The Memorial Roll of Honour for the men and women from Retford & District who died during World War II.
Roll of Honour World War II
Recorded here are the names of each man and Women who made the ultimate sacrifice with details of service, awards, and cemetery and memorial details.
1939
P/JX156019 Signal Boy Norman Billiard
Royal Navy HMS Royal Oak
Lost at sea - Scapa Flow
Died aged 17 on 14th October 1939
Remembered on the Portsmouth Navel Memorial
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
P/JX160593 Boy 1st Class Cyril Exton Williams
Royal Navy HMS Royal Oak
Lost at sea - Scapa Flow
Died aged 17 on 14th October 1939
Remembered on the Portsmouth Navel Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
1940
4971369 Lance Corporal Herbert Hinitt
Sherwood Foresters
Died aged 27 on 29th January 1940
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
112383 Captain Basil Reid Caygill
Royal Army Medical Corps
Died aged 40 on 6th February 1940
Buried Basra War Cemetery
Local War Memorial Retford Market Place
568823 Leading Aircraftman John Fisher Dobson
‘A’ HQ Aden Royal Air Force
Died aged 20 on 22nd April 1940
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
2613361Platoon Sergeant Major Stanley W Jenkinson
3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards
Died aged 28 on 21st May 1940
Buried Esquelmes War Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
547309 Leading Aircaftman George Rene Joseph Parsons
Died aged 19 on 25th May 1940
Buried Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and Ordsall Church
T/236589 Driver Charles Herbert Robinson
Royal Army Service Corps
Died aged 32 on 25th April 1941
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
4975967 Private John William Johnson
Sherwood Foresters attached Royal Army Service Corps
Died aged 38 on 17th June 1940
Buried Escoublac-La- Baule War Cemetery, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
S/115221 Private Raymond Arnold Salloway
1 Base Supply Depot Royal Army Service Corps
Died aged 21 on 17th June 1940
Remembered on the Dunkirk Memorial, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
1902527 Sapper Harold D Thorpe
663 Artisan Works Company, Royal Engineers
Died aged 23 on 17th June 1940
Buried Escoublac-LA-Baule War Cemetery, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
FX80037 Air Mechanic 1st Class John Richard Cougill
Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy HMS Peregrine
Died aged 25 on 18th August 1940
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
742128 Pilot Sergeant Dennis Noble
43 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 20 on 30th August 1940
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
550891 Sergeant John Ernest Gorwood DFM
Wireless operator/Gunner 83 Squadron Royal Air Force
Died aged 20 on 24th September 1940
Buried Becklingen War Cemetery, Luneburg Heath, Soltau, Germany
London Gazette 31st May 1940 550891 Leading Aircraftman J.E. Gorwood, No. 83 Sqn. The Recommendation, dated 28.4.1940, states ´On the night of 17th April, 1940, this airman was the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner of an aircraft which, after the successful completion of a "Gardening" operation, carried out a reconnaissance of Northern Denmark during which large concentrations of enemy aircraft were observed at Aalborg aerodrome. On the night of 20th April, 1940, an aircraft in which this airman was Wireless Operator carried out a successful bombing attack on Aalborg aerodrome under adverse weather conditions. In spite of intense opposition from the ground defences during which the aircraft was hit, two runs were made over the target. A fire was started in one of the aerodrome buildings as a result of the second attack. L.A.C. Gorwood displayed outstanding ability, keenness and efficiency as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner and by his enthusiasm and zeal, he has set an excellent example to other Wireless Operator/Air Gunners. Strongly recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.´
581250 Sergeant Bernard Guy Walker
Air Gunner Royal Air Force
Died aged 19 on 14th October 1940
Remembered on the Runnymede Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
C/JX184094 Ordinary Seaman Adam Allen
Royal Navy HMS Pintail
Lost at Sea - North Sea
Died aged 22 on 1st November 1940
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorial Record Mark Square and St.Swithun’s Church
1941
543293 Sergeant Harry Franklin Hurt
9 Squadron Royal Air Force
Died aged 20 18th April 1941
Remembered on the Runnymede Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
1940995 Driver James Frances Giles
583 Field Company Royal Engineers
Died aged 29 on 28th April 1941
Buried Horson Cemetery, Torpoint, Cornwall
C/JX152871 Able Seaman Ronald Stanwix
Royal Navy HMCS Eyebright
Died aged 19 on 7th May 1941
Buried Greenock Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
P/JK210241 Ordinary Coder Geoffrey Hughes Hartmann
Royal Navy HMS Hood
Lost at Sea Denmark Strait
Died aged 20 on 24th May 1941
Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, and St.Swithun’s Churches
