People

Geary, Neville

Commemorated on the Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of George Arthur and Kathleen Geary, of Leicester.

Foxon, Samuel Nevil

Buried at the Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India. Son of Samuel and Rhoda Louisa Foxon, of Leicester; husband of Hilda Foxon, of Humberstone, Leicester.

Forrest, Ernest William

Son of William Forrest, and of Mrs. A. M. Forrest, of Leicester.

Folwell, Alan

Buried at Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester. Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Folwell, of Leicester.

Flewitt, Walter Douglas Haigh

Enlisted into the Militia, 1939 as number 10103632. He later served in the Malaya Campaign 1941-1942 with the Regiment’s 1st Bn and was made a prisoner of war. He died of beri- beri and malaria as a prisoner of war in Thailand between the 1-31 July 1943, aged 24. He is commemorated on the Singapore […]

Dryden, Alexander Stevenson

Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

Doyle, Joseph Patrick

Buried at Wigston Cemetery. Son of John and Annie Doyle, of Wigston Magna, husband of Irene Winifred Elsie Doyle, of Wigston.

Day, Bernard John

Commemorated on the Malta Memorial, Malta. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Day, of Leicester.

Curnock, Samuel David James

Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Son of David John and Arabella Gertrude Curnock, of Leicester.

Cuer, Frank Wilson

Buried at Heteren General Cemetery, The Netherlands. Son of Frank H. and Elizabeth (Lily) Cuer, of Leicester; husband of Jean Margaret Cuer, of Knighton, Leicester.

Coveney, John Sidney

Buried at St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Knighton, Leicester. Son of Sidney Louis Coveney and Catherine Emma Coveney of Stoneygate, Leicester.

Church, Gerald Arthur

Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, UK. Son of Thomas William and Florence May Church, of Blaby, Leicestershire.