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| Saddington, Thomas
W. |
In 1944 Private Thomas W. Saddington,
whose parents lived in Alexandra Street, Thurmaston,
was wounded in Burma.
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| Salmon, Henry |
137, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Sargeant, John Bertram
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John Bertram Sargeant was a
serving soldier during 1942-1945. He and his
wife, Doris, lived at 58, Sandiacre Drive, Thurmaston.
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| Scattergood, Eric
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Private, 5776609, Eric Scattergood,
6th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment died on
the 23rd March 1943, age 24 years. He was the
son of George and Annie Scattergood; and husband
of Alma Lois Scattergood, nee Coupe, of Thurmaston.
He is buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery,
Thailand - Grave/Memorial 8. K. 23. He had been
in the army as a Pioneer from at least January
1941.
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| Scott, Alexander
A. |
Lived Maple Road, Thurmaston.
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| Sewell, George Horace
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14, Reading Street, Thurmaston.
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Sharpe, Joseph Ernest
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Lance Corporal Joseph Sharpe,
whose mother lived at 336, Main street, Thurmaston,
was posted missing during early 1943. He was
taken as a prisoner of war in Italy. By December
1943 he had been transferred to a prison camp
in Germany.
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| Sharpe, Ralph |
St. Helier, Highway Road,
Thurmaston.
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| Shaw, Frederick Alfred
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Frederick Alfred Shaw was serving
with the Royal Air Force during 1941 and 1942.
He and his wife, Eileen Mary, lived at 417,
Syston Road, Thurmaston. Frederick's father
had served as a private soldier in the Sherwood
Foresters.
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| Shaw, Howard |
5, Alexandra Street, Thurmaston.
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| Shephard, Joyce |
Ardath, Churchill Road,
Thurmaston.
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| Sherlock, John Thomas
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175, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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Shuttlewood,
Horace Harold |
Horace Harold Shuttlewood was
serving with His Majesty's Forces in 1944. He
and his wife, May, lived at 305, Main Street,
Thurmaston.
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| Sibson, Norman Louis
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16, Alexandra Street, Thurmaston.
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| Siddons, Harry |
1, Church Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Sikes, John Cecil
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11, Canal Street, Thurmaston.
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| Simpson, Francis
Frederic |
118A, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Simpson, William
Ernest |
6, Hill Rise, Thurmaston.
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| Smart, Bertie Horace
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Bertie Horace Smart was serving
with His Majesty's Forces in 1941. He and his
wife, Edna, lived at 26, Main Street, Thurmaston.
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Smith, Archibald
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Archie Smith underwent training
at HMS Pembroke, Chatham, He was at the
naval base in May 1940 to witness the arrival
of Dutch sailors who had fled their German occupied
country. Archie Smith trained as a gunner and
by the end of June 1940 he transferred to the
Royal Naval Depot at Felixstowe. He later served
aboard defensively equipped merchant ships (DEMS),
travelling to South Africa and beyond.
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| Smith, Eric Albert
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53, Oakland Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Smith, Ernest Henry
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Ernest Henry Smith, who lived
at 333, Main Street, Thurmaston with his wife
Frances Emily, was serving with the Royal Air
Force in 1945.
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| Smith, Harry |
In 1940 Thurmaston born family
man Harry Smith was killed in an air raid that
took place on Birmingham. See the WWI index
for details.
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| Smith, John |
2, Forest Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Smith, John George
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9, Melton Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Smith, John Thomas
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24, Methuen Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Smith, Louis |
15, Highway Road, Thurmaston.
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| Smith, Louis Edward
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112, Main Street, Thurmaston.
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| Smith, Reginald Archie
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11, Church Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Smith, Sydney |
2, Forest Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Souter, James |
50, Garden Street, Thurmaston.
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| Sowerbutts, Leslie
Ernest |
13, Winster Drive, Thurmaston.
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| Spicer, Arthur |
10, Dorothy Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Staples, Mark Brown
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18, Hardy's Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Starkie, Charles
Frederick |
34, Sandiacre Drive, Thurmaston.
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Stevens,
Walter George Derek |
342, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Stratford, Ralph
William |
Avonford, Churchill Road,
Thurmaston.
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| Strong, Albert |
Served with the Warwickshire
Regiment.
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| Strong, Horace |
10, Churchill Road, Thurmaston.
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| Strong, Ray |
Ray Strong of Unicorn Street,
Thurmaston, served with the Royal Artillery.
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Sunderland,
Harold Edward |
224, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Sykes, Leslie Arthur
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Leslie Arthur Sykes, a painter
by trade, served as a steward in the Royal Navy.
In 1941 he and his wife, Mabel Joan Sykes, lived
at 56 Church Hill, Thurmaston.
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| Tasker, Joshua |
496, Melton Road, Thurmaston.
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Tebbutt,
Leonard Frederick |
32, Canal Street, Thurmaston.
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| Tibbles, Frederick
James |
34, Churchill Road, Thurmaston.
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| Tinkler, William
Adkin |
48, Highway Road, Thurmaston.
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| Todd, John |
33, Westdown Drive, Thurmaston.
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| Toon, J. H. Bert
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In 1944 Lance Corporal J. H.
Toon, Grenadier Guards, was reported missing.
He was taken prisoner and was held in a prison
camp in Germany.
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| Toon, Ronald William
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257, Main Street, Thurmaston.
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| Topley, George Horace
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39, Westdown Drive, Thurmaston.
