Private 4033562, 2nd Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action in France 3 August 1944. Aged 26. Born Birmingham, resident Shropshire. Son of Leonard Fredrick and Annie Anderson; husband of Alice Anderson, of Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 15.

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Ordinary Telegraphist D/JX 271782, H.M.S. Tynedale, Royal Navy. Died at sea 12 December 1943. Aged 33. Born 29 November 1910 in Manchester, Lancashire. Son of George Harry and Emily Ashworth; husband of Evelyn Ashworth, of Salford, Lancashire. In the 1939 Register he was born 29 November 1910, an Insurance Company Supply Manager, married to Evelyn Ashworth, resident 118, Ash Road, Reddish, Denton U.D., Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 81, Column 1.

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Extract from Manchester Evening News 11 January 1944, page 6:

Pilot Officer (Nagivator) 131651, 254 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Coastal Command. Killed while flying out of North Coates, Lincolnshire, in a Bristol Beaufighter VIC, serial number JL638, when the aircraft hit the water while practising evasive manoeuvres and crashed on the seashore near to North Coates 25 January 1943. Aged 22. Native of Kendal, Westmorland. Born 17 February 1921. Son of Norman Hodgson Bell, and of Lily Bell, of Kendal. In the 1939 Register he was born 17 February 1921, aSeeking Work, Not Previously Employed, single, son of Lily Bell, resident 36, Castle Grove, Kendal, Kendal M.B., Westmorland. Buried 30 January 1943 in KENDAL (PARKSIDE) CEMETERY, Westmorland. Section F. Consecrated grave 1523.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1943:

Gunner 3597293, 5 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Taken Priosner 15 February 1942 in Singapore, died from dysentery in a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp in Thailand 29 November 1943. Aged 27. Born and resident Kendal, Westmorland. Son of Thomas and Mary Eleanor Boulter, of Kendal, Westmorland. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 13.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1946:

Corporal 3600307, 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment. Died on service 17 August 1945. Aged 29. Born and resident Westmorland. In the 1921 census he was aged 5, born Kendal, Westmorland, son of John G and Isabella S Briggs, resident 45, Stricklandgate, Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in RANGOON WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 1. Row A. Grave 1.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1946:

BRYHAM Peter William of 49 Manchester-street London W.1 died 15 February 1942 on war service Administration (with Will) London 27 August to Kathleen May Viola Bryham single woman. Effects £219 16s. 2d.

Sergeant (Air Gunner) 525413, 220 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Coastal Command. Killed in action flying out of Thornaby, Yorkshire, in a Lockheed Hudson I, serial number P5127, when the aircraft swung and crashed at Quarry Farm, Ingleby Barwick causing the bombs to explode moments after taking off from Thornaby 11 June 1940. Aged 23. Native of Kendal, Westmorland. Son of James Butterworth, and of Anne H. Butterworth, of Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1921 census he was aged 4, born Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, son of James and Ennie Horneby Butterworth, resident 6, Yard 149, Highgate, Kendal, Westmorland. Buried 12 June 1940 in THORNABY-ON-TEES CEMETERY, Yorkshire. Plot G. Row H. Grave 39.

Lieutenant, H.M.S. Nile, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died as a result of an accident when leaving an aeroplane from Cairo 7 October 1945. Buried in RENNES EASTERN COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Section 18. Plot 1. Row R Grave 22.

Extract from Edinburgh Evening News 11 October 1945, page 4:

COOLING Headley George William having no permanent address died 8 September 1944 on war service Administration Llandudno 10 January to Mary Florence Cooling widow and Rudolph Headley Cooling engineer. Effects £1782 7s. 10d.

Assistant Steward P/LX 25389, H.M.S. Berkeley, Royal Navy. Killed in action while his ship was heavily bombed whilst supporting the landings at Dieppe 19 August 1942. Aged 38. Born 18 August 1904 in Blackpool, Lancashire. Son of Charles Christopher and Sarah Cooper; husband of Evelyn Cooper, of Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1939 Register he was born 18 August 1904, a Commercial Clerk, married to Evelyn Cooper, resident 33 Helm Drive, Kendal, Kendal M.B., Westmorland. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 70, Column 1.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1943:

