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23rd October 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Chrzanowski Stanislaw T.. (d.23rd Oct 1944)
- Greene Richard William. Cpl. (d.23rd Oct 1944)
- Hallam George Theodore. Flt.Sgt. (d.23rd October 1944)
- Hyams Sydney. Pte. (d.23th October 1944)
- Miatt Geoffrey William Buchanan. BOY1 (d.23rd October 1942)
- Minto Robert. Pte. (d.23rd Oct 1944)
- Robson Edward Herbert. Capt. (d.23rd October 1944)
- Towill Charles Edgar. WO. (d.23rd October 1944)
- Towill Charles Edgar. WO. (d.23rd October 1944)
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Stories from 23rd October 1944
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Cpl. Richard William Greene. British Army, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders. (d.23rd Oct 1944) My cousin Richard Greene was in the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders and was killed in an attack on a HitlerJugend Stromgpoint on 23rd August 1944 aged 24. He saw service in the desert and Sicily campaigns, and boxed at Btn. level.
His last letter home from a hole he dug in a field somewhere in Normandy written 3 days before his death, talks of how he was thoroughly sick of war. He was fighting for revenge for all his mates that had died, and was hoping he could get home to his girlfriend. He was writing by the light of shells and the noise of "burps".
I was the first male in our family born after his death, and was named Richard in his honour as now is my son and grandson. Lest We Forget.
He is buried at St Desir Cemetery alongside some Gordons who died on the same day. I have visited and it is good to know he is with friends.
If after all these years anyone remembers him I would love to know what he was like. Richard Totten
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BOY1 Geoffrey William Buchanan Miatt. Royal Navy, HMS Phoebe. (d.23rd October 1942) Boy 1st Class Geoffrey Miatt was 17 when he died. He is buried in the Pointe Noire European Cemetery in the Congo.
On the 23rd October 1942, H.M.S. Phoebe was on her way to take part in operations off North Africa, when she was torpedoed off the coast of French Equatorial Africa. 46 men lost their lives in this engagement and 29 of them were buried in Pointe Noire European Cemetery in a large collective grave. This grave was later marked by a screen wall memorial, which carries details of all 46 casualties. S Flynn
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WO. Charles Edgar Towill. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 44 Squadron. (d.23rd October 1944) Charles Towill was a former pupil of Carlisle Grammar School. He was the son of Marcus Herbert Towill and Martha Grace nee Watson.
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WO. Charles Edgar Towill. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 44 Squadron. (d.23rd October 1944) Charles Towill was a former pupil of Carlisle Grammar School. He was the son of Marcus Herbert Towill and Martha Grace nee Watson.
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Capt. Edward Herbert Robson. MiD. British Army, Berkshire Regiment. (d.23rd October 1944) From Leighton Park School magazine The Leightonian 1944, obituary written by Headmaster Edgar Castle.
"Edward Herbert Robson (Leighton Park 1926-1929)
Only a few days after hearing the news that John E. Robson had died of wounds on the Gustav Line, we heard that his elder brother Herbert had been killed in action in Italy on October 23rd, 1944. This grievous news follows that of their brother Peter who was wounded at Arnhem and is presumed prisoner of war.
Captain Herbert Robson was the eldest of these four brothers, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robson, who for over twenty years gave such notable service to Leighton Park... It can be said of few of us that we possess an unblemished character or that our friends would not wish to have us just a little different. But this can be said of Herbert. He was
the sort of person most of us would like to be sturdy, clean, fearless, integrated, physically alert, confident about his future and yet, with all these virtues, a boy and a man with the merriest of hearts. His smile and his handshake were heartening experiences. Indeed,it can be said of all these brothers that wherever they were one could be assured that the situation would be as it should be. Herbert was not brilliant at either games or study, but he was competent in both, touching School life at many points. He played for his House at Cricket and Rugger, and for the School Second XI. He was a keen musician and eventually developed a very good voice.
After leaving School he entered Reading University and studied horticulture which became his profession, one in which he proved himself to be peculiarly fitted. He showed great initiative in gaining practical experience in many types of horticultural work and before he joined the Forces it had become clear that he had a career of distinction before him. At a comparatively early age he had held responsible positions at Kew.
He joined the army early in the war as a private. Later he gained his commission and had attained the rank of Captain in the Berkshire Regiment with the Eighth Army at the time of his death. He was an officer of fine quality, one whose first care would be for his men, who could easily combine friendship and leadership in the dangerous tasks where human sympathy and courage are required. Like his brother John, he was convinced of the righteousness of the cause for which he gave his life; he knew what he was doing."
He was serving attached to the 5th Btn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment when he was killed. Penny Wallington
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Pte. Sydney Hyams. British Army, 7th Battalion Black Watch. (d.23th October 1944) Sydney Hyams served with the 7th Battalion, Black Watch. Stephen Hyams
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Stanislaw T. Chrzanowski. Polish Army, . (d.23rd Oct 1944) Stanislaw Chrzanowski was my uncle, I didn't know he existed until I found him buried with my father in Jedrzejow, Poland.
Per family and research, he was burned alive by the Nazis on 23rd Oct 1944 at the age of 24.
Records indicate he was in Radom Prison and Stalag XI-A.
I do not know the sequence of events leading to his death.
Anyone is welcome to contact me.
Sigrid T Newbury
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