Details of the Fallen
Name	Regiment	Rank	Service No	Died	Age	Details
BRYAN, James Wilfrid	Royal Navy Canteen Service HMS Eland	Chief Canteen Manager	C/NX2473	14 May 1944	36	-
Son of William and Hannah Bryan of Whitwick. Husband of Florence May Bryan of Whitwick.
Cemetery: Freetown (King Tom) 5.C.4.
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CONCANNON, Ronald Charles	6th Battalion Green Howards	Serjeant	4861091	10 September 1944	27	-
Son of Bernard and Bridget Concannon. Husband of Gerty Concannon of Thringstone.
Cemetery: Brussels Town, X 18 18.
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FREEMAN, Diamond	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 106 Squadron	Sergeant	942986	26 July 1942	27	-
Husband of Winifred Freeman of Sawley, Derbyshire.
Memorial: Runnymede, Panel 83.
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GARDNER, John	1st Battallion Grenadier Guards	Guardsman	2616343	1 September 1944	24	-
Son of Fred and Frances Gardner of Leicester Road. Husband of Kathleen Mary Gardner. Guardsman Gardner died of wounds in Normandy.
Cemetery: St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Plot 6 Row B Grave 14.
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GARRETT, Thomas Aubrey	5th Royal Tank Regiment Royal Armoured Corps	Trooper	7942000	18 July 1944	22	-
Son of John Thomas and Gertrude Garrett.
Ranville War Cemetery, II B 29.
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GRICE, Frederick	1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Lance Corporal	4857044	10 July 1944	29	-
Son of John and Hilda Grice. Husband of Margaret Grice of Purley, Surrey. Frederick Grice had completed seven years with the colours when war broke out, at the time he was serving on the North West Frontier. Initially in action on the Thai border in Malaya he spent ten days adrift in a boat to escape capture as Malaya and Singapore fell. he was eventually picked up by a British ship and dropped off in Ceylon. After returning home in October 1942 he rejoined his battalion and was killed in action shortly after the Normandy landings.
Cemetery: St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, I G 8.
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HEGGS, Colin Charles Philip	1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	4859721	1 October 1942	24	-
Son of Isaac and Margery Heggs of Whitwick.
Memorial: Singapore, Column 65.
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HEATH, John Hurst	A Company 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment.	Private	4860411	5 December 1941	22	-
Son of of William and Elizabeth Hurst of Whitwick
Memorial: Alamein, Column 60.
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JONES, H	-	-	-	-	-	-
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JONES, J	-	-	-	-	-	-
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LIMB, Charles William	1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Corporal	4859744	27 October 1944	26	-
Son of Clara Limb of Hermitage Road, Whitwick.
Cemetery: Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, 7 A 19.
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LOVETT, James Aubrey	2/4th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry	Corporal	962975	5 December 1944	27	-
Son of Robert and Florence Lovett of Whitwick.
Cemetery: Faenza War Cemetery, III A 5.
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MADDISON, Samuel Edgar	2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	Lance Corporal	14381464	13 April 1945	20	-
Son of Edgar and Jemima Maddison of Whitwick.
Cemetery: Faenza War Cemetery, III C 18.
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MOORE, Harry	Commando Leicestershire Regiment	Private	4861173	13 June 1944	26	-
Son of Harry and Sarah Moore of Whitwick. Husband of Gladys Ada Moore of Whitwick.
Cemetery: Ranville War Cemetery, IA D 8.
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MOORE, Robert	HMS Grenville	Steward	P/LX 22483	19 January 1940	23	-
Son of Emma Moore of Whitwick. Husband of Minnie Louisa Moore of Pill, Somerset. On 19 January 1940 the 1st Destroyer Flotilla was operating out of Harwich with six other ships of the Flotilla who were returning from an operation off the Dutch coast when in calm weather, HMS Grenville was mined at 1250 hrs in the Thames estuary, 23 nm east of the Kentish Knock LV, 51.39 N, 02.17 E, on a field laid by the German destroyers of FK Berger: Erisch Steinbrinck, Friedrich Ihn and Friedrich Eckoldt. HMS Grenville (Capt. Sir G.E. Creazy, RN) quickly capsized. Her bow was the last part of the ship to disappear. Two ships from the Flotilla disregarded their safety and lowered boats to pluck 118 men from the water. Seventy seven officers and crew lost their life in the sinking including Steward Moore who had only joined the ship three days earlier having been previously torpedoed. His wife gave birth to a son shortly after his death.
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 43 Column 2.
