Roll of Honour - Lancashire - Blackpool - World War 2

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

BLACKPOOL WAR MEMORIAL

SURNAMES C

CALDERBANK	Robin Argyll	Gunner 1821283, 21 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 1 March 1942. Aged 20. Son of Argyll and Sarah Elizabeth Calderbank, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in JAKARTA (ANCOL) NETHERLANDS FIELD OF HONOUR, Indonesia. Section III. Row 9.
CALDERBANK	W P	Royal Air Force
CARDWELL	S	Loyal Regiment
CARRINGTON	W H	Royal Artillery
CARTMELL	Jack	Sergeant 1454257, 58 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21 February 1945. Aged 21. Son of John and Jane Cartmell, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 274.
CARTMELL	James Alfred	Lance Corporal 4462175, 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Died 19 May 1944. Aged 30. Son of James and Edith Cartmell, of Blackpool, Lancashire; husband of Cathrine Lees Cartmell. of Blackpool. Buried in IMPHAL WAR CEMETERY, India. Plo 1. Row A. Grave 12.
CATTLE	William Frederick	Able Seaman D/SSX 28099, H.M.S. "Arbutus", Royal Navy. Died 5 February 1942. Aged 20. Son of Ralph A. and Nellie Cattle, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 64, Column 3..
CAWTHORNE	Walter	Lance Bombardier 814460, 137 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 20 November 1944. Aged 32. Son of John and Emma Cawthorne; husband of Ellen Cawthorne, of Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 2. Row K. Grave 8.
CHALLONER	Dennis	Gunner 903546, 137 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 17 June 1943. Aged 24. Son of Thomas and Florence Challoner, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 15.]
CHANT	Harry Charles	Captain 221163, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 21 October 1945. Aged 44. Son of Henry Edward and Sarah Chant; husband of Gertrude Chant, of Blackpool. Buried in BLACKPOOL (CARLETON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section A. Grave 655.
CHATTINGTON	J	Coldstream Guards
CHILD	Albert	Stoker 1st Class D/KX 99723, H.M.S. "Orion", Royal Navy. Died 29 May 1941. Aged 22. Son of Albert Edgar and Margaret Frances Child, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 52, Column 3.
CHISNALL	M W	Fleet Air Arm
CLARK	J	Royal Navy
CLARKE	John Butterworth	Sergeant 639565, 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 24 March 1941. Aged 20. Son of Albert Edward and Mary Wilkinson Clarke of Blackpool. Buried in MARTON (ST. PAUL) CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Lancashire. Plot 9. Grave 32.
CLEARY	Thomas	Able Seaman C/JX 227086, R.F.A. "Derwentdale", Royal Navy. Died 26 December 1942. Aged 33. Son of James and Mary Cleary, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Block F. Grave 296.
CLEMENT	Charles Roy	Flight Sergeant (Navigator) 1532013, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 6 October 1944. Aged 23. Son of Charles Matthew and Mary Clement, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot 20. Row B. Grave 1.
COLDWELL	R	Royal Navy
COLE	Roger Gordon	Flight Sergeant 1432275, 172 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29 September 1943. Son of James Cecil Gordon Cole and Norah Cole, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 135.
COLEMAN	R A	Royal Artillery
CONNOR	Robert Henry	Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) 1451682, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 28 July 1943. Aged 21. Son of Robert Henry and Florence Connor, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 11. Row B. Collective grave 2-3.
CONWAY	Paul Douglas	Private 14762463, Seaforth Highlanders. Died 28 August 1944. Aged 18. Son of Wilfrid Cyril and Margaret Conway, of Marton, Blackpool. Buried in BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section P. Grave 67.
COOKE	D C	Royal Air Force
COOPER	Walter	Signalman 14118050, Royal Corps of Signals. Died 27 February 1941. Aged 20. Son of William and Ellen Cooper, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot 9. Row E. Grave 13.
CORNALL	Robert William	Guardsman 2615831, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died between 31 May 1940 and 2 June 1940. Aged 21. Son of Harry and Henrietta Cornall, of Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Column 32.
CORNS	Frederick Ronald	Bombardier 906313, 88 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese 3 September 1943. Aged 24. Son of Fred W. Corns and Edith A. Corns, of South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot B1. Row C. Grave 16.
COUPAR	A	Gordon Highlanders
COUPE, MiD	Leonard	[Listed as Royal Engineers on memorial] Lance Sergeant 894763, Royal Artillery and and No. 9, Commando. Died 19 March 1944. Aged 33. Son of William and Martha Coupe; husband of A. Coupe, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). No known grave. Commemorated on CASSINO MEMORIAL, Italy. Panel 2.
COWALL	J F	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
COWPER	K F	Royal Artillery
COX	James	Gunner 895974, 51 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 27 April 1943. Aged 22. Son of William and Ellen Cox, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Plot 6. Row F. Grave 8.
CREWE	A	Royal Artillery
CROKER	Desmond Rimmer	Flight Sergeant 1077090, 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 5 July 1944. Son of George Alfred and Gladys Mary Croker, of Blackpool, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 216.
CROSS	N	Royal Air Force
CROSS	W G	Pioneer Corps
CROSSLEY	G M	East Lancashire Regiment
CROWE	William [Herbert]	Corporal 1128109, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 26 February 1946. Aged 25. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Crowe, of North Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY, Tanzania. Plot 5. Row F. Grave 21.
CULSHAW	Raymond	Sergeant (Pilot) 1077853, 200 Sqadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 15 December 1942. Aged 22. Son of Percy and Margaret Culshaw, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in DU PLANTATION CEMETERY, Liberia. Grave 851.
CURWEN	Stanley Glyn	Rifleman 14206252, 2nd Battalion (The London Irish Rifles), Royal Ulster Rifles. Died 5 August 1943. Aged 21. Son of James and May Curwen, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Buried in CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Plot III. Row E. Grave 50.

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