P/KX98114 Stoker 1st Class James W Wilkinson
Royal Navy HMS Hood
Lost at Sea - Denmark Strait
Died age 23 on 24th May 1941
Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
551317 Flight Sergeant Roland Ernest Walls
7 Squadron Royal Air Force
Died aged 21 on 30th June 1941
Buried Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
4855659 Private Allen Tyso
2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
Died aged 28 on 11th July 1941
Buried Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
4979324 Private Alfred Skelton
9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
Died aged 21 on13th September 1941
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
RMB/X1251 Band Boy Charles Arthur Worthington
Royal Marine Band HMS Dunedin
Lost at Sea - Central Atlantic Ocean
Died age 17 on 24th November 1941
Remembered on the Portsmouth Navel Memorial
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
1942
7914445 Trooper John Frederick Wardle
44th Royal Tank Regiment
Died aged 31on 2nd January 1942
Buried Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
4978280 Private Harry Windle
1st/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
Died aged 23 on 5th February 1942
Remembered on the Singapore Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
4979890 Private Ronald Denman
1st/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
Died aged 24 on10th February 1942
Remembered on the Singapore Memorial
Buried Ordsall All Hallows Churchyard, Retford
P/JX160376 Ordinary Seaman Charles Raymond Bradbury
Royal Navy HMS Jupiter
Lost at sea - Java Sea
Died aged 18 on 27th February 1942
Remembered on the Portsmouth Navel Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
P/SR16558 Able Seaman Allenby Rollin
Royal Navy HMS Campbletown - Raid on Saint-Nazaire
Died aged 25 on 28th March 1942
Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
C/JX194170 Ordinary Telegraphist Trever Richmond
Royal Navy Ex-Trawler St. Cathan (Submarine Chaser on loan to the US Navy)
Lost at Sea - South Carolina
Died aged 22 on 11th April 1942
Remembered on the Chatham Memorial
48906 Major Hugh McNearnie
North Staffordshire Regiment Attached to the Intelligence Corps
Died aged 46 on 21st April 1942
Buried Mosul War Cemetery, Iraq
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
850796 Sergeant John Charles Wilkinson
7 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
Died aged 27 on 10th June 1942
Buried Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya
Local War Memorials Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
C/SSX18799 Leading Seaman Charles William Cougill
Royal Navy HMS Liverpool
Died aged 23 on 14th June 1942
Remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
7883998 Sergeant Dennis Whitlam
1st Royal Tank Regiment
Died aged 27 on 16th June 1942
Buried Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
1489910 Aircraftman 2nd Class Edward William Neild
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 32 on 29th June 1942
Buried Leeds Lawswood Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St Swithun’s Churches
3717296 Gunner Hugh Topping
6/3 Martime Regiment, Royal Artillery
Lost as Sea - San Emiliano west of Trinidad
Died aged 9th August 1942
Remembered on the Chatham Navel Memorial
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
027319 Flight Sergeant Pilot Leonard Hartley
218 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 27 on 21st August 1942
Buried Kiel War Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
2381400 Signalman Alfred Cross
Royal Corps of Signals attached to the Sherwood Foresters
Died aged 19 on 29th August 1942
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
325869 Trooper Bernard Throstle
Sherwood Rangers, Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 22 on 1st of September 1942
Buried El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
556306 Trooper James Howard Desmond Thorpe
Nottinghamshire Yeomany, Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 24 on 1st September 1942
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
653953 Flight Engineer Sergeant Arthur Green
218 Squadron Royal Air Force
Died aged 22 on 5th October 1942
Buried St John’s Churchyard, Beck Row, Suffolk
Local War Memorial St. Swithun’s Church
656396 Sergeant Leonard Charles Willey
Navigator (Bomber) 88th Squadron Royal Air Force
Died aged 26 1st November 1942
Buried Dunkirk Town Cemetery, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
1943
650678 Warrant Officer John Ross Phillipson DFC
89 Squadron Royal Air Force
Died aged 20 on 5th January 1943
Buried Moaacar War Cemetery, Egypt
Local War Memorial St.Swithun’s Church
Citation published in The London Gazette 35911 dated 19th February 1943
Warrant Officer John Ross Phillipson (650678), No. 89 Squadron (since deceased) has invariably displayed outstanding skill and courage during air operations. Recently as observer he participated in the destruction of 3 enemy aircraft. His determination and gallantry have been an example of the highest order.
