Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper Harold Walter Thompson Service Number 2001843........... Harold Walter Thompson was born on 19 February 1920, in Romford in Essex, the third oldest of six children born to parents Harry Walter Thompson and Charlotte May Wheal. Baby Harold was baptised just two months later on 29 April 1920 at … Continue reading Sapper Harold Walter Thompson
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper Michael Lambert Service Number 2094019........... Michael Lambert was born on 23 March 1919 in Clogheen, Tipperary, Ireland, the oldest of eleven children born to George Lambert and Catherine Daly. Interestingly his father is recorded as a Soldier on Michael's birth record. Michael's father, George Lambert, was originally from … Continue reading Sapper Michael Lambert
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper Albert Edward SA Fearon Service Number 4270436........... Albert Edward Sidegewick Anderson Fearon, to give him his full name, was born in the second quarter of 1920 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the youngest of six children born to parents Christopher Stephenson Fearon and Alice Oliver. What is really interesting with Albert's … Continue reading Sapper Albert Edward SA Fearon
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper George Lucas Service Number 7895135………. The final part in the story of the six brave men that died near Nantwich in Cheshire, trying to defuse a bomb that was dropped during WW2. This brings to a conclusion, eight months of research and many visits to the surrounding areas … Continue reading Sapper George Lucas
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper John Perrins Service Number 1895467........... John Perrins was born on 16 June 1916 in Bolton, one of seven children born to parents, John Thomas Perrins and Sarah Ann Hurst. The Perrins family had spent many years living in the Little Lever area of Bolton and came from a … Continue reading Sapper John Perrins
Killed in the Line of Duty Sergeant Edward Joseph Greengrass Service Number 2210433........... Edward Joseph Greengrass was born on 15 April 1907 in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, the eldest of two children born to Edward William Greengrass and Elizabeth Augusta Jones. Edward and Elizabeth also had a daughter, Rose Elizabeth Greengrass who was born on … Continue reading Sergeant Edward Joseph Greengrass
On 17th August, 1940, six brave men from the Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal team sadly lost their lives trying to defuse a bomb in the fields around Nantwich in Cheshire, and this is their story......... Thanks to the work and knowledge of local historian, Andrew Lamberton, I was made aware of the story of the … Continue reading Danger UXB – The Story of Six Brave Royal Engineers Who Died at Nantwich
Listed below are the names of 32 Firemen and 2 Firewomen who lost their lives at The Old Palace School Bombing on 20th April 1941, in the heart of the East End of London. This is still today, the largest ever loss of life for the Fire Brigade Service, at a single incident. The link … Continue reading The Old Palace School Bombing Update
This year sees the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the decisive campaign by Fighter Command to defend Britain from invasion by the Nazis, held in the skies above southern England between July 1940 and October 1940. My own uncle, Gordon Herbert Batchelor, was a Battle of Britain pilot and one of “The Few” […]The … Continue reading The “Dunkirk Warriors” of 54 Squadron – Battle of Britain – July 1940 — Genealogy Jude
This is the updated account of the Bombing of the Old Palace School in St. Leonard’s Street, Bow during WW2 and the sad loss of 32 Firemen and 2 Fire Women who were tragically killed during this raid. This is still today, the largest loss of Fire Brigade personnel, at one incident, in the History … Continue reading The Old Palace School WW2 Bombing Part 2
The Chiddicks Family Tree 