Those who died in World War Two
Ten ex-pupils from Hemel Hempstead Grammar School were killed during the Second World War. They are listed here.
Others who lived in Hemel Hempstead are listed in the 'Roll of Honour' below. They include Battle of Britain pilot Denys Mileham.
Second World War Roll of Honour
This list contains 136 individuals whose next-of-kin details in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database contain references to at least one of: ‘Hemel Hempstead’, ‘Boxmoor’ or ‘Apsley End’. Further names are being added when a Hemel Hempstead link is established. It is hoped that further searches of a wider area will be included later. Further information on some of the men listed whose names appear on the Hemel Hempstead War Memorial near to St John's Church in Boxmoor can be found at Roll-of-Honour.com and on a site run by Stephen Stratford.
If you have any details on any of the men listed, including photographs, please get in touch through the contact page at: Contact Us
Further details, including information such as next-of-kin, home address and place of burial can be obtained on the CWGC website at CWGC Search by entering the surname, first initial and year of death in the appropriate spaces. The CWGC website also allows members of the public to create and print a Memorial Certificate for each person recorded in the database.
The Roll was prepared by Prof Richard Grayson of Goldsmiths, University of London, using data provided by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Name |
Rank |
Date of death |
Regiment |
Unit |
Ambrose, John |
Able Seaman |
24-May-41 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Hood |
Aylott, Arthur George |
Private |
17-Dec-45 |
Beds and Herts |
2nd Battalion |
Colour Serjeant |
14-Feb-42 |
Beds and Herts |
5th Battalion |
|
Baldwin, Bernard Oliver |
Pilot Officer |
25-May-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
158 Sqdn. |
Bates, David James |
Trooper |
14-Mar-41 |
Royal Armoured Corps |
|
Bayliss, Albert Henry |
Pilot Officer |
16-Apr-43 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
Beales, Ronald |
Signalman |
17-Aug-43 |
Royal Corps of Signals |
27 Operating Sec. |
Bending, Herbert Arthur |
Corporal |
04-Dec-42 |
Royal Engineers |
276 Field Coy. |
Bentley, John Walter |
Corporal |
24-Mar-45 |
Parachute , A.A.C. |
12th (10th Battalion The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Battalion |
Berg, Erik Christian |
Flight Sergeant |
06-Mar-45 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
272 Sqdn. |
Blofield, Bernard Reginald |
Flying Officer |
30-Dec-47 |
Royal Air Force |
|
Bone, Frederick Albert |
Private |
06-Aug-43 |
Beds and Herts |
5th Battalion |
Bourne, John Edward |
Serjeant |
20-Dec-43 |
Essex |
5th Battalion |
Chapman, Stanley Reginald |
Driver |
14-Jul-42 |
Royal Army Service Corps |
|
Chappell, Keith Ernest Ansell |
Pilot Officer |
03-Oct-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
Clement, Cyril |
Private |
25-Aug-41 |
The Queen's Royal (West Surrey) |
11th Battalion |
Coker, Frank Edward |
Private |
14-Apr-45 |
Royal Berkshire |
|
Collier, James |
Private |
29-Oct-43 |
Beds and Herts |
5th Battalion |
Collins, Arthur George Frank |
Private |
24-Aug-40 |
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry |
1st Bucks. Battalion |
Flying Officer |
03-Oct-43 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
|
Cosson, Ronald Ingram |
Serjeant |
16-Jan-43 |
Royal Army Service Corps |
|
Crawley, Dennis David |
Corporal |
05-Jun-44 |
Beds and Herts |
1st Battalion |
Crawley, Stanley |
Private |
14-Jan-45 |
The Queen's Royal (West Surrey) |
1/5th Battalion |
Cripps, Arthur Raymond |
