Research on the names on the Merriott World War Two Memorial
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Again, there is missing data in the following table – can anyone help with more detail? All information taken from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
Name | Rank, Regiment/Service and Unit | Age | Date of Death | Details | Grave/Memorial Ref | Additional Information |
Archibald Willoughby GWATKIN | Lieutenant, 19th King George V’s Own Lancers, I.A.C. | 21 | 14/3/1945 | Service No EC/46638. Son of Major General Sir Frederick Gwatkin, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Lady Gwatkin (nee Stanton) of Wateringbury, Kent |
Taukkyan War Cemetery. (Myanmar, formerly Burma). 20. A. 2. |
Served with the Indian Army. |
Frederick Charles Nicol GWATKIN | Captain, Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse), I. A. C. | 22 | 14/3/1945 | Service No EC/4681. Son of Major General Sir Frederick Gwatkin, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Lady Gwatkin (nee Stanton) of Wateringbury, Kent |
Taukkyan War Cemetery. (Myanmar, formerly Burma). 20. A. 3. |
Served with the Indian Army. |
Kenneth LAWRENCE (Kenneth Ostend Lawrence) | Lance Corporal, Somerset Light Infantry, 4th Bn. | 25 | 7/7/1944 | Service No 5674388. Son of George & Elizabeth Ann Lawrence; husband of Hilda Pearl Lawrence, of Crewkerne, Somerset |
Bayeux War Cemetery Calvados, France. XXVII. C. 12. |
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Jack MITCHELL (Jack Arthur Mitchell) | Private, Devonshire Regiment, 8th Bn. | 24 | 11/3/1941 | Service No 5618055. Son of Henry George & Lucy Annette Mitchell, of Colaton Raleigh, Devon |
Colaton Raleigh (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard. Devon, United Kingdom. Grave 564. |
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Henry OSBORNE | ||||||
William OSBORNE (William George Osborne) | Private, Somerset Light Infantry | 46 | 27/12/1941 | Service No D/37047. Son of Henry & Ellen Osborne, husband of Mabel Osborne, of Merriott |
Merriott (All Saints) Churchyard. Somerset, United Kingdom. Grave 101. |
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Jim PAYNE (J B S PAYNE) | Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Artillery. | 4/8/1946 | Service No 99573 | Ramleh War Cemetery. Israel. 7. K. 10 |
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Jack SAMWAYS | Blacksmith 4th Class, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Dunedin. | 33 | 24/11/1941 | Service No P/MX 57725. Son of Arthur & Francis Samways; husband of Rose Louisa Samways of Merriott, Somerset |
Portsmouth Naval Memorial Hampshire, United Kingdom. Panel 56, Column 3. |
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Harry Trevor WEBB | Leading Airman, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Shrike | 21 | 7/3/1944 | Service No FAA/FX. 86723. Son of Harry Brian Foster Webb, and Hilda Gladys Webb, of Merriott, Somerset |
Lee-On-Solent Memorial Hampshire, United Kingdom. Bay 5, Panel 3. |
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William Robert WARNER | Able Seaman, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Sultan | 21 | 14/9/1942 | Service No D/JX 152064. Son of William Walter & Kathleen Ellen Warner, of Colchester. |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery. Myanmar (formerly Burma). B5. B. 6. |