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HINCKLEY,
ST PETERS ROMAN CATHOLIC
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Gill cannell & Andrew Dishman 2026
The
St Peter's Roman Catholic Church war memorial is located at St. Peter's
R.C. Church, Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire. It takes the
form of a two-stepped, rectangular, base surmounted by a square sectioned
plinth with rounded top corners, followed by a Figure of Christ on the
Cross; there are incised inscriptions and names infilled with black
paint; the whole memorial site is surrounded by paving slabs. There
are 36 names listed for World War 1 and 12 names for World War 2. It
was unveiled 30 September 1922 by the Earl of Denbigh. The names on
the memorial are listed by rank but have been sorted here into alphabetical
order within conflict for ease of reading and research.
Extract
from Leicester Evening Mail - Saturday 30 September 1922, page
5:
HINCKLEY
MEMORIAL
Unveiling of Cross to Fallen. Members of St. Peter’s.
The
Earl of Denbigh C. V. O., this afternoon unveiled a beautiful monumental
cross which has been erected in the gounds of St. Peter's Chureh,
in memory of the men of St. Peter's congregation who lost their lives
in the great European War. The memoria! consists of a crucifix surmounting
a square base, which is placed on the top of three steps. It is executed
in Portland stone throughout, and the total height is 14 feet, whilst
the steps cover an area of 9 feet.
The
outstanding feature is the sculptured figure, which is a work of art.
The die base is in one solid block, and in itself weighs over two
tons.
The following names are recorded on the monument: Sec.Lieut. E. L.
Hall, 1st-Class Petty Officer J. A. Blockley, Cpl. W. Bolesworth,
Cpl. J. E. Burchnall, Cpl. H. Musson, L.Cpl. J. Bolesworth, L.-Cpl.
A. A. Clarke, L-Cpl. J. Hall, L-Cpl. J. Mackay, L-Cpl. S. Wilbur,
Trpr. P. E .Bowen, Sppr C. Jacques, Sppr. E. W. Wheatley, Gnr. C.
S. Pilgrim, Pte. J. A. Beasley, Pte. S. Bolesworth, D.C.M., Croix
de Guerre, Pte. W. L. Bromley, Pte. G. A. Cooke, Pte. A. J. Dell,
Pte. J. Demott, Pte. S. Everton, Pte. F. Ginns, Pte. J. Goode, Pte.
F. Howard, Pte. A. E. Lee, Pte. S. T. Mannion, Pte. A, J. Mason, Pte.
E. J. O'Neil, Pte. J. A. O'Neil, Pte. J. T. Payne, Pte. W. Payne,
Pte. A. J. Paul, Pte. G. Tookey, Pte. G. Webster, Pte. J. Webster,
Pte. A. Paul.
The
unveiling was witnessed by a large concurse of people, including a
great majority of the members of the Church. The Earl of Denbigh was
assisted J. L. Griffiths, D.8.O., who fought gallantly with the Leicesters
in France.
PRAY
FOR THE REPOSE
OF THESE MEMBERS OF
ST PETER'S CONGREGATION HINCKLEY
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
1914 - FOR GOD AND THEIR COUNTRY - 1918
| BEASLEY |
Thomas
Alfred |
Private
25391, 4th Battalon, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action 17
July 1916. Aged 18. Born and enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Beasley, of 22, Brick-kiln Street, Hinckley,
Leicestershire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C. |
| BLOCKLEY |
John
Alfred aka Joannis Alfred |
Petty
Officer 1st Class 132052, H.M.S. Viknor, Royal Navy. Drowned at
sea off the Irish Coast 13 January 1915. Aged 45. Born 14 February
1870, in Hinckley, Liecestershire, baptised 24 April 1970. Son
of Zinah and Agnetis Blockley, of Hinckley, St Peter, Leicestershire.
Born Hinckley, Leicestershire. Brother of S.J.D. Blockley, of
13, Baffin's Road, Copnor, Portsmouth. In the 1911 census he was
married to Mary Margaret Blockley, aged 41, born Hinckley, Leicestershire,
a Beer Retailer, resident 68 Arundel Street Landport, Portsmouth,
Hampshire. Buried in BANGOR NEW CEMETERY, County Down, Northern
Ireland. Grave reference 6P. 95.