Rifleman |
02-Apr-45 |
Royal Ulster Rifles |
|
Davis, Reginald Walter |
Fusilier |
18-Feb-44 |
Royal Fusiliers (City of London ) |
|
Dilley, Lewis Henry John |
Ordinary Telegraphist |
25-Jan-43 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Corncrake |
Dry, Alfred George |
Gunner |
05-Mar-43 |
Royal Artillery |
11 Coast Regt. |
Edmonds, Gilbert |
Bombardier |
31-Oct-44 |
Royal Artillery |
26 Medium Regt. |
| Duke, Robert George | Lance Corporal | 21-Jun-44 |
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | 6th Battalion |
Emerton, George Alfred |
Ordinary Seaman |
17-Nov-40 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Illustrious. |
Ewer, Derek Ronald James |
Flight Sergeant |
15-Mar-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
223 Sqdn. |
Farnes, Rowland James |
Able Seaman |
26-Mar-42 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Jaguar |
Faulder, George William |
Private |
12-Feb-42 |
Leicestershire |
1st Battalion |
Finch, John Lennard Frearson |
Apprentice |
16-Jan-41 |
Merchant Navy |
S.S. Essex (London) |
Fisher, Harry John |
Private |
29-Nov-43 |
Beds and Herts |
5th Battalion |
Fisher, Robert Alfred Henry |
Trooper |
24-Nov-44 |
Royal Armoured Corps |
142nd (7th Battalion The Suffolk Regt.) Regt. |
Fletcher, Frank |
Lieutenant |
01-Jun-41 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. London. |
Flint, Ronald Bernard |
Serjeant |
23-Nov-44 |
Essex |
2nd Battalion |
Foreman, Clifford Herbert |
Private |
16-Nov-44 |
Middlesex |
1/7th Battalion |
Fossey, James Indarious |
Sapper |
23-Aug-45 |
Royal Engineers |
35 Fortress Coy. |
Frazer, William Arthur |
Gunner |
26-May-44 |
Royal Artillery |
84 H.A.A. Regt. |
Gadsden, Geoffrey George |
Gunner |
27-Mar-44 |
Royal Artillery |
76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. |
Gardiner, George |
Captain |
17-Mar-42 |
Royal Army Service Corps |
|
George, Stanley Henry |
Trooper |
30-Nov-41 |
Royal Tank , R.A.C. |
4th |
Glover, Walter William |
Major |
17-Jan-46 |
Royal Marines |
|
Green, Charles |
Private |
11-Jul-44 |
Beds and Herts |
2nd Battalion |
Green, William Frederick |
Serjeant |
10-Jun-44 |
Royal Artillery |
62 Anti-Tank Regt. |
Gurney, Leonard Ralph |
Private |
03-Jul-43 |
Beds and Herts |
5th Battalion |
Gurney, Thomas Ernest |
Seaman |
11-May-41 |
Royal Naval Patrol Service |
|
Haigh, James |
Electrical Artificer |
17-Jul-40 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Calliope. |
Hales, Frank Joseph |
Flying Officer |
04-Apr-45 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
70 Sqdn. |
Hamilton, Goulder George |
Leading Signalman |
16-Sep-44 |
Royal Navy |
|
Hammon, Charles James |
Leading Aircraftman |
19-Aug-45 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
Hammond, Maurice James |
Able Seaman |
25-Jan-43 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. President |
Hanks, Gerald Austin |
Sergeant |
14-Nov-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
Harmsworth, Alfred Frank |
Naval Airman 1st Class |
10-Nov-39 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. St. Vincent. |
Harrison, Lawrence Richard |
Gunner |
28-Oct-44 |
Royal Artillery |
88 Field Regt. |
Hathaway, Leonard Charles |
Lance Corporal |
22-Sep-43 |
Leicestershire |
2/5th Battalion |
Haughton, William George |
Major |
18-Feb-42 |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
|
Hearn, Frank Walter |
Gunner |
06-May-43 |
Royal Artillery |
65 Field Regt. |
Hebbs, Walter John |
Private |
19-Oct-44 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
4th Battalion |
Hills, Herbert Leslie |
Gunner |
20-Sep-44 |
Royal Horse Artillery |
11 (Honourable Artillery Coy.) Regt. |
Hopkins, Aubrey |
