Brightside
Brightside War Memorial has the names of 9 casualties from the Second World War
ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CHURCH
Jenkin Rd Brightside Sheffield South Yorkshire England OS Grid Ref.: SK 370 890 Denomination: Church of England |
FRAMED HAND-WRITTEN ROLL OF HONOUR
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ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Edward Anthony Chittenden
George Clifton
Harold Leigh
Edgar Mills
John Rossington
Leonard Higgins
Sidney Westell
Tom Cousins
Walter Lewis Wall
George Clifton
Harold Leigh
Edgar Mills
John Rossington
Leonard Higgins
Sidney Westell
Tom Cousins
Walter Lewis Wall
Additional details
Edward Anthony George Chittenden - C/JX 166822
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Naiad - Boy 1st Class
11 March 1942, aged 17
Son of Alfred and Lilian Chittenden, of Brightside, Sheffield.
Chatham Naval Memorial
At 20.01 hours on 11 March, the HMS Naiad was hit by one torpedo from U-565 and sank north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt.
George Clifton (P/JX 518575)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Collingwood
18 June 1943, aged 18
Son of George and Jenny Clifton, of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery
Killed when a 36 man nissan accommodation hut was hit by a bomb from a lone German bomber, 33 men were killed most had only joined up 2 weeks before.
Tom Cousins - 858522
Royal Artillery - 211 Bty., 64 Medium Regt. - Lance Bombardier
15 September 1942, aged 25
Son of Tom and Lily Cousins, of Brightside, Sheffield.
El Alamein War Cemetery
Killed in action in North Africa
Leonard Higgins - 808945
Royal Artillery - 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regt. - Serjeant
23 July 1943, aged 31
Son of David and Florrie Higgins; Husband of Mary Ann Higgins, of Ryton, Co. Durham.
Catania War Cemetery, Sicily
Killed in Action in Sicily
Harold Leigh - 4618860
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 6th Bn. - Corporal
17 June 1944, aged 25
Son of Harold and Agnes Leigh, of Sheffield; Husband of Irene Leigh, of Brightside, Sheffield.
St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux
Killed in Normandy near Cristot on D-Day + 11
Edgar Mills - FAA/SFX. 2329
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Avenger - Air Mechanic 1st Class
15 November 1942, aged 21
Son of Edgar and Florence Ellen Mills, of Brightside, Sheffield.
Lee-On-Solent Memorial
Lost when the Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Avenger (D14) was sunk in the Atlantic. At 04.14 hours on 15 Nov, 1942, U-155 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy MKF-1Y about 120 miles northwest of Gibraltar and heard three detonations, but was not able to made visual observations. HMS Avenger and two other ships were hit. HMS Avenger was hit by one torpedo, which ignited her bomb load and blew out the centre section of the ship, and she sank within two minutes.
John Charles Rossington - 14661117
Royal Armoured Corps - 12th Royal Lancers - Trooper
21 August 1946, aged 21
Son of John Edward and Frances Gladys Rossington, of Sheffield.
Fayid War Cemetery
Died in Egypt
Walter Lewis Wall - C/KX 136194
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Widemouth Bay - Stoker 1st Class
13 October 1945, aged 22
Son of Harold Walter and Annie Elizabeth Wall; Husband of Elsie Wall, of Brightside, Sheffield.
Chatham Naval Memorial
Died on War Service. HMS Widemouth Bay was carrying out patrol and escort duties in Formosa Straits.
Sidney Alfred Westell - P/KX 86251
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Royal Oak - Stoker 1st Class
14 October 1939
Husband of Alice Westell, of Pitsmoor, Yorkshire.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland, when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-47. Of Royal Oak's complement of 1,234 men and boys, 833 were killed that night or died later of their wounds.
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Naiad - Boy 1st Class
11 March 1942, aged 17
Son of Alfred and Lilian Chittenden, of Brightside, Sheffield.
Chatham Naval Memorial
At 20.01 hours on 11 March, the HMS Naiad was hit by one torpedo from U-565 and sank north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt.
George Clifton (P/JX 518575)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Collingwood
18 June 1943, aged 18
Son of George and Jenny Clifton, of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery
Killed when a 36 man nissan accommodation hut was hit by a bomb from a lone German bomber, 33 men were killed most had only joined up 2 weeks before.
Tom Cousins - 858522
Royal Artillery - 211 Bty., 64 Medium Regt. - Lance Bombardier
15 September 1942, aged 25
Son of Tom and Lily Cousins, of Brightside, Sheffield.
El Alamein War Cemetery
Killed in action in North Africa
Leonard Higgins - 808945
Royal Artillery - 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regt. - Serjeant
23 July 1943, aged 31
Son of David and Florrie Higgins; Husband of Mary Ann Higgins, of Ryton, Co. Durham.
Catania War Cemetery, Sicily
Killed in Action in Sicily
Harold Leigh - 4618860
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 6th Bn. - Corporal
17 June 1944, aged 25
Son of Harold and Agnes Leigh, of Sheffield; Husband of Irene Leigh, of Brightside, Sheffield.
St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux
Killed in Normandy near Cristot on D-Day + 11
Edgar Mills - FAA/SFX. 2329
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Avenger - Air Mechanic 1st Class
15 November 1942, aged 21
Son of Edgar and Florence Ellen Mills, of Brightside, Sheffield.
Lee-On-Solent Memorial
Lost when the Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Avenger (D14) was sunk in the Atlantic. At 04.14 hours on 15 Nov, 1942, U-155 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy MKF-1Y about 120 miles northwest of Gibraltar and heard three detonations, but was not able to made visual observations. HMS Avenger and two other ships were hit. HMS Avenger was hit by one torpedo, which ignited her bomb load and blew out the centre section of the ship, and she sank within two minutes.
John Charles Rossington - 14661117
Royal Armoured Corps - 12th Royal Lancers - Trooper
21 August 1946, aged 21
Son of John Edward and Frances Gladys Rossington, of Sheffield.
Fayid War Cemetery
Died in Egypt
Walter Lewis Wall - C/KX 136194
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Widemouth Bay - Stoker 1st Class
13 October 1945, aged 22
Son of Harold Walter and Annie Elizabeth Wall; Husband of Elsie Wall, of Brightside, Sheffield.
Chatham Naval Memorial
Died on War Service. HMS Widemouth Bay was carrying out patrol and escort duties in Formosa Straits.
Sidney Alfred Westell - P/KX 86251
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Royal Oak - Stoker 1st Class
14 October 1939
Husband of Alice Westell, of Pitsmoor, Yorkshire.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland, when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-47. Of Royal Oak's complement of 1,234 men and boys, 833 were killed that night or died later of their wounds.
Information about the memorial includes that given on the IWM War Memorials Register - © IWM (WMA-27519)