Sheffield Post Office
Sheffield Post Office War Memorial lists 25 names from the Second World War
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Castlegate Sheffield Sheffield South Yorkshire England OS Grid Ref.: SK 350 870 Previously at: SHEFFIELD POST OFFICE Fitzalan Street Sheffield Sheffield South Yorkshire England |
STONE TABLET. INCISED RED LETTERING. NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS. WOODEN SURROUND. EMBLEM OF POST OFFICE TOP CENTRE.
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1939 GPO 1945/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ ALL THOSE CONNECTED WITH/ THE SHEFFIELD POST OFFICE/ WHO SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR/ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO FELL/ ARE ENGRAVED BELOW/ (NAMES)/ "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
Barker J W
Christian CS Coates R Cooke W Coster J Denton J Dixon L FordG S Guest R Harrold J G Hopperton J G Hubbard L A Johnson A C |
Johnson F
Mitchell J J Patchett R M Patrick C Postlethwaite J A Raynes G Redfearn G A Roberts C Smith W E Staples C Swinburn F Wilson T W |
Additional details
John William Barker (4349114)
Private - East Yorkshire Regiment - 5th Bn.
4-November-1942, aged 28
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q3 1914
Son of John and Maud A. Barker, of Sheffield; Husband of Winifred Barker, of Sheffield.
Lived at 146 Cemetery Road, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q4 1937
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
At rest with his comrades. RIP
Originally buried in a battlefield cemetery before being reburied in present location on 18-June-1943
Died during the Battle of Alamein
Charles Silvester Christian (P/JX 164935)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Victory.
15-February-1941, aged 43
Date of birth 4-Apr-1898
Birth registered in Colchester in Q2 1898
Son of Eli Thomas Christian and Mary Helen Christian; Husband of Annie Christian, of Sheffield.
Lived at 68 Mount Pleasant Road, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q1 1920
Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, United Kingdom
Died of acute dilation of the heart, emphysema and chronic bronchitis at RN Barracks, Portsmouth
Ronald Coates (175331)
Flying Officer - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 78 O.T.U.
16-November-1944, aged 19
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1925
Son of Herbert and Gertrude Coates, of Sheffield.
Ronald Coates listed on Post Office appointments in 1942 and 1943
Nicosia War Cemetery, Cyprus
Killed whilst flying in Wellington XIII, JA563 of No 78 OTU, which crashed near Polis in Cyprus
William Cooke (4607701)
Private - Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 1st Bn.
29-May-1940, aged 36
Birth registered in Sheffield in 1904
Son of George and Hannah Marie Cooke, of Sheffield; Husband of Winifred Anne Cooke, of Sheffield.
Married in Ecclesall Bierlow Q3 1934 - 1 Son
Dunkirk Town Cemetery, France
Died in France and Belgium Campaign with the BEF during the retreat to Dunkirk
Jean Marie Coster (W/249478)
Private - Auxiliary Territorial Service
26-March-1944, aged 19
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q4 1924
Daughter of William and Dorothy Coster, of Caterham, Surrey.
Peterborough (Eastfield) Cemetery, United Kingdom
Death registered in Peterborough
Jim Denton (4743563)
Private - York and Lancaster Regiment - 1st Bn.
27-May-1940, aged 32
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1908
Son of John and Kathleen Denton, of Sheffield.
Post Office appointments 1939
1911 Census - 11 Kelvin St, Sheffield
Lillehammer Northern Civil Cemetery, Norway
Died in Norway possibly as a POW after the Norway Campaign
Leslie Dixon (1238845)
Flight Sergeant - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 224 Sqdn.
12-June-1944, aged 22
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q1 1922
Son of George and Ethel Mary Dixon, of Sheffield.
Lived at 412 City Road, Sheffield
Pornic War Cemetery, France
Only casualty recovered from Coastal Command Liberator Mark V serial number BZ940 coded XB-S which was lost on a patrol of the western channel, probably when attacking U-441 off Brest.
Geoffrey Saxtree Ford (P/JX 269369)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Penelope
18-February-1944, aged 32
Date of birth 1-December-1911
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1912
Son of Herbert and Ellen Ford, of Norton Lees, Derbyshire.