Sergeant (Pilot Instructor) 1027530, 6 Service Flight Taining School, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Flying Training Command. Killed while flying out of Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, in an Airspeed Oxford II, serial number V3527, when the aircraft spun into the ground at Windrush, Gloucestershire, when control was lost in cloud during a training fllight 12 February 1942. Aged 31. Born 6 May 1910. Native of Kendal, Westmorland. Son of Herbert William and Hannah Corrie, of Kendal; husband of Patricia Maud Corrie, of Kendal. In the 1911 census he was new born, born Kendal, Westmorland, son of Herbert William and Hannah Corrie, resident Crib Cottage 30, Windermere Road, Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1921 census he was aged 11, born Kendal, Westmorland, son of Herbert and Hannah Corrie, resident 4, Arkrigg Villas, Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1939 Register he was born 6 May 1910, a Shopkeeper (Sweets Tobacco), maried to Maud (nee Thompson) Corrie, resident 105 Highgate, Kendal, Kendal M.B., Westmorland. Buried 17 February 1942 in KENDAL (PARKSIDE) CEMETERY, Westmorland. Section C. Consecrated grave 1029.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1942:

CRISFIELD Kenneth Solman of Romney House Annexe Kendal Westmorland died 21 January 1944 on war service Administration Carlisle 23 January to Sydney Edgar Crisfield commercial clerk. Effects £213 10s. 6d.

Captain 92517, 118 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Captured at the fall of Singapore 15 February 1942, died of Malaria as a Japanese Prisoner of War in Thailand, Camp 4, 5 July 1943. Aged 26. Born 18 February 1917. Resident Avondale, Kendal, Westmorland. Son of Stanley William Francis and Mary Kathleen Crofts, of Harrow, Middlesex, formerly of Avondale, Westmorland. Insurance Clerk by trade. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 8. Row L. Grave 53.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

Aircraftman 1st Class 1036472, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Taken prisoner by the Japanese on 8 March 1942 when Java fell and died of acute enteritis in a Prisoner of War camp at Sandakan, Borneo, 5 April 1945. Aged 23. Native of Kendal, Westmorland. Son of Joseph Edward and Agnes Crone, of Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in LABUAN WAR CEMETERY, Malaysia. Plot T. Row E. Grave 9.

Extract from Lancashire Evening Post 20 May 1940, page 6:

Extract from Lancashire Evening Post 18 March 1943, page 3:

Sergeant T/161698, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 23 September 1944. Aged 28. Born 4 May 1917. Son of Robert Kendal Dixon and Isabel Hay Dixon; nephew of Mrs. Florence Churchman, of Swarthmoor, Lancashire. In the 1939 Register he was born 4 May 1917, a General Dairy Worker, single, resident with his aunt Florence M Churchman (a widow), resident 7 Yorkshire House The Green, Lindal In Furness, Dalton-In-Furness U.D., Lancashire. Buried in MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY, Bangladesh. Plot 10. Row A. Grave 6.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

Lance Corporal 3599695, 4th Battalion, Border Regiment. Died 4 July 1944. Aged 26. Born and resident Westmorland. Son of George Edward and Lily Rosina Ferguson. Buried in IMPHAL WAR CEMETERY, India. Plot 3. Row H. Grave 12. See also Kendal K Shoes

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

Died at sea 19 February 1946. Aged 23. Born 13 February 1922. In the 1939 Register he was an Apprentice Fitter (Turbine Engineers), single, son of John and Emily J Frost, resident 24, White Stiles, Kendal, Kendal M.B., Westmorland. Married Joyce E M Wilson in the April to June Quaretr 1945 in Westmorland South Registration District, westmorland. Buried 15 February 1946 in KENDAL (PARKSIDE) CEMETERY, Westmorland.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1946:

There are two men listed, the former is probably the correct man.

either Able Seaman D/JX 338518, H.M.S. President III, Royal Navy. Died of Menigitis in Takoradi, West Africa, 13 March 1943. Aged 18. Born 28 November 1925 in Kendal, Westmorland. Resident 28, Church terrace, Kendal. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Gibson, of Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in TAKORADI EUROPEAN PUBLIC CEMETERY, Ghana. Grave 36.

or Sapper 1881576, 229 Field Company. Royal Engineers. Died 20 January 1947. Aged 34. Son of John and Elizabeth Gibson, of Kendal; husband of Lilian Gibson, of Kendal. Buried in KENDAL (PARKSIDE) CEMETERY, Westmorland. Section C. Consecrated Grave 608.

