September, 1944. Age 18 Son of Harold Arthur and Lilian May Prudence, of Barnsbury, London. V. D . 19.

P U G H , Pte. CHARLES EDWARD, 4034442. The Durham Light Infantry. 13th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Charles Edward and Lena Pugh; husband of Marjorie Pugh, of Iscoyd, Flmtshrre. VI. E. 19.

P U G H , Gdsmn. GEORGE, 2733742. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Alfred and Jessie Pugh, of Llangattock, Monmouthshire. IV. A. 8.

P U G M I R E , Pte. JOHN JEFFERSON, 4444050. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 34. VII . B. 5.

PUGSLEY, Gdsmn. EDWARD JOHN, 2734571. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of William Emrys Pugsley and Susanna Pugsley; husband of Mary Ann Pugsley, of Trealaw, Glamorgan. I I I . A. 9.

PULBROOK, Pte. THOMAS RICHARD, 7640195. R.A.O.C. 24th October, 1944. Age 26. Son of Thomas and Catherine Pulbrook, of Clerkenwell, London. I I . D . 10.

PYE, L. Cpl. ARTHUR NEVILLE, 11002343. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 23. Son of Albert and Florence Minnie Pye, of Withington, Manchester. V. E. 2.

PYRAH, L . Cpl. ALBERT EDWARD, 7368266. 4th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 7th Decem­ber, 1944. Age 25. Son of Timothy and Jessie Pyrah, of Halton Moor, Leeds, Yorkshire. I I I . D . 17.

QUESKEY, Lt. DAVID DENIS, 295870. 7th Bn. The East Yorkshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Nehemiah John and Leah Queskey, of Hull. V. A. 4.

QUINCEY, Pte. ERIC LEIGH, 2050972. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 29th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Quincey, of Lincoln. V. C. 3.

RALPH, Wt. Offr. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) ROBERT EDWARD, 934263. R.A.F. (V.R.). 223 Sqdn. 14th January, 1945. Age 24. Son of William Edward and Agnes May Ralph, of Garlinge, Margate. IV. D . 5.

RATCLIFFE, L. Sjt. JOSEPH HENRY, 2720304. Mentioned in Despatches. 2nd Bn. Irish Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Harry and Florence Ratcliffe, of Runcorn, Cheshire; husband of Muriel Ratcliffe, of Weston, Runcorn. IV. C. 10.

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RAWLENCE, Cap t EDWARD ERNEST, 219069. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of George Norman and Sarah Margaret Fitzgerald Rawlence, of Bemerton, Salisbury. I . D. 6.

READ, Sjt. SIDNEY GEORGE, 6916245. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 10th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Sidney and Margaret Read, of Rotherhithe, London; husband of Ivy Naomi Read, of Rother­hithe. V. D . 17.

REASON, W.O. I I . (Drill Sjt.) SYDNEY GEORGE ERIC, 2653255. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 37. Son of Sydney and Charlotte Reason; husband of Hilda Reason, of Brookwood, Surrey. IV. E. 2.

REAUME, Flying Offr. (Air Bomber) LOUIS JOSEPH, J/35091. R.C.A.F. 408 Sqdn. 2nd November, 1944. VI I I . A. 3.

REID, L. Cpl. SIDNEY, 2721583. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 16th September, 1944. Age 26. Son of William and Mary Jane Reid; husband of Queenie Reid, of Watford, Hertfordshire. I I I . A. 10.

REYNARD, Pte. WILLIAM, 4546579. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 5th October, 1944. Age 20. Son of George and Ethel Reynard, of Bradford, Yorkshire; husband of Mary Reynard, of Bradford. V. A. 10.

RICHARDSON, L. Sjt. CYRIL JOSEPH, 2720044. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 18th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Gertrude Richardson, of Liver­pool; husband of Edna Richardson, of Wavertree, Liverpool. VI . C. 2.

RICHARDSON, Cpl. ROBERT HENRY, 4455720. 2nd Bn. The East Yorkshire Regt. 21st Septem­ber, 1944. Age 26. Son of James and Susan Richardson, of Medomsley, Co. Durham. IV. C. 5.

R I C K W O O D , Gnr. CHARLES BENNETT, 6012848. 94 Lt. A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th Septem­ber, 1944. Age 22. VI. E. 14.

RIGBY, Gdsmn. WALTER, 2622181. 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Walter and Florence Rigby, of Preston, Lancashire. I I I . B. 16.

ROBERTS, Sjt. ALFRED, 3774602. 75 Anti-Tank LEOPOLDSBURG Regt., Royal Artillery. 22nd September, 1944. WAR Age 25. Son of William James Roberts and CEMETERY Amy Gertrude Roberts, of Everton, Lancashire, BEL. 333. V. B. 9.

ROBERTS, Sgt. EDWIN GEORGE, 563483. R.A.F. 15 Sqdn. 12th May, 1940. Age 26. Son of Edwin Frank and Florence Roberts, of Christ-church, Hampshire; husband of Eva Ellen Roberts. VII . A. 13.

ROBERTS, Pte. FRANCIS WILLIAM, 6106003. l/6th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. (West Surrey). 13th November, 1944. Age 24. Son of Francis Henry and Sarah Annie Roberts, of Bromley, Kent. I I I . E. 3.

ROBERTS, Rfn. WILLIAM CHARLES, 6851507. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 8th September, 1944. Age 32. Son of Alexander Charles and Harriet Jane Roberts; husband of Violet Edith Roberts, of Abbey Wood, Kent. VI. D . 17.

ROBINSON, Pte. ARTHUR ALFRED, 4035987. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 9th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of A. A. and Annie Robinson, of Dudley, Worcestershire. V. E. 20.

ROBINSON, Pte. ARTHUR JOHN, 14513881. 1st Bn. The Suffolk Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Florance Hannah Robinson, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire; grandson of Mr. A. J. Robinson, of Swan Village, West Bromwich. V. B. 11.

