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The Rushden Echo & Argus 1939 - 1944, transcribed by Jim & Gill Hollis.

Local Roll of Honour

Men and Women Who Have Enlisted in the Services
August 1939 - May 1945

INDEX  Oxford & Bucks - R.A.C.

Newspaper
Surname Forename Address Town
Regt
Formerly Employed by
22 Dec 1939
ASHBY L/Cpl. W. 48 Spencer-road Rushden  Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry  
02 Jan 1942
PERKINS Hubert W. 5 Westfields-terrace Higham Ferrers   Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry Denbros Ltd.
09 Feb 1940
TALBOT Pte. George John 9 Ealing-terrace Rushden  Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry John White Ltd.
19 Dec 1941
TURNOCK Pte. Samuel James “Danetree” Wharf-road Higham Ferrers   Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry Walker and Gunn
15 Sep 1944
MERTON Edmund W 66 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden P.T.C. Rifle Depot Eastman’s Ltd.
18 Feb 1944
JACKSON Samuel Claude 3a High-street Higham Ferrers  P.T.W. E. Woodley and Sons Ltd.
24 Nov 1944
ALLEN Pte. Bernard S. “Alward” Quorn-road Rushden P.T.W. W. Timpson Ltd.
05 Feb 1943
BUCKLEE Pte. Bob 74 Tennyson-road Rushden  P.T.W. Allebone and Sons
08 Aug 1941
BALDREY Arthur James 27 Denmark-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps Denbros Ltd.
08 Aug 1941
BROWN Harry 67 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden   Pioneer Corps Sanders and Sanders
13 Aug 1943
CHILDS Pte George Henry 46 Oval-road Rushden Pioneer Corps Wm. Green and Son
10 Jul 1942
COLEMAN Pte. Alex 72 Tennyson-road Rushden Pioneer Corps C.W.S.
13 Sep 1940
COX Pte. Ronald Dennis 16 Coronation-avenue Rushden  Pioneer Corps John White Ltd.
24 Apr 1942
FAULKNER Pte. Harold Arthur 94 Portland-road Rushden Pioneer Corps John Cave and Sons Ltd.
29 Aug 1941
FRANKLIN Pte. Thomas Henry 122 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden   Pioneer Corps Gordon Boot Co.
01 May 1942
FROST Pte. Bernard 24 Church-street Rushden Pioneer Corps John White Ltd.
09 May 1941
GRAY Pte. John George 10 Beaconsfield-place Rushden   Pioneer Corps John White
11 Dec 1942
HUTH Pte. Heinrich George “Richmil” 119 Hall-avenue Rushden  Pioneer Corps John White Ltd.
08 Aug 1941
KING Pte. Reginald 11 Spinney-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps Bignells
08 Aug 1941
LACEY Pte. William J. 1 St. Mary’s-avenue Rushden   Pioneer Corps C. W. Horrell
19 Sep 1941
OVERTON Pte. Thomas 43 Hayway Irthlingborough   Pioneer Corps Gammidge and Co.
01 Aug 1941
PALMER Pte. Frederick Rowland 45 Victoria-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps Express Works Irthlingborough.
01 Aug 1941
PERCIVAL Howard 52 Roberts-street Rushden   Pioneer Corps Dilks and Martin
19 Sep 1941
RODDIS Charles Leonard 2 Denmark-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps John White
22 May 1942
SMITH Robert 30 Winchester-road Rushden Pioneer Corps C.W.S.
01 Aug 1941
SPAUL Pte. A. E. 40 Portland-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps John White
07 Nov 1941
STURGEON Pte. Frederick W. A. Oval-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps Wm. Green and Son
24 Apr 1942
TARRY Pte. William Charles 30 Upper Park-avenue Rushden Pioneer Corps B. Denton and Son
22 Aug 1941
TURNOCK Pte. Harold “Danetree” Wharf-road Higham Ferrers   Pioneer Corps William Green and Son
18 Jul 1941
WIGGINS Pte. Herbert Reginald 35 Pytchley-road Rushden   Pioneer Corps A. Allebone and Sons
19 Jun 1942
WILMOTT John Victor 48 Shirley-road Rushden Pioneer Corps R. Tarry and Co. Ltd.
12 Mar 1943
CRAKER Pte. Frederick G. 114 Rushden-road New Wymington  Primary Training Centre Wm. Green and Son
26 Feb 1943
PERCIVAL Pte. Gordon E. 147 Glassbrook-road Rushden  Primary Training Centre S. L. Hunt
11 Oct 1940
STRINGER Pte. Leslie 5 Council Houses Riseley  Q.O.R.W. Kents E J T Goudie
10 Jan 1941
HARDWICK Eric G. 38 Westfield-street Higham Ferrers  Queen's Royal Regt  R.I.C.S.
01 Nov 1940
HARRIS Pte. Paul C. 19 Hall-avenue Rushden  Queen's Royal Regt R.I.C.S.