Extract
from Portsmouth Evening News 29 January 1915, page 4:
BLOCKLEY—In
loving memory of John Alfred Blockley, Warwick House, Kimbolton-road,
Copner, of H.M.S. Viknor, drowned off the Irish coast, January,
1915. —From his sorrowing wife and boys. R.I.P
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1915:
BLOCKLEY
John Alfred of 18 Kimbolton-road Copnor Portsmouth
died 13 January 1915 at sea Administration (with Will) London
10 March to Mary Margaret Blockley widow. Effects £822.
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| BOLESWORTH |
James |
Lance
Corporal 7521, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in
action 15 September 1916. Aged 30. Born and resident Hinckley, Leicestershire,
enlisted Leicester. Husband of Sarah J. Bolesworth, of 28, Gas St.,
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. Buried in GUILLEMONT ROAD CEMETERY, GUILLEMONT,
Somme, France. Plot Vi. Row D. Grave 4. |
| BOLESWORTH,
DCM, Croix de Guerre |
Sydney |
Private
7832, 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 1
October 1917. Born and enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. Awarded
the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.), and the Croix de Guerre
(France). No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 50 to 51. |
| BOLESWORTH |
William
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Corporal
10061, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died of wounds 13
May 1915. Born and resident Hinckley, Leicestershire, enlisted Leicester.
Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD, Nord, France.
Plot I. Row A. Grave 132. |
| BOWEN |
Percy
Edgar |
[Memorial
states Trooper] Private 1774, Leicestershire Yeomanry. Died of wounds
13 May 1915. Born, resident and enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire.
No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 5. |
| BROMLEY |
Wilfred
Lewis |
Private
10914, "C" Company, 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire
Regiment. Died of wounds 23 October 1917. Aged 20. Born and resident
Hinckley, Leicestershire, enlisted Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Son of
Joseph and Mary Winifred Bromley, of 11, Priory Row, Hinckley. Buried
in HINCKLEY CEMETERY, Leicestershire. Grave reference Section 12.
Grave 79. |
| BURCHNALL |
John
Edgar |
Corporal
592875, 2nd/18th (county of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles),
London Regiment formerly 80413, Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed
in action in Egypt 6 November 1917. Born Hinckley, Leicestershire,
resident and enlisted Birmingham. Son of John and Alice Burchnall,
of 15, Castle Street, Hinckley. Buried in BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY, Israel
and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot N. Grave 82. |
| CLARKE |
Albert
Augustine |
Lance
Corporal 13160, "D" Company, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire
Regiment. Killed in action 15 July 1916. Aged 29. Born and enlisted
Hinckley, Leicestershire. Son of Susan Clarke, of 32, Clarence Road,
Hinckley, Leicestershire, and the late Austin Clarke. No known grave.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
2 C and 3 A. |
| COOKE |
George
Arthur |
Private
40706, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died of wounds 18
April 1918. Aged 20. Born Burbage, Leicestershire, enlisted Hinckley,
Leicestershire. Son of George and Clara Cooke, of 8, Grove Road,
Burbage, nr. Hinckley, Leicestershire. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY
CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XXVII. Row G. Grave 2. |
| DELL |
Albert
John |
Private
41068, 19th Battalion, Manchester Regiment formerly 4654, Leicestershire
Regiment. Killed in action 23 April 1917. Born and resident North
Church, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. No known
grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay
7. |
| DEMOTT |
John
|
[Listed
as DE MOTT on SDGW and CWGC] Private 11974, 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire
Regiment. Killed in action in Mesopotamia 7 January 1916.Born Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. No known grave.
Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 12. |
| EVERTON |
S
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| GINNS |
Frederick |
Private
15352, 26th Company, Labour Corps formerly 31495, Leicestershire
Regiment and 28824, 12th Labour Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment.
