Cambes En Plaine Cemetery
2nd Battalion (Infantry)
1st Battalion (Airborne)
Douvres-La-Delivrande Cemetery - Normandy, France
(Stones allocated to, cared for and visited by local school children)
2nd Battalion (Infantry)
1st Battalion (Airborne)
Hermanville Sur Mer Cemetery - Normandy, France
2nd Battalion (Infantry)
1st Battalion (Airborne)
Banneville-la-Campagne Cemetery - Normandy, France (courtesy of Alan Holmes)
Section of cemetery containing graves of twenty 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles members including:
Lance Serjeant JAMES ADAIR McBRIDE, Service Number: 7012157
Died 19 July 1944, 30 years old, I. A. 26.
Corporal WILLIAM THOMAS MILLAR, Service Number: 7011756
Died 20 July 1944, 29 years old, I. A. 28.
Rifleman THOMAS WILLIAM KING, Service Number: 841864
Died 09 July 1944, 30 years old, IX. B. 24.
Corporal FRANCIS McSPERRIN, Service Number: 7011222
Died 19 July 1944, 33 years old, I. B. 26.
Rifleman GEORGE ALEXANDER MARTIN, Service Number: 7021483
Died 20 July 1944, 21 years old, I. A. 27.
Lance Serjeant JAMES ERNEST STEVENSON, Service Number: 7011810
Died 19 July 1944, 32 years old, I. A. 30.
Rifleman CLAUDE JAMES STOCK, Service Number: 7016953
Died 20 July 1944, 26 years old, I. B. 20.
Corporal FRANK THOMAS GEORGE WALLIS, Service Number: 7019327
Died 19 July 1944, 29 years old, I. A. 25.
Rifleman BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Service Number: 14220974
Died 27 July 1944. 20 years old, I. A. 21.
Rifleman WALTER GEORGE CROMPTON, Service Number: 6405699
Died 19 July 1944, 21 years old, I. A. 29.
Rifleman STANLEY HOLDEN, Service Number: 3782973
Died 19 July 1944, 20 years old, I. A. 20.
Lance Corporal WILLIAM SAMUEL HOLMES, Service Number: 7045707
Died 21 July 1944, 29 years old, I. A. 24.
Rifleman JAMES SYLVESTER McCABE, Service Number: 14407007
Died 19 July 1944, 20 years old, I. B. 29.
Rifleman CHARLES ROWLAND PARKIN, Service Number: 14655349
Died 19 July 1944, 19 years old, I. A. 22.
Corporal ARTHUR LAWRENCE STEWART, Service Number: 7010811
Died 24 July 1944, 34 years old, I. B. 25.
Rifleman THOMAS HENRY WILLIAMSON, Service Number: 7019939
Died 04 August 1944, 22 years old, XVI. C. 28.
Rifleman GARRETT WOLFE, Service Number: 6409448
Died 24 July 1944, 30 years old, I. B. 24.
Second Lieutenant BRIAN RAVENSDALE BURGES, Service Number: 308423
Died 19 July 1944, 19 years old, I. B. 28.
Rifleman WILLIAM BURGESS, Service Number: 1607298
Died 19 July 1944, 31 years old, I. B. 23.
Rifleman GEORGE HENRY BALL, Service Number: 7044397
Died 21 July 1944, 25 years old, I. A. 23.
Leopoldsburg War Cemetery - Belgium
2nd Battalion (Infantry)
CAPTAIN LESLIE FREDERICK LAVING Service Number: 233304
2nd Bn. The London Irish Rifles
Died 19 September 1944 Age 31 years old
IV. D. 1.
Son of John and Ellen Laving; husband of Janet Muriel Laving, of Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Lance Serjeant DANIEL McMICHAEL Service Number: 7009901
Died 26 September 1944 Age 34 years old
V. C. 2.
Son of Alfred and Mary McMichael, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Corporal HENRY SMITH STEADMAN Service Number: 5341308
2nd Bn. The London Irish Rifles
Died 19 September 1944
IV. D. 3.
Overloon Cemetery - Netherlands (courtesy of Gerard Berkers)
Bert Weymans' November 1944 drawing of Field Graves of Dutch Interpreter Sergeant W.C. van der Burgt and six 2 RUR Rifleman who were subsequently re-buried at Overloon War Cemetery.
