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The War Dead of St.
Patrick's - WWII
1939 - 1945
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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Joseph Gray
No details as yet, still being researched |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
A Prayer Card in their honour
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.
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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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