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26th October 1943On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Addis Anthony. Fus. (d.26th October 1943)
- Dewse William. Bmbdr. (d.26th Oct 1943)
- Gardner George William. Able Sea. (d.26th Oct 1943)
- Gardner George William. Able Sea. (d.26th October 1943)
- Haney Robert Shirley. F/O (d.26th October 1943)
- Martin Lillian. L.Wren. (d.26th October 1943)
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Want to know more about the 26th of October 1943? There are:8 items tagged 26th of October 1943 available in our Library
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Stories from 26th October 1943
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F/O Robert Shirley Haney. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 540 Sqdn.. (d.26th October 1943) F/O Haney was killed on 26th October 1943 and is commemorated on Panel 124 of the Runnymede Memorial.Joanne
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Fus. Anthony Addis. British Army, 1st Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers. (d.26th October 1943) My wife's uncle was wounded at the river Trigno on 21st October 1943 and died on 26th October 1943. He is buried at Bari. He is mentioned in the book `Clear the Way!William Best
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Able Sea. George William Gardner. Royal Navy, M.V. Gascony . (d.26th Oct 1943) Able Seaman Gardner was the son of Mr and Mrs A.E. Gardner, of Carshalton, London; and the husband of D. Gardner.
He was 20 when he died and is buried in the Santos (Filosofia) Cemetery in Brazil.S Flynn
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Able Sea. George William Gardner. Royal Navy, MV Gascony . (d.26th October 1943) George Gardner was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Gardner, of Carshalton, London; husband of D. Gardner.
He was 20 when he died and is buried in the Santos (Filosofia) Cemetery in Brazil, Row 29. Grave 3036. s flynn
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L.Wren. Lillian Martin. Womens Royal Naval Service, HMS Waxwing. (d.26th October 1943) Lillian Martin was the daughter of John Martin and Mary Elizabeth Martin, sister to Robert Martin and Aunty to John Martin. She died in Service on 26th Oct 1943.John Martin
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Bmbdr. William Dewse. British Army, 26th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, 116th Bty. Royal Artillery. (d.26th Oct 1943) My grandmother's father, William Dewse died in 1943. William fell in love with Ellen, my grandmother's mother. They were childhood sweethearts and were pulled away at the time of war.
William was born in 1921, Bradford (West Yorkshire, England) to parents William and Ethel Dewse. I have recently found records that he is buried in Italy, in the Bari War Cemetery. He died on the 26th October at 1943, at the age of 23. Records state he was a bombardier in the 116th/26th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. That is all I know of him so far.
Sadly, he died and never got to meet my grandma. Never meeting her father has been a source of heartbreak for all her adult life. She is now at the age of 77 years young and has only recently in the past couple of years managed to put a picture of him on the wall. I sincerely hope I can continue to uncover more about my great-grandfather and can give my grandma some closure.
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