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War Memorial - St. Michael's Church, Brough, Cumbria, England


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Richard William Breeks
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Brigadier General

abt. 1883

abt. 1922

Companion of the Order of the Bath (C. B.)
Royal Horse Artillery

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H. Bell
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W. E. Bousfield
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Private (CWGC: Gunner)
751083


01 June 1918
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"D" Bty. 295th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Bienvillers Military Cemetery, France
Son of Thomas William and Mary Bousfield,
of Augill Head, Stainmore, Brough, Penrith.
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Edward Bousfield (Probably)
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Private
69865


31 July 1917

"G" Bn. Tank Corps
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
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Isaac Watson Bousfield
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Private
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June 1897
Stainmore, Westmorland
27 June 1917
20
1st/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Robert and Jane Bousfield,
of Blackmore Green, Stainmore, Brough, Penrith Westmoreland
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Albert Bernard Bowman
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Serjeant
15646

Brough, Westmorland
10 October 1917
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Distinguished Conduct Medal
"Y" Coy. 2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Elizabeth Bowman and the late John Bowman,
of High St., Brough, Westmorland.
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T. Bownes
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W. Brogden
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J. Burnop
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J. W. Fletcher
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Corporal





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Thomas Johnson
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Private (Signaller)
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21 March 1918
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12th/13th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Pozieres Memorial, France
Son of Philip and Sarah Jane Johnson,
of Brough, Westmorland.
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T. Lamb
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W. M. Mason
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A. Morland
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Maurice Atkinson
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Sergeant (Navigator)
1500580


31 August 1943
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207 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of Maud Bayles, wife of George Nicholson Bayles,
of Brough, Westmorland.
207 Squadron: Lancaster MKI W4120 EM-L, night of 30/31 August 1943
Took off at 2337 from Langar for an attack on Mönchengladbach. Shot down by a night fighter (Ofw Macke, 9./NJG4), crashing 0340 near Maarheeze (Noord Brabant), 16km SE of Eindhoven.

The crew was:
Pilot Officer (Pilot) John Hickling
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Thomas Barnett
Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Eric Alfred Richard Preston
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Thomas George Moore
Sergeant (Nav.) Maurice Atkinson
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Harold Alan Queen, R. C. A. F.
Sergeant (Air Bomber) Kenneth Herbert Scott R. C. A. F., the sole survivor, was taken POW.

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Erik Richard Brunshill Bracken
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Lance Corporal
74507


betw. 03rd and 4th April 1943
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Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
attd. 1st Bn. Royal Scots
Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar
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Harold Deighton
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Serjeant
3600684


04 April 1945
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1st (Airborne) Bn. Border Regiment
Hanover War Cemetery, Germany
Son of George and Sarah Deighton,
of Brough, Westmorland.
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T. Emmerson
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J. Glover
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James Burne Iceton
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Captain
132687


16 July 1943

Royal Engineers
Cassino Memorial, Italy
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R. Metcalfe
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Sergeant (Air Gunner)
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22 June 1943
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83 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of Ralph and Annie Mary Metcalfe,
of Brough, Westmorland.
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John Mannington Sayer (Probably)
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Pilot Officer (Pilot)
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27 August 1941

143 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Cathcart Cemetery, Renfrewshire, Scotland
John Mannington Sayer is also mentioned on the memorial in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

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