WORLD WAR 2
PUPILS OF THE IMPERIAL SERVICE COLLEGE
WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
1945
The following are abstracts taken from the records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Further information on the men is given in the Haileybury Register 1862-1994. Records for those, who attended Haileybury or United Services College are in a separate Files.
THEIR RECORDS
EDWARD FRANCIS KNOX
Lieutenant 273455 Royal Engineers
who died on Saturday 13 January 1945 . Age 21 .
Additional Information: Son of Colonel Ernest Francis Knox and Margaret Muriel Dallas Knox, of Moccas, Herefordshire. Cemetery: HOTTON WAR CEMETERY Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium Grave or Reference Panel Number: XII. A. 1.
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JOHN NARBROUGH CORLETT MC
Major 184203 attached. 1st Battalion., Assam Regt
who died on Wednesday 24 January 1945 . Age 28 .
Additional Information: Son of Geoffrey and Agnes Elliott Corlett, of Fareham, Hampshire. Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY Myanmar Grave or Reference Panel Number: 18. A. 4.
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BRIAN ARTHUR WILLIAM HOOPER MBE
Lieutenant Colonel A1/738 4th Battalion., 10th Baluch Regiment
who died on Sunday 28 January 1945 . Age 28 .
Additional Information: Son of Maj. Arthur William Hooper and Winifred Hooper, of Ealing, Middlesex. Cemetery: FORLI WAR CEMETERY Italy Grave or Reference Panel Number: IV, C, 23.
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LIONEL GUY BRADFORD MARSHALL MC and Bar
Captain No. 40 R.M. Commando., Royal Marines
who died on Saturday 3 February 1945 . Age 27 .
Additional Information: Son of Harry Guy and Florence Edna Marshall, of Tealby, Lincolnshire. Cemetery: BARI WAR CEMETERY Italy Grave or Reference Panel Number: VII. D. 4.
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HENRY JOHN O'CONNOR
Flying Officer 154742 Air Bomber 576 Squadron., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on Saturday 3 February 1945 . Age 21 .
Additional Information: Son of Harry and Hilda O'Connor, of Iver, Buckinghamshire. Cemetery: HOTTON WAR CEMETERY Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium Grave or Reference Panel Number: IV. D. 10.
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PETER LOUIS WYNDHAM SCOTT
Sergeant 1804436 7 Squadron., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on Wednesday 21 February 1945 .
Cemetery: DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany Grave or Reference Panel Number: Coll. grave 2. K. 8-13.
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JOHN EDWARD GEORGE MUSCHAMP
Flying Officer 153175 Pilot 218 Squadron., Royal Air Force
who died on Thursday 22 February 1945 . Age 21 .
Additional Information: Son of Group Captain George Allen Rodolphe Muschamp, R.A.F., and Louise Henriette Helene, Muschamp, of Wendover Buckinghamshire. Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Grave or Reference Panel Number: 17. B. 16.
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MICHAEL WILLIAM DAVID ALLEN
Captain 224007 7 Field Regiment., Royal Artillery
who died on Thursday 1 March 1945 .
Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Grave or Reference Panel Number: 54. B. 5.
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JOHN FRANCIS HUME-SPRY
Lieutenant 106698 R.A. and No. 6, Commando
who died on Saturday 24 March 1945 .
Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Grave or Reference Panel Number: 52. A. 9.
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RICHARD CRANSHAW WATERS
Second Lieutenant EC/15070 1st Battalion., 11th Sikh Regiment
who died on Monday 26 March 1945 .
Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY Myanmar Grave or Reference Panel Number: 25. G. 6.
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HUGH RAYMOND SPROSTON
Flight Sergeant 1803345 49 Squadron., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on Wednesday 4 April 1945 . Age 20 .
Additional Information: Son of Captain Hugh Francis Sproston, and of Kathleen Sproston, of Westminster, London. Cemetery: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Surrey, United Kingdom Grave or Reference Panel Number: Panel 273.
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HAROLD PURSGLOVE BOOTH
Lieutenant 333936 attached. 3rd Battalion., Northern Rhodesia Regiment
who died on Saturday 7 April 1945 . Age 23 .
Additional Information: Son of Harold and Bessie V. Booth, of Somerset West, Cape Province, South Africa. Cemetery: RANGOON MEMORIAL Myanmar Grave or Reference Panel Number: Face 19.
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MICHAEL ALAN HUNT
Sergeant 1587198 Pilot 69 Squadron., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on Saturday 7 April 1945 . Age 20 .
Additional Information: Son of Robert Oliver Hunt and Joan Winifred Hunt, of Paignton, Devon. Cemetery: EPE (VAASSEN) GENERAL CEMETERY Gelderland, Netherlands Grave or Reference Panel Number: Grave 699.
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DERRICK TREVOR BURROWS
Lieutenant No. 46. R.M. Commando., Royal Marines
who died on Friday 13 April 1945 .
