Allen, Percy Thomas
Son of Thomas and Matilda Allen, of 36, Grace Rd., Aylestone Park, Leicester.Thomas Allen & Matilda Ironmonger were married in Huntingdon in 1891 1901 Census 8, Harold Street, Leicester, Thomas Allen Head Married Male 401861Wymondham, Leics. Stoker At Gas Works MatildaAllen Wife MarriedFemale 34 1867Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, Ethel LAllen Daughter SingleFemale9 1892 Leicestershire, Percy TAllen Son […]
Allen, Harry
Baptised 25 Feb 1897 at Leicester, St Paul’s the son of Charles Samuel Allen&Kate Thacker they married at St Pauls Church on 27th December 1891 His mother died in 1904 aged 33 and is buried in Knighton Churchyard Charles Samuel remarried to Edith Lount in 1908 and in 1920 Electoral Registers the family are at […]
Allcroft, Arthur
Arthur left school aged 12 on 7th October 1898 He is the son of George Allcroft & Eliza(beth) Withington 1891 Census Thornton Lane, Leicester, George AllcroftHead MarriedMale 45 1846- Shoe Finisher Elizabeth AllcroftWifeMarriedFemale 43 1848 – – Agnes JAllcroftDaughter SingleFemale 14 1877 Leicester, Cigar Makers Assistant Alice EAllcroftDaughter SingleFemale 13 1878 Leicester, Cigar Makers Assistant […]
Ottey, Raymond. Sergeant
Gateway School 1932-37. Son of Cyril and May Ottey. On the 27th April 1941, Sergeant Ottey flew his aircraft from the deck of HMS Ark Royal to reinforce 261 Squadron on Malta. He died 5 days later when his Hurricane Z3854 crashed into the sea. It is thought that his oxygen supply had failed. He […]
O’Shea, Brian Ralph
Gateway School 1934-39. Air Fitter O’Shea was travelling as a passenger on board the SS Staffordshire, when the ship was bombed by a German aircraft northwest of the Butt of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, and abandoned. The casualties, 14 passengers and 14 crew died as a result of hypothermia due to the near freezing […]
Morley, Raymond West
Gateway School 1929-1931. Son of Mr. G. H. Morley. Husband of Constance Morley. Able Seaman Morley was one of the gunners on board the armed merchant vessel Glen Head. The ship was sunk by German aircraft South West of Cape St Vincet while en route from Liverpool to Gibraltar in convoy OG-63. Among the 23 […]
McCullagh, John Augustus
On the 8th December 1941, Japanese forces landed in northern Malaya, and HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Repulse and four destroyers were sent to attack the invasion force. After finding no targets the British ships were returning to Singapore when, late in the morning of the 10th December, they were attacked by Japanese high-level bombers […]
Marriott, James Roy
Gateway School 1935-1938. Son of Albert and Florence Marriott. Sergeant Marriott was one of the crew of Lancaster LM208 that took off from RAF Spilsby at 18:38 hours on the 15th October 1944. Poor weather had led to the cancellation of the main operation that night, but Lancaster LM208 was sent to drop mines in […]
Malin, Peter Gordon Arthur
Gateway School 1930-34. Son of Arthur and Martha Malin. Sergeant Malin was the pilot of Wellington DV715 that took off from RAF Alconbury at 23:55 hours on the 30th May 1942. The aircraft, one of the Pathfinders on the first 1,000 bomber raid on Cologne in Germany, and homeward bound was shot down by a […]
Lyner, George Roy Walter
Gateway School 1936-39. Air Mechanic Lyner was on board the aircraft carrier HMS Nabob en route to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. On the 22nd August 1944 the Nabob was torpedoed by the German submarine U-354, and the resulting explosion caused severe damage to the ship. Air Mechanic Lyner was one of the 21 […]
Lewis, William Frederick
Gateway School 1932-37. Son of William and Florence Lewis. 59 Squadronat this time of the war was attached to RAF Coastal Command. Pilot Officer Lewis was the pilot of Blenheim T2137 that took off at 04.05 hours on 2nd November 1940 on an operation to attack German guns at Cap Gris Nez on the French […]
Lagor, Reginald Arthur
Gateway School 1933-38. Son of Frank and Florence Lagor. HMS Fidelity was built in 1920 as Le Rhin, an armed merchantman working for the French Colonial Intelligence Service. In 1940 she was taken to Gibraltar to join the Allies. Re-named the Fidelity, she was converted to a Special Service Vessel (SSV) disguised to appear to […]