ROBINSON, Gnr. GEORGE, 1130245. 84 Medium Regt., Royal Artillery. 12th September, 1944. Age 40. Son of George Charles and Sarah Robinson, of Northampton; husband of Margaret Jessie Dora Robinson, of Northampton. I I I . D . 9.

ROBSON, Tpr. ALFRED ERNEST, 408200. 15th/ 19th The King's Royal Hussars, R.A.C. 10th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of John and Agnes Robson, of Fulwell, Sunderland, Co. Durham; husband of Edna May Robson, of Southwick, Sunderland. VII . E. 6.

ROGERS, Pte. JOHN, 5050193. 2nd Bn. T h e Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 32. Son of James and Margaret Rogers, of Burton-on-Trent. IV. E. 16.

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LEOPOLDSBURG ROGERSON, L. Cpl. ARTHUR, 2932601. Ist WAR Special Air Service Regt., A.A.C. 14th November, CEMETERY 1944. Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. BEL. 333. Rogerson, of Liverpool. I . D. 16.

ROL L INSON, Sjt. TOM VERNON, 2653845. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 36. Son of Charles George and Emily Rollinson; husband of Doris Hilda Rollinson, of Uckfield, Sussex. IV. E. 3.

R O T H W E L L , Tpr. JAMES, 3457622. 44th Royal Tank Regt., R.A.C. 6th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Fred and Isabella Rothwell; husband of Edith May Rothwell, of Pendlebury, Lancashire. VII . A. 6.

SABIN, Sjt. FRANK, 5258441. Mentioned in Despatches. 1st Bn. The Worcestershire Regt. 25th November, 1944. Age 24. Son of Arthur and Alice Sabin, of Redditch, Worcestershire. VI. B. 7.

SALTER, Craftsman SAMUEL JOHN, 10534442. R.E.M.E. 16th September, 1944. Age 29. VI. E. 12.

SALTMARSH, Gnr. CHRISTOPHER EDWARD, 977733. 147 (The Essex Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 23rd January, 1945. Age 29. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Saltmarsh; husband of Pamela D . Saltmarsh, of Galleywood, Essex. VI. B. 16.

SAUNDERS, Fit. Sgt. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) ALEXANDER GRAY THOMAS, 1117296. R.A.F. (V.R.) 10 Sqdn. 23rd September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Thomas T . and Jemima Saunders, of Baillieston, Lanarkshire. VII . E. 20.

SAUNDERS, Pte. STANLEY FRANCIS JAMES, 5677279. 7th Bn. The Somerset Light Infantry. 19th September, 1944. Age 29. Son of James and Alice May Saunders; husband of Kathleen Doris Saunders, of Butler's Cross, Buckingham-shire. V. B. 3.

SCHOFIELD, Spr. ANTONY FRANCIS, 14602737. 4 Field Sqn., Royal Engineers. 6th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of George Francis Schofield and of Mary Ellen Schofield (nee Bolton), of Prestwich, Lancashire. VI. E. 8.

SCHOFIELD, Gnr. HAROLD, 14339813. 147 (The Essex Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 13th September, 1944. Age 35. Husband of Kathleen Schofield, of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire. VI. C. 8.

SCUDAMORE, Tpr . JOHN LLEWELYN, 14222684. " B " Sqn. 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, R.A.C. 10th September, 1944. Age 20. Son of Kenneth S. and Margaret C. Scudamore, of Fleur-de-Lis, Monmouthshire. VII . E. 9.

SCURRAH, Pte. THOMAS FRYER, 14413952. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 18. Son of Tom and Hilda Scurrah; of Arrnley, Leeds, Yorkshire; nephew of Mr. C. F . Scurrah, of Armley, Leeds. IV. E. 19.

SEAL, Pte. GEORGE HENRY, 6342832. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of William and Rose Violet Seal; husband of Winifred Mary Seal, of Ramsgate, Kent. V. B. 16.

SEED, Cpl. ROBERT GEORGE, 3598822. 1st Bn. The Border Regt. 21st May, 1940. Age 20. Son of William and Frances Ann Seed, of Seaton, Cumberland. V. C. 7.

SELLERS, Pte. ALBERT EDWARD, 14387133. 4th Bn. The Welch Regt. 7th January, 1945. Age 21. Son of Albert James Sellers and Maria Jane Sellers, of Fairwater, Glamorgan, I I I . E. 17.

SHARP, Pte. ARTHUR WILLIAM, 5883761. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 29. Son of William and Louisa Sharp, of Flore, Northamptonshire, IV. E. 5.

SHAW, Gdsmn. ALEC, 2659473. 5th Bn. Cold­stream Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 26. Husband of Lily Shaw, of Delph, Lancashire. IV. B. 15.

SHAW, Cpl. FRANK, 4615616. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 17th October, 1944. Age 24. Son of Henry and Clara Ann Shaw,, of Huddersfield. I I . D . 6.

SHAW, Gdsmn. STANLEY, 2723125. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 8th September, 1944. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Shaw, of Anfield, Liverpool. V. D . 20.

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SHAWCROFT, Fte. JAMES, 4448176. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 27. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Shawcroft, of Sunderland, Co. Durham; husband of G. Irene Shawcroft. VII . A. 18.

SHELDON, Sgt. (Bomb Aimer) GEORGE JOSHUA, 1491267. R.A.F. (V.R.). 625 Sqdn. 3rd April, 1945. Age 21. Son of George Pryce Sheldon and Frances Annie Sheldon, of Winwick, Lanca­shire. I. B. 12.

SHEPPARD, Fit. Sgt. (Pilot) KENNETH ROBERT WILLIAM, 1332395. R.A.F. (V.R.). 102 Sqdn. 25th June, 1943. VIII . A. 1.