Additional Information: Son of Percy Charles and Claudia Emelene Burrows, of Old Windsor, Berkshire. Cemetery: BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany Grave or Reference Panel Number: 3. F. 3.
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MICHAEL KENNY PENDLEBURY
Second Lieutenant 331902 1st Battalion., East Lancashire Regiment
who died on Monday 16 April 1945 . Age 19 .
Additional Information: Son of Brigadier James William Pendlebury, D.S.O., M.C., and Dorothy Pendlebury, of Burley, Hampshire. Cemetery: BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany Grave or Reference Panel Number: 6. E. 6.
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JOHN PENDENNIS DUNNING McCARTNEY
Lieutenant EC/4662 P.A.V.O. Cavalry (11th F.F.), I.A.C.
who died on Wednesday 18 April 1945 . Age 22 .
Additional Information: Son of Harry and Olive Esnor McCartney, of Falmouth, Cornwall. Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY Myanmar Grave or Reference Panel Number: 28. A. 18.
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DESMOND BURNETT PENDENDRYS TYLOR
Flying Officer 185006 228 Squadron., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on Friday 27 April 1945 .
Cemetery: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Surrey, United Kingdom Grave or Reference Panel Number: Panel 268.
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JAMES EDWARD BASS
Commander H.M.S. Montclare., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
who died on Thursday 19 July 1945 . Age 27 .
Additional Information: Son of Henry Edward and Ann Elizabeth Bass; husband of Margaret Annette Bass, of Southsea, Hampshire, England. Cemetery: SYDNEY WAR CEMETERY New South Wales, Australia Grave or Reference Panel Number: 22. B. 1.He was killed in an air crash near Sydney Australia, when the aircraft he was travelling in crashed on take off. Commander Bass was nominally attached to HMS Montcalm, the submarine depot ship assigned to the Pacific Fleet.
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JOHN RICHARD LOFTUS-TOTTENHAM
Lieutenant EC/11985 3rd Battalion., 6th Gurkha Rifles
who died on Sunday 22 July 1945 . Age 20 .
Additional Information: Son of Major-General F. Loftus-Tottenham and Marjorie Loftus-Tottenham. Cemetery: RANGOON WAR CEMETERY Myanmar Grave or Reference Panel Number: 3. F. 12.
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MICHAEL HARRY HODSON
Captain AI/889 5th Battalion. 12th, Frontier Force Regiment
who died on Tuesday 30 October 1945 . Age 27 .
Additional Information: Son of Lt.-Col. Harry V. Robert Hodson and Vera Hodson, of Colyton, Devon. Cemetery: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL Singapore Grave or Reference Panel Number: Column 229.
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JOHN FRENCH
Major 205874 Royal Army Medical Corps
who died on Saturday 3 November 1945 . Age 38 .
Additional Information: Son of Luther and Ethel French; husband of Betty Joan French, of Chelsea, London. L.R.C.P., D.M.R.E. Cemetery: ROME WAR CEMETERY Italy Grave or Reference Panel Number: II, C, 15. ISC 1921.1 - 1924.1 Born 3 January 1907,St. Barts Hospital MRCS LRCP Casualty officer Royal Northern Hospital, Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, Lieutenant RAMC 1942, Captain Temporary Major 1942
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JOHN ELBOROUGH SAYERS
Lieutenant 324402 attached. 71 Field Coy., Indian Engineers
who died on Thursday 27 December 1945 . Age 21 .
Additional Information: Son of Colonel Robert Horton Sayers and Marjorie Jane Sayers, of Ealing, Middlesex. Cemetery: JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY Indonesia Grave or Reference Panel Number: 4. G. 12
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ALAN FREDERICK HARDS DSO
Group Captain Pilot Royal Air Force
who died on Friday 18 January 1946 . Age 31 .
Additional Information: Son of Air Vice Marshal F. G. D. Hards, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., and Alice Hards; husband of Rosemary Makepeace Hards, of Cuckfield, Sussex. Cemetery: WOKING (ST. JOHN'S) CREMATORIUM Surrey, United Kingdom Grave or Reference Panel Number: Panel 2.
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HAROLD CECIL DALLAS HUXHAM
Lieutenant Colonel 36687 Royal Army Service Corps
who died on Thursday 15 August 1946 . Age 40 .
Additional Information: Son of Rear-Admiral Harold Hugh Huxham, D.S.O., and Flora Huxham; husband of Lilian Maud Huxham, of Farnborough, Hampshire. Cemetery: HONG KONG CEMETERY China, (including Hong Kong). Grave or Reference Panel Number: Sec. 17A. 10309
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GEORGE ANTHONY ALLNUTT
Captain Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Died as a result of War wounds 26 February 1953
ISC 1932.3
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MICHAEL NORTHCOTT
Lieutenant RAC
Died of war wounds 8 December 1958
ISC 1935.2
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IMPERIAL SERVICE COLLEGE
THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1945
Copyright Haileybury College & CWGC
Wednesday, March 12, 2003