Private |
07-Aug-44 |
Royal Norfolk |
7th Battalion |
Horne, Sidney Frank |
Sergeant |
15-Aug-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
178 Sqdn. |
Hosier, Sidney Ernest |
Fusilier |
05-Sep-44 |
Royal Fusiliers (City of London ) |
9th Battalion |
Hughes, Wesley Arnold |
Staff Serjeant |
03-Dec-44 |
Royal Army Service Corps |
18 Div. Troops Coy. |
Ives, Reginald Frank |
Corporal |
19-Sep-43 |
The Queen's Royal (West Surrey) |
2/5th Battalion |
Jones, Harry Arthur |
Private |
09-Dec-41 |
Essex |
1st Battalion |
Kenny, Patrick Joseph |
Serjeant |
26-Jul-40 |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
|
King, Frank |
Serjeant |
14-Sep-44 |
Leicestershire |
2/5th Battalion |
Lamb, John |
Gunner |
11-Aug-44 |
Royal Artillery |
21 Anti-Tank Regt. |
Lane, John Edward |
Sergeant |
30-Dec-43 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
Lee, Raymond Leslie |
Sergeant |
19-Jul-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
138 Sqdn. |
Lillico, James Walsh |
Captain |
18-Oct-42 |
Indian Medical Service |
12 Indian General Hospital |
Malley, William Edward |
Sergeant |
05-Nov-45 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
Margrove, Leonard John |
Serjeant |
26-Feb-45 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
4th Battalion |
Marhoff, Frank Victor |
Leading Aircraftman |
13-Nov-41 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
Mason, Richard William |
Sergeant |
17-Apr-43 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
408 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. |
McDonald, Andrew Cairns Bain |
Corporal |
06-Sep-44 |
Gordon Highlanders |
1st Battalion The London Scottish |
Mears, Ernest John |
Private |
14-Apr-45 |
East Lancashire |
1st Battalion |
Flight Lieutenant |
15-Apr-42 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
234 Sqdn. |
|
Mills, Edward |
Stoker 2nd Class |
15-Nov-42 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Quebec |
Mills, Joseph Wallace |
Lance Serjeant |
19-Aug-42 |
Beds and Herts |
|
Mitchell, Henry Arthur |
Assistant Baker |
11-Jul-43 |
Merchant Navy |
S.S. California (Glasgow) |
Mounsey, Eric Graham |
Pilot Officer |
07-Nov-41 |
Royal Air Force |
58 Sqdn. |
Flight Sergeant |
15-Oct-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
|
Newton, Walter |
Private |
18-Jan-41 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
Base Ordnance Depot |
Northam, Leonard Charles |
Able Seaman |
24-Jan-43 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. President III |
O'Monaghan, Derrick Alexander |
Guardsman |
15-May-40 |
Grenadier Guards |
1st Battalion |
Owen, Cecil George |
Lance Corporal |
26-Jan-44 |
Essex |
1/4th Battalion |
Palmer, Harold Bernard |
Fusilier |
05-Nov-44 |
Royal Scots Fusiliers |
6th Battalion |
Palmer, Jack |
Serjeant |
14-Feb-42 |
Cambridgeshire |
1st Battalion |
Parsons, Gilbert Kenneth |
Sergeant |
10-Apr-43 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
Philps, John Albert |
Flight Lieutenant |
30-Jul-43 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
156 Sqdn. |
Pickering, Stanley Neville |
Sapper |
17-Feb-44 |
Royal Engineers |
23 Field Coy. |
Picton, Leslie Arthur |
Bombardier |
29-Nov-44 |
Royal Artillery |
508 Coast Regt. |
Piedot, Victor Wilfred |
Flight Sergeant |
21-Jan-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
76 Sqdn. |
Plenderleith, Donald Mackay |
Lieutenant |
28-May-44 |
1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun ) |
3rd Battalion |
Plummer, Charles James |
Marine |
01-Jun-41 |
Royal Marines |
R.M. Group, M.N.B.D.O.1. |
Pratt, Frank William |
Sergeant |
05-Sep-43 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
Pretlove, Thomas James |
