Specific Details - Troopers
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Notes
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Trooper HENRY JOHN BARWELL
Died of Wounds age 26, 25th September 1944, sustained during the battle for Cerasola Ridge, Italy.
Service Number: 7954340.
Birthplace: London NW.
Son of Henry and Maria Barwell, Wembley Park, Middlesex, England.
Buried: Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: XII.D.7
Trooper ARTHUR EDWARD BATEMAN
'C' Squadron
Killed in Action age 22, 23rd May 1944, the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7947044.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Glamorgan, Wales.
Son of Fred and Charlotte Walker Bateman, Burnley, Lancashire, England.
Buried:
Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.H.18
Trooper JAMES ERNEST BRADFIELD
'B' Squadron
Killed in Action age 21, 28th August 1944, when his tank fell into a ravine.
Service number: 7946857.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: London SW.
Son of Ernest Dixon and Phyllis Ida Bradfield, Stockbridge, Hampshire, England.
Buried: Montecchio War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: II.A.11
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Trooper JACK ALAN CARTMALE
Posted to the NIH from the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in Action age 21, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 5119182.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Warwickshire, England.
Son of Harry and Elsa May Cartmale, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.H.5
Trooper ARCHIE CODD
'C'Squadron
Posted to the NIH from the Leicestershire Regiment
Killed in Action age 31, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 4806911.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England.
Son of John and Florence Codd, Barton-on-Humber, Humberside, England.
Husband of Constance Isabella Codd, Barton-on-Humber, Humberside.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.H.20
Trooper BERTIE GEORGE COOTE
Reconnaissance Troop
Died age 22, on 5th August 1944, being wounded by shellfire the day previous, near Antella, Italy.
Service Number: 7953948.
See: War Diaries Extract
Birthplace: Bedfordshire, England.
Son of Frederick and Margaret May Coote, Luton, Bedfordshire, England.
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Buried: Arezzo War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: I.D.11
Trooper NORMAN CORBIN
'B' Squadron
Posted to the NIH from the Royal Norfolk Regiment
Killed in Action age 30, 2nd December 1944, while in support of 1st Canadian Division near Prada, Italy.
Service Number: 5574556.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Hampshire, England.
Son of Kate B. Corbin and stepson of Arthur R. Ings, Purbrook, Hampshire.
Buried: Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: I.D.8
Trooper ROBERT JAMES CURRIE
'C' Squadron
Killed in Action age 26, 9th March 1943, near Sedjenane, Tunisia.
Service Number: 7903319.
See: Relevant Extract
Birthplace: Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Son of Samuel and Jane Currie, Monkstown, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Husband of Sarah Currie, Monkstown.
Buried: Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave location: III.H.11
Trooper WALTER CURRIE
Killed in Action age 21, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7957552.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Son of Walter McDonald and Rachel Currie, Twechar, Strathclyde, Scotland.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: 4.B.11
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Trooper FREDERICK ARTHUR DAVAGE
Posted to the NIH from the Somerset Light Infantry
'HQ' Squadron
Died age 21, 28th May 1944 in a British General Hospital, from wounds received during the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 5683298.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Somerset, England.
Son of Harry and Lilian May Davage, Frome, Somerset, England.
Buried: Naples War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: II.A.9
Trooper GEORGE DAVIES
'C' Squadron
Posted to the NIH from the Lancers
Killed in Action, 30th April 1943, near Sidi Ahmed, Tunisia.
S ee: War Diaries Extract
Service Number: 3392206.
Birthplace: Warrington, Lancashire, England.
Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Davies, Bold Heath, Lancashire, England.
Buried: Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave location: 10.G.8
Trooper TIMOTHY LAURENCE LEROY DUNNE
Killed in Action age 20, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7945333.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: London W.
Parents: Sir Laurence Rivers Dunne, M.C. and Lady Dunne, Newbury, Berkshire, England.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.H.23
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Trooper REGINALD CHARLES ELLIS
Killed in Action age 23, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7953953.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Hertfordshire, England.
Son of Charles Ernest and Elizabeth May Ellis, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England.
Husband of Ena Elsie Ellis, Welwyn Garden City.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: 10.G.8
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Trooper JOHN FRANKLIN
'B' Squadron
Killed in Action age 21, 10th April 1943, was hit by a 50mm A/T shell.
