VERNON - The River Seine Crossing (25th to 28th August 1944) - Part 12

Roll of Honour of Worcestershire Regiment Men
 
Surname Forename/s Rank Died Age Location Unit Grave at
Benn Anthony Alistair Maj. 27/08/1944   Route de Tilly Battalion 2 i/c Vernonnet
Miller Roger Arthur William Capt. 28/08/1944 23 Route de Tilly ‘C’ Coy 2 i/c Evreux
Hockley William Henry Sergt. 27/08/1944 21 Route de Tilly Carrier Pl. Vernonnet
Kerrigan David Hugh Sergt. 26/08/1944 31 Route de Magny 12 pl. ‘B’ Coy Bayeux
Bratt William Cpl. 28/08/1944 27 Route de Tilly Anti-Tank Pl. St. Desir
Priest Douglas William Cpl. 27/08/1944 19 Rue Dr Chanoine 13 Pl. ‘C’ Coy Vernonnet
Cartwright Joseph Pte. 26/08/1944 20 Route de Magny 12 Pl. ‘B’ Coy Bayeux
Cooke Arthur George Pte. 28/08/1944 29 Route de Tilly    St. Desir
Cox George Henry Pte. 27/08/1944 19 Route de Tilly 7 Pl. ‘A’ Coy Vernonnet
Drinkwater Walter John Pte. 27/08/1944 33 Route de Tilly HQ Coy Vernonnet
Edgington Wilfred John Pte. 27/08/1944 23 Route de Tilly 7 Pl. ‘A’ Coy Vernonnet
Everfield Albert Douglas Edwin Pte. 27/08/1944 18 Route de Tilly 7 Pl. ‘A’ Coy Vernonnet
Footman Frederick Benjamin Pte. 27/08/1944 32 Route de Magny 12 Pl. ‘B’ Coy Bayeux
Golding Bernard Pte. 27/08/1944 24 Route de Tilly    Vernonnet
Grainger William Pte. 27/08/1944 31 Route de Tilly Sp Coy Vernonnet
Heaton Gordon Albert James Pte. 27/08/1944 21 Route de Tilly   Vernonnet
Jones Ernest Pte. 26/08/1944 32 Route de Magny 12 Pl. ‘B’ Coy Bayeux
Long Charles Walter Pte. 29/08/1944 32 Route de Tilly Benn's Batman  Evreux
Oakley Dennis John Pte. 27/08/1944 19 Route de Tilly    Vernonnet
Roper Ernest Pte. 27/08/1944 24 Route de Tilly    Vernonnet
Salisbury Ronald Pte. 27/08/1944 19 Route de Tilly    St. Desir
Shepherd William George Pte. 27/08/1944 18 Route de Tilly    St. Desir
Smith Bert Pte. 27/08/1944 34 Route de Magny 12 Pl. ‘B’ Coy Bayeux
Smith George Allen Pte. 27/08/1944 32 Route de Tilly    Vernonnet
Treadgold Leonard Horace Pte. 27/08/1944 19 Pont de Vernon 9 Pl. ‘A’ Coy Vernon
Webb Ernest Pte. 27/08/1944 31 Route de Tilly 7 Pl. ‘A’ Coy Vernonnet
Williams James Henry Gnr. 27/08/1944 32 Route de Tilly    Vernonnet
   


Original Graves of those killed at Vernon (September 1944)
  


Worcestershire Regiment war graves at Vernon (August 1992)
Vernon (Vernonnet) Communal Cemetery, Eure, France
The grave with the poppy wreath is Major A. A. Benn. On the right is Pte. E. Roper
On the left is the grave of Ida Winifred Benn (mother of Major Benn) the inscription on her grave stone reads:
"Ida Winifred Benn dearly loved wife of Gilbert and mother of Major Anthony A. Benn buried here - God Bless, you baby and make you happy, 1884-1948"
   

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