SHUTZ, Cpl. HAROLD JACK, 6923825, M.M. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 18th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of David Sidney and Milly Shutz, of White-chapel, London. V. A. 6.

SILVER, Sjt. LESLIE, 7937631. The Inns of Court Regt., R.A.C. 14th September, 1944. Age 33. VI. E. 17.

SILVER, Cpl. ROY FREDERICK, 2090987. 621 Field Sqn., Royal Engineers. 26th December, 1944. Age 28. Son of Charles John and Sarah Ann Silver, of Cogan, Glamorgan. VI. A. 3.

SIMISTER, Cpl. JOHN, 4399768. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 28th September, 1944. Age 29. V, C. 17.

SKELTON, Sjt. BENJAMIN ARTHUR, 4862343. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 29. Son of Joseph and Alice Skelton; husband of Margaret Christine Skelton, of Hinckley, Leicestershire. V. D . 2.

SLATER, Pte. FRANK, 3776335. 2nd Bn. The Monmouthshire Regt. 18th September, 1944. Husband of Pearl Elizabeth Slater, of Barnolds-wick, Lancashire. I . C. 5.

SLATER, Rfh. LESLIE, 14621699. 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 10th September, 1944. Age 21. IV. B. 5.

SMART, Pte. JOHN WILLIAM, 4443005. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 35, VII . B. 2.

SMEDLEY, Pte. HAROLD, 14425560. 4th Bn. LEOPOLDSBURG The Lincolnshire Regt. 7th October, 1944. WAR Age 19. I I I . B. 9. CEMETERY

BEL. 333. SMITH, Pte, ALBERT CHARLES, 5565257. 5th Bn. The Gloucestershire Regt. 19th/24th May, 1940. Age 34. Son of Charles William Smith and of Emily Louisa Smith (nee Karlow); husband of Elsie Louise Smith, of Swindon, Wiltshire. V. B. 2.

SMITH, Pte. GEORGE EDWARD, 4922286. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Edward and Olive Smith; husband of Ellen Clara Smith, of Bermondsey, London. I I I . D . 3.

SMITH, L. Cpl. JAMES JOSEPH, 2664242. 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Charles and Rose Smith; husband of Hannah May Smith, of Wolverhampton. IV. B. 10.

SMITH, Pte. JOHN DENNIS, 14660140. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of George Arthur and Nellie Smith, of Sileby, Leicestershire. I I . A. 3.

SMITH, Cpl. JOHN NICHOLAS MONTAGUE, 5892436. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. IV. E. 13.

SMITH, Pte. LAWRENCE, 14579643. l/4th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 5th October, 1944. Age 20. Son of Ernest and Lizzie Smith, of Moor Ends, Doncaster, York­shire. V. E. 13.

SMITH, L. Cpl. REGINALD HARRY, 4032493. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of Harry and Minnie Smith, of Dawley, Shropshire; husband of Mildred Smith. I I I . A. 3.

SMITH, Rfh. RONALD, 14404239. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Percy James Smith and Minnie Louisa Smith, of Chartham, Kent. VII. D. 11.

SMITH, Pte. WILFRED, 13089087. Pioneer Corps. 13th October, 1944. Age 40. Son of George Edward- and Sarah Smith, of Leeds, Yorkshire.

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LEOPOLDSBURG S M I T H , Gdsmn. WILLIAM, 2666357. 5th Bn. WAR Coldstream Guards. 9th September, 1944. CEMETERY Age 20. Son of William and Agnes Annie Smith, BEL. 333. of Gateshead, Co. Durham. IV. B. 14.

S M I T H , Pilot Offr. (Pilot) WILLIAM REVELER, 190551. R.A.F. (V.R.). 102 Sqdn. 8th February, 1945. Age 32. Son of Roger and Elizabeth Smith, of Staithes, Yorkshire. I . B. 9.

S M I T H , Pte. WILLIAM THOMAS, 4449353. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 28. Son of George John and Ethel Smith; husband of Annie M . Smith, of Send, Surrey. VII . B. 18.

SOLLY, Pilot Offr. (Pilot) CHARLES JOHN, 173799. R.A.F. (V.R.). 207 Sqdn. 22nd June, 1944. Age 22. Son of Frederick Arthur and Charlotte Mary Solly; husband of Dorothy Jean Solly, of Romford, Essex. VI. E. 5.

SOUTHERN, Craftsman EDGAR, 1657197. R.E.M.E. 19th November, 1944. Age 34. Son of William Henry Southern and of Mary Southern (nee Paling); husband of Annie Hildred Southern (nee Hudson), of West Hallam, Derby­shire. VI. B. 12.

SOUTHERN, Sgt. (Fit. Engr.) JAMES, 941962. R.A.F. (V.R.). 44 (Rhodesia) Sqdn. 22nd May, 1944. Age 26. Son of James and Elizabeth Ellen Southern, of Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire. Coll. grave V. C. 1.

S O U T H W O R T H , Pte. JAMES LESLIE, 14715519. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 18. V. B. 17.

SPARLING, Gdsmn. PATRICK JOSEPH, 2720492. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Thomas and Annie Sparling; husband of Thelma Constance Sparling, of Pinner, Middlesex. I . D . 8.

SPARROW, Tpr . RAYMOND CHARLES, 7961287. " C " Sqn. 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, R.A.C. 10th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Charles Allen Sparrow and Margaret Winifred Sparrow, of Salisbury. I. B. 18.

SPEAR, Pte. CHARLES HENRY, 13097780. Pioneer Corps. 5th October, 1944. Age 23. Son of John and Beatrice Annie Spear, of Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham. I . E. 5.

SPENCER, Maj. JOHN OGILVIE, 106772. Welsh Guards. 9th September, 1944. IV. A. 11.

SPENCER, Fus. JOHN OGILVIE, 4200158. 6th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 16th November, 1944. Age 28. Son of Henry and Hannah Spencer; husband of Nancy Gwendoline Spencer, of Matlock, Derbyshire. I I I . D . 15.

