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TORPOINT-HORSON CEMETERY WAR MEMORIAL

World War 2 - Summary information
Compiled and copyright © Dave & Paula Kennington - 2004

The memorial is situated within the grounds of Horson cemetery and does not contain any names, as it is located amongst the graves of those who died during the bombing of H.M.S. Raleigh on 28 April 1941. The names listed here are for all CWGC graves in the cemetery most of which were resident at H.M.S. Raleigh (shore base). Most died due to the bokbinjg raid but there are a few who died from other causes that are listed here.

Photograph Copyright © 2004 -Dave & Paula Kennington

GLORIOUS MEMORIES

TO
ALL WHO LOST
THEIR LIVES
THROUGH ENEMY, ACTION
IN H.M.S. RALEIGH
29TH APRIL 1941.
FROM ALL OFFICERS
C.P.O.'S AND SEAMEN,
MAINTOP DIVISION.

For details of the Plymouth raids and Torpiont
see Plymouth Blitz, Second World War (1939-45)


List of graves within the cemetery

ANNETTS

Ronald James

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 253946, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 19. Born 17 February 1922 in Reading, Berkshire. Son of Albert James Annetts and Winifred Florence Annetts, of Reading, Berkshire. Grave 29.

BARKER

Leslie

Ordinary Seaman C/JX 254064, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 19. Son of Ernest and Mary A. Barker, of Bradford, Yorkshire. Grave 37.

BOWMAN

George A F

Stoker 1st Class D/KX 113119, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 24 October 1941. Aged 19. Son of William H. Bowman and Amelia K. Bowman, of Torpoint. Row 7. Grave 932.

BRIMBLE

Reginald Oliver

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254073, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 29. Son of Oliver William and Helen Brimble, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset; husband of Laura Brimble, of Weston-super-Mare. Grave 30.

BROADHEAD

Frank Kesteven

Ordinary Seaman C/JX 254070, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 19. Born 2 July 1921 in Sheffield, Yorkshire. Son of John Henry and Lilian M. Broadhead, of Sheffield. Grave 15.

BROGDEN

Jack

Sapper 1907866, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 21. Son of Harry and Hannah Brogden of Bradford, Yorkshire; husband of Gladys Brogden, of Odsal Top, Bradford. Grave 59.

BROOM

John Leonard

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254048, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 20. Born 19 June 1922 in St. Mary's, Neath, Glamorgan. Grave 1.

BRYAN

Jack

Driver 1940919, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 30. Son of William John and Elizabeth Ann Bryan: husband of Phyllis Evelyn Bryan, of Rothwell. Northamptonshire. Grave 57.

BUTTLE

Arthur

Ordinary Seaman C/JX 254060, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 18. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Buttle, of Rothwell. Yorkshire. Grave 23.

BYERS

James

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 253965, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 27. Son of William and Alice Byers; husband of Lydia Byers, of Belmont, Co. Durham. Grave 31.

CARTER

George Henry

Driver 1940915, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 31. Son of Alfred A. Carter and Alice A. Carter, of Watford, Hertfordshire; husband of Christine Carter. Grave 60.

CHAPMAN

Donald Mckenzie

Sapper 2192787, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 20. Son of William and Mary McKenzie Chapman, of Barking, Essex. M.I.C.E. Grave 62.

CLARKE

Harry Cecil

Sapper 1909513, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 22. Grave 48.

COCKBURN

Thomas

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 253050, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 26. Son of Ernest and Mary Clarke. of Abercynon, Glamorgan. Grave 11.

COULTER

James Lawson

Sapper 1896434, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 25. Son of George Lawson Coulter and Mary Coulter, of Dennyloanhead, Stirlingshire. Grave 58.

CRANSTON

Arthur Mcgill

Ordinary Seaman C/JX 253383, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 20. Born 12 April 1921 in Gloasgow, Lanarkshire. Son of John and Janet Cranston, of Possilpark, Glasgow. Grave 20.

CURTIS

Thomas Henry

Ordinary Seaman C/JX 146182, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 26. Born 23 September 1914 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland. Son of Arthur and Ethel Curtis, of Newcastle-on-Tyne; husband of Kathleen Curtis, of Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Grave 32.

DOREY

John Baudains

Private 5120510, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died from multiple injuries on 14 January 1946. Aged 28. Son of John Amy Dorey and of Lilian Mary Dorey (nee Baudains), of St. Clements, Jersey, Channel Islands. Section C. Grave 844.

DUFFY

Thomas Gerald

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254053, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 28. Born 21 February 1913 in Liverpool, Lancashire. Son of John and Emma Duffy, of Liverpool; husband of Ellen Duffy, of Anfield, Liverpool. Grave 4.

