Jelley, Herbert Leonard
Gateway School 1932-37. Son of James and Evelyn Jelley. Gunner Jelley died during the fighting against Japanese forces in Burma. He is buried in Imphal War Cemetery, India, Grave 2. D. 8. 67 H A-A Regiment Royal Artillery was part of Lieutenant General Slim’s 14th Army. History Information The easiest route from Burma (now Myanmar) […]
Holyoake, Frank Leslie
Gateway School 1928-29. Son of William and Edith Holyoake. Sergeant Holyoake was a Wireless Opertaor and one of the crew of Hudson AE611 that took off from RAF Aldergrove at 05:15 hours on the 20th March 1941. The aircraft climbed too steeply, stalled and crashed. All four crew members were killed. Sergeant Holyoake is buried […]
Hewkin, Norman
Gateway School 1936-40. Son of Orlando and Elsie Hewkin. At the end of March 1945, the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious was operating against Japanese forces in the area between the islands of Okinawa and Formosa (Taiwan). Leading Airman Hewkin was one of the three crew- members of a Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber that failed to […]
Hardy, James
Gateway School 1932-36. Son of Frank and Margaret Hardy. Sergeant Hardy was one of the crew of Hampden AT216 that took off from RAF Skellingthorpe at 00:29 hours on the 6th April 1942. The aircraft, on an operation to bomb the city centre of Cologne in Germany, crashed at Thorpe-on-the-Hill five minutes after take-off. All […]
Grace, Raymond Archibald
Air Gunner Gateway School 1931-34 Died Sergeant Grace was one of the crew of Lancaster ED979 that took off from RAF Woodhall Spa at 22:58 hours on the 28th June 1943. The aircraft, on an operation to Cologne in Germany, was shot down by a German night-fighter piloted by Major Guenther Radusch and crashed at […]
Field, Charles Stanley
Gateway School 1929-32 Son of Arthur and Emily Field. Flight Sergeant Field was one of the crew of Wellington HF688 that failed to return from an operation to Italy, having probably crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. He is commemorated on the Malta War Memorial, Panel 7, Column 1. History Information about image two The Malta […]
Dilley, Dennis Arthur
Gateway School 1931-35 Son of Mr. A.S. Dilley Sergeant Dilley was one of the crew of Halifax BB254 that took off from RAF Lindholme at 20:51 hours on the 20th November 1944. The aircraft, on a night training flight, failed to gain sufficient height and hit the roof of a house in Hatfield before crashing […]
Diaper, Frederick Thomas William
Gateway School 1929-34 Son of Frederick and Coyler Diaper. Husband of Nellie E. Diaper (nee Granger). Private Diaper’s battalion was sent to France with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). By the 25th May 1940 it was one of the units defending the crossing points on the Canal de la Haute Deûle, in the areas of […]
Davies, Roy Joseph
Gateway School 1934-38. Son of Thomas and Mary Davies. Sergeant Davies was one of the crew of Lancaster LM714 that took off from RAF Kelstern at 23:03 hours on the 23rd July 1944. The aircraft was on an operation to Kiel in Germany, and failed to return. Sergeant Davies is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, […]
Clarke, Hilary Laurence
Gateway School 1929-34 Son of Ralph and Mahalah Clarke. Husband of Evelyn Clarke. No 3 Commando was one of the units that took part in the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky) in July 1943. It was tasked with capturing the Malati Bridge on the main route north to Catania. The bridge was successfully captured from […]
Carter, Keith
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Gateway School 1931-36 Son of Herbert and Lily Carter. Husband of Ethel Carter. Sergeant Carter was one of the crew of Wellington T2967 that took off from RAF Snaith at 18:15 hours on the 22nd October 1941. The aircraft was on an operation to Mannheim in Germany, and failed to return as […]
Carter, Gordon William
Gateway School 1933-36 Son of William and Lilian Carter. Husband of Mary Carter. On the night of the 14th October 1939, the German submarine U-47 commanded by Gunther Prien, managed to evade the anti-submarine defences of Scapa Flow. Prien found the battleship Royal Oak at anchor and fired two salvoes of torpedoes, ripping out the […]