S P I G H T , Craftsman HEDLEY JAMES, 14514054. R.E.M.E., attd. Royal Armoured Corps. 19th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Hedley Reginald and Violet Victoria Spight, of East Tilbury, Essex. V. A. 11.

SPILLER, Sigmn. REGINALD WILLIAM, 2589023. Royal Corps of Signals, Guards Armd. Div. Sigs. 11th September, 1944. Son of Albert and Lydia Spiller. I I I . B. 14.

SPINK, Fus. JAMES, 14719456. 4th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 5th November, 1944. 1944. Age 17. Son of John and Charlotte A. Spink, of Normanton, Yorkshire. I I I . D . 18.

SPINLEY, Fit. Lieut. (Pilot) MAURICE, 411466, D.F.M. Mentioned in Despatches. R.N.Z.A.F. 156 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 3rd February, 1945. Age 22. Son of Charles William Spinley and of Emma Margaret Spinley (nee Jordan), of Wellington, New Zealand. VII . E. 2.

SPROSTON, Gdsmn. FRANCIS WILLIAM, 4042393. 2nd Bn. Welsh Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Arthur and Evelyn Sproston, of Hardey, Stoke-on-Trent. Joint grave VIII . C. 6-7.

SPROTT, Pte. DAVID, 3193000. 5th Bn. The King's Own Scottish Borderers. 25th December, 1944. Age 28. Son of David and Christina Hynd Sprott, of Crosshouse, Ayrshire. VI . A. 7.

STAINTON, Tpr . EDWARD STEWARDSON, 328634. 'A* Sqn., 2nd Royal Horse Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Alfred and Emily Stainton, of Brighton, Sussex. VI . E. 6.

STANDISH, Pte. ANTHONY WILLIAM JOHN, 6481307. l/7th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. (West Surrey). 14th November, 1944. Age 25. Son of Harry Glass Standish and Agnes Alice Standish, of Edmonton, Middlesex; nephew of Mrs. A. E. Blane, of Edmonton. I I I . E. 6.

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STANTON, Maj. RICHARD JAMES CHARLES, 85605. 8ih (Irish) Bn. The King's Regt. (Liverpool), attd. 2nd Bn. The Glasgow Highlanders, The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regt.). 20th March, 1945. Age 26. Husband of Deirdre Clare Stanton, of Jersey, Channel Islands. I I . E. 2.

STAPLES, Flying Offr. (Nav.) DONALD ANDERSON, J/35924. R.C.A.F. 408 Sqdn. 2nd November, 1944. Age 25. Son of John T . and Jean M. Staples, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. VI I I . A. 6.

STEAD, Bdr. GEORGE WILLIAM, 903502. 185 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 26th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of Tom Kitchingman Stead and Amelia Stead; husband of Eileen Kathleen Stead, of Rhyl, Flintshire. I I . C. 11.

STEADMAN, Cpl. HENRY SMITH, 5341308. 2nd Bn. (The London Irish Rifles), The Royal Ulster Rifles. 19th September, 1944. Son of Henry and Lilian Steadman; husband of May Alice Steadman, of West Norwood, London. IV .D. 3.

STERLING, Pilot Offr. (Pilot) JOSEPH DARCY KEITH, 421540. R.N.Z.A.F. 115 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. 1st January, 1945. Age 23. Son of Joseph and Jeannie Lamberton Sterling, of Matakohe, Auck­land, New Zealand. Coll. grave VII I . C. 9-16.

STEVENS, Pte. BENJAMIN, 4038277. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 10th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of Levi and Mary Ann Stevens, of Cradley, Stafford­shire. VI. A. 1.

STEVENSON, Pte. JOHN PROCTOR, 2764261. 1st Bn. The King's Own Scottish Borderers. 19th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of William and Margaret Stevenson, of Clydebank, Dun­bartonshire; husband of Annie E. Stevenson, of Clydebank. I. B. 16.

STEWARDSON, Gnr. STANLEY, 967338. 112 (The West Somerset Yeomanry) Field Regt,, Royal Artillery. 18th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Elijah and Mary Ann Stewardson; husband of Evelyne Stewardson, of Leeds, Yorkshire. I I I . A. 17.

STEWART, Gdsmn. GEORGE PENNYCOOK, 2699637. Scots Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 33. Son of John and Susan Pennycook

Stewart; husband of Jessie Stewart, of Blairgowrie, Perthshire. I I . E. 16.

STOCK, Dvr. ARNOLD, T/14617100. 67th Armd. Bde.Coy.,R.A.S.C. 7th December, 1944. Age 20. Son of Robert and Hannah Jane Stock, of Liver­pool. I. A. 9.

STOKES, Pte. THOMAS JOHN, 3914279. 2nd Bn. The Monmouthshire Regt. 18th September, 1944. Age 23. Son of Thomas and Annie Stokes, of Mardy, Glamorgan. VI. D . 9.

STONE, Pte. WILFRED DOUGLAS, 4917962. Pioneer Corps. 5th October, 1944. Age 25. Son of Samuel Palmer Jones and Annie Maria Jones, of Birmingham. I . E. 8.

STONES, Cpl. GEORGE EDWARD, 14569145. 6th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 10th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Albert Edward and Minnie Stones, of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. I I . B. 3.

STRUDWICK, Rfn. LEONARD CHARLES, 6857305. 8th (2nd Bn.The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. The Rifle Brigade. 10th September, 1944. Age 29. Son of Frederick Edward and Maud Eliza Strudwick, of Croydon, Surrey; husband of Florence Alice Strudwick, of West Croydon. IV. B. 7.