Died of wounds 15 September 1917. Born and enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot XIX. Row B. Grave 13. |
| GOODE |
John |
Private
368, 1st/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
7 April 1915. Born and enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. Brother
of Mr. T. S. Goode, of 69, Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire. Buried
in LINDENHOEK CHALET MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot II. Row H. Grave 7. |
| HALL |
Ernest
Louis |
Second
Lieutenant, 11th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died 5 November
1917. Aged 23. Son of William John and Edith Mary Hall, of 47, Clarence
Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XXI. Row EE. Grave 21. |
| HALL |
John |
Acting
Lance Corporal 11718, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed
in action 14 July 1916. Born and resident Hinckley, Leicestershire,
enlisted Leicester. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C and 3 A. |
| HEWARD |
Frederick |
Private
16063, 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died of wounds in
United Kingdom 15 January 1917. Aged 35. Born and enlisted Hinckley,
Leicestershire. Son of George and Emma Heward, of Hinckley; husband
of Mary Rose Theresa Heward, of 6, Rutland Avenue, Rugby Road, Hinckley.
Buried in HINCKLEY CEMETERY, Leicestershire. Grave reference Section
12. Grave 88. |
| JACQUES |
Charles |
Sapper
224833, 121st Field Company, Royal Engineers formerly 46291, Yorkshire
Regiment. Died of wounds 14 April 1918. Born Shepshed, Leicestershire,
enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. Buried in NESLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Somme, France. Row B. Grave 33. |
| LEE |
Arthur
E |
Private
61769, 136th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 21002,
Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action in Mesopotamia 22 February
1917. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. Son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee, of 5, Queen's Park Terrace, Hinckley, Leicestershire.
No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq, Panel 41. |
| MACKEY |
John |
Lance
Corporal 40975, 8th Battalion, Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment).Died
20 September 1917. Aged 30. Son of John Thomas and Ruth Mackey;
husband of Mary Ethel Mackey, of 9, Duke Street, Hinckley. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 124 to 125. |
| MANNION |
Sidney
Thomas |
Private
T/419564, H.T., Army Service Corps. Died 11 September 1918. Aged
21. Son of Patrick and Mary Winifred Mannion, of Hinckley. Buried
in HINCKLEY CEMETERY, Leicestershire. Grave reference Section 14.
Grave 62. |
| MASON |
Arthur
J |
Private
240689, 1st/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died of wounds
21 June 1917. Aged 20. Enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. Grandson
of Charlotte Mason, of 64, Queen's Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Buried in NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot II. Row B. Grave 59. |
| MUSSON |
Henry |
Corporal
9771, 82nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died on service in India
from a fractured skull 19 October 1914. Aged 34. Born 27 November
1879 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, enlisted Leicester. Baptised 30
November 1884 in Hinckley, St Mary's, son of Frederick and Clara
Musson. In the 1891 census he was the son of Frederick and Clara
Musson, aged 11, born Hinckley, Leicestershire, resident Upper Bond
Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire. Buried 20 October 1914 in KIRKEE
NEW CEMETERY, Bombay, India. Plot B. Row 1. Grave 18. |
| O’NEILL |
Edward
James |
Private
11376, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
12 July 1916. Aged 21. Born and resident Hinckley, Leicestershire,
enlisted Leicester. Son of James and Margaret O'Neill, of 5, Dares
Walk, Hinckley, Leicestershire. No known grave. Commemorated on
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C and 3 A. |
| O’NEILL |
John
Arthur |
[Listed
as just Arthur on SDGW] Private 4367, 1st/5th Battalion, Leicestershire
Regiment. Died of wounds 10 July 1916. Aged 38. Born and enlisted
Hinckley, Leicestershire. Son of Thomas and Ann O'Neill, of Hinckley,
and husband of Rhoda Annie O'Neill, of 25, Stockwell Head, Hinckley.
Buried in LE TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY, Seine-Maritime, France.
