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Palestine 1945 - 1948
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Roll of Honour: Updated 2nd August 2014 ... thanks to A E V Costello aevcost@aevcost.karoo.co.uk who is a member of Palestine Veterans Association ... read a full list of all the graves in Ramleh and Khayat Beach which gives Name/Regt/Corps etc ... read more here |
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Palestine 1945 - 1948
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This is Dedicated to those members of the ARMY AIR CORPS, Who lost their lives in Palestine, The names are split between the 2 main cemeteries & are grouped together where they died in a specific incident as appropriate. |
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The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army, first formed in
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You may have seen the Channel 4 Series ... "The Promise" If you missed it, watch it now, it's brilliant |
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AYLIFFE,
CHARLES HERBERT Private Royal
Army Medical Corps Age: 21 Date of Death: 06/05/1946 Service No: 14747319 BUTCHER
FREDERICK CHARLES Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 4th Bn. Age:
19 Date of Birth 08 October
1926 Date of Death: 31/08/1946 Service No: 14866892 CARTER,
LESLIE Private The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 3rd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Birth
06 July 1925 Date of Death: 17/12/1946 Service No: 14090457 CARTER,
THOMAS ALBERT: Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 8th Bn. Age: 19 Date
of Birth 13 July 1927 Date of
Death: 19/10/1946 Service No: 14060529 CHADD
ALBERT
JOHN Serjeant The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C. Age 20 Date of Birth
12 October 1926 Date of Death: 18/05/1947 Service No: 14911732 COOKE,
ARTHUR FREDERICK Private Army Air Corps 21 Independent. Parachute Coy.
Age: 24 Date of Birth 20
February 1922 Date of Death: 25/05/1946 Service No: 2574265 COSGROVE,
JOHN Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 3rd Bn. Age: 19 Date of Birth
02 February 1927 Date of Death: 11/10/1946 Service No: 14935457 DIX,
THOMAS STRICALLY Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 8th Bn. Age: 22
Date of Birth 09 February 1924
Date of Death: 27/05/1946 Service No: 14837097 FIELD,
FREDERICK THOMAS TRAVERS Captain
The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 17th Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 08/05/1946
Service No: 222828 FLETCHER
EDWARD Private The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 6th (10th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers) Bn.
Age: 21 Date of Birth 30
August 1925 Date of Death:
14/10/1946 HALLISSY,
RICHARD (Service record spells name Halissy) Private The Parachute
Regiment, A.A.C. 4th Bn. Age 20 Date of Birth
24 September 1926 Date of Death: 07/10/1946 HART,
DESMOND AUBREY Corporal The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age: 20
Date of Birth 31 March 1926
Date of Death: 21/09/1946 Service No: 14734636 JEFFREY,
BRUCE CARSTAIRS Captain Royal
Army Medical Corps The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. attd. 6th (l0th Bn. The
Royal Welch Fusilers) Bn. Age: 27 Date of Birth 20 July 1919 Date of
Death: 03/03/1946 Service No: 291381 JONES,
PETER DAVID Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 4th Bn. Age: 19 Date of
Birth 17 September 1926
Date of Death: 06/01/1946 Service No: 14447623 KIRKPATRICK,
ADAM Company Quartermaster
Serjeant The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 4th Bn. Age: 20 Date of Birth
30 April 1926 Date of
Death: 05/12/1946 Service No: 14871921 Additional information: Son of Hugh
and Catherine Walker Kirkpatrick, of South Norwood, Surrey. Grave
Reference: 9. C. 21. Cemetery: RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY Picture of his grave http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=1048427
LAMBERT,
ERNEST NATION Serjeant The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 7th Bn. Age: 23 Date
of Birth 01 January 1923
Date of Death: 10/09/1946 Service No: 6854402 LANG,
JACK Private The Parachute
Regiment, A.A.C. 4th Bn. Age: 23 Date of Birth