325804 Trooper Frank Arthur Hilton
Royal Armoured Corps (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry)
Died aged 23 on 15th January 1943
Buried Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
1229401 Sergeant Derek Bryan Pollitt
12 Squadron Royal Air Force
Died aged 22 on 18th January 1943
Remembered on Runnymede Panel 162
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
114881 Sergeant Kenneth Plumtree
Pilot Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 22 on 20th January 1943
Buried All Hallows Church Cemetery, Retford
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
554363 Trooper Ralph Butler (POW)
3rd Battalion King’s Own Hussars Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 27 on 29th January 1943
Remembered on the Singapore Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
479892 Private Kenneth Griffiths
10th Battalion Green Howards (2nd Battalion East Riding Yeomany) Yorkshire Regiment
Died aged 21 on 1st February 1943
Buried East Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
C/JX271819 Ordinary Telegraphist Granville Richard West
Royal Navy HMS Harvester
Lost at Sea - North Atlantic
Died aged 33 on 11th March 1943
Remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
698063 Bombardier Sidney James Blagg
4th Maritime Regiment Royal Artillery
Died aged 29 on 13th March 1943
Remembered on the Portsmouth Navel Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
FAA/FX76058 Leading Air Mechanic Roy Eric Levick
Royal Navy HMS Dasher
Lost at Sea - Firth of Forth
Died aged 23 on 27th March 1943
Remembered on the Lee-on-solent Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Churches
497948 Private Gervase Shaw
1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters
Died aged 26 on 29th of March 1943
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
556195 Lance Corporal George Victor Smith
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
Died on 6th April 1943
Buried Medjez-El.Bab Memorial, Tunisa
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
4976304 Private Albert Ernest Bradford
2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters
Died aged 21 on 24th April 1943
Buried Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia
Remembered on the Portsmouth Navel Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
D/JX309179 Ordinary Telegraphist Victor James Coyne
Royal Navy HMS Albrighton
Died aged 20 on 28th April 1943
Buried Ordsall All Hallows Church Cemetery, Retford
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
326514 Craftsman Alan Ernest Stockdale
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Died aged 28 on 26th May 1943
Buried Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
710051 Flight Sgt Albert Berry (POW)
Royal Air Force
Died aged 39 29th May 1943
Buried Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia
Local War Memorials Record Mark Square and St.Swithun’s Church
805394 Gunner Thomas Albert Bradley (POW)
85th Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
Died aged 26 on 26th June 1943
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
W36523 Corporal Joan Mary Wardle
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Died aged 22 on 17th July 1943
Buried Ordsall All Hallows Church Cemetery, Retford
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
4857005 Lance Corporal Avroe Jackson Wood (P.O.W)
1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
Died aged 25 on 26th July 1943
Buried Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
T/192907 Driver Cecil Hindley
71 Transport Company Royal Army Service Corps
Died aged 27 on 29th July 1943
Buried Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, and St.Swithun’s Churches
P/JX40854 Ordinary Seaman James Henry Cooke
Royal Navy HMS Egret
Lost at Sea Bay of Biscay
Died aged 19 on 27th August 1943
Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
4986263 Private Peter Shannon
5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
Died between 9th September and 10th September 1943
Remembered on the Cassino Memorial, Cassino, Frosinone, Italy
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
156984 Gunner George Henry Pass
338 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery Royal Artillery
Died aged 23 on 21st September 1943
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
D/JX365388 Able Seaman A Thorpe
Royal Navy HMS Itchen
Lost at Sea - North Atlantic
Died aged 19 on 23 September 1943
Remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial
Local War Memorial St.Swithun’s Church
1503182 Sergeant Bernard Quanborough
3 Battery 1st Light Anti Aircraft Royal Artillery
Died aged 25 on 3rd October 1943
Remembered on the Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
151047 Flying Officer Navigator Frank George Arliss
9 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 27 on 8th October 1943
Buried Durnbach War Cemetery
Local War Memorials Record Mark Square and St.Swithun’s Church
1081986 Sergeant Harry Sykes
103 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 21 on 21st October 1943
Remembered on the Runnymede Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
266885 Lieutenant Robert Henry King MM
1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment
Died aged 30 on 22nd October 1943
Buried Minturno War Cemetery, Italy
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
1451308 Sergeant William Shaw
Wireless Op/Air Gunner Royal Air Forces Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 21 on 3rd November 1943
Buried Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Netherlands
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
D/JX272252 Able Seaman John Raymond Heath.