SUMPTER, Pte. DENNIS LEONARD, T/235530. R.A.S.C. 5th July, 1945. Age 35. Son of Thomas Walter and Rose Emily Sumpter, of Kettering, Northamptonshire; husband of Phyllis Evelyn Sumpter, of Kettering. I. B. 19.

SWALES, Capt. EDWIN, 6101V, V.C., D.F.C. S.A.A.F. 582 Sqdn. 23rd February, 1945. Age 29. Son of Harry E. and Olive M . Swales, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. VII I . C. 5.

The citation in the London Gazette of 20th April, 1945, gives the following details:

Captain Swales was 'master bomber' of a force of aircraft which attacked Pforzheim on the night of 23rd February, 1945. Over the target the aircraft was repeatedly attacked by an enemy fighter and severely damaged, two engines being put out of action. Captain Swales remained to issue aiming instructions until he was satisfied that the attack had achieved its purpose. By skilful flying he was able to bring the aircraft back to friendly territory, where he ordered the crew to bale out. The aircraft became gradually more difficult to control and, as the last of the crew jumped, it plunged to earth j Captain Swales was found dead at the controls. Intrepid in attack^ courageous in the face of danger, he did his duty to the last, giving his life that his comrades might live.

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LEOPOLDSBURG SWARBRICK, Lt. JOHN JAMES, 303298. The WAR Loyal Regt. (North Lancashire). 18th September, CEMETERY 1944. Age 20. Son of James William Swarbrick, BEL. 333. and of Martha Alice Swarbrick, of Hunger Hill,

Bolton, Lancashire. I . C. 20.

T A T A M , Fit. Lieut. (Pilot) NOEL CURTIS, 39695. R.A.F. (V.R.) 10 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 26. Son of John Alfred and Essylt Gladys Tatam; husband of Kathleen Ethel Tatam, of Barnwell, Northamptonshire. A.M.I. Mech. E. VI I I . B. 9.

T A T E , W.O. (Pilot) GEORGE, 1433255. R.A.F. (V.R.) 610 Sqdn. 23rd January, 1945. Age 24. Son of George and Gladys Tate, of Liverton Mines, Yorkshire; husband of Marjorie Tate, of Marlborough, Devon. VII I . C. 2.

TAYLOR, Pte. HAROLD, 14661125. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 19. Son of Willie and Clara Taylor, of Mytholm, Yorkshire. I I I . B. 8.

TAYLOR, Lt. REX LEONARD, 295528. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regt.), attd. 'A' Coy., 1st Bn. The King's Own Scottish Borderers. 19th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Reginald Claude and Doris Laura Taylor, of Hove, Sussex. I. B. 15.

TAYLOR, Pte. WILLIAM, 5336963. 1st Bn. The Royal Berkshire Regt. 15th May, 1940. Age 21. VI I . C. 1.

TEAL, Pte. REGINALD HENRY, S/14565363. 3 Petrol Supply Depot, R.A.S.C. 4th December, 1944. Age 20. VI. C. 5.

T E D S T O N E , Pte. GEORGE THOMAS, 4923789. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 22nd September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Eliza Tedstone, and stepson of Herbert Phipps, of Walsall, Stafford­shire; husband of Helen Tedstone. V. C. 6.

TERRY, Pte. TERENCE NORMAN, 14423965. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 3rd October, 1944. Age 19. Son of Albert George and Sarah EHzabeth Terry, of New Scarboro', Wakefield, Yorkshire. V. C. 19.

T H O M A S , Sgt. (W. Op./Air Gnr.) IVOR BERTRAM, 1184086. R.A.F. (V.R.). 44 (Rhodesia) Sqdn.

22nd May, 1944. Age 23. Son of Harold Charles and Mabel Kilian Thomas, of Clifton, Bristol. Coll. grave V. C. 1.

T H O M A S , L. Cpl. KENNETH, 7911878. 44th Royal Tank Regt., R.A.C. 7th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of David and Minnie Maud Thomas, of Ardwick, Manchester; husband of Joyce Thomas. VI. A. 20.

T H O M A S , Pte. OSMOND, 4032233. 10th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 11th September, 1944. VI . C. 1.

T H O M A S , Gdsmn. WILLIAM EDWARD BURNHILL, 2733234. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 10th September, 1944. Age 36. I I I . A. 4.

T H O M A S , Gdsmn. WILLIAM RONALD, 2734350. 2nd Bn. Welsh Guards. 14th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of William John and Annie Thomas, of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan; husband of Rose Mary Thomas, of Merthyr Tydfil. I I I . B. 15.

T H O M P S O N , Pte. RALPH, 14414923. 2nd Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of Walter Scarth Thompson and Lily Thompson, of Morley, Yorkshire. IV. E. 8.

THOMPSON, Pte. WILLIAM HANWELL, 4454256. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 20. Son of Robert and Nora Hilda Thompson, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. VII . B. 7.

T H O R N , Sjt. PETER, 6898429. 2nd Bn. The King's Royal Rifle Corps. 7th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of George and Daisy Thorn ; husband of Margaret Thorn, of Whitley Bay, Northumber­land. V I L A . 17.

THORNES, Lt . FRANK ARTHUR, 308477. The East Surrey Regt. 17th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Frank and Alice Thornes, of Holland-on-Sea, Essex, IV. D . 20.

T H O R N Y C R O F T , Capt. JOHN MYTTON, 153156. The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt. 12th September, 1944. Age 32. Son of Lt.-Col. Charles Mytton Thornycroft, C.B.E., D.S.O., and of Vida Maude Thornycroft, of Erway, Shropshire. IV. A. 20.

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THORPE, Lt. NiNiAN, 200105, M.C. Scots Guards. 9th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Major-General Gervase Thorpe, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., and Margaret Murray Thorpe (nee Burt-Marshall). I . A. 1.

T O D D , Sgt. (Nav.) RICHARD, 1673062. R.A.F. (V.R.) 608 Sqdn. 5th March, 1945. Age 19. Son of William and Clara Todd, of Baskworth, Northumberland. VI. D . 19.

