Flying Officer William R. Kelly, R.A.F. (1910 - 1942)

Flying Officer William Russell Kelly, R.A.F. (1910 - 1942) 

"A Lion with wings". 

Photographs:

1. Flying Officer William Russell Kelly (1910 - 1942)
Accidentally killed, RAF Kemble, 10 April 1942
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News' 

2. Whitehaven Cenotaph 
[Remembrance Sunday, 11/11/2012]  

3. F/O W.R. Kelly's headstone (Roydon Churchyard)
Photograph: Courtesy of  Roydon Local History Group 
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Sgt Matt Devlin, Border Regiment (1891 - 1961)

 Photographs:  

1. Sgt Matt Devlin, 8th Bn Border Regiment (1942) 
[Courtesy of  Major Ray Devlin, T.D. (son)]

2. L/Cpl Matt Devlin: calling a hound trail to order (March 1940) 
[Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News'] 

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L/Cpl. David William Hopkin (1907 - 1941)

Photographs (Top to bottom): 
1. Lance Corporal David W. Hopkin (1907 - 1941)
2. The Cenotaph, Castle Park, Whitehaven, Cumbria. 
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L/Cpl David W. Hopkin of Whitehaven, Corps of Military Police 
[Died as the result of a motor accident in Egypt]
Photograph No 1: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News' 

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Corporal John Whitten, US Army (1915 - 1945)

Corporal John ('Jack') Whitten (1915 - 1945)
Killed in action in N.W. Europe
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News' 

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Guardsman John Corkan (1917 - 1943)

 

(Top): Guardsman John Corkan (1917 - 1943)

Died of wounds in Tunisia, 1 May 1943.

Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News'. 

(Bottom): Frizington (St Joseph's) War Memorial.  

[John Corkan is one of those commemorated]

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The Cleator Moor 'Roll of Honour'

 
 

Photographs (Top to bottom):

1. The Cleator Moor 'Book of Remembrance'
(Front cover) 

2. The Cleator Moor 'Book of Remembrance'
(Back cover) 
Incorporates Lt.-Col. John McCrae's 1915 poem: 
'In Flanders Fields' 

3. Dedication of the Cleator Moor 'Roll of Honour' 
Cleator Moor Methodist Church, Cumbria.
Sunday 11 November 2012 (Remembrance Sunday) 

4. 1914 West Cumbrian recruitment advert: 
"Is YOUR name on a Roll of Honour?"
[Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News'] 

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"With the Cross of the Lord to watch over him"

Signalman Peter R. Hill (1919 - 1943), 
Royal Corps of Signals
One of those who died building the Burma - Siam railway
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News' 

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Pte. Robert Lees, York & Lancs Regt. (1924 - 1944)

Private Robert Lees, York & Lancs Regt. (1924 - 1944)
Killed in action in the Far East (21 April 1944)
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News' 

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Lost at sea: Gunner James Henry Pullin, R.A.

Gunner James Henry Pullin (1918 - 1942) 
Lost at sea while a Prisoner of War 
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News'  

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Died in India: Gunner Charles Young, R.A.

Gunner Charles Young (1920 - 1943) 
Died in India from wounds accidentally received
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News'  

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Gunner John Carruthers, R.A.

Gunner John Carruthers, R.A. (1911 - 1941)
Killed in action in the Middle East, June 1941
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News' 

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Captain John Middleton Kelly, R.A. (1911 - 1941)

Captain John Middleton Kelly, R.A. (1911 - 1941)
Killed in action at Tobruk
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News' 

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Sgt. Mark W. Cartmell, R.A.F.V.R. (1923 - 1943)

Headstone of Sergeant Mark Watson Cartmell, R.A.F.V.R. 
Keswick (St. John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland

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Major Denis Broatch, R.A.O.C. (1914 - 1943)

Headstone of Major Denis Broatch, R.A.O.C.  
Keswick (St. John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland

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A victim of trying times: Harold B. Pickthall

Lance Corporal Harold B. Pickthall (1913 - 1944)
Died from Malaria in Chungkai prison camp
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News' (8 Nov. 1945)

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Captain C.T. Mayson, Border Regt. (1915 - 1943)

Headstone of Captain Charles Thwaites Mayson 
Keswick (St. John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland

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"Death may part but Love remains"

Headstone of LAC John Richardson, R.A.F.V.R. 
Keswick (St. John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland

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Private Robert Holmes, RAOC (1904 - 1942)

Headstone of Private Robert Holmes, RAOC 
Keswick (St. John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland

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Sergeant James Deb Singh, REME (1915 - 1946)

Headstone of Sergeant James Deb Singh, REME 
Keswick (St. John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland

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Midshipman Maurice Robinson Dennison, RAFVR

Headstone of Midshipman Maurice R. Dennison, RNVR 
Keswick (St. John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland

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Corporal John McNally, R.E. (1906 - 1941)

Headstone of Corporal John McNally, R.E. 
Keswick (St. John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland

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A hero of the Dieppe raid

Headstone of  Stoker Thomas Rumney 
Keswick (St John's) Churchyard 
Keswick, Cumberland 

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Keswick's First Casualty of WW2

Headstone of L/Cpl John J. McNichol, 

6th Battalion The Border Regiment

Keswick (St John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland

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Nice celebrates the French Resistance

In case any of the regular readers of this blog happen to be in the South of France next week, here is the program of the yearly Nice Film Festival dedicated to WW2, and in particular to the Resistance movements.

Nice has a Museum of the Resistance that focuses on what happened in the area, it is extremely well-documented and run by Professor Jean-Louis Panicacci, probably the most learned person on the matter. Should you visit the area, don't miss it - even though it is hidden away in a most unlikely place - opposite major car dealers!

Here is the link to the website. 

This logo belongs to its website

LACW Mary Evans (1920 - 1945)

Headstone of Leading Aircraftwoman Mary Evans 
Keswick (St John's) Churchyard
Keswick, Cumberland 

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'The Fallen' of St John's Parish, Keswick, Cumbria

Photographs (Top to bottom): 
1. Keswick (St John's) Parish Church war memorial

2. Three ex-service association standards
(Mounted above the St John's Parish War Memorial)

3. The stained glass window & Chancel 
[At the east end of Keswick (St John's) Parish Church] 

4. The spire of St John's Parish Church
Standing aloft above the town of Keswick
(With the snow clad Lakeland fells in the distance)

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The WW2 casualties of Keswick, Cumbria

1. Keswick War memorial (front) 

2. List of Keswick's WW2 casualties (A-M) 

3. List of  Keswick's WW2 casualties (M-T)

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