EGAN

Patrick James

Sapper 2066764, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 22. Son of Franklin Charles and Eva Egan, of Denton, Gravesend, Kent. Grave 51.

EMERY

Stanley

Driver 2119112, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Emery, of Kentish Town, London. Grave 49.

FINDLEY

Arthur Mills

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 253980, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 27. Husband of Hilda Findley, of Offerton, Cheshire. Grave 35.

FISHER

William Ernest

Ordinary Seaman D/SSX 35871, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 17. Grave 13.

FITZPATRICK

James

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 253387, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 26. Grave 6.

FORTH

Sydney

Ordinary Seaman LT/JX 253986, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 26. Born 19 September 1914 in Silksworth, Co Durham. Grave 14.

FOSTER

William Henry

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254071, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 19. Grave 9.

GILES

James Francis

Driver 1940995, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 29. Son of Cecil Charles and Edith Mary Giles, of Retford, Nottinghamshire; husband of Winifred Giles, of Retford. Grave 46.

GILLESPIE

Harry Woolridge

Ordinary Seaman LT/JX 254052, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 27. Son of T. E. Gillespie and Annie Gillespie, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Grave 27.

GOODMAN

Harold

Ordinary Seaman LT/JX 254061, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 20. Grave 18.

GRATTON

William Ivor

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254049, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 20. Grave 19.

GROTH

William Henry

Sapper 2016300, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Grave 50.

GYPPS

Albert Edgar

Sapper 2194168, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Grave 50.

HARVEY

Ronald Hunter

Lance Corporal 2110327, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 24. Husband of Enid Harvey, of Eastleigh, Hampshire. Grave 54.

HENDER

Horace

Leading Seaman D/JX 136237, H.M.S. Furious, Royal Navy. Died on 14 July 1940. Aged 25. Son of Richard and Edith Hender, of Torpoint; husband of Doris Louise Hender, of Paisley, Renfrewshire. Section B. Grave 747.

HIGGINS

Frank

Ordinary Seaman C/JX 254062, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 19. Son of Timothy and Sarah Emma Higgins, of Batley, Yorkshire. Grave 5.

HODGES

William Raymond

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 253971, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 19. Son of Ivor G. Hodges and Minnie Hodges, of Queensferry, Flintshire. Grave 36.

HOLMES

James Cyril

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 253959, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 19. Son of James and Rose Holmes, of Donsville, Doncaster, Yorkshire. Grave 21.

HORNE

Ronald

Sapper 2079794, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 18. Son of Alexander and Jean Bertie Horne, of Dundee. Grave 65.

HUGHES

William Ernest

Sapper 1883074, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Grave 56

LANGRIDGE

Royston Mervyn

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254058, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 20. Son of William and Daisy Alice Langridge, of Airedale, Castleford, Yorkshire. Grave 24.

LESTER

Reginald Frederick

Sapper 2016698, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 21. Son of George and Jane Lester, of Southwick, Wiltshire. Grave 47.

MARSHALL

Albert Victor

Sapper 2016702, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 21. Son of Albert Victor and Margaret Florence Marshall, of Enfield, Middlesex. Grave 61.

MARTIN

Riley Arthur

Chief Petty Officer D/237760, Royal Navy. Died on 8 February 1944. Aged 52. Son of W. Henry Martin and Jessie Louise Martin, of Torpoint. Row 10. Grave 903.

MEAD

Archibald Thomas

Chief Petty Officer D/230844, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 61. Born 2 November 1886 in Plymouth, Devon. Grave 33.

PARKER

William Harry

Chief Yeoman of Signals D/SX 20, H.M.S. Gannet, Royal Navy. Died on 8 March 1944. Aged 57. Husband of Lily Louise Parker, of Torpoint. Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M.) Row 10. Grave 905.

PARNELL

Ernest Edgar

Driver 1940895, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 32. Son of Edward Robert and Emily Eliza Parnell; husband of Ivy Parnell, of New Ferry, Cheshire. Grave 42.

PATERSON

James Duncan

Lance Corporal 2014466, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 26. Son of James Harrison Paterson and Agnes Paterson, of Edinburgh; husband of Grace Douglas Paterson, of Edinburgh. Grave 55.

PICKERING

Edward

Petty Officer D/J 8469, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 47. Born 1 August 1894 in Salford, Lancashire. Son of William Henry and Margaret Ellen Jones Pickering; husband of Jane Pickering, of Birkhill, Angus. Grave 17.

PINCHIN

William Sidney

Sapper 1909751, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 21. Son of William and Lucy Alice Pinchin, of Birmingham. Grave 43.

RANDY

George

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254072, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 19. Son of George and Sarah Randy, of Bristol; husband of Bertha Irene Randy, of Bristol. Grave 26.

