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On Our Doorstep Parts 1 and 2 ON 0UR DOORSTEP I MEMORIAM THE SECOD WORLD WAR 1939 to 1945 HOW THOSE LIVIG I SOME OF THE PARISHES SOUTH OF COLCHESTER, WERE AFFECTED BY WORLD WAR 2 Compiled by E. J. Sparrow Page 1 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP FOREWORD This is a sequel to the book “IF YOU SHED A TEAR” which dealt exclusively with the casualties in World War 1 from a dozen coastal villages on the orth Essex coast between the Colne and Blackwater. The villages involved are~: Abberton, Langenhoe, Fingringhoe, Rowhedge, Peldon: Little and Great Wigborough: Salcott: Tollesbury: Tolleshunt D’Arcy: Tolleshunt Knights and Tolleshunt Major This likewise is a community effort by the families, friends and neighbours of the Fallen so that they may be remembered. In this volume we cover men from the same villages in World War 2, who took up the challenge of this new threat .World War 2 was much closer to home. The German airfields were only 60 miles away and the villages were on the direct flight path to London. As a result our losses include a number of men, who did not serve in uniform but were at sea with the fishing fleet, or the Merchant avy. These men were lost with the vessels operating in what was known as “Bomb Alley” which also took a toll on the Royal avy’s patrol craft, who shepherded convoys up the east coast with its threats from: - mines, dive bombers, e- boats and destroyers. The book is broken into 4 sections dealing with: - The war at sea: the land warfare: the war in the air & on the Home Front THEY WILL OLY DIE IF THEY ARE FORGOTTE. SO PLEASE READ THEIR STORIES THAT THEY MAY BE REMEMBERED. We shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone Winston Churchill June 4 th 194 0 Page 2 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP COTETS The picture on the cover is of a Lozenge double ended pill box on the Pyefleet, Langenhoe. PART 1 THE WAR AT SEA THE LOSS OF HMS RAWALPIDI 23 ovember 1939 IGATE Hector PETTICA Wilfred Frank SEABROOK Anthony Driffield THE SIKIG OF S. S. MEREL 8 December 1939 SOUTH, Charles Henry. DEATH BY ATURAL CAUSES 8 April 1940 MILLS, Charles Bertie THE LOSS OF HMS THISTLE 14 April 1940 TODD Joseph LOSS OF HMY GRIVE 1 June 1940 FROST Frederick THE LOSS OF HMS JERVIS BAY HEARD Hubert: 5 ovember 1940 HM YACHT ESSEX MAID 2 December 1940 KIG Raymond William THE LOSS OF THE TAKER SCOTTISH TAKER 21 February 1941 LEWIS James Richard: THE DAY THE THAMES CAUGHT FIRE 11 April 1941 Page 3 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP PEARSO, Adolphus Felix (DOLPH). THE SIKIG OF THE GOLDE GRAI 19 August 1941 MALLETT Sidney FARTHIG John Charles KEEBLE Alfred Edmund LOSS OF SUBMARIE P 33 20 August 1941 FROST Ronald Sycamore. CIVILAS LOST AT SEA 25 September 1941 LLOYD, Eliane Gabrielle and her 4 year old daughter Ann Edith May THE LOSS OF SS BRITISH FORTUE 31 October 1941 BERHODO, SIDEY ST. JEA THE LOSS OF HMS DUEDI 24 ovember 1941 RIDDLESTO, Wilfred Walter. ARCTIC COVOY, PQ 12. HMS SHERA 9 March 1942 FROST Alfred George THE LOSS OF HMS JUPITER WILKI, Alpha Kenneth died 10 March 1942 THE SIKIG OF THE FISHIG VESSEL “LITTLE EXPRESS 4 May 1942 POTTER Albert POTTER Gordon MUSSETT Bernard Includes story of “avvy” Mussett as POW in WW1 THE