BACON, Rifleman, LAUREAT, E/30652. Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.. 11th August 1942. Age 36. Son of Delphis and Eugenie Bacon, of Quebec City, Canada; husband of Germaine Bacon, of Quebec City. VIII. A. 7.
BADGER, Private, GEORGE CHARLES, L/13725. Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.. 5th November 1943. Son of Peter and Sarah Badger; husband of Sarah Badger, of Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada. VIII. A. 8.
BAGH ALI, Gunner, 4978. 24 Coast Bty., 1 Hong Kong Regt.,. Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery. 9th March 1943. Age 23. Son of Sahib Dad and Bhano, of Khambi, Jhelum, Pakistan. XI. C. 8.
BAHADUR SHER, Sepoy, 11871. 2nd Bn. 14th Punjab Regiment. 12th December 1942. Age 27. Son of Jauda Khan, of Dok Mansur, Chhab, Campbellpore, Pakistan; husband of Gul Rana, of Dok Mansur. XI F. 10.
BAILEY, Lance Corporal, ALBERT, 2322473. Singapore Fortress Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 29th August 1944. Age 29. Son of Albert and Mary Bailey, of Macclesfield, Cheshire. I. H. 14.
BAILEY, Sapper, WILLIAM REGINALD, 1873155. 40 Fortress Coy. Royal Engineers. 8th - 25th December 1941. Age 22. Son of Herbert Bailey; step-son of Ellen May Bailey, of Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire. IV. M. 11.
BAIN, Private, JAMES, 2874345. 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders. 2nd April 1943. Age 35. Son of Alexander and Mary Small Bain; husband of Mary Bain, of Greenock, Renfrewshire. V. G. 7.
BAKER, Gunner, ARTHUR WILLIAM, 1114626. 80 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 25th November 1943. Age 36. Son of Arthur and Edith Baker; husband of Florence Baker, of Euston, London. VI. H. 1.
BAKER, Lance Corporal, HORACE EDGAR, 4755197. 9th Indian Div. Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 1st December 1943. Age 30. V. D. 6.
BALAAM, Private, HAROLD, 5834029. 2nd Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. 8th January 1945. Age 31. I. J. 9.
BALL, Private, WALTER JOHN, 2571346. 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. 31st December 1941. Age 23. Son of John Edgar and Kathleen Ball, of Shepherd's Bush, London. His brother Thomas Edgar also fell. III. A. 5.
BANNISTER, Private, ARTHUR JOSEPH, 5951657. 5th Bn. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. 1st June 1944. Age 27. Son of Joseph and Lily Mildred Bannister, of Bicester, Oxfordshire. V. H. 5.
BARBER, Signalman, GERARD, 2335228. 155 Field Regt., R.A., Sig. Sec. Royal Corps of Signals. 29th January 1945. Age 25. Son of James and Evelina Barber, of Kimberley, Nottinghamshire. VII. D. 20.
BARBER, Lance Bombardier, JOHN RUTHVEN, 1098105. 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 16th November 1942. Age 31. Son of George and Charlotte Ruthven Barber; husband of Mary Bella Barber, of Aberdeen. VII. F. 15.
BARCLAY, Rifleman, ROBERT MCMILLAN, E/30417. Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.. 30th October 1942. Age 24. Son of Alexander and Isabella McMillan Barclay, of Durham Centre, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada. VIII. A. 9.
BARCLAY, Rifleman, WILLIAM JOHN, E/30450. Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.. 7th October 1942. Age 20. Son of Hamilton and Lucy Barclay, of Tide Head, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada. VIII. A. 10.
BARDWELL, Private, ARCHIBALD WILLIAM, 5831074. 2nd Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. 13th October 1944. Age 28. Son of William Henry and Mary Elizabeth Bardwell, of Ipswich, Suffolk. VI. G. 1.
BARKER, Gunner, ALFRED, 824789. 5 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 6th September 1942. Age 27. Son of Thomas H. H. and Edith Barker, of Leeds, Yorkshire. VII. B. 29.
BARKER, Gunner, HAROLD, 963257. 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 3rd March 1943. Age 25. Son of Joseph and Sarah Barker, of Bulwell, Nottingham. VII. F. 16.