T O M L I N S O N , Bdr. GEORGE, 1600506. 41 (5th Bn. The North Staffordshire Regt.) Searchlight Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th November, 1944. Age 31. I . A . 2.

TOOMEY, Cpl. JEREMIAH, 4855979. 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 29th September, 1944. Husband of Gertrude C. I. Toomey, of Wigston, Leicestershire. I I . B. 15.

TOON, 2/Lt. HAROLD PURDAY, 314153. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Adrian and Evelyn May Toon, of Hucknall, Notting­hamshire. I I . A. 14.

TOPHAM, Sjt. JONATHAN HENRY, S/3708624. R.A.S.C. 21st September, 1944. Age 40. Son of Mary Ellen Topham; husband of Elizabeth Evelyn Topham, of Widnes, Lancashire. VI. A. 10.

TOWLE, Pte. FRANK, 14557695. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 7th October, 1944. Age 19. Son of Harry and Ivy Towle, of Hull. V. E. 15.

TRAIL, Fit. Lieut. (Air Gnr.) GEORGE, 130716. R.A.F. (V.R.) 223 Sqdn. 14th January, 1945. IV. D. 8.

TRANTER, Pte. ARTHUR EDWARD, 5107452. 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 10th September, 1944. Age 33. Son of John Thomas Tranter and Jane Tranter; husband of Marjorie Winifred Tranter, of Keresley, Warwickshire. I I . E. 12.

T R O T T E R , Tpr . THOMAS, 4620197. ' C Sqn., 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharp­shooters), R.A.C. 20th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Thomas and Ethel May Trotter, of Sunderland, Co. Durham; husband of Lily Trotter, of Hendon, Sunderland. V. B. 4.

TROWER, Gm. FREDERICK WILLIAM FRANK, LEOPOLDSBURG 6476523. 59 (6th Bn. The Hampshire Regt.) WAR Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. 21st November, CEMETERY 1944. Age 34. Son of Walter and Mary Trower; BEL. 333. husband of Florence Emily Trower, of Wood Green, Middlesex. VI. B. 10.

TUCKLEY, Tpr. EDWARD, 10600139. 53rd Regt., Recce, Corps. R.A.C. 9th December, 1944. Age 35. Son of Charles Edward and Harriet Tuckley, of Leicester. I I I . E. 13.

TWILLEY, Flying Offr. (Pilot) BERNARD MARK, 151201. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 18th December, 1944. Age 24. Son of William L. and Jessie G. Twüley, of Grantham, Lincolnshire. VIII . A. 14.

TYE, Pte. ARTHUR, 14391729. 1st Bn. T h e Herefordshire Regt., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 9th September, 1944. Age 20. V. D . 18.

TYSON, Cpl. VICTOR REGINALD, 6207100. 2nd Bn. The Princess Louise's Kensington Regt., The Middlesex Regt. 14th November, 1944. Age 25. Son of John Albert and Elizabeth Mary Tyson, of Barnes, Surrey. I I I . C. 19.

VALENTINE, Fit. Sgt. (Fit. Engr.) GEORGE BAIRD, 1555433. R.A.F. (V.R.). 625 Sqd. 3rd April, 1945. Age 21. Son of George Gordon Valentine and Agnes MacFarlane Valentine, of Knights wood, Glasgow. I. B. 7.

VARNAM, Cpl. ALBERT, 14524233. Royal Corps of Signals, 71 Construction Sec. 4th October, 1944. Age 35. Son of Mrs. J. Varnam; husband of M. Varnam, of Worcester Park, Surrey. I . E. 11.

VIDLER, Bdr. FREDERICK JOHN WILLIAM, 1089913. 84 Medium Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th September, 1944. Age 34. Son of Frederick and Annie Vidier; husband of Clara Lillian Vidier, of Upper Clapton, London. I I I . D . 11.

WAKELING, Pte. JOHN RAYMOND, 6019745. 2nd Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 21st September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Albert William and Susan Wakeling, of Hatfield Peverel, Essex; husband of Dorothy May Wakeling, of Hatfield Peverel. IV. D. 14.

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LEOPOLDSBURG WALKER. Pte. KENNETH, 4453567. 2nd Bn. The WAR Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 20. CEMETERY Son of Thomas and Ellen Walker, of Hull. BEL. 333. VII . B. 9.

WALKER, Gnr. MAXWELL ROY, 14260225. Royal Artillery. 18th November, 1944. Age 22. I. A. 6.

WALLACE, Gdsmn. MICHAEL, 2724056. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 11th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of William and Christina Wallace, of Thomondgate, Limerick, Irish Republic. I. D . 4.

WALLIS , Sgt. (Fit. Engr.) EDWIN VALENTINE, 1802513. R.A.F. (V.R.). 51 Sqdn. 21st November, 1944. Age 40. Son of Edwin R. and Alice Mary Jane Wallis, of Weybridge, Surrey. VII I . A. 7.

WALTERS, Pte. CHARLES WILLIAM, 1548900. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Richard William and Martha Walters, of St. Helier, Channel Islands. V. B. 19.

WALTERS, Gnr. LESLIE, 855820. 86 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 17th January, 1945. Age 28. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Walters, of Ware, Hertford­shire. VI I I . C. 3.

WARBOYS, Pte. ERNEST, 5340416. 1st Bn. The Royal Berkshire Regt. 15th May, 1940. Age 21. Son of John and Lucy Warboys, of Brixton Hill, London. VII . C. 4.

WARBURTON, Gnr. EDWIN, 1744862. 338 Bty., 102 Lt . A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. 24th October, 1944. Age 36. Husband of Doris Warburton, of Tyldesley, Lancashire. V. A. 8.

WARREN, Fus. ALEXANDER JAMES, 4199201. 6th Bn. The Royal Scots Fusiliers. 8th September, 1944. Age 28. VI. E. 10.