Royal Navy HMS Tynedale
Died aged 23 on12th December 1943
Remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, and St.Swithun’s Churches
19368 Major General George Frederick Hopkinson O.B.E & MC
General Staff commanding 1st Airborne Division and North Staffordshire Regiment
Died of Wounds aged 47 on 12th December 1943
Buried Bari War Cemetery, Italy
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, and St.Swithun’s Churches
Awarded the Military Cross for his actions during the retreat of the British Army in 1918; the citation read:
Lt. George Frederick Hopkinson, North Staffordshire Regiment, Special Reserve.British Army in 1918; the citation read:
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During a fortnight's operations of a most arduous description, his services in maintaining communication between brigade headquarters and the front line were most valuable, and his example of fine personal courage and coolness under heavy fire, worthy of the highest praise. On one occasion, having been unable to find the battalion to whom he was to convey orders for retirement, he returned a second time, but encountered an enemy patrol, who opened a heavy fire. Eluding the patrol, he came across one of our wounded, whom he helped to get on to his motor-cycle and managed to convey back to safety, though all the time being subjected to heavy fire.[6]
14677472 Private Jesse Taylor
General Service Corps
Died on 20th December 1943
Buried Ordsall All Hallows Church Cemetery, Retford
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
1944
1544853 Aircraftman 1st Class Cyril Wass
Royal Air Force Volunteers Reserve
Died aged 41 on 13th January 1944
Buried All Hallows Church Cemetery, Retford
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
121624 Captain Arthur John Williamson
2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters
Died aged 33 on 31st January 1944
Buried Anzio War Cemetery, Italy
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
1438554 Sergeant James Donald Robertson
Wireless operator/Air Gunner 427(RCAF) Squadron Royal Air Forces Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 21 on 7th February 1944
Buried Ordsall All Hallows Church Cemetery, Retford
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
497750 Private William Edward Swannack
2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters
Died aged 22 on 10th February 1944
Buried Anzio War Cemetery, Italy
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
4983927 Private Arthur Raymond Chester
2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
Died aged 31 on 11th February 1944
Buried Taukkyan War Cemetery. Myanmar, Burma
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and Ordsall Church
5047789 Private Wilfred Taylor
1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
Died aged 32 on 5th March 1944
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
4976223 Trooper Kenneth Leslie Cooper
8th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 22 on 20th April 1944
Buried Retford Cemetery
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
1338301 Flight Sergeant Sydney Wilson Ainsworth
101 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 25 on 4th May 1944
Buried Poivres Church Yard, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
1817806 Sergeant Philip Arthur Staniland
103 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 19on 4th May 1944
Buried Chalons-En-Champagne East Communal Cemetery, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
620491 Leading Aircraftman Ralph Ronald Dimbleby
'A' HQ Aden Royal Air Force Royal Air Force
Died aged 24 on 7th May 1944
Buried Ordsall All Hallows Churchyard, Retford
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
556616 Lance Sergeant Ronald Joseph Hill
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 25 on 13th June 1944
Bured Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
4976889 Private John William Payne
York and Lancashire Regiment The Hallamshire Battalion
Died aged 26 on 15th June 1944
Buried Bayeux War Cemetery, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
D/JX310331 Telegraphist Jeffrey Neville Harrowven
Royal Navy - HMS Mourne
Died aged 22 on 15th June 1944
Remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
588568 Private Ronald Bates Bowskill
2/4th Hampshire Regiment
Died aged 27 on 25th June 1944
Buried Assisi War Cemetery, Italy
Local War Memorials Record Mark Square and St.Swithun’s Church
32846 Sergeant Charles Frederick Renney
C Squadron Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 26 on 26th of June 1944
Buried Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
4983104 Trooper Frank F Greasby
163 Company (13th Battalion Sherwood Foresters) Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 43 on 17th July 1944
Buried Imphal Cemetery, Manipur, India
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St. Swithun’s Churches
7518291 Private Edward Breddy
13th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps
Died aged 28 on 29th June 1944
Buried Mascara War Cemetery, Egypt
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
1507576 Leading Aircraftman Peter Leonard Heath
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 21 on 31st July 1944
Remembered on the Alamein Memorial Egypt
Local War memorial Retford Market Square
702091 Trooper Peter Joseph Kennedy
11th Hussars Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 24 on 2nd August 1944
Buried Bahheville-La-Camagne War Cemetery, France
554270 Trooper John Edward Mitchell
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 24 on 3rd August 1944
Buried Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
4200070 Fusilier George Colton
