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CALVERT, WILLIAM

Rank: Deck Hand
Date of Death: 22/07/1940
Age: 23
Regiment/Service: Naval Auxiliary Personnel
(Merchant Navy)
H.M. Trawler Campina
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row M. Grave 2.

Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Calvert, of Grimsby; husband of Alice Mary Calvert, of Grimsby.

CANNING,
CORNELIUS DANIEL MCCOLGAN


Rank: Sergeant
Trade:Observer
Service No: 751769
Date of Death: 06/11/1940
Age: 28
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
99 Sqdn.
Grave Reference Roman Catholic North Central Border. Row A. Grave 4.

Additional Information: Son of Cornelius and Sarah McColgan Canning, of Grimsby; husband of Marjorie Canning. A.C.I.S.

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CARLILE, LEONARD

Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service No: C/KX 597143
Date of Death: 04/09/1945
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
H.M.S. Bentley.
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row D. Grave 15.

Additional Information: Son of Sidney and Grace Carlile, of Grimsby.

CARTER,
HORACE THEODORE REGINALD


Rank: Petty Officer Rigger
Service No: R/SR 55716
Date of Death: 02/02/1945
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
H.M. Boom Defence Vessel Baronia.
Grave Reference Sec. 114. Row N. Grave 22.
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CLARK, ARTHUR EDWIN

Rank: Mate
Date of Death: 23/09/1944
Age: 58
Regiment/Service: Fishing Fleet
Steam Trawler Wolseley.
Grave Reference Sec. 114. Row N. Grave 24.

Additional Information: Son of George and Sarah Ann Clark; husband of Margaret Hodgson Clark, of Grimsby.

CLARKE, GEORGE RAMON

Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class
Service No: 2290704
Date of Death: 04/09/1947
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Grave Reference Sec. 126. Row N. Grave 22.

Additional Information: Son of Herbert and Lilian Clarke, of Grimsby.

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CLARKE, GILBERT BRAMWELL

Rank: Trimmer
Date of Death: 25/10/1940
Age: 34
Regiment/Service: Fishing Fleet
Fishing Vessel Carlton (Grimsby)
Grave Reference Sec. 120. Row D. Grave 22.
CLIFFORD, JOSEPH THOMAS

Rank: Leading Signalman
Service No: LT/JX 224926
Date of Death: 02/03/1947
Age: 36
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Patrol Service
Grave Reference Sec. 103. Row N. Grave 15.
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COBB, HENRY GEORGE

Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 4744325
Date of Death: 22/05/1945
Age: 36
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster Regiment
Grave Reference Sec. 126. Row C. Grave 9.

Additional Information: Husband of Rosanna Cobb, of Grimsby.

COLE, ERNEST WEBB

Rank: Deck Hand
Date of Death: 01/09/1940
Age: 37
Regiment/Service: Naval Auxiliary Personnel
(Merchant Navy)
H.M. Trawler Heron
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row B. Grave 3.

Additional Information: Son of John Webb Cole, and of Lily Cole, of Grimsby.

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COLE, ROBERT JOHN LEVI

Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Pilot
Service No: R/106214
Date of Death: 16/10/1942
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
142 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row I. Grave 9.

Additional Information: Son of Robert Henry George and Lila Mae Cole; husband of Kathleen Minnie Cole, of Arborg, Manitoba, Canada.

COLLRIDGE, JAMES

Rank: Deck Hand
Date of Death: 23/09/1944
Age: 51
Regiment/Service: Fishing Fleet
Steam Trawler Wolseley.
Grave Reference Sec. 114. Row N. Grave 25.

Additional Information: Husband of Jane Collridge, of Grimsby.

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COOK, GEORGE MARK

Rank: Seaman
Service No: LT/JX 180312
Date of Death: 30/05/1940
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Patrol Service
H.M. Drifter William Purdy.
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row C. Grave 2.

Additional Information: Son of Henry George and Jessie Maud Cook, of Grimsby.

COOKE, ERIC

Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Air Gnr.
Service No: 742967
Date of Death: 10/04/1943
Age: 25
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row H. Grave 10.

Additional Information: Son of James William Cooke, and of Beatrice Cooke (nee Tomlin), of Grimsby; husband of Daphne May Cooke (nee Ferris), of Perth.

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COOKSON,
ERNEST GEORGE WILLIAMS


Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service No: C/SSX 32183
Date of Death: 18/05/1940
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
H.M.S. Princess Victoria.
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row E. Grave 2.

Additional Information: Son of John Noel W. Cookson and Stella Maude Cookson, of Woolwich, London.

COOPER, WALTER EDWARD

Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Service No: 1129566
Date of Death: 22/01/1942
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row L. Grave 7.
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COWLEY, GEORGE HENRY

Rank: Gunner
Service No: 1089410
Date of Death: 03/02/1945
Age: 37
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row F. Grave 14.

Additional Information: Son of George Henry and Hannah Cowley, of Grimsby; husband of Ruby Cowley, of Grimsby.

COX, ROBERT LEITH

Rank: Warrant Officer Class II
Trade: Pilot
Service No: R/72605
Date of Death: 02/06/1942
Age: 25
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
142 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row H. Grave 8.

Additional Information: Son of Russell Nelson Cox and Katherine Webster Cox, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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CRACKNELL, WILLIAM JAMES

Rank: Gunner
Service No: 2051579
Date of Death: 28/06/1942
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
411 Bty., 124 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row L. Grave 8.

Additional Information: Son of Olive Cracknell, of Grimsby.

CRITTEN, ERNEST WILFRED

Rank: Skipper
Date of Death: 17/05/1940
Age: 36
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
H.M.S. Botanic
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row B. Grave 2.

Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. H. Critten; husband of Ellen Louise Critten, of Grimsby.

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CROSS, GEORGE SIDNEY

Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class
Service No: 743685
Date of Death: 25/03/1940
Age: 42
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Grave Reference Sec. 116. Row K. Grave 1.

Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cross, of Grimsby; husband of Mary Ann Cross, of Grimsby.

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