Barnett, George Thomas
George was born in 1886 in Leicester to Joseph Barnett, a loco engine fitter and Mary Ann (nee James). They had 12 children: Alice Mary 1865 William Henry 1867 Florence 1869 Elizabeth 1872 Joseph Henry 1874 Albert Ernest 1876 Emily Susan 1878 Louisa Lilian 1881 George Edward 1883 George TH 1886 In 1891 census the […]
Williams, Derek Millward
Gateway School 1933-37. Son of George and Lillian Williams. The British steam merchant vessel Manistee of Elders and Fyffes Ltd. was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1940, and became the armed Ocean Boarding Vessel HMS Manistee (F104), armed with two 6in, one 12pdr and one AA guns. Midshipman Williams was on board HMS Manistee escorting […]
Warren, Peter John
Gateway School 1931-34. Son of Mr. H. E. Warren. Aircraftman Warren was one of the crew of Wellington N2961 that took off from RAF Mildenhall at 09:27 hours on the 18th December 1939. The aircraft was one of 22 Wellingtons sent to attack German ships in the port of Wilhelmshaven. 70 miles from the target, […]
Ward, George
Gateway School 1932-37. Son of George and Caroline Ward. The Gustav Line was the most rearward of the three German defensive lines on the Italian peninsula south of Rome. Built along the Garigliano and Rapido rivers, it was fortified with gun pits, concrete bunkers, turreted machine-gun emplacements, barbed wire and minefields. Marine Ward died during […]
Tomlin, Richard Henry
Gateway School 1930-31. Son of William and Elizabeth Tomlin. Husband of Barbara Tomlin. Sergeant Tomlin was one of the crew of Lancaster JB403 that took off from RAF Elsham Wolds nine miles south east of Hull at 16:58 hours on the 2nd December 1943. The aircraft crashed while on an operation to Berlin in Germany, […]
Throsby, William John
Gateway School 1938-40. Son of Mr. C.W. Throsby. Sergeant Throsby was one of the crew of Lancaster ND389 that took off from RAF Wyton at 20:46 hours on the 11th April 1944. The aircraft, on an operation to Aachen in Germany, was shot down at 23:15 hours by a German night-fighter, piloted by Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer. […]
Taylor, Frederick John
Gateway School 1929-33. Son of Arthur and Ada Taylor. Husband of Barbara Yvonne Taylor. In addition to having a base at Gibraltar, 727 Squadron also had a detachment based at RAF Tafraoui near Oran in Algeria. Naval Airman Taylor was killed when his aircraft crashed off the North African coast. He is commemorated on the […]
Summerfield, Eric Brougham
Gateway School 1932-36. Son of Arthur and Lilian Summerfield. Aircraftman Summerfield was one of the crew of a Lockheed Hudson N7289 that took off from RAF Thornaby at 12:45 hours on the 15th April 1940. The aircraft, on an operation over the Western Skagerrak between Denmark and Norway, was attacked and shot down at 15:50 […]
Smith, Frank
Gateway School 1930-35. Son of Mr. P. Smith. Private Smith died from the injuries that he received during the fighting against German forces in Tunisia. He is buried in Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia, Grave 4. B. 25. On 8 November 1942, Commonwealth and American troops made a series of landings in Algeria and […]
Smith, Arthur Carriss
Gateway School 1932-36. Son of William and Sarah Smith. Flight Sergeant Smith was the second pilot of Manchester R5792 that was on a training flight when it had a mid-air collision. Hurricane V6864 of 57 Operational Training Unit (O.T.U.) based at RAF Hawarden near Chester, flew out of low cloud and cut off one of […]
Round, Frank Desmond
Gateway School 1930-34. Son of Frank and Caroline Round. Husband of Frances Round. Flight Lieutenant Round was one of the crew of Lancaster ND371 that took off from RAF Graveley at 23:14 hours on the 4th July 1944. As part of the Pathfinder Force, the aircraft was on an operation to drop flares that would […]
Robinson, George Marsh
Gateway School 1933-38. Son of Thomas and Annie Robinson. Sergeant Robinson was one of the crew of six of Wellington X9890 that failed to return from an operation to Munster in Germany. No trace of the aircraft was found. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 92. Crew members:- Pilot – P/O George Hamilton […]