Sheffield Gas Company
Sheffield Gas Company War Memorial lists 58 dead from The Great War and 17 from the Second World War
Transco House
Inside Sussex Street entrance to the left side of gate Effingham Street Sheffield Sheffield South Yorkshire S1 England OS Grid Ref.: SK 350 870 |
Bronze plaque mounted on brick wall.
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1999: Company relocated to site on Effingham Street from Upwell Street. Memorial erected at Effingham Street.
1973, November: Company relocated from Commercial Street site to Sheffield Service Centre on Upwell Street. The dedication of the original memorial remains at the Commercial Street site. It is unknown if the name tablets from the original memorial were relocated to the Upwell Street premises or whether they have been covered at the Commercial Street site.
1973, November: Company relocated from Commercial Street site to Sheffield Service Centre on Upwell Street. The dedication of the original memorial remains at the Commercial Street site. It is unknown if the name tablets from the original memorial were relocated to the Upwell Street premises or whether they have been covered at the Commercial Street site.
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IN MEMORY OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE SHEFFIELD GAS COMPANY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ ON ACTIVE SERVICE OR THROUGH ENEMY ACTION IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)/ "LEST WE FORGET"
William Ashley
Ernest Beaumont Eric Arthur Charles Charles Henry Clark Herbert Croudy Walter Dodd Norman Greg Douglas John Fielding Joseph Hart |
John Alfred Hides
Herbert Hopkins John Clifford Kerry George William Phillips Herbert Poundall Harold Robinson Frank Sambourne Edward Shipton |
Additional details
William Ashley
Civilian War Dead
14 March 1941, aged 46
Of 11 Longley Close. Died at Royal Hospital.
Sheffield, County Borough
Died in air raid
Ernest Beaumont - 14390966
Lancashire Fusiliers - 2/5th Bn. - Fusilier
8 July 1944, aged 19
Son of James Ernest and Annie Beaumont, of Sheffield; Husband of Marjorie Beaumont, of Shirecliffe, Sheffield.
Cambes-En-Plaine War Cemetery
Killed during Operation Charwood the battle for the Normandy city of Caen and the regiment pushed on Malon
Eric Arthur Charles - 1095725
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 7 Sqdn. - Sergeant
30 July 1943
Runnymede Memorial
Stirling mk III serial number EF364 coded MG-X airborne from Oakington at 22:12 on a mission to Hamburg, no details are known of the loss of EF364.
Charles Henry Clarke - 4625157
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 8th Bn. - Private
12 January 1941, aged 29
Son of George William and Amelia Clarke, of Woodhouse, Sheffield; Husband of Doris Gertie Clarke, of Woodhouse, Sheffield.
Sheffield (Woodhouse) Cemetery
Death registered in St Austell, Cornwall
Herbert Croudy - T/209189
Royal Army Service Corps - Driver
14 May 1943, aged Son of George and Alice Lydia Croudv.
El Alia Cemetery
Died in North Africa
Walter Dodd
Civilian War Dead
13 December 1940, aged 38
Home Guard; of 168 Shoreham Street. Son of Walter and Maud Dodd, of 19 Hollythorpe Rise, Norton Lees; Husband of Violet Dodd. Died at 168 Shoreham Street.
Sheffield, County Borough
Died in air raid
Norman Greig Douglas - 2698303
Scots Guards - 2nd Bn. - Guardsman
11 September 1943, aged 23
Son of James Greig Douglas and Dorothy M. Douglas; Husband of Barbara Douglas, of Sheffield.
Salerno War Cemetery
Died on the third day of the Italian landings at Salerno
John Fielding
Not Yet Identified
Joseph Hart
Not Yet Identified
John Hides - 4688331
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1/4th Bn. - Lance Corporal
19 March 1945, aged 32
Son of Joseph and Ada Hides, of Sheffield; Husband of Winifred Hides, of Owlerton, Sheffield.
Gent City Cemetery
Died in Belgium
Herbert Hopkins - 4743474
East Yorkshire Regiment - 5th Bn. - Private
14 July 1943
Catania War Cemetery, Sicily
Died during the battle for Sicily
John Clifford Kerry - S/54127
Royal Army Service Corps - Corporal
17 June 1940, aged 27
Son of John and Maisie Kerry, of Sheffield.
Bouin Communal Cemetery
Died when troop ship SS Lancastria was sunk off the french coast
George William Phillips
Not Yet Identified
Herbert Poundall - 6983089
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - 2nd Bn. - Fusilier
14 November 1941, aged 30
Son of William and Martha Poundall; Husband of Hylda Hodgkinson Poundall, of Matlock.