Lived at 9 Chessel Close, Norton Lees, Sheffield
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, United Kingdom
Lost when ship was sunk in the Mediterranean by U-410 whilst on passage to Naples
Raymond Guest (P/JX 523938)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Erebus
21-May-1945, aged 19
Date of birth 4-February-1926
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1926
Son of Wilfrid V. Guest and Florence Guest, of Sheffield.
Post Office appointments 1942 and 1944 as Postman
Sheffield (St. Michael's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, United Kingdom
Died in Fullwood Annexe, Hospital, Sheffield of head injuries sustained in a road accident
Joseph Gordon Harrold (2313178)
Corporal - Royal Corps of Signals - 28 Wing Sec.
21-March-1945, aged 36
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q4 1908
Husband of Sylvia Harrold, of Frecheville, Sheffield.
Father died in 1920
Lived at 37 Churchdale Road, Frecheville
Married in Sheffield Q1 1934 - 2 Daughters
Singapore Memorial, Singapore
Died as a Japanese PoW, captured on Java. Arrive at Sandakan from 8th to 18th April 1943 and believed to have died there. Japanese recorded the death as malaria.
[also listed on Frechville Community Centre / Frechville New War Memorial memorial]
J G Hopperton
Not yet identified
Lewis Arthur Hubbard (D/JX 134234)
Telegraphist - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Punjabi
1-May-1942, aged 27
Date of birth 5-June-1914
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q3 1914
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hubbard; Husband of Constance Hubbard, of Shiregreen, Sheffield.
Burial record shows Civilian Occupation,Telegraphist
Lived at 19 Lloyd Street, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q2 1936 - 2 Daughters
Sheffield (Shiregreen) Cemetery, United Kingdom
Found dead on railway line after falling from a moving train.
Alan Cecil Johnson (LT/JX 405729)
Ordinary Telegraphist - Royal Naval Patrol Service - H.M. Trawler Gairsay.
3-August-1944, aged 20
Date of birth 8-March-1924
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1924
Son of Cecil and Ethel Johnson, of Sheffield.
Lowestoft Naval Memorial, United Kingdom
HMT Gairsay was sunk off Normandy, France by a German explosive motor boat
F Johnson
Not yet identified
John James Mitchell (4686066)
Lance Corporal - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1st Bn.
31-May-1940, aged 31
Birth registered in Wortley in Q1 1909
1911 living at 40 Frank Place Attercliffe Sheffield
Born Oughtibridge
Lillehammer Northern Civil Cemetery, Norway
Died during the Norway campaign
Richard Maurice Patchett (3593690)
Private - Border Regiment - 9th Bn.
8-April-1944, aged 38
Birth registered in Wortley in Q1 1906
Son of John William and Thirza Patchett; Husband of Florence Patchett, of Sheffield.
Lived at 18 Cross Addy St, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q2 1931 - 3 Sons 1 Daughter
Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar
Died in Burma
Cyril Patrick (2353465)
Signalman - Royal Corps of Signals
13-October-1942, aged 31
Birth registered in Liverpool in 1911
Son of Fred and Theresa Patrick; Husband of Joan Patrick, of Sheffield.
Married in Sheffield Q2 1940 - 1 Son
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore
Died as a PoW following the capture of Singapore in February 1942
John Arthur Postlethwaite (1831047)
Lance Bombardier - Royal Artillery - 328 Bty., 99 Lt. A.A. Regt.
20-June-1944, aged 40
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1904
Son of Arthur and Elizebeth Postlethwaite, of Sheffield; Husband of Hilda Postlethwaite, of Heeley, Sheffield.
Lived at 52 Albert Road, Sheffield
Married in Ecclesall Bierlow Q4 1928 - 3 Sons
Caserta War Cemetery, Italy
Died of wounds in Italy
George Raynes (PO/215497)
Marine - Royal Marines - H.M.S. President
19-March-1941, aged 49
Date of birth 3-Aug-1899
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q4 1899
Son of George and Florence Raynes, of Sheffield; Husband of E. E. Raynes, of Sheffield.