6th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers
Died aged 28 on 5th August 1944
Buried Brouay War Cemetery, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
2220135 Sergeant Dennis Wilkinson
Air Gunner 630 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died age 19 on 8th August 1944
Buried St. Valery-En-Caux Franco-British Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
277143 Lieutenant Victor Thomas Botherway
102nd Northumberland Hussars Anti-Tank Regiment
Royal Artillery
Died aged 23 on 9th August 1944
Buried Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France
Local War Memoriasl Record Mark Square and St.Swithun’s Church
325707 Trooper Douglas Dixon
Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 23 on 16th August 1944
Buried Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Churches
497583 Sapper John Shearman
11 Field Company Royal Engineers
Died of Wounds aged 23 on 18th August 1944
Buried Bayeux War Cemetery, France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
1084398 Corporal Francis Arthur Sturgess
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 34 on 20th August 1944
Buried Peterborough Eastfield Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Church
474833 Private Herbert Parkinson
York and Lancashire Regiment
Died aged 26 aged 23rd August 1944
Buried St.Desir War Cemetery. France
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithuns Church
1122640 Gunner Edward Arthur Johnson
54th The Queen’s Own Royal Glasgow Yeomany Anti Tank Regiment
Royal Artillery
Died aged 30 on 28th August 1944
Buried Ordsall All Hallows Church Cemetery, Retford
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
2622972 Signalman Harry Anderson
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Died aged 26 on 2nd September 1944
Buried St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France
Local War Memorials Record Mark Square and St.Swithun’s Church
PLY/X3175 Marine James Robinson
Royal Marines HMS Repulse
Lost at Sea - South China Sea
Died aged 20 on 12th September 1944
Remembered on the Plymouth Memorial
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
14406045 Private George Victor Shipley
2/5th Battalion West Surrey Regiment
Died aged 20 on 13th September 1944
Buried Gradara War Cemetery, Italy
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
325818 Corporal Leslie Harris
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 23 on 15th September 1944
Buried Leopoldsburg War Cemetery
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Ordsall and St.Swithun’s Churches
556747 Corporal Charles Wilfred Hewitt
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 25 on 19th of November 1944
Buried Venray Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, and St.Swithun’s Churches
124034 Major Peter Derek Mackley MC & Cross of Valour
Royal Artillery Attached to 655 A.O.P Squadron Royal Air Force
Died aged 26 on 11th December 1944
Buried Florence War Cemetery, Girone-Compiobbi, Italy
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Churches
112697 Aircraftman 1st Class Henry Clifford Cook
Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 23 on 21st December 1944
Buried Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia
Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church
1945
T/14885276 Brian Beasley
Army Service Corps
Died aged 18 on 14th July 1945
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
T/4987612 John Charles Kenneth Bradley
Royal Army Medical Corps
Died aged 26th March 1945
Buried REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
6285 Sister Pauline Mary Gomer
Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service
Died aged 24 on 8th January 1945
Buried East Retford Cemetery Sec. C.J. Grave 69
Local Memorial Retford Market Square
5344437 Private William Stanley Holmes
2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died aged 31 on 21st January 1945
Buried Taukkyan War Cemetery
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
4199860 Fusilier William Hoult
4th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died aged on16th February 1945
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
T/4987612 Driver John Charles Kenneth Bradley
Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 26th March 1945
Buried Goch British Military Cemetery, Kries Kleve, Germany
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
1356405 Ronald Frederick Harrison
Wireless Operator 210 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died on 3rd April 1945
Remembered on the RunnyMede Memorial Panel 271
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
7960888 Lance Corporal Frederick William Marris
2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Died aged 21on 5th April 1945
Buried Hannover War Cemetery, Hannover, Germany
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
2059036 Leading Aircraftwoman Irene Maggs
Women’s Auxillary Air Force
Died aged 27 on 27th April 1945
Buried All Hallows Churchyard, Ordsall Sec. M. Grave 36.
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
1679250 Flight Sergeant Kenneth Hird
149 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died aged 21 on 5th June 1945
Buried Lille Southern Cemetery, France Plot 5. Row C. Coll. grave 9-17.
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
4980939 Lance Corporal Robert Albert Robson
Pioneer Corps
Died on 8th August 1945
Buried All Hallows Churchyard, Ordsall, Sec. M. Grave 34.
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
7687892 Lance Corporal Leonard Arthur Melligan
Corps of Military Police
Died aged 32 on 20th October 1945
Buried Milan War Cemetery, Italy
Local War Memorial Retford Market Square