Plot 2. Row N. Grave 3B. |
| PAUL |
A
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[Appears
to be a late addition to the memorial] Private |
| PAUL |
Albert
J |
Private
15022, 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 9 August 1915. Aged 20. Born and resident
Hinckley, Leicestershire, enlisted Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Son of
Albert and Mary Ann Paul, of "Sherwood," Hinckley Road,
Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
41. |
| PAYNE |
John
Thomas |
 Private
202515, 1st/4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in
action 29 June 1917. Aged 19. Son of Mrs. Ellen Payne, of 8, Barwell
Lane, Hinckley, Leicestershire. Born and resident Hinckley, Leicestershire,
enlisted Loughborough, Leicestershire. Buried in LOOS BRITISH
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France/ Plot XIX. Row D. Grave 7.
Extract
from Hinckley Times - Saturday 4 August 1917, page 4
(photograph as published):
Local
casualties.
HINCKLEY SCOUTS DEATH.
Pte. John Thomas Payne, of the Leicesters, whose home is in
Priory Row, Hinckley, is officially reported to have been killed
in action on June 29th last, whilst in France. From one who
was with him at the time his relatives learn that be (Pte. Payne)
was shot dead almost immediately after going over the parapet
at a few minutes after seven o'clock on Thursday (the 28th).
Deceased was in his 20th year and enlisted (together with his
brothers, James and Albert) two years ago last May. After receiving
his training at Loughborough and other places, he went from
Louth to France in February last. He was a member of St. Peter's
Church, and formerly acted as bugler in the troop of Scouts
attached to the church. Pte. Albert Payne, brother of the above,
who is in another battalion of the Leicesters, is now in France,
and is expecting a leave about this time. Pte. James Payne,
of the West Yorks, has been dangerously wounded in the chest
and face whilst in France, but is now progressing favourably
in a hospital at. Leeds. Of two other brothers. Pte. Harry Payne
is with the Highland Light Infantry a Karepark Camp, Curragh,
Ireland, and Pte. Frederick Payne is with the T.R.B. at Cramlington,
Northumberland. Before enlisting, the late Pte. J. T. Payne
was in the employ of Messrs. W. and C. Wills, boot and shoe
manufacturers, Trinity Lane.
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| PAYNE |
William |
Private
241856, 1st/6th Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire
Regiment). Killed in action 12 May 1917. Aged 23. Born and enlisted
Hinckley, Leicestershire. Son of W. and Minnie Payne, of 40, Rugby
Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire. Buried in LIEVIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 8. |
| PILGRIM |
Charles
Sellers |
Gunner
RMA/10728, H.M.S. Defence, Royal Marine Artillery. Died from pneumonia
26 March 1916. Born 14 November 1885 in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Brother of Sarah H Pilgrim, of 65, Duks Street, Queens Road, Hinckley,
Leicestershire. Prior to enlistment he was a Brickyard Labourer.
In the 1901 census he was the son of Thomas and Fanny Pilgrim. aged
15, born Hinckley, Leicestershire, a Coal Labourer, resident Taylors
Yard, 2, Castle Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire. Enlisted 15 January
1904 in Nottingham. Height 5 feet 93/8 inches. pale complexion,
dark brown hair, blue eyes. Buried in LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY,
Orkney. Plot O. Grave 35. |
| TOOKEY |
G |
Private.
Died after January 1917 |
| WEBSTER |
George |
Private
21241, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 23 March
1918. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. Husband
of Nellie Louisa Webster, of 122, Queen's Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 1. |
| WEBSTER |
John |
Private
G/52160, 1st/8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 16 August 1917.
Aged 39. Husband of Annie Webster, of 8, Duke Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire.
No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 113 to 115. |
| WHEATLEY |
Ernest
William |
Sapper
152989, 120th Railway Company, Royal Engineers formerly 8/13158,
Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 15 July 1916. Aged 31.