19 Jul 1940
LEESON Pte. Philip Gordon 28 Rose-avenue Rushden  Queens Royal Regt Eaton and Co.
18 Oct 1940
UNDERWOOD Driver Hedley George 58 Glassbrook-road Rushden  Queen's Royal Regiment  
06 Sep 1940
GOLDING Horace Frederick 9 Fletcher-road Rushden  Queen's Royal Rifles G Cobley
06 Aug 1943
CROOK Gnr Robert G. 42 Bedford-road Rushden R.A. B.U.S.M. Co. Ltd.
06 Nov 1942
HALE John Richard   Knotting Green BDF R.A. Tecnic Boot Co
06 Apr 1945
HOMAN Gnr. Edward Charles “Lawn Cottage” Sharnbrook R.A. Cooke, baker, Rushden
22 Dec 1944
O’SHEA Gnr. Raymond Philip 34 Tennyson-road Rushden  R.A. J. White Ltd.
07 Jan 1944
TWELFTREE Sunlay Abel 178 Wellingborough-road Rushden  R.A. John White  Ltd.
31 Dec 1943
TYE A.C.2 Clarence Edward 7 Highfield-road Rushden  R.A.  
04 Dec 1942
WEBB Pte. Robert 53 Westfield-avenue Rushden  R.A. Walter Sargent and Co.
14 Aug 1942
WOOD Alfred 107 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden R.A.  Liverpool and Victoria
22 Nov 1940
BARKER Trooper George 15 Duck-street Rushden  R.A.C. F Corby
22 Aug 1941
BARNES George Henry 65 St. Margaret’s-avenue Rushden   R.A.C. W. Sargent and Co.
01 Aug 1941
BARNES Horace John 17 The Crescent Irchester-road Rushden   R.A.C. Bignells
20 Dec 1940
BRADSHAW Trooper Albert Edward “Alma” Newton-road Rushden  R.A.C.  R.I.C.S.
28 Nov 1941
COOK Herbert 30 Crabb-street Rushden   R.A.C. P.X Ltd.
09 Jan 1942
COX Bertram Cecil 64 Wharf-road Higham Ferrers   R.A.C. W. W. Chamberlain and Sons
03 Oct 1941
DARNELL Trooper Lewis Edward 30 Newton-road Rushden   R.A.C. Hairdresser
01 Nov 1940
DESBOROUGH Trooper Harold E. 49 Park-avenue Rushden  R.A.C. H T Mackness
05 Jun 1942
EKINS Trooper Joseph W. 9 The Crescent Rushden R.A.C.  Knight and Lawrence Ltd.
19 Jul 1940
FENSOME Leslie George 106 Higham-road Rushden  R.A.C.  
22 Nov 1940
HARRIS Trooper John Piercy 47 Wellingborough-road Higham Ferrers  R.A.C. Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co
22 Aug 1941
HEWITT Trooper Leslie Hugh Alexander Three Compasses Inn Upper Dean Beds   R.A.C. Mr. Charles Gardner J.P.
20 Nov 1942
HOOTON Tpr. Paul 21 Tennyson-road Rushden  R.A.C. Gee Walker and Slater
08 Aug 1941
LOAKE Trooper Leslie “Windy Ridge” Allen-road Rushden   R.A.C. Ideal Clothiers Ltd Wellingborough
04 Feb 1944
MITCHELL Tpr. Gordon Lewis 62 Spencer-road Rushden  R.A.C. Eastern Coach Works Ltd., Irthlingboro
13 Feb 1942
MITCHELL    Reginald Frank 31 Oval-road Rushden R.A.C. C.W.S.
01 Nov 1940
NUTTYCOMBE Trooper Vincent Roy 17 Grove-street Higham Ferrers  R.A.C. R.I.C.S.
17 Jul 1942
PACKWOOD Trooper Alex 26 Spencer-road Rushden R.A.C. Coxton Shoe Co.
05 Jun 1942
PARKER Jack 37 Westfield-avenue Rushden R.A.C.  Feathers Inn
19 Jun 1942
REYNOLDS Gerald W. 16 Westfield-street Higham Ferrers R.A.C.  Woodley and Sons
29 Aug 1941
RIVITT Jack 16 Milton-road Little Irchester   R.A.C. Nicholson Sons and Daniels
24 Oct 1941
ROBINSON Jack Clarence 8 Coronation-avenue Rushden   R.A.C. Sargents
05 Dec 1941
SHORT Trooper Horace 32 Prospect-avenue Rushden   R.A.C. C. K. Woods
21 Mar 1941
SMITH Frederick Ernest 14 Hill-street Wellingboro' late St Margaret’s-ave, R'den  R.A.C.  B Denton and Sons
28 Feb 1941
TAYLOR Donald William 9 High-street Higham Ferrers  R.A.C.  C.W.S.
07 Mar 1941
TAYLOR Donald William 9 High-street Higham Ferrers  R.A.C.  C.W.S.
19 Sep 1941
THOMPSON Trooper Percy John 52 Washbrook-road Rushden   R.A.C. C.W.S.
13 Feb 1942
UNDERWOOD    Trooper Leslie Jack 3 Milton-street Higham Ferrers R.A.C. Eaton and Co., Rushden
05 Dec 1941
WIGGINS Trooper Frederick Herbert 43 Allen-road Rushden   R.A.C. W. Sargent and Co.
20 Feb 1942
WILLS    John Richard 69 Grove-road Rushden R.A.C. National Provincial Bank
22 Nov 1940
WILSON Trooper Bertram 8 Sussex-place Rushden  R.A.C. A Allebone and Sons
06 Mar 1942
WINTERS    Trooper Donald George 44 Purvis-road Rushden R.A.C. Wearproof Leather Co.
07 Nov 1941
WOOD Trooper Frederick W. St. Peter’s-avenue Rushden   R.A.C. Buckby Bros. Burton Latimer


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