7020024 Rifleman Kenneth Erskine,
2nd Bn. Royal Ulster Rifles,
KIA 14th October 1944. Age 22
Son of Hamilton and Sarah Freeburn Erskine and husband of Agnes Elizabeth Furr of Worth, Kent.
Kenneth Erskine was hit by shrapnel and died on 14th October 1944 on the battlefield of Overloon in the direction of Merselo.
Venray Cemetery - Netherlands (courtesy of Caspar Meulenbeld)
2nd Battalion
RIFLEMAN WILLIAM FRED GRINDROD
Service Number: 3778633
Died 30 November 1944 Age 25 years old
VI. D. 5.
Son of Fred and Annie Grindrod, of Bury, Lancashire; husband of Lillian Grindrod, of Bury.
1st Battalion (Airborne)
Mierlo Cemetery - Netherlands
2nd Battalion (Infantry)
Rifleman JOHN YOUNG AUBNE, Service No: 14730889
Died 1st December 1944, Age: 18
Grave Reference: III. F. 12.
Son of John Young Aubne and Elsie Aubne, of Billingham, Co. Durham.
Rifleman ALAN CECIL JOHNSON, Service No: 14423673
Died 18th October 1944 Age: 19
Grave Reference: I. D. 2.
Son of Cecil and Gertrude M. Johnson, of Catford, London.
Rifleman JOHN CHARLES LEWIS, Service No: 14437073
Died 1st December 1944 Age: 19
Grave Reference: III. F. 13.
Son of Thomas Lewis, and of Mary Jane Lewis, of Sparkbrook, Birmingham.
His brother Samuel also fell.
His brother Samuel also fell.
Lieutenant HUGH MACLEOD SHEANE, Service Number: 176459
Died 27 November 1944, Grave Reference: III. F. 11.
Reichswald Forest Cemetery - Germany
2nd Battalion
Rifleman GEORGE McCARTEN, Service Number: 14820229
Died 31/05/1945 Age: 18 (died at Wettringen hospital following accident)
Grave Reference: 59. E. 3.
Colour Serjeant JAMES ANTHONY LYNCH, Service Number: 6978973, "D" Company
Died 07/06/1945 Age: 30 (struck by lightning during storm)
Grave Reference: 59. F. 1. 195.
Son of James Edward and Mary Lynch; husband of Phyllis Elizabeth Lynch, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Lance Corporal SAMUEL HELME, Service Number: 1086450, "D" Company
Died 20/06/1945 Age: 29 (died of heart failure whilst swimming)
Grave Reference: 59. F. 2.
Son of Richard and Alice Helme; husband of Marjorie Helme, of Morecambe, Lancashire.
Rifleman DAVID GRISSAM, Service Number: 14449287
Died 04/04/1945 Age: 21
Grave Reference: 55. G. 3.
Rifleman JAMES EDWARD COXON, Service Number: 11426530
Died 02/03/1945 Age: 30
Grave Reference: 48. C. 19.
Son of James and Alice Gwyne Coxon; husband of Dora Ellaine Coxon, of Manselton, Swansea.
Rifleman WILLIAM CONNOR, Service Number: 14746215
Died 02/03/1945 Age: 18
Grave Reference: 48. C. 18.
Son of John Francis and Mary Connor, of St. Helens, Lancashire.
Son of John Francis and Mary Connor, of St. Helens, Lancashire.
Rifleman JOHN McQUILLAN, Service Number: 7045462
Died 29/03/1945 Age: 30
Grave Reference: 48. A. 15.