Service Number: 7955236.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Bedfordshire, England.
Son of Richard Thomas and Blanche Franklin, Cople, Bedfordshire, England.
Buried: Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave location: 10.A.13
His name is inscribed on the lower of two plaques in Cople's All Saints Parish Church.
Trooper HAROLD FREER
5 Troop, 'A' Squadron
Killed when his tank fell off a bridge, during a training exercise, near Narni Italy, age 31, 14th July 1944.
Service Number: 7953811.
See: Relevant Extract.
Birthplace: Birmingham, England.
Son of Frederick William and Mary Ann Freer, Ladywood, Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
Husband of Clara Adelaide Freer, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands.
Buried: Assisi War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: IV.F.3
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Trooper JOHN GALLOWAY
Killed in Action age 24, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7902610.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Son of John and Susan Galloway, Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.H.16
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Trooper LESLIE ISHERWOOD
Posted to the NIH from the Lancers
Killed in Action, 4th March 1943 near Sedjenane, Tunisia, when his tank was hit by A/T fire.
Servic Number: 3388759.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Blackburn, Lancashire.
Son of Bennet and Florence Isherwood, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
Buried: Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave location: 2.E.4
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Trooper DAVID GEORGE JAMES
'B' Squadron
Killed in Action age 21, 17th September 1944, near Cerasola, Italy.
Service Number: 7942517.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Edinburgh.
Son of David George and Blanche James, Edinburgh.
Buried: Gradara War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: II.A.21
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Trooper GEORGE KING
'C' Squadron
Killed in Action age 28, 8th October 1944, by shell fire near Roncofreddo, Italy.
Service Number: 7897747.
See: Battle Report Extract
Birthplace: Northern Ireland.
Son of Robert George and Elizabeth Mary King, Donemana, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Buried: Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: XII.D.
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Trooper FRANCIS THOMAS HAYDN LEACH
'A. Squadron
Died age 42, 21st November 1943.
Service Number: 7897670.
See: Narrative Extract
Birthplace: Glamorgan, Wales.
Son of Charles and Lucy Leach, Belfast.
Husband of Agnes Margaret Noel Winifred Leach, Belfast.
Buried: Bône War Cemetery, Annaba, Tunisia. Grave location: V.E.2
Trooper ULICK GORDON LOVE
'A' Squadron
Killed in Action age 23, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7904966
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Éire.
Son of Claude Gordon and Ellen Elizabeth May Love, Kensington, London.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.H.8
Trooper DOUGLAS VIVIAN LOXDALE
Posted to the NIH from the General Service Corps
B Squadron
Died from wounds, 4th September 1944, earlier in the day while in action near San Clemente, Italy.
Service Number: 14248089.
Birthplace: London SE.
Son of James Edward and Ivy Loxdale, Chelsea, London.
See: Narrative Extract
Buried: Gradara War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: II.B.44
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Trooper DENIS McFAUL
Died from wounds age 38, 28th March 1943, received when a Bedford 3-tonner, which he was driving, was hit by mortar fire near Beja, Tunisia.
Service Number: 7903417.
See: War Diaries Extract
Birthpace: Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Son of Daniel and Annie McFaul.
Husband of Mary Ellen McFaul, née Sullivan.
Buried: Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave location: 3.B.10
His name is recorded on Larne War Memorial.
Trooper RAYMOND THOMAS MITCHELL
'B' Squadron
Posted to the NIH from the General Service Corps
Died age 20, 17th September 1944, from serious wounds received the previous day during the attack on Cerasola, Italy.
Service Number: 14509142.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Gloucestershire, England.
Son of Thomas and Emily Lilian Mitchell, Staple Hill, Gloucestershire, England.
Buried: Gradara War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: II.A.20
Trooper NORMAN WILLIAM MOSS
'C' Squadron
Killed in Action age 21, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7945631.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace, Liverpool, England.
Son of Charles and Rosalind Edith Elliot Moss, Wallasey, Merseyside, England.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.G.7
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Trooper RONALD ALBERT HERBERT NEWTON
Killed in Action age 21, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7955117.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Derby, England.
Son of Herbert and Etta Newton, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.H.6
Trooper JOHN ROBERT NURSEY
'A' Squadron
Killed in Action age 30, 28th February 1943, near Beja, Tunisia.