EXPLORER HUDSO, Huberht Taylor. Killed 15 June 1942 THE SIKIG OF HMS WALEY 8 A ugust 1942 MUMFORD , John Robert : Page 4 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP LOSS OF HM TRAWLER HORATIO 7 January 1943 HEARD Peter THE LOSS OF HMS DASHER 27 March 1943 CLEMETS , Kenneth George ACCIDETAL DEATH O H. M. Y. ARLETTE FROST Herbert Walter: 25 May 1943 HMS ULSTER BEH, Roland Killed in action 4 October 1943 LOSS OF MIESWEEPER 55 10 July 1944 COATES, elson THE LOSS OF HMS QUOR 3 August 1944 HEAP Walter : THE LOSS OF SS AMSTERDAM 7 August 1944 CRAFIELD, Cecil Charles THE LOSS OF HMS BULLE 6 December 1944 WATSHAM, Dennis Harold. THE LOSS OF HM TRAWLER HAYBUR WYKE 2 January 1945 WHITE Raymond THE LOSS OF H.M.M.G.B. 2002: 12 May 1945 MEAKES Albert John Sterling THE POW’S STORY WILSO David THE YAGTSE ICIDET ROPER , Alec Bruce : Killed 21 April 1949 Page 5 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP PART 2 THE ARMY DUKIRK TATCHELL Gerald Edward 31 May 1940 ETHIOPIA WOODROW, Charles 6 February 1941 THE BURMA ROAD ARALL, Charles Oswald 11 August 1943 COOPER, Charles Alfred : 12 September 1943 FISK , Edwin William : 15 December 1943 ITALY ROGERS, Peter 6 October 1943 KASER Robert : 7 July 1944 BOD Frederick Arthur 6 October 1944 LEBAO STOE, George Charles 25 September 1941 ORTH AFRICA BIBBY, Donald George 4 December 1941 DAVIES, Clifford Maldwyn 29 May 1942 HORTI Julian Hurlstone: 21 June 1942 FALL OF TOBRUK AD SS SCILLI HARRIGTO , Bernard Harry 14 ovember 1942 HODSO John 14 ovember 1942 Page 6 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP MACKIDER, JAMES: 12 December 1942 YOUGS Arthur Cyril: 4 ovember 1944 FRACE TAYLOR George Alfred 8 June 1944 CULLIGFORD, Eric Stanley 4 August 1944 HOLLAD HOPE Alexander Erskine 2 October 1944 POLAD EVILLE, Stanley Victor 25 December 1944 GERMAY LOCK Edward John: 18 February 1945 RAVE John 24 April 1945 DIED I TRAIIG HAWES, Hector MacDonald 23 February 1941 MUHAMMAD AYUB 10 January 1942 LIHAM, Stanley Ivor: 28 June 1942 CHAPLI, Edward Basil 10 October 1942 WHITTO, Edgar Arthur: 24 April 1943 GELDARD, John 13 February 1944 PART 3 I THE AIR BATTLE OF BRITAI WILLIAMS, Cedric Watcyn 25 August 1940 BOMBER COMMAD DARBISHIRE, Peter O' eil 16 December 1940 Page 7 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP WHITFIELD, Clarence Emerson. 13 August 1941 MARKS DSO DFC, James Hardy 19 September 1942 HOWE Mervyn James 15 October 1942 SMITH John Thomas 31 August 1943 WARER Charles Herbert Albert 3 September 1943 SPRIGETT, Eric Turner 28 September 1943 SCALES John 20 December 1943 FORD DFC, Donald Raymond Oliver 23 September 1944 SHILCOCK James Douglas: 6 ovember 1944 COASTAL COMMAD FRECH Eric Alfred 25 May 1943 TRAIIG COPPI Robert Leslie 13 October 1941 TYE , Peter Pearson 12 June 1943 EVAS, Charles Gordon 30 August 1943 AIRFIELD COSTRUCTIO SARGET , Claude Henry : 24 July1947 PART 4 THE HOME FROT AUXILLARY 203 KILLED BY ROBBERS BIEY, Ralph Douglas. 8 December 1944 ROWHEDGE IRO WORKS THE USIKABLE SUBMARIES THE RLI LIFEBOAT “GUIDE” THE HOME GUARD SARGEAT , Charles Henry 13 October 1940 Page 8 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP GRUDY, Samuel Herbert Percival . 