06 July 1922 Date of
Death: 29/12/1945 Service No: 5957240 LEMON,
LESLIE ARTHUR Warrant Officer
Class II (Q.M.S. Instr.) Army Physical Training Corps attd. H.Q. 1
Parachute Bde., 6 Airborne Div. Age: 32 Date of Birth
11 January 1914 Date of
Death: 01/10/1946 Service No: 3311468 LEONARD,
NORMAN Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age: 19 Date of
Birth 03 November 1926 Date of
Death: 29/05/1946 Service No: 14875368 MCBRIDE,
ALEXANDER Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 1st Bn. Age 23 Date
of Birth 17 May 1923 Date of Death: 23/05/1946 Service No: 14975343 MURRAY,
COLIN Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 5th Bn. Age: 19 Date of Birth
27 September 1926 Date
of Death: 30/07/1946 Service No: 14866251 RICHARDSON,
ANDREW Private The Parachute
Regiment, A.A.C. 9th Bn. Age: 20 Date of Birth
02 August 1925 Date of
Death: 02/06/1946 Service No: 14903501 WILLIAMS,
ALBERT EDWARD Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 3rd Bn. Age: 20 Date
of Birth 13 April 1926
Date of Death: 08/06/1946 Service No: 14826973 25/26 APRIL 1946 reference
http://www.palestine-encyclopedia.com/EPP/Chapter05_1of3.htm At 2030 hours 25 April three vehicles
stopped at the house opposite the entrance to the Divisional Car Park in
Tel Aviv 12781643. Between 25 and 30 civilians entered the house, where
they held up the occupants and established fire positions overlooking the
guard tents. The car park is bounded by Zerubabel
Street, Sir Hubert Samuel Esplanade and Ezra Street and faces the sea.
Apak Police Station adjoins and East side. The guard normally consists of 3 NCO's and
12 ORs but at the time of the attack only the guard commander and 7 men
were in the car park, the remainder being allowed out for recreation after
their tour of duty. When attacked, the NCO and 2 men were in the guard
tent, 2 men were in an adjacent tent and 3 men were on actual duty, one as
sentry at the entrance and 2 patrolling. At 2045 hours the gate sentry saw
something thrown from the nearby house, which exploded in front of the
guard tent. At the same time a burst of automatic fire was directed at him
Zionist Terrorism and Crimes in Palestine 1946 97 from the same buildings,
forcing him to take cover under a vehicle. At this point the entrance to the car park
was rushed by some 20-30 men in civilian clothes who killed a soldier who
was standing near the wire. They then entered the first tent where the Sgt
of the guard, Sgt Peat, was trying to unlock rifles from the rack and
where Pte Mackay and Gilliard were lying on the ground taking cover from
the first burst of fire. The attackers shone torches on the 3 soldiers and
fired a burst from a TSMG at Mackay and Gilliard killing both. Another
burst was fired at Sgt Peat, missing him, and he fell to the ground
pretending to be dead. It is not known what happened in the third
tent, as both of the occupants were killed. They were however unarmed. The
raiders removed 12 rifles from the rack in the guard tent and withdrew
when a bugle sounded the retreat. A PMF urban patrol consisting of one
armoured car supported by a section of 6 GORDONS was at the Apak Police
Station at the time of the attack, but the armoured car commander and the
officer of the section were inside the station at the time. Small
explosive charges were thrown at the armoured car forcing it away. The car
commander from the roof of the Police Station observed some 30 persons
moving from the entrance of the car park in an easterly direction firing
as they went. Attackers dispersed in the Yemenite section of the Karton
Quarter. Road mines had been placed on all roads leading to the area and
illuminated warning notices in English, Arabic and Hebrew were put up. The
victims were:- GILLIARD,
JOHN ALEXANDER Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 5th Bn. Age: 23 Date
of Birth 22 January 1923
Date of Death: 25/04/1946 Service No: 7021365 HOPE,
JOHN Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 5th Bn. Age25 Date
of Birth 11 November 1920 Date
of Death: 25/04/1946 Service No: 1802412 KNIGHT,
NORMAN EDGAR Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 5th Bn. Age: 18 Date
of Birth 29 March 1927
Date of Death: 25/04/1946 Service No: 14455077 McKAY,