GOULD John Murdoch or John of 11a Hallfield-drive Baildon Yorkshire died on or since 8 June 1944 on war service Administration (with Will) Wakefield 27 November to Marie Gould widow. Effects £2429 10s. 5d.

Captain, 9th Battalion, Border Regiment. Wounded in Burma, died of those wounds sustained 23 May 1944. Aged 29. Born Westmorland, resident Lancashire. Son of Michael Cecil Lewthwaite Hodgson and Hilda Hodgson, husband of Betty Hodgson, of Grange over Sands, Lancashire, married 21 September 1939 in Holy Trinity Church, Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1921 census he was aged 6, born Kendal, Westmorland, son of Michael and Hilda Hodgson, resident Fairfield, Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in IMPHAL WAR CEMETERY, India. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 15.

Exract from Chatham News 29 September 1939, page 5:

Extract from Lancashire Evening Post 14 June 1944, page 4:

Extract from Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, Friday 16 June 1944, page 3:

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

possibly George Dodson HOLME, Lieutenant Colonel 37672, Commanding 137 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Killed in action in Malaya 7 January 1942. Born Lancashire, resident Yorkshire. Buried in TAIPING WAR CEMETERY, Malaysia. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 5.

Warrant Officer (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 949392, 550 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Bomber Command. Killed in action flying out of North Killingholme, Lincolnshire, in an Avro Lancaster I, serial number PD221, when the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter near Westerbeek 6 miles southwest of Boxmeer during a raid on the Prosper benzol plant at Bottrop 3 February 1945. Aged 25. Born 21 January 1920. Native of of Kendal, Westmorland. Son of John and Eva May Howson, of Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1921 census he was aged 1, born Kendal, Westmorland, grandson of William and Mary Ann Howson, resident Cracalt, Natland, Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1939 Register he was born 21 January 1920, an Apprentice Draughtsman, single, resident 19, Castle Road, Kendal, Kendal M.B., Westmorland. Buried in OPLOO (WESTERBEEK) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Row 1. Grave 5.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1946:

Sergeant (Pilot) 1334203, 3 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Flying Training Command. Killed while flying out of Bobbington, Staffordshire, in an Avro Anson I, serial number N4925, when his aircraft collided with Anson EG185 of 3 OAFU over Patshill Park near Pattingham, 7 miles west of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 7 May 1943. Aged 20. Born 14 January 1923. Native of Kendal, Westmorland. Son of John Robinson Kelly and Julia Kelly, of Kendal. His brother, John Henderson Kelly, also died on service (see below). In the 1939 Register he was born 14 January 1923, a Bank Clerk (temp), single, resident with his mother, a Nursding Sister, at 43 The Avenue, Richmond Upon Thames, Richmond M.B., Surrey. Buried South of the church in LEVENS (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD, Westmorland.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1943:

Sergeant (Pilot) 903258, 82 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Bomber Command. Killed in action flying out of Watton, Norfolk, in a Bristol Blenheim Iv, serial number R3604, when the aircraft was shot down by flak from a minesweeper off Den Helder during an anti-shipping raid 20 March 1941. Aged 25. Native of Kendal, Westmorland. Born 2 January 1916. Son of John Robinson Kelly and Edith Kelly, of Kendal, Westmorland. His brother, Henry Johnson Kelly, also died on service (See above). In the 1921 census he was aged 5, born Chester, Cheshire, son of John Robinson Kelly and Edith Agnes Kelly, resident 23, Crescent Green, Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1939 Register he was born 2 January 1916, a Gas Engineer, single, resident with his mother, a Nursding Sister, at 43 The Avenue, Richmond Upon Thames, Richmond M.B., Surrey. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot 32. Row C. Grave 7.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1941:

MANDALL James Branthwaite otherwise James Braithwaite of 29 Underley-road Kendal Westmorland died 21 February 1944 on war service Administration Carlisle 30 October to Harold Edward John Mandall retired civil servant.
Effects £371 14s. 11d.

Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Pilot), VF OTU 5, US Navy, H.M.S. Saker (USA), Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Killed while flying out of Jacksonville, Florida, USA, in a Vought FG-1 Corsair, when the aircraft dived into the ground 2 miles west of Black Creek target 23 May 1944. Aged 19. Born 24 July 1924. Native of Grassgarth, Westmorland. Son of Capt. John Cecil Maples and Enid May Maples, of Grassgarth, Westmorland. In the 1939 Register he was born 24 July 1924, at school, resident Druries, High Street, Harrow, Harrow U.D., Middlesex. Buried in ST. AUGUSTINE NATIONAL CEMETERY, United States of America. Section C. Grave 2.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

Squadron Leader (Pilot Instructor) 43107, No. 36 O.T.U., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Canada Command. Killed while flying out of Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a Lockheed Hudson III, serial number BW768, when the aircraft dived into the ground at North Mountain, 6 miles north of Greenwood airfield during a dual instruction flight, the cause is obscure, 6 March 1943. Aged 25. Native of Milnthorpe, Westmorland. Son of Arthur John and Florence Mary Miles; husband of Dorothy Margaret Miles, of Milnthorpe. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) Buried in South East corner of MILNTHORPE (ST. THOMAS) CHURCHYARD, Westmorland.

Extract from Evening News London 10 March 1943, page 4;

HE BOUNCED PLANE

Extract from Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury 10 March 1943, page 2:

On Active Service

Extract from Lancaster Guardian 21 January 1944, page 4:

MILNTHORPE.

Captain 128352, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died as the result of an accident in West Africa 17 February 1943. Aged 41. Born London S.E., resident Westmorland. Son of James Guthrie and Isabella Milne; husband of Grace Milne, of Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in FREETOWN (KING TOM) CEMETERY, Sierra Leone. Plot 7. Row C. Grave 3.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

Lieutenant 299060, 'B' Squadron, 52nd Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. Killed in action in North West Europe 27 September 1944. Aged 21. Born 30 April 1923, and resident, in Westmorland. Son of James Stewart Nixon Murray and Mary Elizabeth Murray, of Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1939 Register he was born 30 April 1923, seeking work, single, son of Mary E and James N Murray, resident 9 Shap Road, Kendal, Kendal M.B., Westmorland. Buried in MIERLO WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 13.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

Driver T/186378, Royal Army Service Corps attached to Royal Army Medical Corps. Captured 17 February 1942 in Singapore, died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 29 July 1943. Born 11 June 1914. In the 1921 census he was aged 7, born kendal, Westmorland, son of Thomas and Elizabeth O'Loughlin, resident 28, Caroline Street, Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1939 Register he was born 11 June 1914, an Insurance Clerk, single, son of Thomas and Elizabeth O'Loughlin, resident 157 Windermere Road, Kendal, Kendal M.B., Westmorland. Married Joan M Ludd in janaury to March Quarter 1940 in Westmorland South registration District, Westmorland. Japanese Prisoner of War card list his father's name as Thomas and his mther Elizabeth, resident 3, Ann Street, Kendal, Westmorland. Reports sent to Mrs. J. M. O'Loughlin, of 3, Mint Street, Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY, Thnailand. Plot 8. Row E. Grave 4.

Gunner 1116878, 59 (6th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action in Western Europe 2 July 1944. Aged 21. Born Sunderland, Durham, resident Kendal, Westmorland. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Matthew Oughton, of Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot XI. Row F. Grave 26.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

PHILIPSON Denis James of 1 Kent-view Kendal Westmorland died 7 November 1944 on war service Probate Carlisle 9 November to Margaret Philipson married woman.
Effects £292 3s. 2d.

POTTER Ralph Desmond of 25 Anchorite-road Kendal Westmorland died on or since 8 July 1944 on war service Administration Llandudno 6 June to Irene Potter (wife of John Topham Potter). Effects £117 7s. 11d.

PROCTER Edward of 22 Garden-road Kendal Westmorland died 2 September 1943 on war service Administration Carlisle 26 September to Edward Procter retired farmer.
Effects £399 18s. 1d.

Marine PO/X 996, H.M.S. Fiji, Royal Marines. Died at sea 23 May 1941. Born 13 November 1913 in Langworthy, Cumberland. In the 1921 census he was aged 7, born Langwathby, Cumberlandm son of Ruth Florence Ratson, resident 1, Captain French Lane, Kendal, Westmorland. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 59, Column 2.

Extract from Lancashire Evening Post 3 October 1941, page 1:

RIGG George of 46 Windermere-road Kendal Westmorland died 5 April 1944 on war service Administration (with Will) Carlisle 23 August to Jean Elizabeth Rigg widow. Effects £218 4s. 1d.