Matlock (St. Giles) Churchyard
Died in Ireland
Harold Robinson
Not Yet Identified
Frank Verdun Sambourne - 4861645
Leicestershire Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Lance Corporal
27 May 1941, aged 25
Son of Percy and Minnie Sambourne; Husband of Rachel A. Sambourne, of Sheffield.
Athens Memorial
Killed during the battle of Crete
Edward Shipston - 1623848
Royal Artillery - 198 Bty., 165 H.A.A. Regt. - Lance Bombardier
31 July 1943, aged 23
Son of Amy Shipston, of Sheffield.
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Died at Royal Herbert Military Hospital, Woolwich; Buried on August 5, 1943
Civilian War Dead
14 March 1941, aged 46
Of 11 Longley Close. Died at Royal Hospital.
Sheffield, County Borough
Died in air raid
Ernest Beaumont - 14390966
Lancashire Fusiliers - 2/5th Bn. - Fusilier
8 July 1944, aged 19
Son of James Ernest and Annie Beaumont, of Sheffield; Husband of Marjorie Beaumont, of Shirecliffe, Sheffield.
Cambes-En-Plaine War Cemetery
Killed during Operation Charwood the battle for the Normandy city of Caen and the regiment pushed on Malon
Eric Arthur Charles - 1095725
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 7 Sqdn. - Sergeant
30 July 1943
Runnymede Memorial
Stirling mk III serial number EF364 coded MG-X airborne from Oakington at 22:12 on a mission to Hamburg, no details are known of the loss of EF364.
Charles Henry Clarke - 4625157
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 8th Bn. - Private
12 January 1941, aged 29
Son of George William and Amelia Clarke, of Woodhouse, Sheffield; Husband of Doris Gertie Clarke, of Woodhouse, Sheffield.
Sheffield (Woodhouse) Cemetery
Death registered in St Austell, Cornwall
Herbert Croudy - T/209189
Royal Army Service Corps - Driver
14 May 1943, aged Son of George and Alice Lydia Croudv.
El Alia Cemetery
Died in North Africa
Walter Dodd
Civilian War Dead
13 December 1940, aged 38
Home Guard; of 168 Shoreham Street. Son of Walter and Maud Dodd, of 19 Hollythorpe Rise, Norton Lees; Husband of Violet Dodd. Died at 168 Shoreham Street.
Sheffield, County Borough
Died in air raid
Norman Greig Douglas - 2698303
Scots Guards - 2nd Bn. - Guardsman
11 September 1943, aged 23
Son of James Greig Douglas and Dorothy M. Douglas; Husband of Barbara Douglas, of Sheffield.
Salerno War Cemetery
Died on the third day of the Italian landings at Salerno
John Fielding
Not Yet Identified
Joseph Hart
Not Yet Identified
John Hides - 4688331
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1/4th Bn. - Lance Corporal
19 March 1945, aged 32
Son of Joseph and Ada Hides, of Sheffield; Husband of Winifred Hides, of Owlerton, Sheffield.
Gent City Cemetery
Died in Belgium
Herbert Hopkins - 4743474
East Yorkshire Regiment - 5th Bn. - Private
14 July 1943
Catania War Cemetery, Sicily
Died during the battle for Sicily
John Clifford Kerry - S/54127
Royal Army Service Corps - Corporal
17 June 1940, aged 27
Son of John and Maisie Kerry, of Sheffield.
Bouin Communal Cemetery
Died when troop ship SS Lancastria was sunk off the french coast
George William Phillips
Not Yet Identified
Herbert Poundall - 6983089
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - 2nd Bn. - Fusilier
14 November 1941, aged 30
Son of William and Martha Poundall; Husband of Hylda Hodgkinson Poundall, of Matlock.
Matlock (St. Giles) Churchyard
Died in Ireland
Harold Robinson
Not Yet Identified
Frank Verdun Sambourne - 4861645
Leicestershire Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Lance Corporal
27 May 1941, aged 25
Son of Percy and Minnie Sambourne; Husband of Rachel A. Sambourne, of Sheffield.
Athens Memorial
Killed during the battle of Crete
Edward Shipston - 1623848
Royal Artillery - 198 Bty., 165 H.A.A. Regt. - Lance Bombardier
31 July 1943, aged 23
Son of Amy Shipston, of Sheffield.
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Died at Royal Herbert Military Hospital, Woolwich; Buried on August 5, 1943
Information about the memorial includes that given on the IWM War Memorials Register - © IWM (WMA-27833)