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14th November 1942On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Barker Albert. Pte. (d.14th November 1942)
- Fisher William. Pte. (d.14th November 1942)
- Hewitt George. Gunner (d.14th November 1942)
- Jones Robert . Gnr. (d.14th Nov 1942)
- Newell Edward. Gnr. (d.14th November 1942)
- Skelton Sydney. Bmbr. (d.14th Nov 1942)
- Wigg Cyril John. Gnr. (d.14th Nov 1942)
- Young Leonard Douglas . Gnr. (d.14th Nov 1942)
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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Stories from 14th November 1942
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Gnr. Robert Jones. British Army, 97th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. (d.14th Nov 1942) I would love to hear from anyone who served with my grandfather, Robert Jones. My mother had no memories of him as she was only 2 when he died, she never even had a photograph of him. I am very proud of him and it is my greatest wish to find a photograph of him and find out what he was like.Shelley Hughes
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Bmbr. Sydney Skelton. British Army, 4 Survey Regiment Royal Artillery. (d.14th Nov 1942) Sydney Skelton was born in Willington Quay about 1916. He was the son of Ernest W and Mary A Skelton (nee Henderson) of Jarrow.
He died aged 26 and is remembered on the Alamein Memorial.
He is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.Vin Mullen
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Gunner George Hewitt. British Army, 1 Field Rgt. Royal Artillery. (d.14th November 1942) My father, George Hewitt, Royal Artillery, died on 14th November 1942. He is commemorated on Col 35 of the Alamein Memorial.Dolores Edwards
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Pte. Albert Barker. British Army, Attch. 32nd Army Tank Bde. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. (d.14th November 1942) My great uncle, Albert Barker, was a driver with RAOC and attached to the 32nd Army Tank Bde in North Africa. He was killed on 14th November 1942 when, as a POW being transported in an Italian ship, the ship was sunk by an Allied aircraft. Does anyone have any knowledge of this?Joe Fletcher
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Gnr. Edward Newell. British Army, 61st LAA Regiment, 197th Battery. Royal Artillery. (d.14th November 1942) Edward Newell is my nan's uncle. He was a gunner in the Royal Artillery who died in 1942. He is commemorated on the El Alamein Memorial as he was missing in action, although on some records it lists him as buried at sea. Also, his theatre of war is on some records listed as at sea. Unfortunately, we do not know much about him, but that isn't for lack of trying.
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Pte. William Fisher. British Army, 2nd Btn Cheshire Regiment. (d.14th November 1942) Bill Fisher was my uncle, my mother's brother he lived at No 16 Gaskell Street in Wigan.
He went to France as part of the Expditionary Forces, and was evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk. After some leave he went back to war, and was posted to North Africa where he was captured.
According to my Mother, Bill was handed over to the Italians for transportation to a P.O.W camp (Mum says they had a telegram to this effect). But, apparently, the Italians put the POW's onto an unmarked ship, and we unfortunatly sank it.
This is the story as told to me by my Mother.... I would love to know the full story of Uncle Bill's war record, and to know with certainty how he died.
He is remembered on the El-Alamein war memorial.
Chris Casson
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Gnr. Leonard Douglas Young. British Army, 68th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery. (d.14th Nov 1942) I'½m afraid I don't know much about my dads Uncle Leonard Young. I am currently trying to find out how he died. Laura
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Gnr. Cyril John "Wiggy" Wigg. British Army, 68th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery. (d.14th Nov 1942) Apparently, Cyril Wigg was captured at Tobruk. As he and his colleagues were in transit on an old Italian tramp steamer en route to POW camps in Italy, whilst crossing the Med, the ship was torpedoed by an enemy submarine and all the POWs were killed. The Italian crew abandoned ship and survived.Norman Cyril Wigg
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