BARNES, Gunner, FREDERICK VICTOR, 1493622. 80 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 18th January 1945. Age 26. Son of Alfred and Edith Annie Barnes, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. V. C. 8.
BARRETT, Able Seaman, GEOFFREY, C/JX374519. H.M.S. Vengeance. Royal Navy. 7th October 1945. Son of Alfred Barrett, and of Annie Barrett, of Selby, Yorkshire. II. G. 14.
BARRITT, Bombardier, CYRIL, 49398. 80 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 13th January 1943. Age 37. VI. H. 8.
BARROW, Bombardier, ARTHUR, 840449. 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 26th January 1944. Age 27. Son of Arthur and Rhoda Barrow, of Silverdale, Staffordshire. V. B. 2.
BARRY, Trooper, MARTIN, 6915422. 18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. 22nd June 1945. Age 26. Son of Timothy and Kathleen Barry, of Kilrush, Co. Clare, Irish Republic. VI. K. 8.
BARTRAM, Captain, HARRY BOB BROCKLESBY, 56912. 5 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 25th December 1941. Age 27. Son of Harry Brocklesby Bartram and Alice Eugenia Bartram, of Woodgreen, Hampshire. III. M. 8.
BASNETT, Private, ARTHUR WILLIAM, 3053763. 2nd Bn. Royal Scots. 20th April 1942. Age 26. Son of Arthur William and Mary Basnett, of Liverpool. His brothers Leslie and Robert also fell. Vll. A. 19.
BASTIN, Gunner, RUDOLPHE GASTIN, 930000. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 10th March 1945. Age 24. Son of Gastin and May Bastin; nephew of Mrs. E. Pratt, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. V. E. 3.
BAXTER, Trooper, SAMUEL, 3859205. 18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. 7th February 1945. Age 27. V. L. 10.
BAYLISS, Lance Corporal, RONALD FRANK, 4805290. 5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. 25th November 1943. Age 27. V. E. 9.
BEARDSWORTH, Trooper, BERNARD, 3859094. 18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. 28th August 1945. Age 24. VI. F. 2.
BEAVERSTOCK, Gunner, GILBERT GEORGE, 998051. 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 29th November 1942. Age 30. VI. D. 7.
BECKWITH-SMITH, Major General, MERTON, D S O, M C, G.O.C. 18th Inf. Div. General Staff and Welsh Guards. 11th November 1942. Age 52. Son of Beckwith Beckwith-Smith and Georgina Beckwith-Smith; husband of Honor Beckwith-Smith, of Sulhamstead, Berkshire. Four times mentioned in Despatches, 1914-1918. Awarded the Royal Humane Society's Certificate. Hon. M.A. V. H. 1.
BEDWARD, Serjeant, BENJAMIN HARRY, 6198459. 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. 8th - 25th December 1941. Age 38. Son of Benjamin James and Jenny Amelia Bedward, of Thornton Heath, Surrey; husband of Mary Bedward, of Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. IV. L. 3.
BELSHAM, Private, DENNIS ARTHUR, 5828913. 1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. 7th June 1945. Age 28. VI. N. 3.
BENFIELD, Corporal, LESLIE, 1870909. 35 Fortress Coy. Royal Engineers. 19th June 1943. Age 26. Son of Francis Anthony and Sarah Benfield, of Newport, Isle of Wight. VII. D. 14.
BENNETT, Private, HAROLD OGDEN, 3533748. 1st Bn. Manchester Regiment. 10th January 1945. Age 27. Husband of Hilda Bennett, of Moston, Manchester. VI. K. 6.
BENNETT, Able Seaman, NORMAN, P/JX527580. H.M.S. Whitesand Bay. Royal Navy. 13th April 1946. Age 21. Son of William and Lilian May Bennett, of Birmingham. II. F. 6.
BENNETT, Corporal, RALPH STEPHEN, 1642411. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 25th June 1946. Age 23. Son of Reuben Stephen and Agnes Bennett, of Healey, Batley, Yorkshire. I. F. 10.