WATERS, Dvr. LAURANCE, T/163494. 532 Inf. Bde. Coy., R.A.S.C. 23rd November, 1944. Age 31. Son of Albert George and Clara Bertha Waters; husband of Mary Evelyn Waters, of Tandragee, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. I I I . C. 15.

WATERS, Pte. ROBERT EDWARD OLEY, 4449735. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 28. VII . C. 6.

W A T K I N S O N , Dvr. THOMAS, T/1730107. 321 Troop Carrying Coy., R.A.S.C. 30th December, 1944. Age 32. IV. C. 13.

WATSON, Pte. GEORGE, 5824591. 1st Bn. The Suffolk Regt. 19th September, 1944. Age 34. Husband of Edith Joan Watson, of Scoulton, Norfolk. IV. C. 6.

WATSON, Pilot Offr. (W. Op.) LESLIE THOMAS, 173304. R.A.F. (V.R.). 467 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. 11th May, 1944. Age 23. Son of Thomas and Laura Robina Watson, of Hilsea, Portsmouth. I I . E. 7.

W A T T S , Cpl. WALTER SYDNEY, 5187996. 2nd Bn. The Gloucestershire Regt. 27th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of William and Florence Watts; husband of Helen May Watts, of Belvedere, Kent. I I . C. 13.

WEBB, L . Cpl. WILLIAM HENRY, 14590144. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards. 25th December, 1944. Age 20. Son of William Henry and Gertrude Webb, of Eastville, Bristol. VI I I . C. 8.

WEBLEY, Pte. WILFRED, 4032371. 2nd Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 21st September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Thomas and Ann Webley; husband of Edna Mary Webley, of Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire. IV. D. 15.

WEEDON, Pte. CHARLES SAMUEL, 4751418. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 6th October, 1944. Age 24. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F . Weedon, of York; husband of Florrie Weedon,ofTang Hall, York. V. E. 6.

W E I G H T , Pte. WILLIAM ALBERT, 14694571. The Hallamshire Bn. The York and Lancaster Regt. 29th September, 1944. Age 19. Son of William Arthur and Margaret Nora Weight, of Shepherd's Bush, London. V. B. 14.

WESCOMBE, Gnr. FRANK THOMAS, 1101976. 55 (The West Somerset Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 16th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Frank Hyde Wescombe and Alice Beatrice Wescombe; husband of Louisa Wescombe, of Homerton, London. VI. E . 11.

WESTERBY, Rfh. CHARLES EDMUND, 14683545. 9th Bn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th September, 1944. Age 19. VII . D . 8.

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WHEATLEY, Gdsmn. ROY, 2721019. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 19th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of John Thomas Wheatley and Louisa Wheatley, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. I . E. 19.

W H I T E , Sigmn. EDWARD, 6402869. Royal Corps of Signals, Guards Armd. Div. Sigs. 11th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Edward White, and of Elizabeth White, of Catsfield, Sussex. I I I . B. 13.

W H I T E , Craftsman JAMES ROBERT, 3654066. R.E.M.E. 29th November, 1944. Age 24. Son of James White, and of Elizabeth White, of Edge Hill, Liverpool. I I I . D. 20.

W H I T E , Pte. WILLIAM, 4448901. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 35. Son of William and Mary White, of Shildon, Co. Durham; husband of Ada White, of Shildon. VII . B. 10.

WILLCOCK, L.Bdr . FRED, 1601156. 41 (5th LEOPOLDSBURG Bn. The North Staffordshire Regt.) Searchlight WAR Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th November, 1944. CEMETERY Age 32. I. A. 3. BEL. 333.

WILLIAMS, Sjt. ARTHUR THOMAS, 2128723. 19 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 17th October, 1944. Age 30. Son of Thomas George and Florence Wilhams; husband of Ruby Wilhams, of Wood Green, Middlesex. I I . E. 5.

WILLIAMS, Spr. FERDINAND REES, 3915965. 757 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. 26th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of John and Gwen Williams, of George Town, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. I I . D . 18.

WILLIAMS, Pte. FRANK, 5960902. 2nd Bn. The Royal Warwickshire Regt. 23rd September, 1944. Age 20. V. B. 8.

W H I T T L E , Sigmn. JOHN STACEY, 14572523. Royal Corps of Signals, 11th Armd. Div. Sigs. 14th September, 1944. Age 28. V. B. 10.

WHYTE, Pte. MURDO, 2992088. Pioneer Corps. 9th December, 1944. Age 36. Husband of Annie Whyte. I I . E. 4.

WICKS, Pte. ARTHUR HENRY, 14711331. l/7th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. (West Surrey). 14th November, 1944. Age 18. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wicks, of Hertford. I I I . E. 7.

W I G G I N S , Flying Offr. ALAN CHARLES, 153253. R.A.F. (V.R.). 21 Sqdn. 29th September, 1944. Age 22. Son of Harry and Julia Ellen Wiggins, of Abingdon, Berkshire, VI . E. 3.

WIGNALL, Tpr. HENRY, 14333075. 141st (7th Bn. The Buffs [Royal East Kent Regt.]) Regt., R.A.C. 23rd November, 1944. Age 20. Son of William and Alice Wignall, of Preston, Lancashire. VI. B. 8.

WILCOCKS, Pte. BRIAN JOHN, 14431277. 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. 7th September, 1944. VII . A, 4.

W I L K I N S O N , L. Cpl. PHILIP EDWARD, 5735515. l/5th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. (West Surrey). 14th November, 1944. Age 20. Son of Philip Henry and Lilie Dora Wilkinson, of Shirley, Birmingham. I I I . E . 5.

WILLIAMS, Pte. HENRY, 4035278. 4th Bn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 20tb September, 1944. Age 27. Son of Thomas and Maria Williams, of Oswestry, Shropshire. V. A. 2.