Rifleman NORMAN KING, Service Number: 14729153
Died 27/02/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 48. A. 10.
Rifleman JOHN WALLER 2nd Bn. Service Number: 7019368
Died: 01/04/1945 Age: 30
Grave Reference: 61. H. 3.
Rifleman RICHARD SUNMAN 2nd Bn. Service Number: 14202691
Died: 27/02/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 62. F. 2.
Rifleman ARTHUR JAMES COPE Service Number: 14665226
Died: 28/02/1945 Age: 20
Grave Reference: 62. F. 1.
Lieutenant JOHN ROBINSON SEABROOK Service Number: 284120
Died: 01/03/1945 Age: 27
Grave Reference: 48. B. 13.
Son of Arthur John and Rosanna Kate Seabrook; husband of Margaret Eleanor Seabrook, of West Hampstead, London.
1st (Airborne) Battalion
Rifleman DAVID TOPPING SPENCE, Service Number: 7018486
Died 25/03/1945 Age: 26
Grave Reference: 48. D. 3.
Son of Robert and Agnes Spence, of Whitehouse, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Rifleman ALEXANDER ARMOUR BULLOCH, Service Number: 2985831
Died 26/03/1945 Age: 26
Grave Reference: 48. D. 4.
Rifleman ERNEST GEORGE REGIS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7014476
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 40. D. 7.
Lieutenant JOHN WEEDEN ROBERTSON 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 293506
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 21
Grave Reference: 40. D. 5.
Son of Maj. Harold John Robertson and Vera Robertson, of Wootton, Oxfordshire.
Rifleman SAMUEL THOMPSON 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14412439
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 20
Grave Reference: 40. E. 10.
Son of William and Agnes Thompson, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Major CHARLES EDWARD VICKERY 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 126069
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 40. C. 8.
Lance Corporal FREDERICK JAMES WILLIAMS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7016522
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 27
Grave Reference: 39. D. 11.
Son of Alexander Richard and Georgina Frances Williams, of East Ham, Essex.
Lance Corporal DAVID THOMAS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14641872
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 34. B. 9.
Rifleman PHILIP WALSH 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 6104907
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 24
Grave Reference: 40. F. 1.
Lance Serjeant JOHN JOSEPH KELLY 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7019204
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 26
Grave Reference: 42. E. 6.
Rifleman GEORGE JOHNSTON 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7018398
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 25
Grave Reference: 40. B. 11.
Son of John James Johnston, and Hannah Johnston, of Bailieborough, Co. Cavan, Irish Republic.
Corporal WILLIAM WRIGHT HYDE 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7021059
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 23
Grave Reference: 40. D. 6.
Son of Jessie Hyde, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Lance Corporal ARTHUR FRASER JOHNSTON 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7016889
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 25
Grave Reference: 40. E. 9.
Rifleman DAVID HOWE 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14731768
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 23
Grave Reference: 34. B. 7.
Son of Thomas and Barbara Armstrong Howe, of Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Rifleman CHRISTOPHER JAMES HUGHES 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14768203
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 34. B. 10.
Rifleman JAMES HOLMES 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 3598771
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 24
Grave Reference: 40. A. 1.
Son of John and Sarah Holmes, of Bastwell, Blackburn, Lancashire. His brother John also died on service.
Serjeant GERARD CHARLES SWIFT 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7012169
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 30
Grave Reference: 34. B. 6.
Son of William and Margaret Swift; husband of Emma Irene Swift, of Battersea, London.
Rifleman REGINALD HENRY STANLEY 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 11052761
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 23
Grave Reference: 40. F. 2.
Serjeant ALEXANDER SWAINE 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7011939
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 31
Grave Reference: 38. C. 1.
Rifleman THOMAS STUBBS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7342471
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 30
Grave Reference: 40. C. 4.
Lance Corporal PHILIP JAMES PROUTING 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7016927
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 25
Grave Reference: 40. C. 11.
Son of Thomas and Eva Minnie Prouting.
