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J. Douglas Berry (Hon)
Cyril Bewlay
Dudley J. Blake
Eric Clarke
Leonard Congreave
Leslie Cook
Harold Cooper
Harry Dowker
Douglas Hague
Leonard Harrison
Albert Miss
Frederick Needham
Ronald Perry
John E Scots
Leonard Shaw
Raymond Jervis Somerfield
Ernest Strafford
Eric Trott
Ronald Waterfall
Robert Hugh David Williams
Cyril Bewlay
Dudley J. Blake
Eric Clarke
Leonard Congreave
Leslie Cook
Harold Cooper
Harry Dowker
Douglas Hague
Leonard Harrison
Albert Miss
Frederick Needham
Ronald Perry
John E Scots
Leonard Shaw
Raymond Jervis Somerfield
Ernest Strafford
Eric Trott
Ronald Waterfall
Robert Hugh David Williams
Additional details
The Hon. John Douglas Berry (124533)
Grenadier Guards - 3rd Bn. - Lieutenant
10 October 1944, aged 28
Son of James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley, and Lady Gomer Berry, of Dropmore, Buckinghamshire.
Santerno Valley War Cemetery
Died in Italy
Cyril Bewley
War Correspondent - Kemsley Newspapers. - Reporter
18 May 1944, aged 39
Son of Alfred and Gertrude Bewley, of Rotherham, Yorkshire; husband of Olive Eleanor Bewley, of Rotherham.
Cassino War Cemetery
Killed by a land mine in Italy
Dudley Julius Blake (2390335)
Royal Corps of Signals - 105 Lt. A.A. Regt., R.A., Sig. Sec. - Lance Corporal
11 September 1943, aged 38
Son of William Blackman and of Sarah Blackman (Nee Szczecinska); Husband of Ruth Zilla Blake (Nee Morgan), of Sheffield. Sporting Correspondent of Sheffield Telegraph and Star.
Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery
Died in a General Hospital in Tunisia of Typhoid Fever
Eric Clarke (2593854)
Royal Corps of Signals - 2nd A.A. Div. Sigs. - Signalman
2 September 1940, aged 26
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Died at General Hospital, Nottingham; Buried on September 6, 1940
Leonard Congreave (2663561)
Coldstream Guards - Guardsman
18 June 1944, aged 37
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Killed when the Guards Chapel at Wellington barracks, London was hit by a V1 Flying Bomb killing 121 soldiers and civilians during a Sunday service.
Leslie A Cook (895925)
Royal Artillery - 4 Bty., 1 Lt. A.A/Anti-Tank Regt. - Bombardier
14 November 1944, aged 23
Son of Alfred John and Minnie Cook, of Frecheville, Sheffield, England.
Johannesburg (West Park) Cemetery
Pulmonary Tubercolosis with Hameoplysis
possibly
Harold Cooper
Civilian War Dead
2 December 1940, aged 46
D.C.M.; Sjt., Home Guard; Air Raid Warden; of 19 Thorpe House Avenue. Husband of Lily Cooper. Died at Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square.
Sheffield, County Borough
Died from air raid
Harry Dowker (1774878)
Royal Artillery - Staff Serjeant
11 November 1945, aged 38
Son of John Herbert and Isabella Dowker; Husband of Rachel Dowker, of Sheffield.
Kingston (Up Park Camp) Military Cemetery
Asphixia at Port Royal, Jamaica
possibly
Douglas Hague (D/JX 211743)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Neptune - Signalman
19 December 1941, aged 21
Son of Harry and Gertrude Hague, of Sheffield.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
On 19 December 1941, following the First Battle if the Syrte, Force "K", consisting of light cruisers HMS Neptune, Aurora, Penelope with destroyers Kandahar, Havock, Lance and Lively, sortied from Malta in the hope of intercepting the Italian convoy known to be heading for Tripoli. At a point 20 nautical miles E of Tripoli, Force "K" entered an Italian minefield, laid by Italian cruiser force in June 1941. At 0106 hrs Neptune, leading the British column, hit a mine and backed her engines but at 0116 another mine detonated under the stern, losing propellers and rudder and going dead in the water. This left the cruiser at the mercy of wind and water in sea state 5 (heavy whitecaps), Neptune hit another mine. A 4th mine detonated under the bridge of Neptune, 5 minutes later she capsized and sank in position 33º15'N, 13º30'E.
