лександр Сергеевич Оболенский OBO Born: 17th February 1916, Petrograd, Russia. Alexander was a Russian Rurikid Prince of the Rurik dynasty. The surname Obolensky is said to derive from the town of Oblensk in the Upper Oka Principalities near Moscow. The coat of arms is composed of the emblems of Kiev and Chernigov. […]
Month: January 2018
JOHN FREDERICK SHARPLES
Born: 9th December 1922, Preston, Lancashire. Died: 3rd July 1944; age 21; of Tuberculous Meningitis and Hypostatic Pneumonia at Ipswich Borough General Hospital. His father, William was at his bedside. Residence: West View, Moss Lane, New Longton, Lancashire. Occupation: Laboratory Assistant. Served with the R.A.F. from 1942. Based at Keston, Kent. […]
SYDNEY PURCELL
Born: 1895, Hull, Yorkshire. Baptised: 20th June 1897, Goole, Yorkshire. Died: 17th October 1947; age 52; died of Sudden Heart Failure and Coronary Thrombosis Hyperpiesis, at The Limes, 1, Rawstorn Road, Colchester, Essex. In attendance was Agnes’s daughter, Margaret Faith Burnside Lewis (nee Orr), the wife of Edgar Ronald Lewis. Residence: The Limes, 1, Rawstorn […]
FRANCIS WILLIAM KNOWLES
Born: 1921, Halstead, Essex. Died: 3rd February 1946; age 24; aircraft crash at Cold Fell, Cumberland. Residence: 52, Tidings Hill, Halstead, Essex. Rank: Flying Officer/ Navigator/Instructor; Service Number: 178324. Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 1383 Transport Conversion Unit. Grave Reference: Screen Wall, Ipswich Crematorium, Ipswich. Relatives Notified & Address: […]
SHAMRAO DUDHANE
Born: 1919. Died: 2nd May 1945; age 26. Rank: Lance Naik; Service Number: 10524. Regiment: 2nd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry. Grave Reference: Screen Wall, Ipswich Crematorium, Ipswich. Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Shankar & Banabai, of Machindra Yede, Satara South, India; husband of Rajasabai, of Machindra Yede.
VENKATESHWARLU K
Died: 29th September 1944. Regiment: Indian Army. Grave Reference: Screen Wall, Ipswich Crematorium, Ipswich.
TULA THAPA
Born: 1921. Died: 30th May 1945; age 24. Rank: Rifleman; Service Number: 7842. Regiment: Gurkha Rifles, 2nd Battalion, 4th Prince of Wales’ Own. Grave Reference: Screen Wall, Ipswich Crematorium, Ipswich. Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Lalu Thapa & Bibhah, of Beltiklarka, Nepal.
NATHU RAM
Born: 1921. Died: 28th June 1945; age 24. Rank: Rifleman; Service Number: 22541. Regiment: 6th Rajputana Rifles, 1st Battalion. Grave Reference: Screen Wall, Ipswich Crematorium, Ipswich. Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Kana Ram & Chuni, of Chhau Jaipur, India.
LAKA RAM
Died: 13th June 1945. Rank: Water Carrier. Regiment: Indian Army. Grave Reference: Screen Wall, Ipswich Crematorium, Ipswich.
LAXUMAN CHAWAN
Born: 1921. Died: 30th June 1945; age 24. Rank: Sepoy; Service Number: 18940. Regiment: 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, Indian Army. Grave Reference: Screen Wall, Ipswich Crematorium, Ipswich.