There were four All Stretton men who died in World War Two who are recorded on All Stretton War Memorial.
A list of Village men killed in the Second World War – Select the Surname for a biography.
Surname | First Name | Date of Death |
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Bebbington | Richard John | 3 September 1942 |
Deaves | Edmund James | 23 September 1943 |
Evans | Harold Thomas | 10 August 1944 |
Sankey | John Grainger | 11 July 1944 |
The following people served in the Second World War and returned home. The list was compiled by John Evans.
Surname | First Name | Service | Address | Comments | |
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BLAIR | Edward | Army | Meadow Green,Batch Valley | ||
BLAIR | Joyce | WRAF UK | Meadow Green,Batch Valley | Married a Canadian Serviceman, moved to Canada. When she died her ashes were brought from Canada to the garden of rest at St. Michael’s Church. | |
DAVIES | Frank | American Army | Born Holly Cottage early 1920’s. | Emigrated with Parents to Maine, USA. Visted All Stretton 1944 and died in the 1980's. | |
DEAKIN | Betton | KSLI | Yew Tree Pub | Italy | |
DEAVES | Alan | RAF | Roseleigh. | Aircrew | |
DEAVES | Brian | RAF | Roseleigh. | Aircrew | |
DEAVES | Brian | Army | Rock Cottage. | ||
EDWARDS | John | Army | Bag Batch. | Coastal Defences. N.E. England. | |
EDWARDS | Stanley | RAF | Bag Batch. | Aircrew | |
EVANS | Cyril | Army | Minton Cottage | Army, R.A. Far East. | |
EVANS | Richard (Dick) | Army | 3 Council Houses. | R.A. Normandy and Germany. | |
FINCH | Harold (Harry) | Royal Navy | High Park Cottage. | Mine sweeping, home waters. | |
FINCH | Patrick (Pat) | Army | High Park Cottage. | Burma Chindits. | |
GWILLIAM | Hubert | Army | Gorsty Bank. | Royal Signals UK. | |
HEIRON | Reg | Army | Prill Cottage, Burway Road. | Army. RAOC. India. | |
JARRETT | George | Army | Lady Lye. | ||
JARRETT | Percy | Army | Between Sunnieside and St. Michael’s Church. | R.A. South Coast and Shetland Isles. | |
JONES | Kathleen | WRAF UK | Married name Foster. Heighways Lane. WRAF UK | ||
LONGSTAFF | Harold | Indian Army | Inwood House. | Joined Indian Army before WWII. Far East. | |
PHILLIPS | Richard | Army | Peatswood, The Row. | ||
MEREDITH | Edward (Ted) | Army | Maiden Hill. | ||
PAGET | Alan | Army | Heighways Lane. | Moved to London before WWII. Joined T.A. Rifle Brigade. Dunkirk and Middle East. Retired to Church Stretton. | |
PRICE | Stanley | RAF | Hollywell Cottage. | RAF Aircrew. | |
SANKEY | Harold | RAF | Laburnam Cottage. | Far East. | |
SOUTHERN | William (Bill) | Army | Hopton Villa, Heighways Lane | Middle East. | |
TARBUCK | Percy | Moved from Inwood Cottages to School House, Church Street, before WWII. RAF Malaya & Belgium. | |||
TROW | Bernard | RAF | Sunnieside. | Far East. | |
TUDOR | Joe | Army | Woodnall. | Invalided out. | |
WILLIAMS | Richard (Bib) | Army | Jinlye. | Palestine | |
WILLIAMS | Tom | Royal Navy | Jinlye. | Artic and Atlantic convoys. | |
BUTTERY | Sam | Council Houses. | Born in the Village but moved away prior to WW2 | ||
MATTHEWS | Monty | Heighways Lane. Son of Alf Matthews, butcher in Church Stretton. | Born in the Village but moved away prior to WW2 | ||