BENTLEY, Lance Bombardier, JOE, 1458531. 80 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 24th June 1945. Age 25. Son of Harold Bentley, and of Mabel Alice Bentley, of Elland, Yorkshire. VII. D. 31.
BERRY, Signalman, CYRIL ERNEST, 2346144. III Indian Corps Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 30th September 1944. Age 24. Son of Ernest and Edith Eliza Berry, of Derby. I. E. 7.
BERRY, Private, NORMAN WILLIAM, 5777181. 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 31st August 1944. Age 28. Son of George William and Annie May Berry; husband of Margaret Ethel Berry, of Felixstowe, Suffolk. I. F. 4.
BERZENSKI, Lance Corporal, GEORGE, Mentioned in Despatches, H/6700. Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.. 26th August 1942. Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Berzenski; husband of Louise Margaret Berzenski, of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada. IX. D. 4.
BIGGIN, Gunner, THOMAS ANDREW, 837008. 3 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 24th August 1945. Age 28. Husband of Elizabeth Biggin, of Workington, Cumberland. V. K. 8.
BIRCH, Lance Corporal, THOMAS, 3528457. 1st Bn. Manchester Regiment. 13th August 1945. Age 28. Son of John Albert and Ada Birch, of Bury, Lancashire. VI. G. 6.
BLACK, Lance Bombardier, JOSEPH, 322402. 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 11th March 1943. V. B. 6.
BLACK, Sergeant, MARVIN, C/96314. Canadian Army Corps of Military Staff Clerks. 19th December 1941. VIII. A. 11.
BLACKMORE, Warrant Officer (Pilot), REX NEVILLE, 1208876. 110 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 25th September 1946. Age 24. Son of Harold and Violet Blackmore, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. II. F. 12.
BLAIR, Lance Bombardier, WILLIAM BURTON, 982191. 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 6th February 1945. Age 29. Son of Peter Cunningham Blair and Florence May Blair, of Dunbar, East Lothian; husband of Margaret Blair. VI. M. 6.
BLAKEMAN, Driver, SIDNEY, 2346926. 11th Indian Div. Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 11th March 1945. Age 32. Son of Harry and Emily Blakeman, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire; husband of Edith Blakeman, of Newbold, Chesterfield. VI. L. 2.
BLAKEMORE, Private, ERNEST STIRLING, 7623063. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 19th March 1945. Age 25. V. N. 9.
BLANCHARD, Private, ROBERT, H/77586. Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.. 23rd December 1941. VIII. A. 12.
BLANKNEY, Bombardier, WILLIAM JARVIS, 923122. 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 10th May 1944. Age 24. Son of Harry and Betsy Blankney, of Garstang, Lancashire. VI. H. 11.
BLOGG, Sapper, NORMAN CHARLES, 2009990. Royal Engineers attd. H.Q. 18th Div. Sigs.. 30th August 1945. Age 29. Son of Charles and Laura Blogg; husband of Doris Mabel Blogg, of Mile Cross, Norwich. VII. E. 11.
BOND, Lance Corporal, OWEN, 6207284. 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. 8th - 25th December 1941. Age 21. Son of Charles James Bond, and of Amy Florence Bond, of Wandsworth, London. II. H. 20.
BOOTH, Trooper, LESLIE, 3859204. 18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. 27th February 1945. Age 27. VII. E. 13.
BOSLEY, Private, REGINALD CALEB, 6202345. 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. 24th - 25th December 1941. Age 27. III. A. 3.
BOSTON, Flying Officer (Air Bomber), DENNIS JOSEPH, 164443. 358 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 25th February 1945. Age 21. Son of Joseph and Florence Irene Boston, of Newcastle, Staffordshire. VII. D. 11.
BOSWELL, Private, ERNEST ARTHUR, H/6063. Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.. 29th November 1943. Age 34. Husband of Agnes Boswell, of Roblin, Manitoba, Canada. VIII. A. 13.
BOUDREAU, Rifleman, SYLVESTRE, E/30474. Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.. 25th September 1942. VIII. A. 14.
BOUGHEY, Corporal, JAMES GARTSHORE, 2335005. 80 Anti-Tank Regt., R.A., Sig. Sec. Royal Corps of Signals. 21st February 1943. Age 25. Son of William and Jean G. Boughey. V. J. 5.
