Roll of Honour 1939-1947
Surnames starting with S
The list below show all ranks of the Worcestershire Regiment who lost their lives in the Second World War of 1939-1945 (plus 1946-47).
LIST WAS LAST UPDATED ON THE 15th OCTOBER 2012
Surname |
Forenames |
Number |
Rank |
Location |
DOD |
Battalion |
Age |
Frank |
5258441 |
Sergt. |
Leopoldsburg, Belgium (DoW) |
25/11/1944 |
1st |
24 |
|
Sabin |
Leonard Henry |
5253230 |
Pte. |
Bruyelle, Belgium |
22/05/1940 |
7th |
20 |
Salisbury |
Ronald |
14676458 |
Pte. |
Route de Tilly, France |
27/08/1944 |
1st |
19 |
Salt |
George Ernest |
5248799 |
C.S.M. |
U.K. |
23/02/1942 |
- |
?? |
Salt |
Oscar |
5248174 |
L./Cpl. |
Egypt |
14/06/1942 |
1st |
30 |
Sanders |
William Alfred Bill |
5251154 |
Pte. |
India |
27/07/1941 |
2nd |
32 |
Phillip Harry |
5254807 |
Sergt. |
Burma |
15/04/1944 |
7th |
26 |
|
Saunders |
William |
5256118 |
Pte. |
Eritrea |
05/05/1941 |
1st |
21 |
Edward Charles |
5254225 |
Cpl. |
La Varinière, France (DoW) |
09/08/1944 |
1st |
26 |
|
Scott |
John Cooper |
219150 |
Major |
India |
08/09/1945 |
- |
37 |
Robert |
1511506 |
Pte. |
La Varinière, France |
09/08/1944 |
1st |
26 |
|
Seeley |
Fred |
4915773 |
Pte. |
Lessines, Belgium |
18/05/1940 |
7th |
24 |
Shade |
Albert |
4928627 |
Pte. |
Burma |
22/01/1945 |
2nd |
29 |
Percy Bertram |
14588462 |
Pte. |
La Varinière, France |
10/08/1944 |
1st |
19 |
|
Sharman |
William |
5257636 |
Pte. |
U.K. |
25/03/1945 |
- |
33 |
Shaw |
Albert |
850729 |
Pte. |
Burma |
16/06/1945 |
2nd |
30 |
Charles Clifford |
14497341 |
Pte. |
Tripsrath, Germany |
23/11/1944 |
1st |
18 |
|
Joseph William |
5254178 |
Pte. |
U.K. |
01/01/1944 |
9th |
25 |
|
Shay |
Alec |
4541856 |
Cpl. |
Burma |
20/03/1945 |
2nd |
28 |
Sheldrake |
John Frederick |
237907 |
Lieut. |
France |
01/07/1944 |
att. |
30 |
Shepherd |
William George |
14708198 |
Pte. |
Route de Tilly, France |
27/08/1944 |
1st |
18 |
Sheridan |
Fred |
4197291 |
Pte. |
Germany (POW) |
20/09/1943 |
7th |
25 |
Siddall |
James Robert |
5249415 |
Pte. |
Eritrea |
17/03/1941 |
1st |
28 |
Silverman |
Joseph |
14723136 |
Pte. |
Burma |
14/03/1945 |
7th |
24 |
Simmons |
William Albert |
5251357 |
Pte. |
Eritrea |
31/03/1941 |
1st |
21 |
Siverns |
Stanley |
14745306 |
Pte. |
Burma |
28/03/1945 |
2nd |
20 |
Colin Edwards |
4925181 |
Sergt. |
Elst, Netherlands |
25/09/1944 |
1st |
24 |
|
Slade |
Reginald Joseph |
5249752 |
Cpl. |
U.K. |
05/01/1945 |
2nd |
29 |
Slatcher |
Arthur James |
5259638 |
Pte. |
Burma |
20/01/1945 |
2nd |
24 |
Slater |
Walter |
5117933 |
Pte. |
At sea. |
14/11/1942 |
1st |
26 |
Slingsby |
Francis |
4614423 |
Pte. |
Dunkirk, France |
29/05/1940 |
8th |
19 |
Smewing |
Peter Charles |
6106560 |
Pte. |
U.K. (DoW) |
18/07/1944 |
1st |
20 |
Smith |
Albert Francis |
5253106 |
Pte. |
France |
29/05/1940 |
8th |
?? |
Smith |
Arthur |
6103339 |
Pte. |
La Varinière, France |
09/08/1944 |
1st |
24 |
Smith |
Alfred David Raymond |
134307 |
Captain |
France |
24/07/1944 |
att. |
25 |
Alfred Horace |
5254182 |
Pte. |
Vehlingen, Germany |
27/03/1945 |
1st |
27 |
|
Smith |
Bert |
5257990 |
Pte. |
Route de Magny, France |
27/08/1944 |
1st |
34 |
Smith |
Basil Sydney |
203358 |
Lieut. |
India |
16/05/1944 |
7th |
29 |
George Allen |
6100291 |
Pte. |
Route de Tilly, France |
27/08/1944 |
1st |
32 |
|
Smith |
Harry |
5247955 |
Sergt. |
U.K. |
13/04/1942 |
- |
?? |
Smith |
Henry Arthur |
14585410 |
Pte. |
U.K. |
04/12/1943 |
1st |
18 |
Smith |
James Conrad |
5252168 |
Pte. |
Dunkirk, France |
10/06/1940 |
7th |
19 |
Smith |
John William Alfred |
5257993 |
Cpl. |
La Varinière, France |
09/08/1944 |
1st |
31 |
Smith |
Leslie |
4909744 |
Sergt. |
Burma |
11/04/1944 |
7th |
37 |
Smith |
Reginald Frederick |
5250379 |
L./Cpl. |
Burma |
14/03/1945 |
7th |
27 |
Smith |
Sydney |
14380864 |
Pte. |
Vehlingen (Autobahn), Germany |
27/03/1945 |
1st |
20 |