WILLIAMS, Gdsmn. KERFOOT TECWYN, 2735814. Welsh Guards. 8th September, 1944. Age 24. Son of Richard Kerfoot Williams and Catherine Williams, of Denbigh. Joint grave VII I . C. 6-7.

WILLIAMS, L .Bdr . RONALD, 818573. 72 Medium Regt., Royal Artillery. 18th November, 1944. Age 32. Son of Thomas Charles and Margaret Williams; husband of Phyllis Nancy Williams, of Mardy, Glamorgan. I I I . C. 4.

WILLIAMS, Sjt. WALTER HAMILTON, 2718183. 3rd Bn. Irish Guards. 17th September, 1944. Age 28. Son of Walter and Sarah Williams; husband of Kathleen Williams, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire. I. D . 7.

WILSON, Fus. GEORGE WILLIAM, 14206950. 11th Bn. The Royal Scots Fusiliers. 5th October, 1944. Age 21. V. B. 7.

WILSON, Cpl. MATHEW, 4453646. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 34. Son of William and Jane Wilson; husband of Florence Lucille Wilson, of Wembley Park, Middlesex. VII . B. 11.

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LEOPOLDSBURG WILSON, Wt. Offr. (Nav./Bomber) ROBERT WAR MAXWELL, 1292035. R.A.F. (V.R.). 320 (Dutch) CEMETERY Sqdn. 9th February, 1945. Age 22. Son of BEL. 333. William Maxwell Gunn Wilson and Margaret

Elsie Wilson, of Wallington, Surrey. VI I I . B. 2.

W I N K L E , Cpl. HERBERT, 4038543. 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regt. 20th September, 1944. Age 30. Son of Thomas and Bertha Winkle; husband of Annie Winkle, of Tunstall, Stafford­shire. I I I . D. 7.

W I N T E R B O T T O M , Pte. STANLEY, 13006711. Mentioned in Despatches. 44 Coy., Pioneer Corps. 12th September, 1944. Age 35. Son of Theophilus and Mary Ann Winterbottom, of Nottingham; husband of Ada Elizabeth Winterbottom, of Lenton Abbey, Nottingham. VI . C. 11.

WOAD, Dvr. STANLEY, 2354219. Royal Corps of Signals, I Corps Sigs. 30th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of Herbert Ernest and Florence Ethel Woad; husband of Jane Elizabeth Woad, of Wythenshawe, Lancashire. I I . A. 19.

WOOD, Pte. CYRIL, 4547763. 7th Bn. The Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West Riding). 28th September, 1944. Age 21. Son of Owen and Rose Ann Wood, of Lidget Green, Bradford, Yorkshire. V. C. 15.

WOOD, Pte. JOHN, 4447135. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th/31st May, 1940. Age 30. Son of Charles William and Catherine Mary Wood, of Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire; nephew of Mr . E. Backhouse, of Middlesbrough. VII . C. 10.

WOOD, Sjt. PAUL DOUGLAS, 946722. R.E.M.E. 25th December, 1944. Age 26. Son of Paul and Ida M . L. Wood; husband of Edith Eileen Wood, of Moss Side, Manchester. VI. B. 18.

WOOD, Pte. WILLIAM, 4452240. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 25. Son of Charles William and Margaret Wood, of North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire; husband of Eva Eugenia Wood, of Middlesbrough. VI I . A. 19.

WOODS, Dvr. DONALD EDMUND, T/14250029. 222 Corps Troops Comp. Coy., R.A.S.C. 17th

December, 1944. Age 28. Son of John and Florence Maud Woods, of Thornham, Norfolk. I I I . C. 16.

WORSLEY, L. Cpl. ROGER HAIGH, 14403252. 11th Bn. The Royal Scots Fusiliers. 5th October, 1944. Son of Sheridan Stringer Worsley and Ethel Worsley, of Darlington, Co, Durham. VI. D . 15.

W R A I G H T , Sjt. CHARLES EDWARD WILLIAM, 4191160. 49th Regt., Recce. Corps, R.A.C. 28th September, 1944. Age 31. Son of Charles Wraight, and stepson of Elsie Wraight; husband of A. Wraight, of Tryddyn, Flintshire. I I . C. 7.

W R I G H T , Gdsmn. FRANK WILLIAM, 2619208. 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards. 12th September, 1944. Age 25. Son of Frank William and Ada F. Wright; husband of Christine Mary Wright, of Lower Sydenham, London. I I I . B. 17.

W R I G H T , L .Cpl . HUGH, 2003820. Royal Engineers, attd. H.Q. 49th Div. 21st October, 1944. Age 26. Son of David and Mary Wright, of Dennistoun, Glasgow. V. A. 12.

W R I G H T , Sjt. JOSEPH, 323269. The Stafford­shire Yeomanry, R.A.C. 18th March, 1945. Age 29. Son of Joseph David and Maud Wright, of Newhall, Staffordshire; husband of Ruth Wright, of Newhall. I I I . E. 9.

YATES, Pte. GEORGE, 14723789. 4th Bn. The Lincolnshire Regt. 25th September, 1944. Age 32. Son of George Henry and Sarah Yates, of Burnley, Lancashire; husband of Winifred Yates, of Burnley. V. A. 16.

YATES, Pte. HAROLD, 6096719. l/6th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regt. (West Surrey). 19th November, 1944. Age 29. Son of Reece Lloyd Yates and Clarissa Yates; husband of Emily Yates, of Leeds, Yorkshire. I I I . E. 2.

YOUNG, Pte. HARRY, 4453528. 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry. 15th May, 1940. Age 20. Son of George and Margaret Frances Young, of Normanby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. VII . A. 20.

Y O U N G , Cpl. JOHN, 6343465. 4th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers. 18th September, 1944. Age 28. I I I . A. 12.

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