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30th May 1940On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Bennett Albert Ernest Gerald. Pte. (d.30th May 1940)
- Booth Raymond. Pte. (d.30th May 1940)
- Booth Raymond. Pte. (d.30th May 1940 )
- Britten Joseph. (d.30th May 1940)
- Calcraft Joseph. Able Sea. (d.30th May 1940)
- Dear Arthur William. Pte. (d.30th May 1940)
- Dillwyn Colin Lewis. 2nd Lt. (d.30th May 1940)
- Farmer Alfred. Pte. (d.29-30th May 1940)
- Hakin William. Pte. (d.30th May 1940)
- Haskell Bertram. Pte. (d.30th May 1940)
- King Eric Howell. Sjt. (d.30th May 1940)
- Mitcheson Ernest Robert. Fus. (d.30th May 1940)
- Sissons Thomas Edward Beswick. Capt. (d.30 May 1940)
- Thomas William. Pte. (d.30th May 1940)
- Williamson Herbert. Pte. (d.30th May 1940)
The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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Daniel Robert Stichbury. British Army, Grenadier Guards. My Father Daniel Robert Stichbury was caught May 30th 1940 near Brussels
Belguim and was part of the BEF forces and was a Grenadier Guardsman, he
survived extremely horrendous conditions, forced marched to the German
border without food or water and only by the generousity of the local
red cross barely survived the journey.
Suffering a ear infection from a motor attack which turned into a
mastoid he was sent to a militarily hospital and treated for about 10
weeks, he was the only British soldier in amongst about 20 luftwaftte
pilots who tried to make conversation in English with him.
Whilst there he saw the big military build-up of the German military
forces sent to Russia and after going back to the camp he was in it was
closed because of the very bad conditions. The treatment and food given
to him in hospital most probably saved him and after working in the
mines of Sternberg and building roads with the barest of food rations he
managed to see liberty on May 10th 1945 and was repratriated by the
American forces back to Britain and came home one night where I met my
Father at the age of 6 years.
Many British soldiers died of poor treatment as they were not fed or
clothed properly in captivity, it was a tough man and a matter of
survival for those who came back. My Father lived to the age of 79 years and died in 1993.
He was a tough man and served his country and mankind well. I never saw
any medal given for all that service and suffering Brian Stichbury
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Sjt. Eric Howell King. British Army, 2nd Battallion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.). (d.30th May 1940) Serjeant King was my Grandfather but he was killed when my mother was only two. I don't have much detail but I know he was defending the perimeter of Dunkirk when he died at the time of the mass withdrawal back to Britain. Steve Johnson
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2nd Lt. Colin Lewis Dillwyn. British Army, 4th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. (d.30th May 1940) My great-uncle was Colin Lewis Dillwyn, who died during the Retreat to Dunkirk in May 1940.
If anyone has any info to share about him, I would be most grateful.Dave Morris
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Pte. Arthur William Dear. British Army, 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry. (d.30th May 1940) Arthur Dear was killed at Dunkirk and is remembered at Dunkirk Memorial. He was 27 years of age. His brother William Richard of the Grenadier Guards was killed on 3rd August 1944 aged 21Joan Gillies
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Pte. Alfred Farmer. British Army, 14 Army Field Workshop Royal Army Ordnance Corp. (d.29-30th May 1940) Alf Farmer was my Grandfather, he was only 23 years old when he was killed at Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk of the British Expeditionary Forces.
He had 'joined up' in 1939 just after war broke out. He was married to my Nanna who died in 1990 still loving him and they had a son, my father who is now 75 years old and doing well. My Nanna lost touch with all of Alf's family as after the war she emigrated to New Zealand, where I was born along with my two sisters and one brother.
My Dad and I live in the UK now and are longing to find Alf's relatives or any friends he had, esp, in the Army. So here are the details:
Alfred Farmer 'Alf' married Dorothy Joan Bowden 'Joan', their son is Alfred Keith Farmer ' Keith'.
Alf and Joan lived in Harrow Welad in Harrow Middlesex on Weighton Rd, number 56 before he was killed.Although his father was a manager of an Engineering works in Watford, Alf chose to do a veg barrow round in Harrow.
We were told he could sing really well, had a great sense of humour and did mechanics.
Nanna and Dad nearly starved in London during the war, my Dad was sent to the country for a while, first with Nanna then alone (he was 4 when his Dad died). She worked as a maid and cafe assistant in London. They were both in London during the Bliz. Luanne Farmer
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Joseph Britten. British Army, 5th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment. (d.30th May 1940) Joe Britten survived the fighting in Oudenaarde, Belgium and made it to Dunkirk. He and a colleague were sent on a recce to east Dunkirk in a vehicle but were hit by a German shell and killed, Joe is buried at Coxyde cemetery.Martyn Dallison
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Pte. Albert Ernest Gerald Bennett. British Army, 2nd Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment . (d.30th May 1940) Albert Bennett is buried in Wulverdinghe Churchyard along with Five other soldiers of WW2. He was killed in the defence of Dunkirk in May 1940.
He is remembered on the Abingdon War Memorial.
Son of Lillian Hart of Abingdon. Mike Bennett
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Pte. Bertram Haskell. British Army, 2nd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment. (d.30th May 1940) Bertram Haskell died on the Dunkirk beach, aged 34.
David Haskell
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Pte. Herbert Williamson. British Army, 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment . (d.30th May 1940) Herbert Williamson was unlucky and died during the Dunkirk evacuation.Kevin J. Sands
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Capt. Thomas Edward Beswick "Ted" Sissons. British Army, 1st Squadron East Riding Yeomanry. (d.30 May 1940) Ted Sissons served with 1st Squadron, East Riding Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. George G Morgan
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Pte. Raymond Booth. British Army, 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry. (d.30th May 1940) Private Raymond Booth served with the 151st Brigade and the 50th Division Danielle Taylor
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Able Sea. Joseph Calcraft. Royal Navy, HMS Victory. (d.30th May 1940) Joseph Calcraft was the son of Joseph and Caroline Calcraft of Aspley, Nottinghamshire.
He was 21 when he died and is buried in the Evenes Cemetery in Norway.
S Flynn
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Pte. William Thomas. British Army, 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. (d.30th May 1940) Willy Thomas of 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment died during the evacuation to Dunkirk, presumed by Artillery shrapnel.
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