Brookwood Military Cemetery is located 3 miles west of Woking (Surrey), located right next to Brookwood Rail Station and the privately-owned Brookwood (Civil) Cemetery. In May 1917, with the establishment of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, it was recognised that a cemetery for the burial of Commonwealth personnel who had died as a result of… Continue reading Brookwood Cemetery
Category: WW2
Air Forces Memorial
The Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede, was constructed to commemorate those Air Force personnel who, based in the UK or Western Europe, died during the Second World War and have no known grave. They served in Bomber, Fighter, Coastal, Transport, Flying Training and Maintenance Commands, and came from all parts of the Commonwealth. Some were from… Continue reading Air Forces Memorial
Admirals and Marshals
This article is concerned with the commemoration of Admirals, Field Marshals and Air Marshals by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Whilst the highest ranks within the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force are Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Royal Air Force, the most senior ranks of personnel commemorated by the CWGC… Continue reading Admirals and Marshals
WTS (FANY)
St. Paul’s Church is located just off Knightsbridge Road in London’s fashionable West End, near Harrods. On the outside of the church, affixed to the wall, is a memorial to those members of the Women’s Transport Service (WTS) who gave their lives during World War Two. The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) was created in… Continue reading WTS (FANY)
Udham Singh
Udham Singh (also known as Mohammed Singh Azad) was 37 years old and lived in lodgings located in Mornington Cresent. His Brother was one of those killed during the British suppression of the Amritsar Riots in 1919. The Amritsar Massacre, is the name given to the massacre of demonstrators supporting Indian independence by soldiers of… Continue reading Udham Singh
Walter Purdy
Walter Purdy was one of four British Citizens convicted of High Treason after World War Two. The other three were John Amery, William Joyce and Thomas Cooper. THE CASE OF JOHN AMERY THE CASE OF WILLIAM JOYCE THE CASE OF THOMAS COOPER Roy Walter Purdy was born in Barking, Essex, in May 1918. He qualified… Continue reading Walter Purdy
Thomas Cooper
Thomas Cooper was one of four British citizens tried for treason committed during World War Two. The other cases were John Amery, William Joyce and Walter Purdy. THE CASE OF JOHN AMERY THE CASE OF WILLIAM JOYCE THE CASE OF WALTER PURDY Thomas Haller Cooper was born in Chiswick, London, on 29 August 1919. His… Continue reading Thomas Cooper
P.G. Wodehouse
PG Wodehouse was born in Guilford, England, in 1881. He was educated at Dulwich College. From 1903 to 1909 he edited the humorous “By the Way” column for the London Globe. His reputation as a humorous novelist was established with Psmith in the City (1910). He maintained his enormous popularity with nearly 100 novels depicting… Continue reading P.G. Wodehouse
Lwys Lipman
The occurrence of this type of case, in this instance that of Lwys (Lewis) Lipman, was more common than the modern image of the UK war years would perhaps suggest. A sizeable number of people were tried under various pieces of wartime legislation. LWYS (LEWIS) LIPMAN The Wales Census 1901 shows the Lipman family living… Continue reading Lwys Lipman
Hulten & Jones
This case gained the nickname ‘The Cleft Chin’ murder, as the murder victim had a cleft chin. Also one of the suspects was an American serviceman and so could have been courts-martialled by the Americans. Instead they waived their rights under the Visiting Forces Act, and he was tried with his accomplice in a British… Continue reading Hulten & Jones