Battery Quartermaster Serjeant |
12-Sep-44 |
Royal Artillery |
|
Print, Dennis Charles Ben |
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class |
24-May-41 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Hood |
Rance, George Ernest |
Trooper |
14-Feb-43 |
Royal Armoured Corps |
Staffordshire Yeomanry |
Read, William Harold |
Driver |
25-Sep-43 |
Royal Army Service Corps |
375 Gen. Transport Coy. |
Reid, John |
Flight Lieutenant |
26-Jun-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
605 Sqdn. |
Reynolds, Benjamin Samuel |
Flight Sergeant |
25-Feb-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
156 Sqdn. |
Richardson, Eric Ryder |
Sergeant |
26-Jun-43 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
115 Sqdn. |
Richardson, Robert Edwin |
Flying Officer |
31-Aug-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
103 Sqdn. |
Richardson, William John |
Corporal |
12-May-44 |
Beds and Herts |
2/4th Battalion |
Riddle, John Henry |
Sergeant |
15-Mar-44 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
166 Sqdn. |
Riley, William G. |
Able Seaman |
19-May-45 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.M.T.B. 2011 |
Risbrough, George Samuel |
Serjeant |
18-Jul-44 |
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
5th Battalion |
Robbins, Ronald Stephen |
Lance Corporal |
14-Nov-42 |
Corps of Military Police |
3rd Divisional Provost Coy. |
Robins, Harold Alfred |
Private |
02-Jul-40 |
Beds and Herts |
2nd Battalion |
Leading Radio Mechanic |
15-Nov-42 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Avenger |
|
Flight Sergeant |
10-May-42 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
|
|
Sells, Harold |
Gunner |
16-Apr-43 |
Royal Artillery |
70 Field Regt. |
Sells, James |
Private |
16-Nov-43 |
The Queen's Royal (West Surrey) |
1/7th Battalion |
Sharman, Elsie Louisa |
Lance Corporal |
14-Feb-43 |
Auxiliary Territorial Service |
|
Flight Lieutenant |
24-Aug-43 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
83 Sqdn. |
|
Stafford, James Dean |
Greaser |
10-Dec-40 |
Merchant Navy |
M.V. Dunedin Star (London) |
Stafford, Samuel Dean |
Lance Serjeant |
03-Jul-40 |
Beds and Herts |
1st Battalion |
Streete, Douglas |
Private |
26-Mar-43 |
Royal Army Service Corps |
74 Motor Amb. Coy. |
Lance Corporal |
11-Dec-40 |
Beds and Herts |
2nd Battalion The Hertfordshire Regt. |
|
Thacker, Roger Ewart |
Telegraphist |
05-Nov-39 |
Royal Naval Volunteer (Wireless) Reserve |
H.M. Trawler Northern Rover |
Thwaites, Raymond William |
Telegraphist |
14-Oct-39 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Royal Oak |
Tipping, Frederick Thomas |
Fusilier |
15-Feb-45 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers |
6th Battalion |
Turner, Herbert Edmund |
Coder |
31-Jan-42 |
Royal Navy |
H.M.S. Belmont |
Wainwright, Charles Harold |
Gunner |
22-Feb-44 |
Royal Artillery |
136 Field Regt. |
Walker, Harry |
Gunner |
18-May-44 |
Royal Artillery |
70 Medium Regt. |
Walters, John |
Serjeant |
25-Sep-44 |
Glider Pilot , A.A.C. |
2nd Wing |
Walters, Lewis Henry George |
Bombardier |
29-Oct-44 |
Royal Artillery |
151 (The Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. |
White, John Henry |
Private |
13-Apr-43 |
Beds and Herts |
2nd Battalion The Hertfordshire Regt. |
Whiteman, John Whitmore |
Lieutenant |
22-Jan-44 |
Beds and Herts |
|
Wilkinson, Dennis Wilfrid |
Lieutenant |
14-Feb-42 |
Royal Artillery |
6 H.A.A. Regt. |
Wood, George Watson |
Marine |
28-Oct-44 |
Royal Marines |
H.M.S. Fabius. |
Woollatt, Horace James |
Flight Sergeant |
20-Oct-42 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
407 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. |