Smith |
William Herbert |
5252821 |
Pte. |
Bambecque, France |
28/05/1940 |
8th |
20 |
Smith |
William Henry Richard |
5957185 |
Pte. |
Box 187, Tobruk |
09/06/1942 |
1st |
19 |
Smurthwaite |
Richard Barry |
219862 |
Lieut. |
Tunisia |
06/04/1943 |
- |
24 |
Joseph Alfred |
5050862 |
Pte. |
Tripsrath, Germany |
19/11/1944 |
1st |
26 |
|
Sollis |
Bernard Raymond |
5254106 |
Pte. |
Baron, France |
18/07/1944 |
1st |
26 |
Mowbray Morris |
134308 |
Major |
Elst, Netherlands |
24/09/1944 |
1st |
25 |
|
Southwick |
David Arthur |
14629908 |
Pte. |
Burma |
05/06/1945 |
2nd |
20 |
Charles |
5249272 |
C.S.M. |
Hill 112, France |
27/07/1944 |
1st |
31 |
|
Spares |
Dennis Rowland |
5125661 |
Pte. |
Burma |
28/04/1944 |
7th |
21 |
Spencer |
Arthur |
5253240 |
Pte. |
La Bassée, France |
28/05/1940 |
7th |
21 |
Spicer |
Royston Stanley |
228301 |
Lieut. |
Chateau de Fontaine, France |
13/07/1944 |
1st |
27 |
Stacey |
Sidney |
5250799 |
Pte. |
Diepenheim, Germany |
01/04/1945 |
1st |
27 |
Stanley |
Harry |
13041577 |
Pte. |
Groesbeek, Netherlands |
22/10/1944 |
1st |
22 |
Starkey |
Frank Edward |
14836614 |
Pte. |
U.K. |
11/08/1947 |
- |
21 |
Statham |
James William |
4928628 |
Pte. |
Burma |
03/02/1945 |
2nd |
35 |
Statham |
William |
14747355 |
Pte. |
Burma |
05/04/1945 |
2nd |
21 |
Steel |
Arthur Dale |
89330 |
Major |
Italy |
10/11/1944 |
att. |
34 |
Steward |
Derek Basil |
174311 |
Lieut. |
Greece |
13/11/1943 |
- |
23 |
Richard Plummer |
5258432 |
Pte. |
Berjou, France |
16/08/1944 |
1st |
33 |
|
Stomboli |
Vittorio |
4925029 |
Pte. |
Burma |
08/01/1945 |
7th |
27 |
Stone |
Douglas |
4615225 |
Pte. |
Dunkirk, France |
26/05/1940 |
8th |
20 |
Stone |
Frederick Reginald |
5256690 |
Pte. |
Burma |
08/02/1945 |
7th |
31 |
Bert |
14654360 |
Pte. |
Berjou, France |
15/08/1944 |
1st |
19 |
|
Strain |
Alfred John |
5251259 |
Sergt. |
Planard, France |
23/05/1940 |
8th |
?? |
Robert Charles |
4912720 |
Sergt. |
Canteloup cross-roads, France |
30/07/1944 |
1st |
30 |
|
Sturdy |
Frank William |
5250754 |
Pte. |
India |
06/07/1940 |
2nd |
22 |
Sutton |
Henry |
5506413 |
Pte. |
Burma |
22/01/1945 |
2nd |
31 |
Sutton |
Leonard |
5251805 |
Pte. |
At sea |
24/05/1940 |
8th |
20 |
Michael Campbell |
140073 |
Lieut. |
Autobahn Attack, vehlingen, Germany |
27/03/1945 |
1st |
28 |
|
John Lucas |
105330 |
Lieut. |
Wardt, Germany |
04/03/1945 |
1st |
? |
|
Swift |
Archibald Leslie |
4854842 |
Pte. |
Dunkirk, France |
29/05/1940 |
8th |
33 |
Geoffrey |
1594112 |
Pte. |
Tripsrath, Germany |
19/11/1944 |
1st |
29 |
|
Swindale |
Alfred Raymond |
5112860 |
Cpl. |
Eritrea |
14/05/1941 |
1st |
25 |
Swindells |
Ezra Charles |
5257407 |
L./Sergt. |
At sea. |
14/11/1942 |
1st |
29 |
Sykes |
Charles Edward |
5117941 |
Pte. |
Box 187, Tobruk |
14/06/1942 |
1st |
22 |
Sykes |
Harry Randall |
5506415 |
Pte. |
India |
18/12/1944 |
2nd |
32 |
Notes:
Lieutenant John Fredrick Sheldrake (237907) was attached to 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
Private Walter Slater (5117933)
and Lance Sergeant Ezra Charles Swindale (5257407) were killed on the 14th November 1942 when the Italian transport ship SS Scillin was torpedoed en route from Tripoli to Sicily with about 815 Commonwealth prisoners-of-war on board (including some 20 men of the 1st Battalion Worcestershire men) and some 200 Italian soldiers.
Captain Alfred David Raymond Smith (134307) was attached to Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Major Arthur Dale Steel (89330) was attached to 6th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
Lieutenant Michael Campbell Shawcross (140073) of the 7th Battalion Devonshire Regiment was attached to the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.
Lieutenant John Lucas Stride of the
King's Shropshire Light Infantry, attached to the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.