22 June 1944 BATTLE OF BRITAI 1940 ABBERTO RESERVOIR 24 August 1940 A STRAGER COMES FOR BREAKFAST 29 October 1940 Page 9 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP PART 1 THE WAR AT SEA THE LOSS OF HMS RAWALPIDI 23 ovember 1939 Three local men were amongst the crew Hector Ingate, Wilfred Frank Pettican and Anthony Driffield Seabrook HMS RAWALPIDI HMS Rawalpindi was a P&O liner on the London, Bombay and Far East routes. At the outbreak of World War 2 the ship was taken over and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. While on patrol between Iceland and the Faroes, she was attacked by the German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Hopelessly outmatched she attempted to escape into a nearby fog bank. With her bridge and wireless-room destroyed and completely at the mercy of the enemy ships it was decided to abandon the vessel. 60-year old Captain Edward Coverley Kennedy RN of Rawalpindi decided to fight, rather than surrender as demanded by the Germans. He was heard to say "We’ll fight them both, they’ll sink us, and that will be that. Good-bye". The casualties on board the Rawalpindi amounted to 275 dead including her commander Captain Kennedy and 39 other officers. Twenty-two crewmembers were taken prisoner by the German warships. The blazing Rawalpindi drifted for three hours before sinking. Scharnhorst & Gneisnau Page 10 of 156 ON 0UR DOORSTEP IGATE Hector. Seaman: Royal Naval Reserve: H.M.S. Rawalpindi: Age: 39 Date of Death: 23/11/1939: Service No: C/6075D He had lost 3 brothers in World War 1. He was the son of Walter and Grace Ingate; husband of Mrs. W. L. Ingate, of Tollesbury, Essex. His next of kin was his wife Louise Winifred. His height was 5 foot 7 inches, complexion fair & eyes blue. His religion was shown as Congregational on his RNR record. His date of birth was 25/9/1900 . His RNR record shows also: - That he enrolled on the 29/1/1924 with number A 11544 re-enrolled 19/2/1934 number B7206, re-enrolled 21/2/1939 number D 6075. {His final records also show further information under a final service number of C 6520}. Three Good Conduct badges had been awarded by 6/3/1937. Plus for 15 years service he had received the RNR Long Service Medal 16/12/1941. The Sailing Record for his civilian life shows he alternated between fishing & yachting: - Gravette yachting 1/7/1924 to 14/10/1924; Chepstow Castle ( 135294) voyage to Mauritius 31/10/1924 to 16/2/1925; Sunbeam (70573) yachting 24/4/1925 to 11/9/1925 & 14/3/1926 to 25/8/1926; Paragon (CK 73) fishing 19/1/1927; Sunbeam yachting 6/7/1927 to 10/9/1927 Penzance to Southampton; Ethel May fishing 31/12/1927; Sunbeam yachting 7/3/1928 to 14/9/1928 out of Southampton; Smack Alberta (CK 318) fishing 9/2/1929; Mayan yachting 12/4/1929; Smack Alberta (CK 318) fishing15/11/1929; Sunbeam yachting 8/? 1930 to 13/9/1930 out of Southampton; Smack Alberta (CK 318) fishing 1/1/1931; Candida yachting 17/4/1931; Smack Alberta (CK 318) fishing 7/11/1931 & 1/4/1932; Candida yachting 7/7/1932; Express fishing 21/1/1933; Sunbeam II yachting 8/4/1933 to 2/9/1933 out of Southampton; Rosina fishing 30/8/1934; Smack Alberta (CK 318) fishing 21/2/1935; Zelita yachting as mate 31/8/1935; Smack Alberta (CK 318) fishing 11/12/1935; Emma fishing 29/8/1936 & 13/10/1936 plus 24/3/1937; Smack Alberta (CK 318) fishing 29/5/1937, 1/1/1938 & 6/4/1939.
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