Service Number: 7882377.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: London SW.
Son of Richard Henry and Thirza Nursey, Eccles, Suffolk, England.
Husband of Ethel Agnes Nursey, Eccles.
Buried: Madjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave location: 12.H.9
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Trooper THEODORE PRICE
Posted to the NIH from the Lancers
Killed in Action age 23, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 320861.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Coventry, England.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Price, Chilbers Coton, Warwickshire, England.
Husband of Edna May Price, Chilbers Coton.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.G.2
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Trooper JOHN WOOD RUTHERFORD
Posted to the NIH from the General Service Corps
Killed in Action age 21, 23rd May 1944. the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 14246545.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Edinburgh.
Son of John W. and E. Rutherford, Edinburgh.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.H.1
Trooper JAMES HAMILTON RYAN
'C' Squadron
Killed in Action age 24, 4th March 1943 near Sedjenane,Tunisia, when his tank was hit by A/T fire.
Service Number: 7938744.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace, Éire.
Son of William and Margaret Jane Ryan.
Buried: Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave location: 2.D.3
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Trooper CECIL JAMES FREDERICK SMITH
Killed in Action age 24, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7902393.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Éire.
Son of John Smith, and Martha Jane Smith, Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.G.
Trooper BRUCE LEIGHTON SQUIRES,
'C' Squadron
Killed in Action age 23, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7945575.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales.
Son of Charles Percy and Edith Maud Squires, Carmarthen, Dyfed, Wales.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.G.
Trooper ROBERT ARTHUR STAFFORD
'B' Squadron
Posted to the NIH from the Lancers
Killed in Action age 26, 2nd December 1944, while in support of 1st Canadian Division near Prada, Italy.
Service Number: 327965.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Liverpool
Son of Joseph F. W. and Frances E. Stafford, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
Buried: Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: I.D.6
Trooper JOHN ALEXANDER STEWART
'C' Squadron
Killed in Action age 21, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7938743.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Ballysimon, County Limerick.
Son of James and Euphemia Stewart, Ballysimon, County Limerick, Éire.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.G.3
Trooper MICHAEL STUART STRONG
'A' Squadron,
Killed in Action age 20, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7942548.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Bedford, England.
Son of The Reverend Thomas Hammond and Florence Frances Strong, The Rectory, Sandy, Bedfordshire, England.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.G.9
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Trooper JAMES TAYLOR TWEEDIE
Died of Wounds age 37, 6th September 1944, sustained 2 days earlier near San Clemente, Italy.
Service Number: 7902799.
Birthplace: Armagh.
Wife: Annie Tweedie, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Buried: Gradara War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: I.B.17Recorded: Portadown War Memorial, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
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Trooper JOHN ALFRED WASSON
Died age 25, 27th May 1941, resulting from a traffic accident.
Service Number: 7897755.
Birthplace: Éire.
Son of Robert and Louisa Wasson, Strabane, Northern Ireland.
Buried: Strabane Cemetery, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Grave location: 5.W.37
Trooper ALAN WHALLEY
Posted to the NIH from the East Lancashire Regiment
Killed in Action age 28, 30th April 1943, when his tank fell into a wadi.
Service Number: 3390978.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Burnley.
Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Whalley, Burnley, Lancashire, England.
Husband of Alice Adeline Whalley, Burnley.
Buried: Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave location: I.B.
Trooper JAMES WILLIAM WILSON
'C' Squadron
Killed in Action age 35, 23rd May 1944 the first day of the assault on the Hitler Line.
Service Number: 7945429.
See: Battle Report Extracts
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland.
Son of Captain James Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Edinburgh.
Buried: Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: III.H.13
Trooper JOHN WOOD
'B' Squadron
Killed in Action age 21, 2nd December 1944. while in support of 1st Canadian Division near Prada, Italy.
Service Number: 7957981.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Lancashire.
Son of John and Nellie Wood, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.
Buried: Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Grave location: I.D.7
Trooper ROBERT HENRY WRIGHT
Died age 27, 21st July 1943. from wounds received while in action 4th March 1943.
Service Number: 7947144.
See: Relevant Extracts
Birthplace: Lincoln, England.
Mother: Charlotte Wright.
Buried: Bône War Cemetery, Annaba, Tunisia. Grave location: II.C.12
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