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Cain, Thomas Frank

 

Thomas Frank Cain was serving with His Majesty's Forces in 1944 and 1945. He and his wife, Dorothy, lived at 181, Main Street, Thurmaston.

 

Cannon, Alec George

 

331, Main Street, Thurmaston.

 

Cannon, Sam

Sam Cannon

 

Able Seaman Sam Cannon.

 

Carr, Horace

 

37, Oakland Avenue, Thurmaston.

 

Carter, Charles Samuel

 

Charles Samuel Carter was a serving soldier in 1942. He and his wife, Florence, lived at 45, Melton Avenue, Thurmaston.

 

Carter, John Baden

 

Glengarry Melton Avenue, Thurmaston.

 

Cayless, William Henry

 

39, Oakland Avenue, Thurmaston.

 

Chamberlain, Herbert

 

22, Unicorn Street, Thurmaston.

 

Clark, Charles Alexander

 

44, Highway Road, Thurmaston.

 

Clark, William Stanley

 

28, Garden Street, Thurmaston.

 

Clarke, John William

 

Private John William Jack Clarke of 141, Main Street, Thurmaston, served in the Middle East. He was still serving in His Majesty's Forces at the end of the war.

 

Coles, Leslie Francis

 

6, Hill Rise, Thurmaston.

 

Coltman, Louie

 

Louie Coltman of Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston, served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS).

 

Coltman, Walter Herbert

 

47, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.

 

Cook, Dennis Percival

 

Dennis Percival Cook was serving with the Royal Air Force in 1944-1945. He and his wife, Irene, lived at 15, Brook Street, Thurmaston.

 

Cooper, Christopher Napier

 

67, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.

 

Cramp, Thomas

 

Tom Cramp was a serving soldier in 1943. He and his wife, Ena, lived at 66, Main Street, Thurmaston.

 

Creasey, Frederick

 

26, Melton Avenue, Thurmaston.

 

Cropper, Joseph J. A.

 

Joseph John Ashley Cropper was a serving soldier between 1940-1945. He and his wife, Agnes Gertrude, lived at both 11, Winster Drive, Thurmaston and 55, Hillcroft Close, Thurmaston..

 

Cross, Eric

 

470, Melton Road, Thurmaston.

 

Crossland, Raymond

 

Petty Officer Raymond Crossland was serving in the Royal Navy in 1942. He lived at 352, Main Street, Thurmaston. He was still serving in the Forces in 1945.

 

Crump, Joseph Charles

 

37, Westdown Drive, Thurmaston.

 

Dawson, John Arthur

 

147, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.

 

Dayman, James Frederick

 

16, Brook Street, Thurmaston.

 

Deacon, Arthur

 

31, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.

 

Devereux, John

 

11, Churchill Road Extension, Thurmaston.

 

Doig, Barbara

 

115, Colby Drive, Thurmaston.

 

Dorey, Ronald

 

Lieutenant Ronald Dorey was serving with the Royal Artillery in 1943. He and his wife, Alice Annie, nee Partridge, lived at 6, Unicorn Street, Thurmaston.

 

Draper, Gerald

 

Able Seaman Gerald Draper, R.N., served aboard a destroyer that took part in the attack on the Sharnhorst. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Coltman, lived at 47, Humberstone Road, Thurmaston.

 

Draycott, Herbert

 

Herbert Draycott lived with his wife Phyllis May at 130, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston. In 1942 Herbert Draycott was serving with His Majesty's Forces.

 

Duddle, Frederick Walter

 

7, Victoria Street, Thurmaston.

 

Edmunds, Harold

 

28, Oakland Avenue, Thurmaston.

 

Eland, Joseph

 

37, Hillcroft Close, Thurmaston.

 

Elliott, Albert Ernest

 

52, Highway Road, Thurmaston.

 

Evatt, Jack

 

Jack Evatt was serving with His Majesty's Forces during 1943-1945. He and his wife, Ada, lived at 302, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.

 

Evers, Frank V. W.

 

Frank Victor Walter Evers was serving as an army driver in 1942. He and his wife, Rose Louisa, lived at 50, Checkland Avenue, Thurmaston.

 

Fawcitt, George Raymond

 

135, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.

