AP Lockheed Lest We Forget
Paul Vanes writes:
LEST WE FORGET
Leamington Art Gallery has in its possession the Lockheed Brakes Sports and Social Club War Memorial which lists all the service personnel who lost their lives during and just after the Second World War.
Walter E. Bascott, 4th Queens Own Hussars
Charles D. Brown, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Robin H. Burson, SS Baron Erskine, Royal Navy
Harold F. Clarke, 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Lionel Cole, 15th (Scottish) Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps
Cuthbert M. Cooper, 94 Battery, 20 Light Anti-Aircraft
Frederick R. Dawkes, HMS Egret, Royal Navy
Dennis W. Dell, H.M Trawler Kingston Beryl, Royal Navy Patrol Service
George L. Deeming, 5th Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Douglas Emmott, 12th Squadron Royal Air Force
William A. Faulkner, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
James L. Fletcher, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
Edward Freeman, 59th Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Dennis J. Gascoyne, 7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Frederick W. Giles, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire regiment
Harold Gordon, 58th Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Raymond G. Green, “B” Squadron, 1st East Riding Yeomanry
Thomas W. Gregory, 4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh)
Alexander J. Hart, 6th Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Arthur H. Height, Royal Artillery
William H. Howlett, 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Charles H. Hubbard, 8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Lewis S. C. Hubbard, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
William H. Hughes, 11th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
Ralph A. Jordan, HMS Vernon, Royal Navy
William J. Jordan, HMS Charybdis, Royal Navy
James H. Judd, 5th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Arthur Kimbrey, 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Leonard W. Leffley, 7/4 Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery
Harry Lyndon-Adams, 142 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Patrick A. Metcalf, 68th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
John R. Miller, 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Eric Mitchell, 2nd Battalion, The London Irish Rifles
Walter J. O’Connell, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
Raymond S. J. O’Donnell, HMS Daedalus, Royal Navy Patrol Service
Wilfred J. Pettipher, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Ralph C. Plaistowe, 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Thomas Redhead, 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Owen W. Rees, 399 Battery, 59 Searchlight Regiment
Wilfred J. Sheppard, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
George W. Tanner, HMS Boadicea, Royal Navy
Cyril R. Taplin, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Douglas L. Thornley, 434 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Norman V. Ward, 425 (Royal Canadian Air Force) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
James C. Wheeler, 2nd Signals Head Quarters, Royal Corps of Signals
John C. L. Whiteman, 75 Squadron, Royal Air force Volunteer Reserve
The following civilians also died:-
R. C. Bascott, S. J. G. Hammond, E. Jones, R. Kitchener, F. Parker, W. Parker, F. J. Pyke, R. J. Smith and W. H. Williams.
Main source – The County of Warwickshire Roll of Honour 1914-2005 by Kenneth Fowler. If anyone is interested, the hardback book is held on the first floor of Leamington Library, Pump Rooms on the Parade and contains over 500 pages.
