Catholic Church Kilsyth

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The War Dead of St. Patrick's - WWII

1939 - 1945

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Royal Navy Logo

William Brown

Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit: H.M.S. Bann.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/07/1943
Service No. D/JX169407
Grave: 4. K. 1.
Cemetery: Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery south west of Algiers.


 Badge of The Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders

Francis Connor

Rank: Private
Regiment: Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit: 7/10th Battn
Age: 36
Date of Death: 07/03/1943
Service No. 2983500
Additional Information: Son of James and Margaret Conner
of Kilsyth, husband of Winifred Connor
Grave: VII. C. 17.
Cemetery: SFAX War Cemetery


Badge of The Royal Engineers

William Docherty

Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Unit: 183 Field Company
Age: 23
Date of Death: 29th April 1945
Service No. 14326403
Additional Information: Son of Isaac and Ethel Docherty
Grave: 17. F. 5.
Cemetery: Becklingen War Cemetery


Joseph Gray

No details as yet, still being researched


Badge of The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Andrew Noel Melling

Rank: Pilot Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit: 169 Squadron
Age: 21
Date of Death: 21st October 1942
Service No. 1369064
Additional Information: Son of James and Catherine Melling.
His brother Joseph was also killed on service.
Grave: Extn 2 / 1247
Cemetery: Kilsyth Cemetery


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Joseph Melling

Rank: Flight Sergeant Navigator
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit:
Age: 26
Date of Death: 14th September 1945
Service No. 1004951
Additional Information: Son of James and Catherine Melling.
His brother Andrew was also killed on service.
Grave: 1.A.2.
Cemetery: Karachi War Cemetery


Badge of The Royal Artillery

William Turley Mooney

Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Unit: 78 Battery, 35 Lt. A.A. Regiment
Age: 26
Date of Death: 9th June 1945
Service No. 1515998
Additional Information:
Grave: L. A. 11.
Cemetery: Labaun War Cemetery


Badge of The Royal Pioneers

Wiliam O’Neill

Rank: Private
Regiment: Pioneer Corps
Unit: 108 Company Aux. Mil.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 17th June 1940
Service No. 13004153
Additional Information:
Grave: 1.B.16.
Cemetery: Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery


Badge of The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Daniel O’Rourke

Rank: Leading Aircraftsman
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit:
Age:
Date of Death: 1st June 1944
Service No.1011735
Additional Information:
Grave: VII.A.21
Cemetery: Bari War Cemetery


Thomas Starrs

Rank: Fireman
Regiment: Merchant Navy
Unit: Crew of the S.S. Toward of Glasgow
Age: 37
Date of Death: 7th February 1943
Service No.
Additional Information:
Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial London, Panel 109.


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War Dead of St Patricks WWII
Poppy and the word "Remember"
A Prayer Card in their honour

Poppyand "In Flanders Field" poem

Additional Information on Thomas Starrs: Lost at Sea aboard the
"SS Toward of Glasgow" which was serving as a convoy rescue ship.
SS Toward was built by Alexander Stephen and Sons and owned by
"The Clyde Shipping Company". Although she was mainly used  as a
passenger vessel on the Irish shipping routes she was serving as a
convoy rescue ship in a UK bound convoy that was attacked SE of
Cape Farewell, torpedoed and sank on 7th Feb 1943. She had on
board a crew of 47 of which 43 lives were lost.


H.M.S. Bann (K256) took part in operation Huskey (the invasion
of Sicily) in the Mediterranean in July 1943 operating out of Algeria.
Whilst the ship, a frigate, took casualties it went on to serve in other
theatres and survived the war. Is was sold to the Indian Navy and
was eventually broken up in 1979.

Many other parishioners served during the War
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Our thanks to George MacDonald who researched the information for this page.
If there are any additions, inaccuracies or omissions please let us know.
We would like to do a WWI page - can anyone help with information?
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