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| The names of eighteen World War Two Servicemen are listed on the Midgley and Luddenden War Memorial.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | | The names of eighteen World War Two Servicemen are listed on the Midgley and Luddenden War Memorial.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> |
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| | | '''A Brief history of each of these men follows:<br>''' |
| A Brief history of each of these men follows:<br> | | {| |
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| [[Gordon Baume]] | | |- |
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| [[Donald Clay]] | | | [[Gordon Baume]]|| [[Donald Clay]] |
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| [[James Trevor Cotterell]] | | | [[James Trevor Cotterell]]|| [[Albert Cowan]] |
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| [[Albert Cowan]] | | |[[John Crilley]]|| [[Ernest Dransfield]] |
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| [[John Crilley]] | | | [[Jack Fletcher]]|| [[Thomas Gill]] |
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| [[Ernest Dransfield]] | | | [[George Greenwood]]|| [[Philip Joseph Gorman]] |
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| [[Jack Fletcher]] | | | [[John Foster Haigh]]|| [[Daniel Maguire]] |
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| [[George Greenwood]] | | | [[Thomas Lister]]|| [[Samuel Longbottom]] |
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| [[Philip Joseph Gorman]] | | | [[Harry Noble]]|| [[Ronald Royston]] |
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| [[John Foster Haigh]] | | | [[Cecil Tisson]]|| [[Clifford Uttley]] |
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| [[Daniel Maguire]] | |
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| [[Thomas Lister]] | |
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| [[Samuel Longbottom]] | |
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| [[Harry Noble]] | |
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| [[Ronald Royston]] | |
| ===PRIVATE CECIL TISSON <br>d. 29th June 1944 aged 29===
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| Cecil Tisson was born in St Helier 18th December 1914, his parents were Charles William and Gertrude Florence Tisson, both from St Helier. His parents married on New Year’s Day 1913. | |
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| By 1915 the family was living in London, Cecil’s father is listed as a Trunk Maker, in WW1 he served in the Royal Army Service Corps as a Driver until he was demobbed in 1919.
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| In 1921, the family was living in Pimlico, his father was working as a carpenter at The Palace Hotel in Bloomsbury and there is a younger child, Constance Fortune.
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| By 1939, Cecil is working as a Painter's Labourer in Southampton.
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| At some point after this, a link is made with the Crilley family in Luddenden, but how this link was made is a mystery.
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| The Crilley's were originally from Liverpool. The 1921 Census, shows them living on Tarbock Street, Margaret's Mother is listed as a Widow and has five children living with her. By 1939 the family is living in Luddenden at 15 Halifax Lane.
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| Cecil married Margaret Crilley in 1942 in the Halifax area.
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| John Crilley who became Cecil's brother-in-law was a Royal Marine Commando. He was Killed in Action in Burma in 1945.
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| Cecil was in the 7th Battalion Hampshire Regiment and took part in the D Day landings. The 1st Battalion landed on D Day, the 7th Battalion were in reserve and landed on 22nd June. The Regiment landed on Gold Beach at Manvieux near Arromanches.
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| The War diaries follow the regiments advance through France towards Caen, but there are no mention of casualties in the diary. The diaries are a fascinating insight into the detail of the planning that went into the D Day landings and are well worth having a look at.
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| We do know that Cecil was killed in action on 29th June 1944 aged 29 years as the Regiment pushed towards the strategic Town of Caen.
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| He is buried a [https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2339341/cecil-charles-tisson/ Hottot les Bauges War Cemetery] which is about 10 miles outside of Bayeux.<br><br>
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| References:<br>
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| ''1921 Census. RG15/511/5/2/44<br>''
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| ''1939 England and Wales Voters Register. County of Southampton/99-2/ECNF/schedule 263<br>''
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| ''Civil Marriage Registration. 1942/Q3/9a/1078<br>
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| ===GUNNER CLIFFORD UTTLEY<br> d. 3 June 1944 AGED 34===
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| [[File:Clifford Uttley.png|left|200px]] | |
| Clifford was the second son of Fred and Minnie Uttley. Fred was born at 4 Upperfoot on 12th May 1909 Christened St Michael's Mythomroyd 27 April 1910). In 1911, the family is listed as parents Fred (25 years old, Dyer’s Labourer), Minnie (30 years old) and sons James William (aged 5) and Clifford (aged 1). <br>
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| By the time of the 1921 census , the family had moved up the road to Paradise on Ellen Royd Lane. Three more children had arrived Ada Mary and the twins Fred and Marjorie. Their father was working as a motor transport assistant (drayman) for a local brewery, Richard Whitaker in Halifax.
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| Clifford married Eveline Lawton in Grimethorpe in August 1932 and the couple had 2 children. They were living at Tillotson Buildings on Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot in 1939, Clifford was working as a warehouse man for H Helliwell's (worsted spinners). There are three names redacted on this document (probably their children), but we can look on the UK birth Register for children’s whose surname is Uttley and whose mother’s maiden name is Lawton. Two hits are George W Uttley born Q2 1934 in Hemsworth (near Grimethorpe) and Peter G born Q2 1935 also in Hemsworth.
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| We are not sure when Clifford joined up as the WW2 Service records have not yet been released. He was a member of the 101st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment. The Regiment was formed in 1939 to defend the British Fleet at Scapa Flow from Air Attack.
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| The Regiment was posted to India in 1943, firstly to Avadi in the city of Chennai (formerly Madras) and later to Mumbai (formerly Bombay).
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| Clifford died of burns in hospital on 3 June 1944 aged 34 and is buried at the [https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2191221/clifford-uttley/ Kirkee War Cemetery] in Pune (formerly Puna).
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| After his death, his wife Eveline moved back to Grimethorpe. She died in 1999 aged 88 in the Chester /Ellesmere Port area.
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| '''References'''<br>
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| ''1911 Census, RG14/496/4/19/Schedule.No 18''<br>
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| ''1921 Census, RG15/496/4/22/Schedule No 206''<br>
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| ''1939 England and Wales Voters Register, Sowerby Bridge UD/496A-4/KOQR/Schedule No 29''<br>
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| ''Civil Marriage Registration, 1932/Q3/9c/402''<br>
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