Lance Serjeant HERBERT THOMAS REDMOND 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7012576
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 25
Grave Reference: 40. E. 7.
Son of William Joseph and Catherine Redmond, of Whetstone, Middlesex.
Rifleman DONALD IAN SINCLAIR 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14676835
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 19
Grave Reference: 40. E. 11.
Son of Nicol Smith Sinclair and Winifred Mary Sinclair, of Gargrave, Yorkshire.
Rifleman JOHN ELKIN 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 6985544
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 22
Grave Reference: 34. C. 9.
Son of Thomas and Sarah Jane Elkin, of Drumquin, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Rifleman ALEWYN GRIFFITHS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 1651787
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 35
Grave Reference: 34. C. 1.
Son of David John and Margretta Griffiths, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire; husband of Megan Griffiths, of Llanelly.
Rifleman FRANCIS JOSEPH GRADY 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14616868
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 19
Grave Reference: 40. E. 8.
Son of Annie Grady, and stepson of Tom Boscoe, of Warrington, Lancashire.
Corporal EDGAR CHARLES FROST 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7016838
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 25
Grave Reference: 33. B. 7.
Captain FREDERICK DOW GANN 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 130172
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 37
Grave Reference: 39. D. 10.
Son of Frederick and Amelia Robertson Gann; husband of Dorothy Violet Gann.
Rifleman JAMES CROWE 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7012355
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 31
Grave Reference: 40. C. 3.
Major KENNETH HERBERT DONNELLY 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 85695
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 25
Grave Reference: 38. C. 7.
Son of John H. and Gertrude Mabel Donnelly, of Rathgar, Dublin, Irish Republic.
Warrant Officer Class II WILLIAM JAMES McCUTCHEON 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7012822
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 28
Grave Reference: 38. C. 6.
Son of Hugh and Rose Ann McCutcheon; husband of Vera Amy McCutcheon, of Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
Corporal MICHAEL DONOVAN 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7020302
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 28
Grave Reference: 38. F. 6.
Captain HENRY LEONARD CROFT 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 204475
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 30
Grave Reference: 40. E. 5.
Son of William and Ethel Croft; husband of Susan Theresa Croft, of Stamford Hill, London.
Lance Corporal ALEXANDER CONNOLLY 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14737740
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 30
Grave Reference: 40. D. 3.
Corporal JAMES JOSEPH BRUNTON 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 6410153
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 34. C. 3.
Lieutenant ROBERT DICKSON MARTIN 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 109577
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 42. E. 7.
Rifleman GEORGE WILLIAM BELL 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7046436
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 23
Grave Reference: 39. D. 9.
Son of George William and Mary Jane Bell, of Banbridge, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
Lance Corporal CHARLES BRYCE 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 2888733
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 28
Grave Reference: 40. F. 4.
Rifleman ROBERT BRYANS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7012754
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 28
Grave Reference: 38. C. 3.
Serjeant RICHARD JOHN AYRES 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7012633
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 27
Grave Reference: 40. E. 4.
Rifleman DAVID BAIN 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 3129907
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 25
Grave Reference: 40. C. 10.
Son of Alexander and Jane Bain.
Rifleman MICHAEL JAMES O'SHEA 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7019308
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 34
Grave Reference: 40. D. 4.
Rifleman HAROLD MUSTON 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14688128
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 19
Grave Reference: 40. C. 1.
Son of Joseph and Gertrude Muston. of Fareham, Hampshire.
Corporal ISAAC PHILLIPS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7013175
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: 30
Grave Reference: 40. C. 5.
Son of Alfred and Patience Phillips.
Serjeant GEORGE NOLAN 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7011654
Died: 24/03/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 40. F. 5.
Husband of Elizabeth Jane Nolan, of Carmarthen.
Rifleman JOSEPH McCULLOUGH 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14442976
Died: 25/03/1945 Age: 19
Grave Reference: 40. F. 3.
