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Subject: [LAN] WW 2 Servicemem buried in St Helens Cemetery St Helens...ASTALL to ELLILS only
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 17:56:50 -0500

St Helens Cemetery in St Helens Lancashire England contains war graves
of both World Wars.

>From 1939 to 1945 [WW2] St Helens Cemetery saw 137 burials consisting of
12 sailors 81 soldiers and 32 airmen belonging to the forces of the
UK...there are also 5 men of the Home Guard, 1 airman of the Royal
Canadian Air Force, 1 airman of the Royal Australian Air Force, 1 German
internee, 1 Polish soldier, 1 Yugoslav soldier and 2 ex-Servicemen.

Here are a few of the Servicemen from WW 2 buried in St Helens Cemetery.

The surnames go from Astall to Ellis in the paper that was sent to me
....

ASTALL Sgt [Pilot] KENNETH BOARDMAN, 1509442 R.A.F. [V.F.] 2nd July 1943
age 21 Son of Harold and Florence Astall of St Helens
Sec 38 Grave 147

ASTON Pte. WILFRED 3654541 1st Ban. The South Lancashire Regt. 27 May
1941 Age 24. Son of Ernest and mary Aston of Rainhill Sec 37. Grave 842

ATKINSON Lt. HENRY 144977 Pioneer Corps. 11 Sept 1942 Age 50 Son of Wm
and Margaret Atkinson of St Helens husband of Esther Atkinson of
Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol Sec 58, Grave 444

BARROW Sjt. ALBERT EDWARD 7336045 252 Field Coy. Roycal Engineers 26th
Oct 1940 Age 38 Son of Albert Edward and Mary Ann Barrow husband of
Catherine Barrow of St Helens Sec 58, Grave 283

BARROW Gnr. GEORGE 1086755 172 Field Regt. Royal ZArtillery 26 July
1945 Sec 30 Grave 35

BAXTER Tpr. ALAN HAMILTON 323746 The Duke of Lancaster's Own
Yeomanry. 6th Feb 1940 age 21 Son of Richard Baxter and Ann Baxter of
Eccleston Hill St Helens Sec 7 Grave 365

BIBBY A.B. JOSEPH D/JX, 141735 R.N. 23rd June 1947 age 28 Son of Joseph
and Ellen Bibby of St Helens husband of Hilda Bibby of Denton's Green St
Helens Sec 7 Grave 651

BOWLING Cpl. ALBERT 3653354 The Kings Own Scottish Borderers
18 th July 1945 age 30 Son of Albert and Lilian Bowling of St Helens
husband of Mary Ellen Bowling of St Helens Sec 58 Grave 359

BOYLE Flt. Sgt DANIEL PAATRICK 409500 R.A.A.F. 15th May 1943 age 24
Son of Daniel Francis and Margaret Mary Boyle husband of Nellie
Rosendale Boyle of Richamont Victoria Australia Sec 14 grave 411

BREEDS C.P.O. THOMAS TITT P/229479 R.N.H.M.S. Gosling. 15 June 1942
age 56 Son of John and Harriet Breeds of Hastings Sussex husband of
Grave Florence Breeds of Hastings Sec 50 Grave 409

BURGESS L.A.C. CLIFFORD LEONARD 749154 R.A.F. [V.R.] 7th March 1941
Age 23 Son of Albert Lloyd Burgess and Gertrude Maud Burgess
Nephew of Mrs A.E. Bedford of St Helens Sec 11 grave 516

BURKE. Pte. THOMAS 25880 The South Lancashire Regt. 17 Jan 1944
Age 47 Son of Michael and Mary Burke of St Helens Husband of
Elizabeth Burke of St Helens Sec 48 Grave 341

CAFFREY Pte. JOHN 14582800 The Highland Light Infantry. [City of
Glasgow Regt.] 11 th June 1946 Age 26 Son of Joseph and Elizabeth
Caffrey of Thatto Heath St Helens Sec 48 grave 829

CAMM Marine WILLIAM EDWARD CH/X, 114447 Royal Marines H.M.S. Daedalus.
19th Feb 1945 Age 39 Son of William and Florence Camm Husband of
Nellie Camm of St Helens Sec 58 Grave 69

CARNEY Sjt. DENIS 3647543 433 Bty. 612 Regt. Royal Artillery
30th July 1947 Age 41 Son of Denis and Ann Carney, husband of Annie
Carney of St Helens Sec 11 Grave 101

CHISNALL Sgt.[Flt. Engr.] JAMES 1530103 R.A.F. [V.R.] 5th May 1953
Age 22 Son of James and Mary Chisnall of St Helens Sec 58 Grave 448

CLARKE Sgt. [Air Gnr.] JOHN RAYMOND JOSEPH 1483604 R.A.F. [V.R.] 2nd
June 1943 Age 21 Son of John J Clarke and Ellen Clarke of St Helens
sec 14 grave 380

COUPE, A.C.2 THOMAS 1824553 R.A.F. [V.R.] 21 st Jan 1946 Age 39 Son
of William and Hannah Coupe [nee Dixon] of St Helens husband of Mary
Josephine Coupe nee McFarlane of St Helens
Sec 25 grave 196

CUTLER Pte. PERCIVAL JAMES 4130954 30th Bn The Sheshire Regt 16th
Feb 1942 Age 32 Son of Frederick Charles and Florence Augusta Cutler
sec 50 grave 408

DARLINGTON Gnr. AUSTIN 1723428 279 Bty 67 Lt. A.A. Regt Royal
Artillery 11 April 1942 Sec 7 Grave 259

DERBYSHIRE Sgt. [Air Gnr.] JOHN R/264171 R>C>A>F> 166 [R.A.F.] Sqdn
12 Oct 1944 Age 29 Son of Francis Derbyshire and Ellen Derbyshire nee
Holden Sec 14 grave 611

DEVINE Spr. JOHN 2069531 253 Field Coy Royal Engineers 27th Jan
1941 Son of Thomas and Annie Devin of St Helens Sec 31 grave 198

DIGGLES Spr. JAMES WILLIAM 2090290 511 Field Park Coy, Royal
Engineers 8th July 1941 Sec 58 Grave 369

DINGSDALE Spr. JAMES 2029851 Royal Engineers 27th April 1943
Son of Joseph and Alice Dingsdale of St Helens husband of Ada Digsdale
of St Helens Sec 59 grave 144

DIXON Sgt. [Flt. Engr.] GEORGE ALEXANDER 2216204 R.A.F. [V.R.] 20th
Oct 1943 Age 34 Son of John and Winifred Dixon husband of Mary Hilda
Dixon of Moss Bank St Helens sec 31 grave 18

DOLAN Spr. JAMES 2067868 253 Field Coy., Royal Engineers 10 may
1942 Age 20
Son of Michael and Margaret Dolan of St Helens His brother Austin also
died in Service sec 33 grave 600

DROMGOOLE Sgt. [Pilot] ALFRED GEORGE 1233732 R.A.F. [V.R.] 5th Feb
1943 Age 20 Son of Frederick Cecil and Esther Dromgoole of St Helens
sec 30 grave 69

ELLIS Ldg. Wren MARJORIE ELEANOR 82342 Woman's Royal Naval Service
H.M.S. Boscawen 17 Jan 1946 age 25 daughter of James Arthur Brownlee
and of Anne Brownlee of Maghull Sec 38 grave 148

The above info was in the package that the Canadian Agency of the
Commonwealth War Graves sent to me ...

SLC

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