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MOORE, William	attd. 6th Graves Registration Unit, D.G.R and E. Pioneer Corps	Private	13032977	10 November 1943	27	-
Son of William and Caroline Moore of Whitwick. Husband of Edna May Moore of Whitwick.
Cemetery: Massicault War Cemetery, VI E 18.
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NEAL, John Frederick Allen	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 69 Squadron	Flying Officer (Air Bomber)	155553	10 November 1943	27	-
Son of John T and Emily Neal of Desford.
Cemetery: Reichswald War Cemetery, 31 C 14.
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NEEDHAM, Frank	Royal Air Force	Warrant Officer (Pilot)	659072	19 February 1945	24	-
Son of Albert and Ursula Needham of Whitwick. Husband of Gwendoline Laura Needham of Whitwick. Warrant Officer Needham was killed in an air accident.
Cemetery: Whitwick Cemetery, Sec A.N.C Grave 250.
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NEWBOLD, Jack	Royal Army Service Corps Royal Indian Army Service Corps	Serjeant	T/198490	21 September 1942	24	-
Son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Newbold of Whitwick.
Cemetery: Karachi War Cemetery, 4 C 6.
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OLIVER, Thomas Henry	Royal Artillery 154 (The Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment	Serjeant	555988	29 April 1942	23	-
Son of Thomas Henry and Polly Oliver. Husband of Iris Margaret Oliver.
Cemetery: Shepshed Cemetery, Plot 92 Grave 44.
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PERRY, John	6th Battalion Green Howards	Corporal	4859516	16 March 1943	22	-
Son of Councillor Samuel Ernest and Elsie May Perry.
Memorial: Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Face 17.
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ROBERTS, J	-	-	-	-	-	-
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ROE, Leonard Francis	Royal Navy HMS Javelin	Ordinary Seaman	P/JX296614	29 January 1942	19	-
Son of James and Ada Roe of Whitwick. Brother of Lawrence Joseph. Having undergone a refit following action against German destroyers on the 29th November 1940, HMS Javelin was recommisioned and undertook extensive sea trials. Part of this ‘working up’ procedure were high-speed manoeuvres in the English Channel during rough weather. As a result the following Leonard and Stoker Matthew Bedworth were washed overboard. Despite an extensive search they were never recovered. HMS Javelin memorial site
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 66 Column 1.
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ROE, Lawrence Joseph	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 57 Squadron	Seargent (W.Op/Air Gnr)	1326327	6 January 1942	28	-
Son of James and Ada Roe of Whitwick. Brother of Leonard Francis.
Cemetery: Whitwick Cemetery, Sec A.R.C Grave 121.
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SKELLINGTON, John William	16th Battalion Durham Light Infantry	Lance Corporal	5951620	1 March 1943	29	-
Parents lived at 68 Cademan Street.
Memorial: Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Face 28.
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SMITH, Samuel Ernest	1st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)	Private	1679096	23 February 1945	-	-
Son of John William and Phoebe Elizabeth Smith of Whitwick. Husband of Evelyn Smith of Whitwick.
Cemetery: Reichswald War Cemetery, 60 A 13.
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SMITH, Wilfred	2nd Battalion Gordan Highlanders	Private	1514516	6 August 1944	25	-
Son of John William and Phoebe Elizabeth Smith of Silver Street, Whitwick.
Cemetery: St Charles De Percy War Cemetery, VII A 5.
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STANYARD, Francis James	1st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)	Private	1679099	24 March 1945	33	-
Son of Frederick James and Rebecca Stanyard of Whitwick Husband of Phyllis Stella Stanyard of Coalville.
Cemetery: Reichswald War Cemetery, 52 D 16.
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TOOKEY, James Henry	2/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	4855342	24 November 1943	34	-
Husband of Phoebe Elizabeth of Whitwick. Private James Tookey died in the hospital of a German Prisoner of War camp.
Cemetery: Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, 3 D 12.
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WARDLE, Horace Beeri	2/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	4862370	24 September 1944	29	-
Cemetery: Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, XVII F 5
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WOOD, Anthony Edward	23rd Hussars	Trooper	7935876	17 December 1946	30	-
Son of Edward and Cecilia Wood of 8 Parsonwood Hill, Whitwick.
Trooper wood was wounded whilst taking part in the notorious "Operation Goodwood", part of the Battle of Caen, Normandy, France. His tank was hit by a 88mm Shell and he was blown out of the turret. Somehow he managed to find shelter and was found the next day. He died in Markfield Sanitorium and is buried in the old graveyard on Parsonwood Hill
Cemetery: Old Graveyard, Parsonwood Hill