Rifleman HAROLD PETERS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14735640
Died: 25/03/1945 Age: 20
Grave Reference: 40. F. 6.
Corporal JOHN BARR 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 3135123
Died: 27/03/1945 Age: 27
Grave Reference: 34. C. 2.
Son of John and Jessie K. Barr, of Kilwinning, Ayrshire.
Rifleman GORDON PERKINS 2nd Bn. Service Number: 7046400
Died: 30/03/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 61. H. 4.
Son of Benjamin and Anna Perkins, of Erdington, Birmingham.
Rifleman FRANCIS HILTON 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7019976
Died: 31/03/1945 Age: 30
Grave Reference: 33. B. 6.
Son of Fredrick and Agnes Hilton, of Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Rifleman TOM MARKEY 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14832464
Died: 31/03/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 33. B. 5.
Son of Stanley and Jane H. Markey, of Waterfoot, Lancashire.
Rifleman PERCY ROY CONYERS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14672037
Died: 01/04/1945 Age: 19
Grave Reference: 32. A. 4.
Son of George Henry Conyers, and of Maud Beatrice Conyers, of Smethwick, Staffordshire.
Rifleman ERIC RONALD SWINGLER 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 1656465
Died: 02/04/1945 Age: 33
Grave Reference: 33. C. 1.
Husband of Sylvia Ivy Swingler, of Birmingham.
Rifleman WILLOUGHBY EDGE 1st. (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14695860
Died: 02/04/1945 Age: 34
Grave Reference: 37. F. 6.
Son of Albert and Alice Edge; husband of Gwennie May Edge, of Wardle, Cheshire.
Rifleman ARTHUR GARDINER 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7020506
Died: 02/04/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 34. D. 6.
Rifleman DERRICK OWEN GOVER 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14400138
Died: 02/04/1945 Age: 20
Grave Reference: 33. C. 3.
Son of John and Kate Gover, of Moordown, Bournemouth, Hampshire.
Rifleman JOHN COOPER 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 3458149
Died: 02/04/1945 Age: 28
Grave Reference: 34. D. 8.
Rifleman JAMES CONNOLLY 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 7046879
Died: 02/04/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 34. D. 9.
Rifleman LESLIE FRANK DICKIN 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14707991
Died: 02/04/1945 Age: 27
Grave Reference: 34. D. 5.
Rifleman LUMSDEN DONALDSON 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14720141
Died: 02/04/1945 Age: 28
Grave Reference: 33. C. 4.
Son of William Wilson Donaldson and Annabella Hay Donaldson, of Pollockshaws, Glasgow.
Rifleman HUGH BURNS 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14742171
Died: 02/04/1945 Age: Unknown
Grave Reference: 34. D. 7.
Rifleman JOHN INGHAM 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14829484
Died: 04/04/1945 Age: 18
Grave Reference: 33. B. 2.
Son of Ernest and Florence Ingham, of Walshaw, Lancashire.
Rifleman CECIL HENRY JOHNCOCK 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 557209
Died: 04/04/1945 Age: 23
Grave Reference: 33. C. 2.
Son of Henry Cecil and Annie Elizabeth Johncock, of Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire.
Rifleman GEOFFREY EMAR DAWSON READING 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14786387
Died: 04/04/1945 Age: 19
Grave Reference: 33. B. 3.
Son of Harry and Amy Haynes, of Banbury, Oxfordshire.
Rifleman WILLIAM MILLER GOURLAY 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14698590
Died: 04/04/1945 Age: 19
Grave Reference: 33. D. 11.
Son of James and Jane Gourlay.
Rifleman MALCOLM McMILLAN 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 3196800
Died: 04/04/1945 Age: 34
Grave Reference: 33. D. 10.
Rifleman WILLIAM ALFRED BENNETT 1st (Airborne) Bn. Service Number: 14795542
Died: 05/04/1945 Age: 19
Grave Reference: 55. E. 6.
Son of William MacDonald Bennett and Elizabeth May Bennett, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
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