HUGH SHIRLAW Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 5th Bn. Age: 19
Date of Birth 09 September
1926 Date of Death: 25/04/1946
Service No: 14867443 MORRISON,
ALEXANDER Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 5th Bn. Age: 24 Date of
Birth 13 January 1922
Date of Death: 25/04/1946 Service No: 2887006 PARK,
JOHN HENRY Private The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 5th Bn. Age: 22 Date of Birth
17 October 1922 Date of
Death: 26/04/1946 Service No: 5734160 |
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KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY On the 25/26th October 1947 14 members of 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment were killed. Their names are listed below :-
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ALEXANDER, EDGAR WILLIAM Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Birth 03 August 1926 Date of Death: 25/10/1947 Service No: 14881265 Additional information: Son of Arthur James Alexander and Lizzie V. Alexander, of Dudley, Worcestershire. Grave Reference: E. B. 9. Cemetery: KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY Picture of his grave http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=2258371 Name included on National Roll of Honour & Wall of Remembrance DARBYSHIRE,
PHILIP Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of
Birth 02 December 1926
Date of Death: 25/10/1947 Service No: 14126645 DAVIES NORMAN RENOUF Lance Corporal The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Birth 25 October 1926 Date of Death: 25/10/1947 Service No: 14876384 Additional information: Son of Philip and Sarah Elizabeth Davies. Grave Reference: E. B. 18. Cemetery: KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY Picture of his grave http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=2258560 Name included on National Roll of Honour & Wall of Remembrance DUNCAN
JOSEPH Private The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age 21 Date of Birth
14 September 1926 Date of Death: 26/10/1947 Service No: 14875320 INWOOD
DEREK Unit: 2 Para Rank: Lance Corporal Number: 14870929 Age 21 Date of
Birth 17 October 1926
Date Of Death: 25th October 1947 Age: 21 LEATHERLAND
GEORGE WILLIAM Private The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Birth 15 December 1926
Date of Death: 25/10/1947 Service No: 14492133 Additional
information: Son of William and Kathleen Irene Leatherland, of Old
Radford, Nottingham. Grave Reference: E.A. 19. X Cemetery: KHAYAT BEACH
WAR CEMETERY Picture of his grave http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=2258786
Name included on National Roll of Honour & Wall of Remembrance
MATTHEWS,
ROBERT Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age: 21 Date of
Birth 14 August 1926 Date of Death: 25/10/1947 Service No: 14878558 MILLARD
FRANCIS THOMAS Private The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age
20 Date of Birth
18 February 1927 Date
of Death: 26/10/1947 Service No: 14939521 MILTON
ALFRED Private The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. Unit Text: 2nd Bn. Age
21 Date of Birth 31 December 1925 Date of Death: 25/10/1947 Service
No: 14850973 ODEY
WALTER DAVID Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age 20
Date of Birth 02
November 1926 Date of Death:
25/10/1947 Service No: 14868632 PRESTON
DEREK Lance Corporal
The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Birth
06 May 1927 Date of
Death: 25/10/1947 Service No: 14038544 STANFORD
NORMAN Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Date of Birth
24 June 1927 Date of Death: 25/10/1947 Service No: 14064365 WOOD
FRANCIS RYCE Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
2nd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Birth 28
January 1926 Date of
Death: 25/10/1947 Service No: 14946274 WOODWARD
AUBREY SPENCER J. Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age:
22 Date of Birth 20 July 1925
Date of Death: 25/10/1947 Service No: 14038821
BROWN, WILLIAM ROSS Private Army Catering Corps attd. Airborne Forces. 2 Para Age: 18 Date of Birth 22 August 1928 Date of Death: 27/06/1947 Service No: 19073743 Additional information: Son of William and Mary Ann Brown, of Gabalfa, Glamorgan. Grave Reference: D. E. 6. Cemetery: KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY Picture of his grave http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=2258467 Name included on National Roll of Honour & Wall of Remembrance CARAVIAS,