1911 living at 21 Ct 3H Tummer Street
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, United Kingdom
SS Benvorlich was sunk in an air attack ion position 54.43N/ 13.10W, when W of Malin Head while on passage from Middlesbrough to the Far East. 20 of her crew were lost.
George Arthur Redfearn (4686543)
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1st Bn.
26-April-1940, aged 30
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q3 1909
Son of Albert E. and Annie E. Redfearn, of Sheffield.
Kvam Churchyard, Norway
Died during the Norway campaign
[also listed on Manor Social Club Roll of Honour memorial]
C Roberts
Not yet identified
Wilfrid Eugene Smith (14289428)
Signalman - Royal Corps of Signals
8-September-1944, aged 36
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q2 1908
Son of Albert and Gertrude Smith, of Sheffield; Husband of Clementine Dorothy Smith, of Sheffield.
Post Office Appointments in 1939-
Married in Sheffield Q4 1940
Delhi War Cemetery, India
Died in India
Charles Staples (2324965)
Driver - Royal Engineers - 107 Army Field Coy.
29-May-1940, aged 33
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q3 1906
Son of George and Ada Staples; Husband of Ethel Staples.
Post Office Appointments in 1923 and 1936
1911 Census - 15 Blyde Rd Firvale Sheffield
Lived at 42 Gregg House Crescent, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q1 1931 - 1 Daughter 1 Son
Dunkirk Memorial, France
Originally buried at -- before being reburied in present location on
Died at the time of the Dunkirk evacuation.
Frank Swinburn (991501)
Sergeant - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 158 Sqdn.
13-April-1942, aged 23
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q4 1918
Son of Henry and Zillah Swinburn, of Sheffield.
Lived at 107 Thorndon Road, Sheffield
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
Wellington mk II serial W5525 coded NP-V airborne from Driffield at 22:08 on a mission to Essen, crashed near Budberg.
Thomas Walter Wilson (T/221750)
Corporal - Royal Army Service Corps
18-December-1945, aged 34
Birth registered in Sheffield in 1911
Son of George and Beatrice Kate Wilson; Husband of Ethel Wilson, of Loxley.
Lived at 11 Normandale Avenue, Loxley, Sheffield
Married in Wortley Q3 1934 - 1 Son 1 Daughter
Loxley United Reformed Chapelyard, United Kingdom
Died at Wharncliffe Emergency Hospital, Sheffield
Private - East Yorkshire Regiment - 5th Bn.
4-November-1942, aged 28
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q3 1914
Son of John and Maud A. Barker, of Sheffield; Husband of Winifred Barker, of Sheffield.
Lived at 146 Cemetery Road, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q4 1937
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
At rest with his comrades. RIP
Originally buried in a battlefield cemetery before being reburied in present location on 18-June-1943
Died during the Battle of Alamein
Charles Silvester Christian (P/JX 164935)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Victory.
15-February-1941, aged 43
Date of birth 4-Apr-1898
Birth registered in Colchester in Q2 1898
Son of Eli Thomas Christian and Mary Helen Christian; Husband of Annie Christian, of Sheffield.
Lived at 68 Mount Pleasant Road, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q1 1920
Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, United Kingdom
Died of acute dilation of the heart, emphysema and chronic bronchitis at RN Barracks, Portsmouth
Ronald Coates (175331)
Flying Officer - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 78 O.T.U.
16-November-1944, aged 19
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1925
Son of Herbert and Gertrude Coates, of Sheffield.
Ronald Coates listed on Post Office appointments in 1942 and 1943
Nicosia War Cemetery, Cyprus
Killed whilst flying in Wellington XIII, JA563 of No 78 OTU, which crashed near Polis in Cyprus
William Cooke (4607701)
Private - Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 1st Bn.
29-May-1940, aged 36
Birth registered in Sheffield in 1904
Son of George and Hannah Marie Cooke, of Sheffield; Husband of Winifred Anne Cooke, of Sheffield.
