Wheatley Hill 1939-45 Casualties H-L

Greener, Able Seaman George P/JX 191181

HMS Laforey, Royal Navy

Died: 30th March 1944 [age not recorded]

Son of Mr and Mrs T E Greener, of Wheatley Hill, Co Durham

Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, Panel 82, Column 2

HMS Laforey was an L class destroyer and was torpedoed and sunk north of Palermo, Italy by U-223. The submarine was also sunk in the engagement, which also involved several other RN ships.

Greenwood, John (Civilian War Dead)

Air Raid Warden

Died: 15th August 1940, aged 37, at Station Road, Easington Colliery.

Of Greensyde, Cemetery Road, Wheatley Hill.

Hicks, Sgt (Air Gnr) Norman 1595141

218 Squadron RAF

Died: 8th March 1945, aged 19

Son of John and Jesse Hicks, of Wheatley Hill, Co Durham

Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery Joint Grave B12-13

218 Squadron was a Lancaster heavy bomber squadron at this time.

Howe, Stoker First Class John P/KX 92296

HMS Barham, Royal Navy

Died: 25th November 1941, aged 26

Son of William and Margaret Howe, of Wheatley Hill, Co

Durham

Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 55, Column 1

A sister ship of HMS Warspite, the 32,000-ton battleship HMS Barham exploded and sank with a very heavy loss of life, after being torpedoed in the Mediterranean by U-331. Only 396 of its

crew of 1,258 survived. Signalman George Tarn of Thornley was also killed in this action. Photograph, Sunderland Echo 10/1/42: Stoker John Howe, of 6 John St, Wheatley Hill, 'missing presumed killed.'

Humes, Pte Ward 3186167

1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers

Died: 24th March 1940, aged 28

Son of John George and Mary Elizabeth Humes, of Wheatley Hill, Co Durham

Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres-Nord Plot 11, Row A, Grave 16

Hutler, Able Seaman John P/SSX 18302

HMS Scorpion, Royal Navy

Died: 4th August 1946, aged 35

Son of John and Margaret Hutler, of Wheatley Hill, Co Durham

Djakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia 4 G 13

Jones, Gunner Ebenezer 1690885

HQ 48 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

Died: 20th June 1944, aged 29

Son of Ebenezer and Emma R Jones, of Wheatley Hill Co Durham Singapore Memorial Column 22

Captured at the Fall of Singapore, in February 1942. Died while POW.

Jones, Gunner John 1702277

5th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusilers

Died: 12th November 1943, aged 29

Son of Edward and Eleanor Jones, of Wheatley Hill, husband of Margaret Ann Jones, of Wheatley Hill

Wingate (Wheatley Hill) Cemetery, Co Durham, Sec F Grave 557