Month: August 2019

Kenneth’s portrait and profile will be displayed at a V.J. Day exhibition, “Be Ye Men of Valour“, from Saturday, 9th August to Monday, 25th August (Bank Holiday) 2025, at St. Margaret’s Church, Ipswich, IP4 2BT.   Kenneth is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park. Picture taken from the Evening Star 12th March […]

Walter is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park.   Born: 1917, Ipswich. Died: 13th July 1943; age: 25.   Rank: Driver; Service Number: 2000408. Regiment: Royal Engineers, 233 Field Coy.   Memorial Reference: Panel 3. Cassino Memorial, Italy.   Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Walter James Harper, of 286, London Road, […]

William is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park.   Born: 1922, Ipswich. Died: 1st August 1942; age: 20; aircraft crash at Krefeld.   Rank: Sergeant/Air Gunner; Service Number: 932631. Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 405 ‘Vancouver’ Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron.   Grave Reference: 28.D.14. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany. […]

Edward is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park. JOHN   Born: 22nd August 1921, Ipswich. Died: 3rd November 1943; age: 22. Residence: 12, Boxley Road, Morden, Surrey.   Rank: Sergeant/Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 12 Squadron.   Grave Reference: Collective Grave 3.H.7-9. Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.   Relatives […]

Cecil is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park.   Born: 14th July 1909, Ipswich. Died: 27th May 1944; age: 34; KiA at the Battle of Cassino. Cecil and Major Robert N. Cobbold were found lying side by side by Major David Gibson-Watt, a brother-in-law of Major Cobbold. Occupation: Prison Officer at Wandsworth […]

Frederick is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park.   Born: 23rd August 1922, at 71, York Road, Ipswich. Died: 6th January 1944; age: 21; killed by a Japanese sniper in Burma. Residence: “Rodeo” Windrush Road, Kesgrave, Suffolk.   Rank: Corporal; Service Number: 5832886. Regiment: Queen’s Own, Royal West Kent Regiment, 4th Battalion. […]

Wilfred is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park.   Born: 12th April 1917, Ipswich. Died: 27th December 1944; age: 27; died of Malaria at Tamuam POW Camp whilst a Japanese POW on the Thailand/Burma Railway. Residence: 58, Hervey Street, Ipswich. Occupation: Building Gang Labourer – Non-Ferrous Mill.   Rank: Private; Service Number: […]

Donald is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park.   Born: 1910, Ipswich. Died: 21st January 1944; age: 33; aircraft lost on return from Magdeburg. Residence: 21, Pearl Road, Ipswich.   Rank: Sergeant/Flight Engineer; Service Number: 900811. Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 7 Squadron.   Originally laid to rest at Wohnste […]

Charles is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park, Ipswich.   Image taken from the Evening Star – 12th June 1945.   Born: 1911, Ipswich. Died: 21st May 1945; age: 34; died of injuries accidentally sustained whilst on service. 5 years active service.   Rank: Gunner; Service Number: 829030. Regiment: Royal Artillery, 190 […]

  Kenneth is not remembered on the war memorial at Christchurch Park. Image from 1945 Evening Star newspaper, Born: 1917, Ipswich. Died: 25th February 1945; age: 27; KiA. Residence: 163, Ranelagh Road, Ipswich.   Rank: Lance Corporal; Service Number: 2035702. Regiment: Royal Engineers, 24 Bomb Disposal Coy.   The body was originally buried at Jonkersbosh […]