Married in Ecclesall Bierlow Q3 1934 - 1 Son
Dunkirk Town Cemetery, France
Died in France and Belgium Campaign with the BEF during the retreat to Dunkirk
Jean Marie Coster (W/249478)
Private - Auxiliary Territorial Service
26-March-1944, aged 19
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q4 1924
Daughter of William and Dorothy Coster, of Caterham, Surrey.
Peterborough (Eastfield) Cemetery, United Kingdom
Death registered in Peterborough
Jim Denton (4743563)
Private - York and Lancaster Regiment - 1st Bn.
27-May-1940, aged 32
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1908
Son of John and Kathleen Denton, of Sheffield.
Post Office appointments 1939
1911 Census - 11 Kelvin St, Sheffield
Lillehammer Northern Civil Cemetery, Norway
Died in Norway possibly as a POW after the Norway Campaign
Leslie Dixon (1238845)
Flight Sergeant - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 224 Sqdn.
12-June-1944, aged 22
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q1 1922
Son of George and Ethel Mary Dixon, of Sheffield.
Lived at 412 City Road, Sheffield
Pornic War Cemetery, France
Only casualty recovered from Coastal Command Liberator Mark V serial number BZ940 coded XB-S which was lost on a patrol of the western channel, probably when attacking U-441 off Brest.
Geoffrey Saxtree Ford (P/JX 269369)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Penelope
18-February-1944, aged 32
Date of birth 1-December-1911
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1912
Son of Herbert and Ellen Ford, of Norton Lees, Derbyshire.
Lived at 9 Chessel Close, Norton Lees, Sheffield
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, United Kingdom
Lost when ship was sunk in the Mediterranean by U-410 whilst on passage to Naples
Raymond Guest (P/JX 523938)
Able Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Erebus
21-May-1945, aged 19
Date of birth 4-February-1926
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1926
Son of Wilfrid V. Guest and Florence Guest, of Sheffield.
Post Office appointments 1942 and 1944 as Postman
Sheffield (St. Michael's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, United Kingdom
Died in Fullwood Annexe, Hospital, Sheffield of head injuries sustained in a road accident
Joseph Gordon Harrold (2313178)
Corporal - Royal Corps of Signals - 28 Wing Sec.
21-March-1945, aged 36
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q4 1908
Husband of Sylvia Harrold, of Frecheville, Sheffield.
Father died in 1920
Lived at 37 Churchdale Road, Frecheville
Married in Sheffield Q1 1934 - 2 Daughters
Singapore Memorial, Singapore
Died as a Japanese PoW, captured on Java. Arrive at Sandakan from 8th to 18th April 1943 and believed to have died there. Japanese recorded the death as malaria.
[also listed on Frechville Community Centre / Frechville New War Memorial memorial]
J G Hopperton
Not yet identified
Lewis Arthur Hubbard (D/JX 134234)
Telegraphist - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Punjabi
1-May-1942, aged 27
Date of birth 5-June-1914
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q3 1914
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hubbard; Husband of Constance Hubbard, of Shiregreen, Sheffield.
Burial record shows Civilian Occupation,Telegraphist
Lived at 19 Lloyd Street, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q2 1936 - 2 Daughters
Sheffield (Shiregreen) Cemetery, United Kingdom
Found dead on railway line after falling from a moving train.
Alan Cecil Johnson (LT/JX 405729)
Ordinary Telegraphist - Royal Naval Patrol Service - H.M. Trawler Gairsay.
3-August-1944, aged 20
Date of birth 8-March-1924
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1924
Son of Cecil and Ethel Johnson, of Sheffield.
Lowestoft Naval Memorial, United Kingdom
HMT Gairsay was sunk off Normandy, France by a German explosive motor boat
F Johnson
Not yet identified
John James Mitchell (4686066)
Lance Corporal - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1st Bn.
31-May-1940, aged 31
Birth registered in Wortley in Q1 1909
1911 living at 40 Frank Place Attercliffe Sheffield
Born Oughtibridge
Lillehammer Northern Civil Cemetery, Norway
Died during the Norway campaign
Richard Maurice Patchett (3593690)
Private - Border Regiment - 9th Bn.