RILEY Sydney of 9 Windermere-road Kendal Westmorland died 21 November 1943 on war service Administration Lancaster 21 March to Frank Riley monumental mason.
Effects £530 8s. 10d.

SARGINSON Ronald of 2 Caroline-street Kendal Westmorland died 25 October 1944 at The Sanatorium M'eathop Westmorland Administration Carlisle 13 February to Nathan Sarginson tobacco spinner. Effects £305 11s. 2d.

Warrant Officer Class II 7597823, 27 A.A. Workshop Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Presumed died in action in the United Kingdom 15 February 1943. Aged 29. Born and resident Westmorland. Son of John Richard and Bessie Snedker; husband of Nina (nee Woodburn) Snedker, of Tebay, Westmorland, married April to June Quarter 1936 in Kendal Registration District, Westmorland. In the 1921 census he was aged 7, born Kendal, Westmorland, son of John Richard and Bessie Snedker, resident 2, Serpenham Row, Kendal, Westmorland. No known grave. Commemorated on BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 19. Column 3.

Extract from Lancashire Evening Post 19 February 1943, page 3:

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1943:

Sergeant 3599887, 36 Workshop Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Captured at the fall of Singapore, died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 16 November 1944. Aged 23. Born 4 June 1921, and resident, Westmorland. Son of Joseph and Ada Soulby, of Kirkbarrow, Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1921 census he was new born, born Kendal, Westmorland, son of Joseph and Ada Soulby, resident 3, Yard 153, Highgate, Kendal, Westmorland. Fitter by trade. Buried in CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 11. Row G. Grave 10.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1946:

SYMES Basil Herbert of 100 Penn-avenue Parkstone Dorsetshire died 12 March 1944 on war service Probate Llandudno 5 July to Ranolf Nelson Greenwood solicitor and the reverend Philip Andrew Stewart M.C. clerk. Effects £23515 4s. 1d.

Master, S.S. Nerissa (Hamilton, Bermuda), Merchant Navy. Missing supposed drowned when his vessel was topedoed at sea and sunk by enemy action 30 April 1941. Aged 58. Born 4 May 1882 in Kendal. Westmorland, resident 31 Wildman Street, Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1891 census he was aged 8, born Kendal, Westmorland, a scholar, son of Chares and Mary Agnes, resident Summer Hill, Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, Westmorland. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 72.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1941:

Flying Officer (Pilot) 53989, 153 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Bomber Command. Killed in action flying out of Scampton, Lincolnshire, in an Avro Lancanster I, serial number NG185, when the aircraft was lost during a raid on a benzoil plant at Bruckhausen in Duisburg 22 January 1945. Aged 33. Native of Stamford, Lincolnshire. Son of William and Ellen Winder; husband of Clara Elizabeth (nee Haylock} Winder, of Stamford, Lincolnshire, married October to December Quarter 1937 in Stamford Registration District, Lincolnshire. In the 1921 census he was aged 9, born Westmorland, son of William and Ellen Winder, resident 9, Strickland Place, Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in VENRAY WAR CEMETERY, Limburg, Netherlands. Plot VII. Row B. Grave 5.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1946:

Lance Corporal 3599537, 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action in Burma 18 April 1945. Aged 25. Born and resident Wstmorland. Son of John and Lavinia Winskill, of Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1921 census he was aged 2, born Kendal, Westmorland, son of John and Lavinia Winskill, resident 10, West Street, Kendal, Westmorland. Buried in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 28. Row B. Collective grave 1-20. See also Kendal K Shoes

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

WINTHROP George of 44 Union-street Kendal Westmorland died 2 April 1941 at North-road Clayton Manchester Administration Manchester 31 May to Mary Isabella Winthrop widow.
Effects £79 16s. 6d.

Gunner 1533070, 78 Battery, 35 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died of Nephritis as a Japanese Prisoner of War 16 March 1945. Aged 25. Born 4 November 1920 in Manchester, resident Kendal. Son of Edward Mann Wolstenholme and Sarah Wolstenholme, of Kendal, Westmorland. In the 1939 Register he was born 4 November 1920, a Shoe Operative, single, son of Edward and Sarah Wolstenholme, resident 72, No 4 Yard, Kendal, Kendal M.B., Westmorland. Buried in LABUAN WAR CEMETERY, Malaysia. Plot S. Row C. Grave 15. See also Kendal K Shoes