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10th May 1940On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Anderson John William. Rfmn. (d.10th-31st May 1940)
- Beardwood George. Sgt. (d.10th May 1940)
- Cameron Douglas Alexander. F/O. (d.10th May 1940)
- Carr Douglas. Pte. (d.10th May 1940)
- Clarke George Thomas. Pte. (d.10th May 1940)
- Clarkson Leslie. Pte. (d.10th May 1940)
- Gittings George. Pte. (d.10th May 1940)
- Hughes Edward William. Pte. (d.10th May 1940)
- Langton Leon Meredith. AC1. (d.10th May 1940)
- Laws Frederick Stanley. P/O. (d.10th May 1940)
- Miller Robert Finlayson. Sgt. (d.10th May 1940)
- Nicoll Stanley Livingstone. Able Sea. (d.10th May 1940)
- Parker Eric. F/Lt. (d.10th May 1940)
- Roberts Benjamin. Pte. (d.10th May 1940)
- Sharp William Arthur. Paymaster Commander (d.10th May 1940)
- Thomas Penry Llewelyn. Sgt. (d.10th May 1940)
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Stories from 10th May 1940
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Paymaster Commander William Arthur Sharp. Royal Navy, HMS Penelope. (d.10th May 1940) I know that my uncle William Sharp was an officer on HMS Penelope because I have his name in the souvenir book for the ship on its first commisssion 1936-39. My father told me that he was killed in the war and I have always assumed that he went down with the Penelope when it was torpedoed in Feb 1944. However, I can't find his name on crew records at this time.
Editors note: Cmdr Wiliam Arthur Sharp is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, his date of death is listed as 10th May 1940.
Jonathan Sharp
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Sgt. George Beardwood. Royal Air Force, 40 Sqd.. (d.10th May 1940) George Beardwood died 10/05/1940 aged 27 and buried in Gravenzande General Cemetery in Holland.
He was the son of Joseph & Margaret Beardwood of Blackburn Lancashire.s flynn
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Pte. George Thomas Clarke. British Army, 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment. (d.10th May 1940) George Clarke would have been my uncle had he lived. My mother told me that he was only 19 years old when he was killed. I feel such great sadness that I never met him.
CWGC has his date of death between 10th May 1940 and 24th September 1940.
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Pte. George Gittings. British Army, 2nd Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. (d.10th May 1940) Unfortunately we never knew Private George Gittings as he died just a few months after dad was born.He has often been in our thoughts and we often wondered what he was like.
RIP dear father, grandfather and great grandfather - thank you for giving us our freedom. Diane Price
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F/Lt. Eric Parker. Royal Air Force, 150 Squadron. (d.10th May 1940) Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Eric Parker is buried in the Luxembourg (Hollerich) Communal Cemetery in Luxembourg.
S Flynn
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F/O. Douglas Alexander Cameron. Royal Australian Air Force, 226 Squadron. (d.10th May 1940) Flying Officer (Pilot) Douglas Cameron was the Son of Gordon Douglas Cameron and Amelia Emily Jessie Cameron, husband of Jessie Taylor Cameron of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
He was 25 when he died and is buried in the Diekirch Communal Cemetery in Luxembourg.
S flynn
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AC1. Leon Meredith "Jack" Langton. Royal Air Force, 142 Squadron. (d.10th May 1940) Aircraftman 1st Class Leon Langton was the son of Alfred and Elizabeth Langton of Codnor, Derbyshire.
His plane was shot down and he is buried in the Petange (Lamadelaine) Communal Cemetery in Luxembourg.
S Flynn
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Sgt. Robert Finlayson Miller. Royal Air Force, 142 Squadron. (d.10th May 1940) Sergeant (Observer) Robert Miller was the son of William Nisbet Miller and Helen Finlayson Miller of Stirling.
He was 31 when his plane was shot down and is buried in the Petange (Lamadelaine) Communal Cemetery in Luxembourg.
S Flynn
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P/O. Frederick Stanley Laws. Royal Air Force, 142 Squadron. (d.10th May 1940) Pilot Officer (Pilot) Frederick Laws was the son of Derwin and Hilda Laws of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.
He was 22 when his plane was shot down and he is buried in the Petange (Lamadelaine) Communal Cemetery in Luxembourg.S Flynn
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Sgt. Penry Llewelyn Thomas. Royal Air Force, 57 Sqd.. (d.10th May 1940) Sergeant (Observer) Thomas was the son of Brynley Adolphus and Minnie Thomas; husband of Doris Florence Thomas of Boscombe East, Bournemouth, Hampshire.
He was 27 when his plane was shot down by a German fighter. He is buried in Buurmalsen General Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. S Flynn
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Pte. Edward William Hughes. British Army, 2nd Btn. Dorset Regiment. (d.10th May 1940) My uncle whom I never met, Ted Hughes, was born in 1920. Lin Corker
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Rfmn. John William Anderson. British Army, 2nd Btn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). (d.10th-31st May 1940) John Anderson was my Grandfather, my Mother's father, who died between the 10th and 31st of May 1940, the month before my Mother was born. He served with the Scottish Rifles 2nd Battalion in WW2.
We understand he was almost kicked out of the Army for enlisting under the name Foster. His correct surname was Anderson but he was raised by his Gran who was a Foster.
He is buried in Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery in Belgium, along with three other Cameronians. Jill Parkin
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