8-April-1944, aged 38
Birth registered in Wortley in Q1 1906
Son of John William and Thirza Patchett; Husband of Florence Patchett, of Sheffield.
Lived at 18 Cross Addy St, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q2 1931 - 3 Sons 1 Daughter
Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar
Died in Burma
Cyril Patrick (2353465)
Signalman - Royal Corps of Signals
13-October-1942, aged 31
Birth registered in Liverpool in 1911
Son of Fred and Theresa Patrick; Husband of Joan Patrick, of Sheffield.
Married in Sheffield Q2 1940 - 1 Son
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore
Died as a PoW following the capture of Singapore in February 1942
John Arthur Postlethwaite (1831047)
Lance Bombardier - Royal Artillery - 328 Bty., 99 Lt. A.A. Regt.
20-June-1944, aged 40
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q1 1904
Son of Arthur and Elizebeth Postlethwaite, of Sheffield; Husband of Hilda Postlethwaite, of Heeley, Sheffield.
Lived at 52 Albert Road, Sheffield
Married in Ecclesall Bierlow Q4 1928 - 3 Sons
Caserta War Cemetery, Italy
Died of wounds in Italy
George Raynes (PO/215497)
Marine - Royal Marines - H.M.S. President
19-March-1941, aged 49
Date of birth 3-Aug-1899
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q4 1899
Son of George and Florence Raynes, of Sheffield; Husband of E. E. Raynes, of Sheffield.
1911 living at 21 Ct 3H Tummer Street
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, United Kingdom
SS Benvorlich was sunk in an air attack ion position 54.43N/ 13.10W, when W of Malin Head while on passage from Middlesbrough to the Far East. 20 of her crew were lost.
George Arthur Redfearn (4686543)
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1st Bn.
26-April-1940, aged 30
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q3 1909
Son of Albert E. and Annie E. Redfearn, of Sheffield.
Kvam Churchyard, Norway
Died during the Norway campaign
[also listed on Manor Social Club Roll of Honour memorial]
C Roberts
Not yet identified
Wilfrid Eugene Smith (14289428)
Signalman - Royal Corps of Signals
8-September-1944, aged 36
Birth registered in Ecclesall Bierlow in Q2 1908
Son of Albert and Gertrude Smith, of Sheffield; Husband of Clementine Dorothy Smith, of Sheffield.
Post Office Appointments in 1939-
Married in Sheffield Q4 1940
Delhi War Cemetery, India
Died in India
Charles Staples (2324965)
Driver - Royal Engineers - 107 Army Field Coy.
29-May-1940, aged 33
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q3 1906
Son of George and Ada Staples; Husband of Ethel Staples.
Post Office Appointments in 1923 and 1936
1911 Census - 15 Blyde Rd Firvale Sheffield
Lived at 42 Gregg House Crescent, Sheffield
Married in Sheffield Q1 1931 - 1 Daughter 1 Son
Dunkirk Memorial, France
Originally buried at -- before being reburied in present location on
Died at the time of the Dunkirk evacuation.
Frank Swinburn (991501)
Sergeant - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 158 Sqdn.
13-April-1942, aged 23
Birth registered in Sheffield in Q4 1918
Son of Henry and Zillah Swinburn, of Sheffield.
Lived at 107 Thorndon Road, Sheffield
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
Wellington mk II serial W5525 coded NP-V airborne from Driffield at 22:08 on a mission to Essen, crashed near Budberg.
Thomas Walter Wilson (T/221750)
Corporal - Royal Army Service Corps
18-December-1945, aged 34
Birth registered in Sheffield in 1911
Son of George and Beatrice Kate Wilson; Husband of Ethel Wilson, of Loxley.
Lived at 11 Normandale Avenue, Loxley, Sheffield
Married in Wortley Q3 1934 - 1 Son 1 Daughter
Loxley United Reformed Chapelyard, United Kingdom
Died at Wharncliffe Emergency Hospital, Sheffield
Information about the memorial includes that given on the IWM War Memorials Register - © IWM (WMA-27842)