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| Toseland, Alfred
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2, Ellmore Cottages, Syston
Road, Thurmaston.
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Towe, Gerald Edward
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Sergeant, 742440, Pilot, Gerald
Edward Towe, 220 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. He was born on the 5th August 1918
and died on the 19th March 1941. He was the
son of Isaac Daniel and Bertha Alice Towe, of
Forest Avenue, Thurmaston. For more details
about Gerald Edward Towe click on the link Sergeant
Towe
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| Townsend, Clifford
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119, Humberstone
Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Townsend, Dennis
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Lance Corporal, T/14259964,
Dennis Townsend, 297th General Transport Company,
Royal Army Service Corps died on the 23rd September
1944, age 20 years.
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| Townsend, Maurice
Edwin |
119, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Turner, Charles Keymer
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18, Garden Street, Thurmaston.
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| Wallington, Geoffrey
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118, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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Wallis, Albert Ernest
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Bert Wallis, South Staffordshire
Regiment, died during July 1944 in Normandy,
France. He was the son of Albert and Amelia
Wallis. At the time of his death Bert's mother
lived at 8, Forest Avenue, Thurmaston. His father
had died before the war. Phyllis Wallis, Bert's
wife, and their daughter lived at 82, Melton
Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire. Before
the war Bert had worked as a hairdresser's assistant.
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| Ward, Archiland Ernest
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Alton, Hillcroft Close,
Thurmaston.
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| Ward, Roy |
124, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Ward, Thomas William
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49, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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| Warner, George William
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17, Garden Street, Thurmaston.
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Waters, Arthur W.
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Arthur W. Waters, Netherlands
Merchant Navy died on the 23rd June 1942, at
sea, age 18 years. He was the son of Arthur
and Florence Waters of 13, Brook Street, Thurmaston.
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| Watkins, Frederick
Charles |
373, Main Street, Thurmaston.
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| Wells, Herbert Harold
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Herbert Harold Wells was serving
with His Majesty's Forces in 1940. He and his
wife, Hilda, lived at 2, Reading Street.
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| Wells, Leonard Walter
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8, Beechwood Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Wells, Percy Ernest
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Percy Ernest Wells was a serving
soldier during 1943-1945. He and his wife, Vera
Margaret, lived at 246, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
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| West, Arthur James
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20, Barkby Thorpe Road, Thurmaston.
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| West, Arthur Wilfred
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2, Oakland Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| West, Ernest Frederick |
Served with the Royal Signals.
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| West, Kenneth Joseph |
Fusilier, 14638023, Kenneth
Joseph West, served with the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
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Weston, James
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Private James Weston, Home Guard,
Leicestershire Regiment. James Weston (1912-2004)
was the son of James Henry Weston and his wife
Susannah, nee Manship. James Weston lived at
Thurmaston from the time of his marriage. He
worked at the British United Shoe Machinery
Company (BUSMC), Leicester, and from the outbreak
of war was placed on a reserved occupation list.
He was a skilled patternmaker and during the
war he was employed in the manufacturing of
gun and aero-engine parts. He served in the
Home Guard during 1944.
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| Whatley, William
Arthur |
26, Methuen Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Wheildon, Kenneth
James |
43, Melton Avenue, Thurmaston.
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Whitbread,
Cecil Henry George |
482, Melton Road, Thurmaston.
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| Whitmee, Joseph |
30, Methuen Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Wholton, Stanley
William |
10, Sandiacre Drive, Thurmaston.
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| Wicks, Harry Bernard
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Gunner Harry Bernard Wicks was
serving with the Royal Artillery during 1944
and 1945. He and his wife, Joan, lived at 17,
Winster Drive, Thurmaston.
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| Wigston, Ronald Frederick
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17, Forest Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Wilford, Noel John
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Noel John Wilford was a serving
soldier in 1939. He and his wife, Constance
Dora Sophia, lived at 55, Checkland Road, Thurmaston.
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| Wilkinson, John Edwyn
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4, Canal Street, Thurmaston.
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Wilkinson,
William Alexander |
17, Roundway Road, Thurmaston.
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| Williams,
Herbert George |
Lieutenant, 172016, Herbert
George Williams was a native of Gloucestershire.
He was killed in action on the 23rd May 1944,
whilst serving with the 245th Field Company,
Royal Engineers. He was 27 years' old.
He was the son of Joseph Morgan
Williams and Kate Williams of Broadwell, Gloucestershire.
His wife Mary Winefride Williams lived at 49
Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston.
He is buried in Grave XV. H.
10. Anzio Beachhead Cemetery, Anzio, Italy.
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| Williams, Peter George
Charles |
12, Churchill Road, Thurmaston.
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| Williamson, Cecil
William |
26, Forest Avenue, Thurmaston.
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| Winterton, Leonard
Ralph |
324, Main Street, Thurmaston.
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| Woodford, Frank |
26, Brook Street, Thurmaston.
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Woods,
Arthur Eric George |
15, Reading Street, Thurmaston.
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Woods,
Cecil Herbert Victor |
15, Reading Street, Thurmaston.
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| Wright, Leonard |
Leonard Wright was serving with
His Majesty's forces during 1943. He and his
wife, Lily, lived at 145 Humberstone Lane.
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| Wright, William |
William Wright was a serving
soldier from at least 1941 until the war's end.
He lived at 2, Alexandra Street, Thurmaston
with his wife Rose Ellen Wright, nee Saddington.
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