Leonard Harrison
Civilian War Dead
13 April 1944, aged 31
Leading Fireman, N.F.S. Son of Sam and Olive Harrison, of 68 Ashley Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire; Husband of Florence Anne Harrison, of 131 Club Gardens Road, Sheffield. Died at Blyth Links.
Blyth, Municipal Borough
Fireman who was seconded away from Sheffield to Cullercoats, Northumberland. Died at Blyth Links, Northumberland due to injuries caused by land mine explosion while dealing with a grass fire adjacent to a mine field. Fireman Callaway and Fireman Harris also died.
Albert Miss
Not yet identified
Frederick Needham (1580879)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 166 Sqdn. - Sergeant
25 June 1943, aged 34
Son of Joseph and Edith Ellen Needham; husband of Joan Needham, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
Brussels Town Cemetery
Wellington X HF594 coded AS-Q, took off 23:14 24 June 1943 from Kirmington for an operation to Wuppertal, crashed at Dessel in Belgium. Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Hoffmann of the 4./NJG 5 (detached to 4./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Ronald Perry (1549208)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - Aircraftman 1st Class
12 April 1943, aged 20
Son of William and Lily Perry, of Sheffield.
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Died at Madley; Buried on April 17, 1943. Killed in a flying accident. Probably on board Dominie I - X7444 - 4 RS - collided with Proctor DX223 and crashed, Langwardine, Herefordshire.
John Eaton Scott (1623687)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 3 RFU - Sergeant
12 September 1944, aged 20
Son of John Robert and Gladys Mary Scott, of Sheffield.
Kirkee War Cemetery
Probably killed whilst flying in Hurricane IIC, BP229 or HL808 of No 3 RFU, which collided with each other during a practice dogfight.
Leonard Shaw (993349)
Royal Welch Fusiliers - 4th Bn. - Fusilier
14 April 1945, aged 33
Husband of Constance Mary Shaw, of Sheffield.
Becklingen War Cemetery
KIA during a enemy counter attack on the Aller bridgehead at Rethem.
Raymond Jervis Somerfield (986567)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 21 Sqdn. - Sergeant
28 August 1941, aged 20
Son of Joseph F. and Medora Somerfield, of Norton, Sheffield.
Runnymede Memorial
Blenheim mk IV serial number V5825 coded YH-R airborne from Watton, Suffolk to attacht the docks at Rotterdam. Originally taken off at 14:45 but for some reason were recalled and took off later in the afternoon. Of the 18 Blenheims in the raid, one crashed on take off and seven others were lost during the attack between 19:55 and 20:25. V5825 crashed in the target area after ebing shot down by a ME109 of VI/JG53.
Ernest Strafford (4755938)
York and Lancaster Regiment - 1st Bn. - Private
22 January 1944, aged 30
Son of Ernest and Eliza Strafford, of Sheffield; Husband of Edith Evelyn Strafford, of Sheffield.
Minturno War Cemetery
Died in Italy during the crossing of the River Garigliano and push towards Minturno.
Eric Trott (1062958)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 9 Sqdn. - Sergeant
8 September 1941, aged 20
Son of Bernard and Maud Trott, of Sheffield.
Opsterland (Gorredijk) General Cemetery
Wellington Ic Z8845 airborne from Honington at 20:30 on an operation to Berlin. The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter of 4/NJG41 piloted by Oblt Helmut Lent whilst returning from the target. It crashed about 8 miles SSW of Drachten, Holland, with the loss of all on board.
Ronald Waterfall (3320273)
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn. - Private
10 December 1944, aged 27
Son of Herbert and Mary Elizabeth Waterfall, of Sheffield.