Born and enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. Husband of Elizabeth
Wheatley, of 15, Priory Row, Hinckley. Employed by London and North
Western Railway. Member of National Union of Railwaymen, Hinckley
Branch, Railway Workers, Platelayer, admitted aged 29 1913. Buried
in YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row
C. Grave 15. |
| WILBUR |
Sydney |
[Listed
amongst the fallen in the Hinckley Times and Bosworth Herald,
Saturday 9 October 1920 as S WILEBUR as on memorial but on CWGC
and SDGW as WILBUR] Lance Corporal 7/11807, 7th (Service) Battalion,
Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action at the Battle of the
Somme 27 September 1916. Born and resident Hinckley, Leicestershire,
enlisted Leicester. Attested 3 September 1914 at Leicester, aged
19 years 266 days, posted 5 September 1914, civil employment Coach
Builder, single, height 5 feet 5 inches, weight 130 lbs, chest
33-35 inches. Next of kin his mother, Mrs. Ada Moore, of 3, Mill
View, Hinckley, Leicestershire, his father was deceased at the
time of attesting. With the Expeditionary Force France from 29
July 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal 1 July 1916. In the 1901 census
he was the son of James and Ada Wilebur, aged 4, born Hinckley,
Leicestershire, resident 4, Spring Hill, Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Buried in A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS, Somme, France. Plot III.
Row L. Grave 14.
Mentioned
in an article in Hinckley Times - Saturday 29 September
1917, page 4, referencing his two brothers, Charles and Percy
Wilebur.
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IN PACE
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PRAY
FOR THE REPOSE
OF THESE MEMBERS OF
ST PETER’S CONGREGATION HINCKLEY
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
1939 – FOR GOD AND THEIR COUNTRY - 1945 |
| BRAEBAUM |
Donald
[Edric] |
Private
3448214, 5th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps (A.A.C.).
Killed in action 30 December 1944. Aged 25. Born in the Croydon,
Surrey Registration District, Surrey, 1920. Buried in PHALERON WAR
CEMETERY, Greece. Plot 19. Row A. Grave 9. |
| FORD |
D
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No
further information currently |
| GRIMES |
Sydney
John |
Aircraftman
2nd Class 1658398, 23 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve, Bomber Command. Died in an accident 20 October
1942. Aged 20. Born 29 April 1922. Based at Pershore, Worcestershire.
Son of Ernest and Maud Ellen Grimes, of Hinckley. In the 1939
|Register he was the son of Ernest T and Maud E Grimes, born 29
April 1922, single, a Carpenter Learner, resident No 109 Teign
Bank Road, Hinckley, Hinckley U.D., Leicestershire. Buried in
HINCKLEY CEMETERY, Leicestershire. Section 19. Grave 204.
Extract
from Hinckley Times 30 October 1942, page 8:
GRIMES.—On
20th Oct., at Evesham, Sidney John Grimes, of 109, Teign Bank,
Hinckley, aged 20.
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| KAVANAGH |
Peter
[Thomas] |
[Spelt
KAVANACH on memorial] Private 4860901, 2nd/5th Battalion, Leicestershire
Regiment. Died of wounds in Italy 2 September 1944. Aged 25. Born
29 November 1919 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and resident in Leicestershire.
Son of Alfred and May Kavanagh; husband of Evelyn Kavanagh, of Burbage,
Leicestershire. In the 1921 census he was the grandson of Thomas
and Jane Kavanagh, son of Alfred and Lilian May Kavanagh, age 1,
born Hinckley, Leicestershire, resident 53, John Street, Hinckley,
Leicestershire. In the 1939 Register he was the son of Alfred and
Lilian M [May] Kavanagh, born 29 November 1919, single, a Warehouseman
Hosiery Apprentice, resident 17 London Road, Hinckley, Hinckley
U.D., Leicestershire. Buried in ANCONA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot
II. Row M. Grave 12. |
| KEARNS |
Richard
Joseph |
[Added
later] Private 14556334, 2nd/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment
(West Surrey). Missing in action, body found, killed in action in
Italy 26 February 1944. Aged 20. Born 9 February 1925. Born Ireland,
resident Leicestershire. Son of Richard and Mary Kearns, of Burbage,
Hinckley, Leicestershire. In the 1939 Register he was the son of
Richard J and Mary Kearns, born 9 February 1925, single, Hosiery
Warehouse Worker, resident Lynwood Lane, Burbage, Hinckley, Hinckley
U.D., Leicestershire. Buried in BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO,
Italy. Plot XX. Row G. Grave 9. |
| LAWRENCE |
Bernard
[Henry] |
Private
4859600, 1st/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
in Norway 23 April 1940. Aged 21. Born and resident Leicestershire.