BOUTIN, Rifleman, MARIUS, E/29807. Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.. 29th October 1942. Age 23. Son of Johnny A. and Denise Boutin, of Breakeyville, Levis Co., Province of Quebec, Canada. VIII. A. 15.
BOWD, Private, JAMES VICTOR, 5776663. 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 19th July 1943. Age 24. Son of Agnes May Bowd, and stepson of George Murray Bowles, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. VII. F. 6.
BOWMAN, Lance Serjeant, ALAN TULIP, 923047. 125 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 6th October 1944. Age 23. V. J. 8.
BOWYER, Sister, DORIS, 348732. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. 1st May 1946. I. G. 14.
BOYLE, Serjeant, HARRY, 900034. 88 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th April 1943. Age 30. VI. C. 3.
BOYLEN, Bombardier, PATRICK, 913852. 125 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 21st February 1945. Age 43. Husband of Mary Boylen, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. V. F. 10.
BRADBURN, Signalman, RONALD, 2594155. 11th Indian Div. Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 18th October 1944. Age 33. VI. K. 3.
BRADBURY, Leading Seaman, ROWLAND CHARLES COVERDALE, 4654. H.M.S. Moreton Bay. Royal Australian Navy. 25th July 1940. Age 40. Son of Miles Coverdale Bradbury and Catherine Bradbury; husband of Laura Kathleen Bradbury, of Mt. Hawthorn, Western Australia. VI. A. 11.
BRADLEY, Signalman, FREDERICK, 2341294. 11th Indian Div. Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 11th October 1944. Age 24. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bradley, of Sheffield. V. A. 4.
BRAIN, Gunner, KENNETH HERBERT GEORGE, 861289. 80 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 28th December 1942. Age 23. VII. F. 7.
BRAMFORD, Lance Corporal, JOHN ARCHELAUS, 4800651. 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. 27th December 1944. Age 33. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bramford, of Alma Park, Grantham, Lincolnshire. VII. F. 4.
BRANSON, Private, VICTOR, 6202767. 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. 14th September 1942. Age 26. Son of Thomas Henry and Maud Alexandra Branson. IV. B. 6.
BRERETON, Aircraftman 1st Class, CLARENCE, 940048. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 11th May 1942. Age 24. Son of Samuel J. and May Brereton, of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. I. C. 3.
BREWSTER, Bombardier, WILLIAM, 864371. 80 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 27th May 1945. Age 26. Son of William and Janet Brewster. VI. E. 2.
BRISTOW, Private, FREDERICK GEORGE, 6201510. 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. 6th May 1942. Age 24. Son of Albert Edward and Edith Ellen Bristow, of Holloway, London. VII. A. 16.
BROCKLEY, Corporal, GEORGE, 7398638. Pioneer Corps. 6th April 1946. Age 26. I. G. 12.
BROOKE, Signalman, ERNEST, 2587561. 27 Operating Sec. Royal Corps of Signals. 21st November 1944. Age 23. Son of Enoch and Ann Elizabeth Brooke, of Simmondley, Derbyshire. VII. E. 28.
BROOKS, Gunner, KENNETH GORDON, 885149. 137 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 13th August 1945. Age 29. Son of Gilbert and Laura Brooks, of Stockport, Cheshire. VI. H. 9.
BROWN, Gunner, ADAM, 843951. 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 28th December 1942. Age 30. Son of Joseph and Janet Brown. V. M. 1.
BROWN, Private, ALEXANDER, H/6931. Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.. 26th May 1943. Age 24. Son of Thomas T. and Mary Brown, of Renwer, Manitoba, Canada. VIII. A. 16.
BROWN, Gunner, GEORGE MARTIN, 325663. 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 6th April 1943. Age 23. V. A. 7.
BROWN, Private, HARRY, 4620523. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). 16th July 1943. Age 27. Son of Harry and Mary Ann Brown, of Herne Hill, London. VII. D. 27.
BROWN, Serjeant, HAROLD WILSON, 1708. 4 Bty. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 17th December 1941. Age 28. Son of William Joseph and Gertrude Mee Brown; husband of Constance Una Brown. II. J. 13.
