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Shropshire Yeomanry World War Two Roll of Honour
1939-
Adams, George Frederick (25). Bombardier, 957841, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 19/05/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XVIII. C. 3. Son of Frederick George and E. Adams, of Bermondsey, London.
Adams, Jack Howard (20). Gunner, 1154823, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 22/05/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XVIII. C. 1. Son of Arthur Herbert and Minnie Adams, of Swindon, Wiltshire.
Banks, Arthur David (29). Gunner, 14266559, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 19/05/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XVIII. C. 2. Son of Alfred Charles and Emily Francis Banks, of Walthamstow, Essex.
Bateman, Ernest Frederick (23). Driver, 2582238, 76 Medium Regt., R.A. Sig. Sec. Royal Corps of Signals. Died 21/11/1942. Buried Maala Cemetery, Yemen. Grave: H. 78. Son of Ernest and Alice Bateman, of Nechells, Birmingham; husband of Betty Bateman, of Nechells, Birmingham. West Midlands, England.
Beale, Sidney Bernard (33). Gunner, 1109802, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 26/11/1944. Buried Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: VII. A. 8. Son of Eleanor Beale; husband of Joan Frances Beale, of Hampstead, London.
Brenton, Raymond (27). Gunner, 933141, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 06/10/1945. Buried Johannesburg West Park Cemetery, South Africa. Mil. Sec. Grave 371. Son of Henry and Martha Brenton, of St. Merryn, Cornwall, England.
Briggs, John Trevor (Jack) (24). Lance Bombardier, 974471, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 09/08/1941. Buried Henstead (St. Mary) Churchyard, England. Son of George and Fanny Briggs; husband of Beryl Olive Briggs, of Carlton Colville.
Buckley, Joseph. Gunner, 981599, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 09/07/1944. Buried Foiano Della Chiana War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: II. R. 5. Son of Richard and Annie Buckley, of Lower Peover, Cheshire.
Butler, George Vincent Robinson (43). Gunner, 1125282, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 25/11/1946. Buried Bradford (Bowling) Cemetery, England. Grave: Sec. 2. Grave 504. Son of Susanah Butler, of Bradford; husband of Alice Lillian Butler, of Bradford Moor.
Butler, William Sylvester (27). Gunner, 968536, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 22/09/1943. Buried Salerno War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: VI. D. 19.
Byatt, Edward Cecil (28). Gunner, 930667, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 15/02/1941. Buried Broxbourne (St. Augustine) Churchyard, England. Grave: N.E. Part. Son of Edward James Byatt and Ada E. Byatt, of Broxbourne.
Chambers, George William (29). Gunner, 974483, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 12/04/1945. Buried Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: III. C. 10. Son of Herbert and Sarah Chambers; husband of Doreen M. Chambers, of Moss Side, Manchester.
Croft, Charles Arthur (32). Gunner, 961408, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 08/07/1944. Buried Foiano Della Chiana War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: II. D. 4. Son of Robert and Jane Croft; husband of Winnifred May Croft, of Beckenham, Kent.
Davidson, Leslie (23). Gunner, 1764481, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 22/01/1944. Buried Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XI. B. 35. Son of James and Jane Davidson, of Glororum, Northumberland.
Davies, Alun. Gunner, 326425, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 02/10/1940. Buried Cilcain Cemetery, Wales. Grave: Uncons. Grave 151. Son of Robert and S. E. Davies, of Wrexham, Denbighshire.
Dawe, R. A. (38). Lieutenant, 14903V, South African Artillery Seconded to 113 Bty., 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt.. Died 16/02/1944. Buried Naples War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: II. R. 15. Son of Rupert and Agnes Dawe; husband of Daisy B. Dawe, of Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
Densham, Stanley Jack (36). Gunner, 1073089, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 23/10/1944. Buried Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: III. F. 21. Son of John and Alice Densham; husband of Margaret Jean Densham.
Dunn, Charles (31). Gunner, 5053171, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 14/03/1945. Buried Rome War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: I, D, 26. Son of William and Elizebeth Dunn; husband of Eliza Dunn, of Burslem, Staffordshire.
Durrant, William John Albert (17). Gunner, 5384016, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 08/10/1940. Buried Slough (Stoke Road) Cemetery, England. Grave: C. of E. Plot. Grave 1495. Son of William Thomas Durrant and Daisy May Durrant, of Slough.
