Friday, 23 February 2018

Dunkirk casualties June 1940

In the early part of June 1940 the British Expeditionary Force withdrew to the channel ports , Dunkirk became the most famous of them . I have identified some of the men from Liverpool and Merseyside who became casualties in the evacuation .
Gunner John Teed 828996  Royal Artillery  k.i.a. 10/6/1940  he is remembered at the Dunkirk memorial column 15

Sergeant P J Hamilton  4124694 Cheshire Regiment  k.i.a. 29/5/1940  he is buried at Coxyde Military cemetery VI . A . 1.

Private Leslie Holt 4915288  East Lancashire Regiment k.i.a. 1/6/1940 he is buried at Warhem Communal cemetery A.13.

Sapper William Jones 2183179  Royal Engineers k.i.a. 3/6/1940 he is remembered at the Dunkirk memorial column 26

Sapper H Valient 2184329 Royal Engineers k.i.a. 3/6/1940 he is remembered at the Dunkirk memorial column 28

Lance Corporal R.F.Cross 3650580 Royal Engineers k.i.a. 3/6/1940 he is buried at Ste Marie cemetery Le Havre 67. B. 6.

Trooper J Small  7899761 10 Hussars k.i.a. 8/6/1940 he is buried at St Pierre du Vauvray communal cemetery G 5

Private G Niblock 5674256  2/5 Queen's Regiment k.i.a. 16/6/1940  he is buried at Etaples Military cemetery 69 . B . 2 . 

Telegraphist J J Garner D/MDX2065  H.M.Trawler Argyllshire k.i.a. 1/6/1940 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval memorial Panel 44 Column 1

Lance Corporal F Attwood  Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps k.i.a. 17/6/1940 he is buried at Dunkirk Town cemetery Plot 2 Row 18 Grave 10

Private A Callaghan 3449781  Lancashire Fusiliers  k.i.a. 31/5/1940-30/6/1940 he is buried at Malo les Bains communal cemetery Plot 2 Row A Grave 29

Private E E Davies 2191495 Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps k.i.a. 17/6/1940 he is remembered at the Dunkirk memorial Column 150

Private J Evans S/73506 Royal Army Ordinance Corps k.i.a. 17/6/1940 he is remembered at the Dunkirk memorial column 140

Gunner A Kavanagh 876533 Royal Artillery k.i.a. 1/6/1940  he is remembered at the Dunkirk memorial column 12

Private C Maylor 7613358 Royal Army Ordinance Corps k.i.a. 17/6/1940 he is buried at Rennes Eastern Communal cemetery 18 . 1 . A .

Sapper F G Britt 311142 Royal Engineers k.i.a. 17/6/1940 he is buried at Rennes Eastern Communal cemetery 18. 1.A

Able Seaman G Young P/KXT6367  H.M.S. Acasta  k.i.a. 8/6/1940 he is remembered at the Portsmouth Naval memorial Panel 41 Column 3

Private J Grice S/97531 Royal Army Service Corps k.i.a. 17/6/1940 he is buried at Le Clion sur Mer Communal cemetery collective grave 4

Private J H Worrall S/105368 Royal Army Service Corps k.i.a. 17/6/1940 he is buried at Yves Communal cemetery G 4

Private T H Hulks  3519172  Manchester Regiment k.i.a. 9/6/1940  he is buried at Etaples Military cemetery 46 . B . 18 .

Private J Tynan 13003783 Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps k.i.a. 17/6/1940  he is remembered at the Dunkirk memorial Column 154

Private R Moth 4185388 Royal Welch Fusiliers k.i.a. 10/6/1940  he is remembered at the Dunkirk memorial Column 53

Private S T Roberts 3713181 King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment  k.i.a. 1/6/1940  he is remembered at the Dunkirk memorial Column 39

Sapper W H Murphy 2185326  Royal Engineers k.i.a. 3/6/1940 he is buried at Ste Marie cemetery Le Havre 67 . A. G9

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