Son of William Henry and Agnes Mary Lawrence, of Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Buried in LILLEHAMMER NORTHERN CIVIL CEMETERY, Norway. Plot I. Row
B. Grave 5. |
| MACKEY |
Vincent |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator) 1309276, 142 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve, Bomber Command. Killed in action flying out of Waltham,
Lincolnshire, in a Vickers Wellington IV, serial number Z1396. when
the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter at Erika near Meppen
during a raid on Kassel 28 August 1942. Aged 27. Son of John and
Mary Ethel Mackey. In the 1939 Register he was the son of Mary E
Mackey (a widow). born 29 April 1915, a Commercial Artist, single,
resident 9 Southfield Road, Hinckley, Hinckley U.D., Leicestershire.
Buried in HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 4.
Row A. Collective grave 16-19. |
| MASON |
Albert
[James] |
Private
4860362, Leicestershire Regiment. Died in Leicester Royal Infrmary
3 December 1939. Aged 20. Born and resident Leicestershire. Son
of William and Hilda M. Mason, of Hinckley. In the 1921 census
he was the son of William and Hilda M Mason, aged 2, born Hinckley,
Leicestershire, resident 92, Mount Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire.
In the 1939 Register he was born 26 May 1919, single, a Printer's
Apprentice, resident 20 Thornycroft Road, Hinckley, Hinckley U.D.,
Leicestershire. Buried in HINCKLEY CEMETERY, Leicestershire. Section
12. Grave 153.
Extract
from Hinckley Times, 8 December 1939, page 12:
MASON.—On
3rd Dec., at Leicester Royal Infirmary, Albert James Mason,
of 20, Thorneycroft Road, Hinckley, aged 20 years.
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| McINTYRE |
J
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No
further information currently |
| MOLONEY |
Thomas
William |
Acting
Leading telegrapher D/JX 226061, H.M.S. Mourne, Royal Navy. Died
at sea when the bow of Mourne was hit by a GNAT torpedo fired by
German submarine U-767, causing an ignition in the ship magazine
at 13:45 on 15 June 1944. Aged 29. Son of John and Harriet Moloney;
husband of Beatrice Irene Moloney, of Grafton, Warwickshire. In
the 1921 census he was the son of John and Harriett Moloney, aged
6, born Hinckley, Leicestershire, resident 36, The Lawns, Hinckley,
Leicestershire. In the 1939 Register he was the son of John and
Harriett Moloney, single, born 28 October 1914, a House Painter,
resident Hamilton House, Woodland Road, Hinckley, Hinckley U.D.,
Leicestershire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Panel 88, Column 3. |
| SMITH |
Arthur
M |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 1213202, 140 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,
Fighter Command. Killed while flying out of Mount Farm, Oxon, in
a Supermarine Spitfire PRVII, serial number AR239, when the aircraft
flew into the ground at Northlew, Devon during a low-level photo
recce training flight, 3 January 1943. Aged 21. Born 13 March 1921.
Native of Hinckley, Leicestershire. Son of William Drougt Smith
and Hathalin Smith, of Hinckley. In the 1939 Register he was the
son of William D and Hathalin Smith, born 13 March 1921. single,
a Compositor Apprentice to Printer, resident 131 Derby Road, Hinckley,
Hinckley U.D., Leicestershire. Buried in HINCKLEY CEMETERY, Leicestershgire.
Section 19. Grave 202. |
| TAYLOR |
Arthur
[Frederick] |
Sergeant
(Air Gunner) 1819923, 77 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,
Bomber Command. Killed in action flying out of Full Sutton, Yorkshire,
in a Handley Page Halifax III, serial number MZ702, when the aircraft
crashed into the English Channel during a raid on the Laon railway
yards, one of the crew survived and was rescued, 23 June 1944. Aged
19. Born 29 December 1924. Baptised at Hinckley, Holy Trinity, 23
January 1925. Native of Hinckley, Leicestershire. Son of Fred and
Elsie Taylor, of Hinckley, Leicestershire. No known grave. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 238. |
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