Morgan, Pte Wallace, 14343219. Died 29/8/44, serving with 16 DLI, aged 28. Son of William and Mary Morgan; husband of Stella Morgan, of Clee Hill, Shropshire. Montecchio War Cemetery, Italy II J 8. Carrier Platoon, Support Company. Originally enlisted General Service Corps.
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Travis, Pte Francis Leonard, 14345129. Died 28/4/44, serving with 2 DLI, aged 33. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born Oldham, enlisted Oldham. Rangoon Memorial, Face 17.
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Kirby, Pte Joseph, 14348184. Died 7/8/43, serving with 9 DLI, aged 31. Co Durham and Co Durham. Son of Joseph and Sarah Ann Kirby; husband of Frances Kirby, of Durham. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, III A 49.
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Jackson, Pte John Atkinson, 14349489. Died 14/6/44, serving with 6 DLI, aged 30. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Jackson, of Carlisle. Bayeux War Cemetery, France, X V G 13.
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Edginton, L/Sgt Julian Sydney, MM, 14353243. Died 8/4/45, serving with 9 DLI, aged 20. Son of Henry Hewerton Edginton and Annie Gertrude Edginton, of Mannamead, Plymouth. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany, 8 K 13
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Military Medal awarded for actions with 8 DLI in NW Europe; LG 1/2/45, where his surname is mis-spelled 'Edgington': http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36917/supplements/679/page.pdf
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http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C9047819
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Surname corrected in LG 19/7/45: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37184/supplement/3760/data.pdf
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Award not listed in 8 DLI History.
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Mottram, Pte Oswald, 14354689. From Nottingham. Called up in 1942, served in 14 DLI in UK, 9 DLI in Sicily and 16 DLI, where he was seriously wounded at Salerno. Interviewed by the IWM:
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http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80024858
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Brief biography DLI Museum: http://www.dlidurham.org.uk/Listen%20To%20The%20Soldier/Mottram,Oswald.pdf
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Dorrington, Pte George Edward, 14355081. Died 5/8/43, Serving with 8 DLI, aged 32. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Ellen Dorrington, of Leeds, Yorkshire; husband of Susannah Georgina Dorrington, of Moortown, Leeds. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, III A 14.
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Shimmin, Pte William Ernest, 14355305. Died 24/4/44, serving with 2 DLI, aged 19. Son of Joseph and Violet Shimmin, of Balby, Doncaster, Yorkshire. Rangoon Memorial, Burma, Face 17.
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Bateman, Pte Arthur James, 14356397. Died 16/10/44, serving with 8 DLI, aged 30. Son of Bert and Rosina Bateman, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset; husband of Rosina Emily Bateman, of Weston-super-Mare. Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 12 A 15.
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138627 '8C 344' Taylor, Pte J A, 14361379, DLI
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McTaggart L/Cpl James, 14364988. Died 29/3/45, serving with 16 DLI, aged 31. Rome War Cemetery, Italy II D 13. Son of John and Agnes McTaggart; husband of Janet Gemmell McTaggart, of West Kilbride, Ayrshire. Rome War Cemetery, Italy II D 13. Originally enlisted General Service Corps.
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McWaters, Pte Alfred, 14364991. Died 30/1/44, serving with 16 DLI, aged 31. Son of Alexander and Emily McWaters of Glasgow; husband of Margaret Forbes McWaters. of Springburn, Glasgow. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy V G 23. Originally enlisted General Service Corps.
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Baxter, Pte Cyril Gordon, 14367879. Died 12/8/44, serving with 9 DLI, aged 20. Lincolnshire and Surrey. Son of John Thomas Baxter and Lucy Anne Baxter. St Manvieu Cemetery, Cheux, France, XIV B 3.
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Griffiths, Pte Charles William, 14370046. Died 7/6/44, serving with 9 DLI, aged 33. Son of Charles and Mary Ann Griffiths, of Canning Town, Essex; husband of Grace Agnes Griffiths, of Canning Town. Bayeux War Cemetery, France, XI H 2.
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Hearn, Pte Edward Joseph, 14370064. Died 17/7/44, serving with I DLI. No CWGC age or Next of Kin details. Assisi War Cemetery, Italy, IX B 1.
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Mallabar, Pte Roland, 14375580. From Chester-le-Street. Enlisted 12/42. Served in East Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to 9 DLI in Normandy. Interviewed by IWM: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80010967
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Brief biography DLI Museum: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80010967
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Smith Pte Norman Ball, 14375584. Died 29/6/44, serving with 10 DLI, aged 19. Son of Edward B and Margaret Smith, of Gateshead, Co Durham. Bayeux War Cemetery, France, VIII F 26.
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Milner, Pte William, 14375847. Died 6/12/43, serving with 16 DLI, aged 34. Son of William Dobson and Amelia
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Milner; husband of Margaret Jane Milner of Eastbourne, Darlington, Co Durham. Cassino War Cemetery, Italy VII B 19. Originally enlisted General Service Corps.
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Harmer, Pte Harold, 14378571. Died 7/6/44, serving with 9 DLI, aged 34. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Harmer, of Bognor Regis, Sussex. Bayeux War Cemetery, France, XIV J 8.
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Carr, Pte Reginald Rupert, 14379189. Died 11/6/44, serving with 8 DLI, aged 36. Son of Frank and Jennie Carr; husband of
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