BRYON EPAMINONDAS BASILE Serjeant
The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 18/08/1946 Service
No: NS/8436 CHARNLEY
LEONARD Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age
25 Date of Birth
16 May 1922 Date of
Death: 26/07/1947 Service No: 3782868 CLEMENTS,
ROY BERNARD Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 8th Bn. Age: 21 Date of
Birth 16 May 1924 Date of
Death: 05/04/1947 Service No: 14116427 ELLIOTT,
ALEXANDER MCKENZIE Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps serving with The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. attd. 3rd Bn. Age: 25 Date of Birth
23 November 1921 Date of Death: 07/10/1947 Service No: 371816 HATTRELL, JOHN PHILIP RAYNSFORD Captain Suffolk Regiment The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. attd. 3rd Bn. Age: 26 Date of Birth 15 September 1919 Date of Death: 24/03/1947 Service No: 109411 Additional information: Son of John Alexander and Dorothy Hattrell; husband of Hazel Mary Hattrell, of Brookmans, Hertfordshire. Grave Reference: D. B. 7. Cemetery: KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY Picture of his grave http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=2258683 Name included on National Roll of Honour & Wall of Remembrance KNOX,
EDWARD ALBERT Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 9th Bn. Age 19 Date
of Birth 30 June 1927 Date of
Death: 03/03/1947 Service No: 14060718 KISSANE
MATTHEW CYRIL Captain Royal Irish Fusiliers serving with 9 Para Age 28
Date of Birth 30 August 1918
Date of Death: 29/06/1947 Service No: 97333 LEECH
JAMES TERENCE
Private Royal Engineers with The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age 20
Date of Birth 29 November 1926
Date of Death: 16/06/1947 O'DONNELL,
JOSEPH Private The Parachute
Regiment, A.A.C. 9th Bn. Age 31
Date of Birth 20 October 1915
Date of Death: 10/03/1947 Service No: 6977770 STEDMAN
STANLEY GRAHAM Private The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 1st Bn. Age
21 Date of Birth
09 July 1926 Date
of Death: 19/07/1947 Service No: 14827858 SWALES
HERBERT PHILLIP Private
The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 3rd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Birth
07 July 1926 Date of
Death: 05/09/1947 Service No: 14881222 VICKERS
FRANCIS Private The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Birth
16 May 1927 Date of
Death: 01/08/1947 Service No: 14051277
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Nicosia War Cemetery contains 215 burials from the Second World War. Of these, two are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the Nicosia Cremation Memorial, with 73 names of soldiers of the Indian forces who died during the Second World War and were cremated. There is also a memorial for the soldiers buried elsewhere on Cyprus. |
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TROMANS
Initials: W B Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 8th Bn. Age: 22
Date of Death: 24/10/1947 Died while serving
in Palestine Service No: 14453059 |
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FROM AN EARLIER PERIOD |
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BURBAGE,
GEORGE WILLIAM Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 11th Bn. Age: 25
Date of Death: 12/07/1943 Service No: 4389597 CROSSLEY,
RONALD HERBERT Corporal The
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 11th Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 26/08/1943
Service No: 6287277 HOBSON,
SIDNEY Driver Royal Army Service Corps attd. 4th Airborne Div.
Age: 28 Date of Death: 10/08/1943 Service No: T/72751 REFERENCES:-
The cwgc http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 The
Armed Forces Memorial http://www.veterans-uk.info/afm2/index.php The cwgc war grave photo project :- http://www.twgpp.org/results.php?sname=&fname=&cemetery=&country=&force=&na
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Many, many thanks to Edwin (Ted) Sparrow ... with-out his help this would not have been possible.
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