BROWN, Private, JAMES ARTHUR, 5830899. 5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. 13th August 1943. Age 24. Son of James and Annie Brown, of New Fletton, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. VII. F. 23.
BROWN, Captain, JOHN BOULTON, 240811. Royal Artillery. 28th November 1944. Husband of Dorothy Pennington Brown, of Oxted, Surrey. I. C. 4.
BROWN, Lance Corporal, ROBERT, 3781455. 13th Bn. The King's Regiment (Liverpool). 2nd July 1943. Age 31. Son of Isiah and Hannah Brown; husband of Lottie Brown, of Droylsden, Lancashire. II. C. 9.
BROWN, Gunner, WILLIAM EDGAR, 1529443. 8 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 25th July 1942. Age 22. Son of Frederick Cawley Brown and Florence Mary Brown, of Croydon, Surrey. VII. C. 22.
BUCHANAN, Gunner, ROY, 326271. 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 1st January 1944. Age 23. Son of John and Isabella Kerr Buchanan, of Biggar, Lanarkshire. VII. F. 27.
BUIST, Lance Corporal, JAMES, 3054437. 2nd Bn. Royal Scots. 23rd September 1942. Age 27. Son of James and Agnes Smith Buist, of North Berwick, East Lothian. VII. A. 25.
BURCHAM, Private, RAYMOND EDWARD GEORGE, 5780741. 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 6th August 1943. Age 28. Son of William George and Winifred Mary Burcham, of Ellingham, Suffolk. V. J. 4.
BURGESS, Private, RONALD STANLEY LOUIS, 6019188. 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. 7th February 1945. Age 26. Son of William and Alice Maria Burgess; husband of Dorothy May Burgess, of Ipswich, Suffolk. V. E. 4.
BURKE, Private, DANIEL, 3957560. 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. 8th - 25th December 1941. Age 28. Son of Dennis and Catherine Burke; nephew of Mr. W. M. Thomas, of Abercanaid, Glamorgan. III. A. 7.
BURN, Major, STANFORD, 30814. 2nd Bn. Royal Scots. 8th - 16th December 1941. Age 37. Husband of Ursula Burn. I. B. 3.
BURNS, Gunner, HENRY, 1105156. 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 8th February 1945. Age 36. V. M. 4.
BURTON, Corporal, JAMES PATRICK, 5046490. 2nd Bn. Border Regiment. 11th January 1945. Age 32. Son of James and Ellen Burton, of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. VII. E. 4.
BURTON, Gunner, WILLIAM, 926847. 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 27th July 1944. Age 34. VI. C. 2.
BUTA KHAN, Groom, 741685. Hong Kong Mule Coy. Royal Indian Army Service Corps. 9th January 1943. Age 31. Son of Hasan Muhammad, of Chitti Sheikhan, Sialkot, Pakistan; husband of Buddi, of Chitti Sheikhan. XI. F. 13.
BUTLER, Sergeant, REX NELSON, SX/2600. A.I.F. 8th Div. Amn. Sub Park. Australian Army Service Corps. 18th August 1943. Age 30. Son of Arthur William T. and Margaret Mary Butler. II. B. 5.
BUTLER, Gunner, WILLIAM JOSEPH, 1077320. 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 28th May 1944. Age 32. Son of William Henry Butler, and of Minnie Alice Butler, of Forest Hill, London. V. L. 12.
BUTT, Lance Corporal, HENRY CARPENTER, 14598239. Royal Corps of Signals. 29th October 1945. Age 21. Son of Henry and Edith Ethel Butt, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. II. G. 19.
BYFORD, Private, LEONARD ERNEST, 6020688. 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. 21st September 1944. Age 28. Son of William Ernest and Maggie Byford, of Southchurch, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. VII. E. 24.
BYRNE, Gunner, FRANCIS, 1469766. 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th May 1943. Age 27. Son of Philip and Louisa Byrne, of Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic. V. N. 4.
BYRNE, Lance Corporal, WILLIAM GEORGE, 6202127. 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. 14th September 1942. Age 26. Son of James William and Ada Annie Byrne, of Kentish Town, London. IV. B. 7.
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