Hunter, Pte Richard Heslop 4470267. Died 27/2/43 serving with 16 DLI, aged 23. Son of Richard and Mary Hunter;
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husband of Jenny Hankin Hunter, of Sunderland, Co Durham. Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Face 29.
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Photograph, Sunderland Echo, 6/4/43, p 5: 'Pte R H Hunter, DLI, 56 St Luke's Road...reported missing in North Africa.'
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Clarkson, Pte Ernest, 4470272. Died 27/4/44, serving with 2 DLI, aged 20. Son of Arthur and Lily Clarkson, of Darlington, Co Durham. Kohima War Cemetery, 4 C 4.
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Large, Cpl K W, 4470275. Mentioned in Despatches for services with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in Italy. LG 29/11/45:
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37368/supplement/5815/data.pdf
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Calvert, Pte William Matthew, 4470279. Died 4/10/44, serving with 8 DLI, aged 20. Son of John and Margaret Calvert, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 12 B 12.
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Baldwin, Pte Eric Bernard, 4470294. Died 23/4/43, serving with 16 DLI, aged 20. Son of Herbert and Lilian Baldwin, of Brighton, Sussex. Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, 16 D 16.
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Best, Pte Joseph Max Millan, 4470295. Died as a POW, 5/5/44, 1 DLI, aged 21. Son of Joseph and Violet Florence Best, of Enfield, Middlesex. Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery, 11 H 31.
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Clifford, Pte S H, 4470301, Stalag 8C in 1/45, German POW No 76911.
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Clifton, Pte Ronald Frederic 4470302. Died 10/10/43 serving with 16 DLI, aged 20. Son of Charles and Margaret Elizabeth Clifton, of Bromley, Kent. Cassino Memorial, Panel 10.
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Cowlard, Pte Charles, 4470305, 16 DLI. With the Battalion in Tunisia and Italy.
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Fitts, Pte G T, 4470308, Stalag 4D, POW No 263061. Previously held Italy.
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Gibbs, Pte F R, 4470310, Stalag 4C in 1/45, German POW No 251745. PG 70, Italy in 1943.
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Gunning, Pte E, 4470315, DLI. Stalag 4G, POW No 261555.
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Hull, Pte F G, 4470317, DLI. Stalag 4D, POW No 262809.
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Hunt, Craftsman George William, 4470319. Died 6/6/44, serving with Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers attached 7th Bn The Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps. Son of John Hunt, and of Mary Hunt, of Churchill, Oxfordshire. Ranville War Cemetery, Coll, Grave VIA, C, 1-25.
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Aboard Stirling EJ116 of 620 Sq RAF, which crashed with no survivors at Château de Grangues, France during the initial D-Day assault. See these external sites:
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http://www.591-antrim-parachute.info/Grangues-crashes.html
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http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/47443-graves-of-stirling-ej116u-crash-at-chateau-de-grangues/
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Jordan, Pte D J, 4470320. Mentioned in Despatches for services with 16 DLI in the CMF: LG 23/5/46
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37575/supplement/2468/data.pdf
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Mantle, Pte Leonard George, 4470325. Died 23/9/43 serving with 16 DLI, aged 20. Son of George Henry and Gertrude May Mantle, of Keston, Kent. Salerno War Cemetery, II B 33.
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Millard, Pte A J C, 4470327, DLI. POW in Italy, 1943.
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Mills, Pte John Alexander 4470328. Died 9/9/43 serving with 16 DLI, aged 21. Son of John and Emily Mills, of Shepherd's Bush, London. Salerno War Cemetery, I E 21.
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Pauly, Cpl George 4470334. Died 12/9/44 serving with 16 DLI, aged 21. See 1942 D Company photograph. No CWGC Next of Kin details. London SW and London SW. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, IV E 5.
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See 1942 D Coy, 16 DLI photograph:
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http://16dli.awardspace.com/page60.html
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Thorn, Pte A E, 4470348, Stalag 4D/Z in 1945, POW No 226855. POW Italy, 1943.
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27866 357 Littlewood, Pte J R, 4470362, AAC
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Ackroyd, Pte C R, 4470369, Stalag 4G in 1945, POW No 226955. Previously held Italy
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Bird, Pte S, 4470370. Captured by ELAS in Greece in 12/44 and released after several weeks while serving with 16 DLI.
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Darlington, Pte Evan 4470373. 16 DLI. Enlisted 4/42. Captured Sedjenane, Tunisia, 2/3/43. 15 Platoon, C Company, 16 DLI. Successfully escaped to Switzerland in late 1943 Ex-14th DLI. From Oldham. Camp PG 146, Italy. See this page of the site for more on Evan Darlington and a large group photo featuring him, which could be 14 DLI:
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http://stalag4d.atspace.co.uk/page123.html
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