READING

Thomas

Ordinary Seaman LT/JX 253957, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 18. Born 8 July 1922 in South Elmsall, Yorkshire. Son of May Reading and stepson of Frank Simmons, of Upton, Yorkshire. Grave 34.

SCHOFIELD

Jack

Ordinary Seaman LT/JX 254068, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 20. Son of Albert and Jane Schofield, of Leeds, Yorkshire. Grave 20.

SEARLE

Ernest F T

Leading Seaman D/J 98113, H.M.S. Penylan, Royal Navy. Died on 3 December 1942. Aged 37. Son of Frederick and Jane Searle, of Torpoint; husband of Vera Searle, of Stoke Devonport. Row 36. Grave 761.

SELLICK

William Walter Joseph

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254052, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 28. Born 26 March 1913 in Cullompton, Devon. Son of William and Annie Sellick; husband of Annie Sellick, of Dawlish, Devon. Grave 38.

SHARRATT

Robert

Sapper 2014580, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 21. Son of Adam and Elsie Sharratt, of Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire. Grave 64.

SHOUBRIDGE

Kenneth Ray

Sapper 5727484, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Grave 44.

SLEEP

William C. Horace

Chief Petty Officer D/J 9471, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 22 February 1942 Sec. C. Grave 454.

SOMERS

William Ambrose

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254047, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 25. Son of Ambrose and Annie Somers; husband of Kathleen Fanny Somers, of Calne, Wiltshire. Grave 2.

SYKES

Ronald

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254069, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 18. Born 22 September 1922 in Norton, Yorkshire. Son of James and Annie Sykes, of Askern, Yorkshire. Grave 8.

THOMAS

Cecil Holt

Lieut-Commander, Royal Navy. Died on 17 November 1941. Grave 1000.

THOMAS

Howell

Sapper 2187859, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 25. Son of Owen and Jane Ann Thomas of Blaenau Festiniog, Merionethshire; husband of Janet Thomas, of Blaenau Festiniog. Grave 52.

TORDOFF

Jonathan Hudson

Ordinary Seaman C/JX 254066, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 18. Born 15 September 1922 in Halifax, Yorkshire. Son of Herbert Tordoff and of Annis Tordoff, of Odsal, Bradford, Yorkshire. Grave 28.

TUNNAH

John

Chief Petty Officer D/219995, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 54. Born 24 December 1886 in Bolton, Lancashire. Son of Tom and Betsy Tunnah; husband of Dottie Violet Tunnah, of East Ham, Essex. Grave 16.

WALKER

John Chambers

Ordinary Seaman LT/JX 254051, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 26. Born 2 May 1914 in Whitby, Yorklshire. Son of William Marsay Walker, and Mary Ann Walker, of Whitby, Yorkshire; husband of Phyllis Walker, of Whitby. Grave 10.

WATERS

Cyril Henry

Aircraftman 1st Class 865245, 927 Balloon Squadron, Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force). Died from multiple injuries on 17 January 1941. Aged 35. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Waters; husband of Esme Waters, of Torpoint. Row 7. Grave 469.

WATSON

Albert

Sapper 1942501, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 20. Son of Olive Mayfield Watson, of Hyde, Cheshire. Grave 45.

WEARING

Ronald William

Sapper 2076488, 583 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Grave 63.

WHEELER

Allen Earlsman Frederick

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254057, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 27. Son of Frederick Earlsman Allen Wheeler and Victoria Amy Laura Wheeler; husband of Margaret Edith Wheeler, of Shipdham, Norfolk. Grave 41.

WHITE

Edward Joseph

Ordinary Seaman C/JX 243347, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 26. Born 18 July 1914 in Bethnal Green, London. Husband of May Jane White, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Grave 40.

WHITNALL

Donald

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 253953, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 18. Born 12 November 1922 in Highfield, Yorkshire. Son of Frederick and Rhoda Whitnall, of Doncaster, Yorkshire. Grave 25.

WILLIAMS

Frederick John

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254050, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 16. Son of David John and Rachel May Williams, of Mardy, Glamorgan. Grave 7.

WOODHAM

Thomas Jesse

Ordinary Seaman D/JX 254059, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 20. Born 24 December 1920 in Rotherham, Yorkshire. Grave 3.

YEARNSHIRE

William Richard

Ordinary Seaman C/JX 254055, Royal Navy. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 26. Son of Jack and Clara Yearnshire; husband of Elizabeth Yearnshire, of Mindrum, Northumberland. Grave 39.

YOUNG

John Hunter

Ordinary Seaman LT/JX 254056, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died from multiple injuries on 28 April 1941. Aged 27. Born 6 April 1914 in Seaton Delavel, Northumberland. Son of Mathew and Sarah Anne Young, husband of Mary Elizabeth Young. Grave 12.

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