 

Forsberry, Rupert Alan

 

12, Manor Road, Thurmaston.

 

Foster, Eric

Eric Foster

 

Eric Foster, R.A.F., was the son of Henry and Ethel May Foster of Thurmaston. He began his airforce training during July 1940. The training, with 81 Squad, N Flight, 5 Squadron, took place at a camp near Morecambe, Lancashire. He later served at RAF Pembrey and RAF Fairwood Common, Glamorganshire. From mid-1942 he served with 151 Operational Training Unit (OTU), RAF Risalpur, India (Pakistan). He later served at RAF Peshawar, before returning to the U.K.

 

Foster, Frank William

Bill Foster

 

Frank William Foster, known to most people as Bill Foster, was the son of William Foster (see WW1 Index) and his wife Annie. He was also the cousin of brothers William Henry, Eric, and Victor Leonard Foster (q.v.). Bill Foster was born in Thurmaston in 1917, and was later baptised at Thurmaston church. During the war he served in the 6th Airborne Force and was dropped at Arnhem, Holland. He served as a despatch rider, having had a motor cycle dropped by parachute for his own use. During his service he was involved in the capture of several German soldiers, who took it upon themselves to surrender to him. He rose to the rank of Sergeant Major. In later life Bill Foster worked for the firm of W. T. Palmer, first as a lorry driver and later as a works manager.

Foster, Victor Leonard

Vic Foster

1939-1945 StarAtlantic StarBritish War Medal

 

Victor Leonard Foster, RN, the son of Henry and Ethel May Foster of Thurmaston, joined the Royal Navy on 27/12/1939. He trained at H.M.S. Royal Arthur (Skegness) and H.M.S. Pembroke, Chatham. He served at the mine-laying base HMS Trelawney, Kyle of Loch Alsh, Scotland. After a short return to Chatham, he was drafted to the destroyer H.M.S. Volunteer. He served in her in the Western Approaches and later as part of Arctic Convoy PQ16. In 1943 he joined H.M.L.S.T. 418. The ship was sunk in the Mediterranean, near Anzio, on the 16/02/1944. Able Seaman Foster was one of several crewmen that lost their lives.

The full story of Able Seaman Vic Foster is now told in a new publication called: Our Vic - The Story of a Leicestershire Sailor. Click on the link to find out more details.

 

Foster, William Henry

Bill Foster

1939-1945 Star Burma Star Defence MedalBritish War Medal

 

William Henry Foster, the son of Henry and Ethel May Foster of Thurmaston, was a private soldier in the 1st Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment (Motor Transport). Private, 4863310, Foster fought in Malaya and Singapore and was one of only a handful of men that were successfully evacuated from Singapore Island. He was batman to Captain, later Major, L.W. St. John McNair, motor transport officer to the regiment. Bill Foster, as he was known to most people, escaped to Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) where he served for several years before returning to the UK.

 

Foulds, Eric

 

The Poplars, Syston Road, Thurmaston.

 

Foulds, Geoffrey

 

The Poplars, Syston Road, Thurmaston.

 

Foulds, Wallace Edwin

 

22, Berkeley Street, Thurmaston.

 

Fox, Howard Wilfred

Howard Fox

 

Howard Wilfred Fox was born at Thurmaston on the 6th July 1920, the son of Thurmaston basket maker Albert Fox. Howard attended school at Thurmaston and then Alderman Newton's School, Leicester. On leaving school he gained employment at the British United Schoe Machinery Company (BUSMC), Leicester.

During the war he served with the Royal Air Force, with most of his service being in the Western Desert of North Africa. After the war Howard Fox, a member of the Methodist Church, went into teaching. He lived in the village with his wife Joyce. At Thurmaston many of the classes that he taught were held in the Methodist Sunday School building, due to the school being filled to capacity. He eventually became deputy head teacher, but left to become headmaster at Mountsorrel School, Leicestershire.

Today Mr. Fox lives in the North of England, but remains a self-confessed Thurmastonite!

To see a larger picture of this man click on the link below

Howard Wilfred Fox

 

Freestone, Leonard

 

30, Berkeley Street, Thurmaston.

 

Furness, John

 

12, Westdown Drive, Thurmaston.

 

 

   

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