Firman, James Frederick (21). Gunner, 1138810, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 29/08/1944. Buried Arezzo War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: V. E. 21. Son of Albert G. and Florence D. Firman, of Stowmarket, Suffolk.
Forrester, Reginald (25). Gunner, 940955, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 03/08/1944. Buried Florence War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: IX. E. 2. Son of Harry and Edith Florence Forrester, of Newport, Monmouthshire.
Gadsden, Geoffrey George (24). Gunner, 962011, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 27/03/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XIX. G. 20. Son of George and Kate E. Gadsden, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
Green, James Reginald. Gunner, 929330, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 20/12/1940. Buried Sefton (St. Helen) Churchyard, England. Grave: Sec. N. Grave 8. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Green, of Hightown, Liverpool.
Hale, George Geoffrey (25). Captain, 76907, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 28/11/1943. Buried Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XI. B. 36. Son of George and Evelyn Cecilia Mary Hale; husband of Jean Halliday Hale (nee Elliot), of Muirend, Glasgow.
Handley, James Metcalfe (32). Gunner, 1104976, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 14/07/1941. Buried Liverpool (Allerton) Cemetery, England. Grave: Sec. 37. C. of E. Grave 243. Son of Joseph and Isobella Handley, of Liverpool.
Hinchcliffe, Alexander Herbert (33). Gunner, 1121693, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 27/03/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XIX. G. 9. Son of Joseph and Jennie Hinchcliffe, of Chorley, Lancashire.
Hope, William Thomas (25). Gunner, 3658791, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 31/08/1945. Buried Crewe Cemetery, England. Grave: Sec. A. B. Grave 126. Son of Thomas and Fanny Hope, of Crewe.
Johnson, John Patrick (29). Gunner, 3652664, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 12/01/1944. Buried Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XV. D. 34. Son of James and Catherine Johnson, of Warrington, Lancashire; husband of Emily Johnson, of Warrington.
Jones, David Douglas (24). Gunner, 322807, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 13/07/1944. Buried Naples War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: I. A. 18. Son of Evan and Ellen Jones, of Ryton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Jones, David Ernest (29). Gunner, 318138, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 14/05/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: I. E. 13. Son of Frederick and Annie Jones, of Bronygarth, Shropshire; husband of Gertrude Hilda Jones, of Pontfadog, Denbighshire.
Jones, Thomas Alfred (35). Gunner, 410390, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt.
Royal Artillery. Died 04/01/1946. Buried Staunton-
Keefe, Ronald Daniel (24). Gunner, 957876, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 30/05/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: VIII. A. 17.
Kitchen, Donald Edwin (24). Gunner, 833027, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 01/07/1944. Buried Orvieto War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: I, H, 7. Son of Arthur William and Isabella Mary Kitchen; husband of Marion Edith Kitchen, of Ludlow, Shropshire.
Manning, Arthur T. B. (40). Private, 401596, Army Catering Corps attd. 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt.. Died 18/12/1943. Buried Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: V. D. 26. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Manning, of Cressage, Shropshire; husband of Alice Winifred Manning, of Cressage.
Marjoram, Eric Robert (24). Gunner, 957172, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 21/08/1943. Buried Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria. Grave: Q. 28. Son of Aaron and Lily Maud Marjoram.
Maslen, Michael John (23). Serjeant, 326375, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 07/10/1944. Buried Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: III. G. 21. Son of William Thomas Maslen and Evelyn May Maslen, of Oswestry, Shropshire.
McCormack, John Francis (35). Warrant Officer Class II, 399755, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 18/09/1940. Buried Dundee Eastern Necropolis, Scotland. Grave: Sec. F.F. Grave 1073.
Morgan, Gerald William Leon (19). Gunner, 326423, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium
Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 25/04/1940. Buried Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-
Morris, John Herbert (24). Lance Bombardier, 325018, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 26/10/1944. Buried Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: II. F. 22. Son of Herbert and Sarah Morris.
Morris, William Edward Lesley (35). Battery Quartermaster Serjeant, 326442, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 03/05/1945. Buried Udine War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: II. E. 1. Son of William Henry and Mary Harriet Morris; husband of Lois Elaine Morris, of Rhyl, Flintshire.
Mountford, Percy Henry (29). Gunner, 1155329, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 20/10/1944. Buried Arezzo War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: V. D. 28. Son of Percy Henry and Emily Mountford, of Hastings, Sussex.