Faenza War Cemetery
Died in Italy
Robert Hugh David Williams (D/JX 196505)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Fearless - Able Seaman
24 July 1941, aged 21
Son of Robert Edward and Mary Mildred Williams, of Sheffield.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Killed when the destroyer HMS Fearless was torpedoed and heavily damaged by Italian aircraft while escorting a convoy in the central Mediterranean. She was scuttled by a torpedo from HMS Forester about 50 nautical miles north-north-east of Bone, Algeria in position 37º40'N, 08º20'E.
Grenadier Guards - 3rd Bn. - Lieutenant
10 October 1944, aged 28
Son of James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley, and Lady Gomer Berry, of Dropmore, Buckinghamshire.
Santerno Valley War Cemetery
Died in Italy
Cyril Bewley
War Correspondent - Kemsley Newspapers. - Reporter
18 May 1944, aged 39
Son of Alfred and Gertrude Bewley, of Rotherham, Yorkshire; husband of Olive Eleanor Bewley, of Rotherham.
Cassino War Cemetery
Killed by a land mine in Italy
Dudley Julius Blake (2390335)
Royal Corps of Signals - 105 Lt. A.A. Regt., R.A., Sig. Sec. - Lance Corporal
11 September 1943, aged 38
Son of William Blackman and of Sarah Blackman (Nee Szczecinska); Husband of Ruth Zilla Blake (Nee Morgan), of Sheffield. Sporting Correspondent of Sheffield Telegraph and Star.
Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery
Died in a General Hospital in Tunisia of Typhoid Fever
Eric Clarke (2593854)
Royal Corps of Signals - 2nd A.A. Div. Sigs. - Signalman
2 September 1940, aged 26
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Died at General Hospital, Nottingham; Buried on September 6, 1940
Leonard Congreave (2663561)
Coldstream Guards - Guardsman
18 June 1944, aged 37
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Killed when the Guards Chapel at Wellington barracks, London was hit by a V1 Flying Bomb killing 121 soldiers and civilians during a Sunday service.
Leslie A Cook (895925)
Royal Artillery - 4 Bty., 1 Lt. A.A/Anti-Tank Regt. - Bombardier
14 November 1944, aged 23
Son of Alfred John and Minnie Cook, of Frecheville, Sheffield, England.
Johannesburg (West Park) Cemetery
Pulmonary Tubercolosis with Hameoplysis
possibly
Harold Cooper
Civilian War Dead
2 December 1940, aged 46
D.C.M.; Sjt., Home Guard; Air Raid Warden; of 19 Thorpe House Avenue. Husband of Lily Cooper. Died at Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square.
Sheffield, County Borough
Died from air raid
Harry Dowker (1774878)
Royal Artillery - Staff Serjeant
11 November 1945, aged 38
Son of John Herbert and Isabella Dowker; Husband of Rachel Dowker, of Sheffield.
Kingston (Up Park Camp) Military Cemetery
Asphixia at Port Royal, Jamaica
possibly
Douglas Hague (D/JX 211743)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Neptune - Signalman
19 December 1941, aged 21
Son of Harry and Gertrude Hague, of Sheffield.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
On 19 December 1941, following the First Battle if the Syrte, Force "K", consisting of light cruisers HMS Neptune, Aurora, Penelope with destroyers Kandahar, Havock, Lance and Lively, sortied from Malta in the hope of intercepting the Italian convoy known to be heading for Tripoli. At a point 20 nautical miles E of Tripoli, Force "K" entered an Italian minefield, laid by Italian cruiser force in June 1941. At 0106 hrs Neptune, leading the British column, hit a mine and backed her engines but at 0116 another mine detonated under the stern, losing propellers and rudder and going dead in the water. This left the cruiser at the mercy of wind and water in sea state 5 (heavy whitecaps), Neptune hit another mine. A 4th mine detonated under the bridge of Neptune, 5 minutes later she capsized and sank in position 33º15'N, 13º30'E.
Leonard Harrison
Civilian War Dead
13 April 1944, aged 31
Leading Fireman, N.F.S. Son of Sam and Olive Harrison, of 68 Ashley Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire; Husband of Florence Anne Harrison, of 131 Club Gardens Road, Sheffield. Died at Blyth Links.
Blyth, Municipal Borough
Fireman who was seconded away from Sheffield to Cullercoats, Northumberland. Died at Blyth Links, Northumberland due to injuries caused by land mine explosion while dealing with a grass fire adjacent to a mine field. Fireman Callaway and Fireman Harris also died.
Albert Miss
Not yet identified
Frederick Needham (1580879)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 166 Sqdn. - Sergeant
25 June 1943, aged 34
Son of Joseph and Edith Ellen Needham; husband of Joan Needham, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
Brussels Town Cemetery
Wellington X HF594 coded AS-Q, took off 23:14 24 June 1943 from Kirmington for an operation to Wuppertal, crashed at Dessel in Belgium. Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Hoffmann of the 4./NJG 5 (detached to 4./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Ronald Perry (1549208)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - Aircraftman 1st Class
12 April 1943, aged 20
Son of William and Lily Perry, of Sheffield.
Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery
Died at Madley; Buried on April 17, 1943. Killed in a flying accident. Probably on board Dominie I - X7444 - 4 RS - collided with Proctor DX223 and crashed, Langwardine, Herefordshire.
John Eaton Scott (1623687)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 3 RFU - Sergeant
12 September 1944, aged 20
Son of John Robert and Gladys Mary Scott, of Sheffield.
Kirkee War Cemetery
Probably killed whilst flying in Hurricane IIC, BP229 or HL808 of No 3 RFU, which collided with each other during a practice dogfight.
Leonard Shaw (993349)
Royal Welch Fusiliers - 4th Bn. - Fusilier
14 April 1945, aged 33
Husband of Constance Mary Shaw, of Sheffield.
Becklingen War Cemetery
KIA during a enemy counter attack on the Aller bridgehead at Rethem.
Raymond Jervis Somerfield (986567)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 21 Sqdn. - Sergeant
28 August 1941, aged 20
Son of Joseph F. and Medora Somerfield, of Norton, Sheffield.
Runnymede Memorial
Blenheim mk IV serial number V5825 coded YH-R airborne from Watton, Suffolk to attacht the docks at Rotterdam. Originally taken off at 14:45 but for some reason were recalled and took off later in the afternoon. Of the 18 Blenheims in the raid, one crashed on take off and seven others were lost during the attack between 19:55 and 20:25. V5825 crashed in the target area after ebing shot down by a ME109 of VI/JG53.
Ernest Strafford (4755938)
York and Lancaster Regiment - 1st Bn. - Private
22 January 1944, aged 30
Son of Ernest and Eliza Strafford, of Sheffield; Husband of Edith Evelyn Strafford, of Sheffield.
Minturno War Cemetery
Died in Italy during the crossing of the River Garigliano and push towards Minturno.
Eric Trott (1062958)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 9 Sqdn. - Sergeant
8 September 1941, aged 20
Son of Bernard and Maud Trott, of Sheffield.
Opsterland (Gorredijk) General Cemetery
Wellington Ic Z8845 airborne from Honington at 20:30 on an operation to Berlin. The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter of 4/NJG41 piloted by Oblt Helmut Lent whilst returning from the target. It crashed about 8 miles SSW of Drachten, Holland, with the loss of all on board.
Ronald Waterfall (3320273)
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn. - Private
10 December 1944, aged 27
Son of Herbert and Mary Elizabeth Waterfall, of Sheffield.
Faenza War Cemetery
Died in Italy
Robert Hugh David Williams (D/JX 196505)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Fearless - Able Seaman
24 July 1941, aged 21
Son of Robert Edward and Mary Mildred Williams, of Sheffield.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Killed when the destroyer HMS Fearless was torpedoed and heavily damaged by Italian aircraft while escorting a convoy in the central Mediterranean. She was scuttled by a torpedo from HMS Forester about 50 nautical miles north-north-east of Bone, Algeria in position 37º40'N, 08º20'E.
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