Pack, Dennis John (21). Gunner, 1136530, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal
Artillery. Died 27/03/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XIX. G. 13.
Son of Herbert William and Selina Pack, of Barrow-
Philpott, Frederick John (26). Lance Bombardier, 957082, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 09/07/1944. Buried Florence War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: V. H. 5. Son of William Thomas Philpott and Rose Philpott; husband of Margaret Mary Philpott, of Bayswater, London.
Pollard, Clifford Benjamin (23). Lance Serjeant, 2585886, 76 (The Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt., R.A., Sig. Sec. Royal Corps of Signals. Died 03/08/1944. Buried Florence War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: IX. E. 1. Son of Leonard Charles and Phoebe Pollard, of Canton, Cardiff.
Price, Francis Charles (26). Gunner, 326437, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Lost on SS Arandora Star enroute to Canada 02/07/1940. Remembered upon Brookwood Memorial, England. Panel 3. Column 3. Son of Charles J. Price and Margaret A. Price, of Ledbury, Herefordshire.
Purcell, James Peter (26). Gunner, 935720, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 04/10/1944. Buried Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: III. G. 22.
Ratcliffe, Leonard (40). Gunner, 326429, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 26/11/1943. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: I. D. 13. Son of John Thomas Ratcliffe and Joanna Ratcliffe; husband of Violet Ratcliffe, of Sutton, Suffolk.
Rodney, Cornelius William (27). Gunner, 957899, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 08/01/1941. Buried Orpington (All Saints) Churchyard Extension, England. Grave: Sec. A. Row F. Grave 32. Son of Daisy Rodney, of Orpington; grandson of Mrs. S. Rodney, of Orpington.
Runnacles, Gordon Reginald (25). Gunner, 974585, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 02/07/1944. Buried Foiano Della Chiana, Italy. Grave: II. R. 2. Son of Samuel and Sarah Jane Runnacles, of Metfield, Suffolk.
Salter, William Thomas (33). Warrant Officer Class II, 402765, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 20/08/1941. Buried Leebotwood (St. Mary) Churchyard, England. New Ground. S.E. of War Memorial Cross. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Salter, of Dorrington.
Shephard, Albert (25). Lance Bombardier, 946224, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 27/03/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XIX. G. 3. Son of William Edward and Ellen Shephard, of Blackpool, Lancashire.
Simmonds, Reginald James (25). Bombardier, 955988, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 11/11/1944. Buried Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: III. F. 18. Son of Richard George and Florence Alice Simmonds, of Chelmsford, Essex.
Sykes, Alfred Nigel Whitley (21). Gunner, 326332, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Lost on SS Arandora Star enroute to Canada 02/07/1940. Remembered upon Brookwood Memorial, England. Panel 4. Column 1.
Thomas, William Douglas (34). Lance Serjeant, 403265, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 16/08/1944. Buried Florence War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: II. C. 9. Son of William James Thomas and Marie Thomas; husband of Louisa May Thomas, of Oswestry, Shropshire.
Villars, Kenneth Harold Vernon (20). Gunner, 1138607, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 26/11/1943. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: I. B. 23. Son of Stanley Leopold John and Daisy Beatrice Villars, of Beckenham, Kent.
Walker, Ernie (23). Lance Bombardier, 87779, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 21/08/1943. Buried Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Grave: 7. P. 1. Son of Joseph Burton Walker and Margeret Walker, of Cockerton, Darlington, Co. Durham.
Walton, Sydney Claude (26). Lance Bombardier, 962034, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 15/02/1944. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: XIV. J. 17. Son of Tom and Rose Walton; husband of Phyllis Maud Walton, of Outwell, Cambridgeshire.
Wiffen, Ronald Ivo (24). Gunner, 1837792, 76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 10/04/1945. Buried Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: VI, C, 14. Son of Harold Ivo and Rose Wiffen, of Ridgewell, Essex.
Winwood, Sidney (41). Gunner, 323058, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 25/12/1943. Buried Bari War Cemetery, Italy. Grave: X. D. 25. Son of Francis Herbert and Norah Winwood, of Bridgnorth, Shropshire; husband of Elsie Mildred Winwood, of Bridgnorth.
Witham, Henry Robert. Lance Bombardier, 974623, 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 31/05/1942. Remembered upon Brookwood Memorial, England. Panel 3. Column 1.

75&76th (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery