Roll of Honour
Below are the names of the 70 men of the 111th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery who lost their lives during the Second World War. Information has been taken from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and combined where possible with information from the official war diary of the regiment.
Additionally, 175 men were wounded while serving in the Regiment. Their details can be found on this separate spreadsheet:
Wounded in Action
Lest we Forget
1940
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1941
930864: Gunner John Edwin Hayles
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Pte. Henry Hayles, West Yorkshire Regt (Killed in Action in Belgium, 27 September 1917) and Alice Mabel Hayles, Husband of Monica Hayles of Elswick
Died 25th January 1941 in Woodbridge, Surrey following a gunshot to the abdomen fired by a colleague.
Age 26
1085790: Gunner William Archie Lloyd
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Charles and Dorcas Lloyd of Severn Stoke.
Died 10th August 1941 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Age 35
951799: Gunner Eric Hodges
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Charles and Mary Hodges, Husband of Alice Hodges of Elton, Lancashire
Died 17th August 1941 in Bury St. Edmunds when the truck he was travelling in crashed into a wall of Southgate House in the town.
Age 22
1092432: Gunner John Hammond
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of John and Edith Eliza Hammond of Cheadle; Husband of Ada Mary Hammond of Cheadle
Died 27th August 1941
Age 33
1942
927912: Warrant Officer Class II Percy Waller
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Born 1900
Died 19th February 1942 in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Age 42
957981: Gunner Glyn Roberts
212 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Born 1919 on Isle of Anglesey
Died 24th October 1942 during Second Battle of El Alamein
Age 23
2093511: Gunner William Arthur Doughty
212 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of William Arthur and Harriet Doughty, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Died 24th October 1942 during Second Battle of El Alamein
Age 24
2094470: Gunner John Moore Harries
212 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Jack Elloway Harries and Ethel Elizabeth Harries, of Felinfoel, Carmarthenshire.
Died 24th October 1942 during Second Battle of El Alamein
Age 20
2210971: Gunner John Edward Owens
212 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Edward and Amy Owens, of Liverpool.
Died 25th October 1942 in bombing during Second Battle of El Alamein
Age 21
2093136: Gunner Jack Cooper
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Died 28th October 1942 during Second Battle of El Alamein
Age 31
2093521: Gunner Frederick William Down
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Sidney Thomas Down and Florence Alice Down; husband of Ada Daphne Down, of Shepherd’s Bush, London.
Died 30th October 1942 during Second Battle of El Alamein
Age 23
995425: Gunner William Yates
212 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of William and Sarah Sophie Yates; husband of Elsie Yates, of Crossflats, Yorkshire.
Died 10th December 1942
Age 35
1943
2168368: Gunner George Donald Carter
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Joseph and Emily Carter, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 8th February 1943 near Pisida, Tunisia from enemy shellfire.
Age 23
2123125: Bombardier William Ernest Kirkham
211 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Walter and Ellen Kirkham, of Gorton, Manchester.
Died 16th February 1943 near Bengardane, Tunisia during enemy air attack.
Age 26
2541582: Gunner Wilfred George Byott
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Wilfred and Bessie Gladys Byott, of Liverpool.
Died 26th February 1943 near Metameur, likely from enemy shellfire.
Age 22
2183517: Major Edward Brian Walker
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Arthur and Beatrice Walker; husband of Beryl Walker, Edgworth, Lancs.
Died 1st March 1943 near Metameur, Tunisia in friendly-fire incident from own Battery.
Age 34
2183027: Gunner Percy Latham
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Died 22nd March 1943 near Metameur on a day when the Regiment “were subjected to bombing, shelling and machine-gunning from air”.
Age 22
2182739: Bombardier Herbert Farnworth
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of John and Elizabeth A. Farnworth, of Walkden, Lancashire.
Died 22nd March 1943 near Metameur on a day when the Regiment “were subjected to bombing, shelling and machine-gunning from air”.
Age Unknown
2182689: Gunner Leonard John Donovan
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of William John and Rachel Ann Donovan, of Treforest, Glamorgan.
Died 22nd March 1943 near Metameur on a day when the Regiment “were subjected to bombing, shelling and machine-gunning from air”.
Age 23
2183169: Gunner Leslie Morris
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Husband of Mary Drew Morris, of Seedley, Salford, Lancashire.
Died 22nd March 1943 near Metameur on a day when the Regiment “were subjected to bombing, shelling and machine-gunning from air”.
Age Unknown
2185387: Warrant Officer Class II Harold Woosnam
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Husband of Audrey Millicent Woosnam, of Matlock, Derbyshire.
Died 22nd March 1943 near Metameur on a day when the Regiment “were subjected to bombing, shelling and machine-gunning from air”.
Age 36
2104251: Lieutenant Clifford Rogers Harris
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Harris, of Highley, Worcestershire.
Died 22nd March 1943 near Metameur on a day when the Regiment “were subjected to bombing, shelling and machine-gunning from air”.
Age 23
251544: Bombardier Victor John Burke
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Patrick and Hannah Millicent Burke, of Stretford, Lancashire.
Died 23rd March 1943 near Metameur on a day from strafing enemy aircraft.
Age 23
2183382: Lance Bombardier Eric Shaw
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Benjamin and Hannah Shaw, of Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 23rd March 1943 near Metameur on a day from strafing enemy aircraft.
Age 22
2182561: Gunner William Butler
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Charles and Lois Butler; husband of Lilian Butler, of Oakengates, Shropshire.
Died 23rd March 1943 near Metameur on a day from strafing enemy aircraft.
Age 25
21812792: Captain Frederick William Gifford
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Frederick William Gifford and of Eliza Gifford (nee Morris); husband of Nicola Gladys Gifford (nee Moncrieff), of Fossoway, Kinross-shire.
Died 23rd March 1943 near Metameur on a day from strafing enemy aircraft.
Age 25
2541582: Gunner Frederick Cartwright
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Job Richard and Anne Cartwright.
Died 23rd March 1943 near Metameur on a day from strafing enemy aircraft.
Age 34
2183128: Bombardier John Martin
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Anthony and Maggie Martin, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 23rd March 1943 near Metameur on a day from strafing enemy aircraft.
Age 24
2182845: Gunner Walter Alexander Haggerty
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of James and Jane Haggerty, of Liverpool.
Died 23rd March 1943 near Metameur on a day from strafing enemy aircraft.
Age 23
2182991: Gunner John William Kendall
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of John N. and Alice Kendall, of Dingle, Liverpool.
Died 30th March 1943
216855: Lance Serjeant Samuel Hillier
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of James and Matilda Hillier, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham; husband of Ada Hillier, of West Hartlepool.
Died 3rd April 1943
Age 37
2541494: Bombardier Robert Bragg
211 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Robert and Ethel Bragg; husband of Alice Bragg, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 8th April 1943 near Retba, Tunisia from enemy armour-piercing shot.
Age 23
2182781: Gunner John Garland
211 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Peter and Grace Garland, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 8th April 1943 near Retba, Tunisia from enemy armour-piercing shot.
Age 31
2182658: Serjeant William Henry Daniels
211 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of William and Annie Daniels; husband of Elsie Daniels, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 8th April 1943 near Retba, Tunisia from enemy armour-piercing shot.
Age 22
2182714: Gunner Harry Edmundson
211 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Harry and Florence Edmondson, of Rawtenstall, Lancashire.
Died 8th April 1943 near Retba, Tunisia from enemy armour-piercing shot.
Age 42
2632791: Gunner William Ronald Perrin
211 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Albert William and Ethel Rhoda Perrin. of Swindon, Wiltshire.
Died 9th April 1943 near Retba, Tunisia likely from injuries received on 8th April 1943.
Age 22
2168246: Bombardier Harold Leslie Ashton
212 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Died 14th April 1943 near M’saken, Tunisia from enemy shellfire.
Age 23
2104398: Gunner Gwillym Lloyd Jones
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Joseph and Hannah Louisa Jones, of Bagillt, Flintshire.
Died 20th April 1943 near Enfidaville, Tunisia from enemy shellfire.
Age 20
2230174: Gunner Herbert George Willett
212 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Robert and Amelia Willett; husband of Daisy Hilary Willett, of Highwood, Essex.
Died 21st April 1943 near Enfidaville, Tunisia from premature round.
Age Unknown
2229945: Lieutenant John William Simmonds
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Harold George and Agnes Margaret Simmonds, of Oxford.
Died 26th April 1943 near Enfidaville, Tunisia from direct hit from enemy shellfire.
Age 20
2103873: Lance Bombardier Victor Burley
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Died 30th April 1943 near Enfidaville, Tunisia.
Age Unknown
2230174: Gunner Clifford Dennis Hyams
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Thomas and Mabel Hyams; husband of Rhona Hyams, of Hornchurch, Essex.
Died 30th April 1943 near Enfidaville, Tunisia.
Age 30
2103908: Second Lieutenant Dennis William Grenville Cassell
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of George and Caroline Cassell; husband of Joan Cassell, of Thornton Heath, Surrey.
Died 12th May 1943 near Enfidaville, Tunisia when enemy 155mm mortar from rocket battery hit officers truck.
Age 24
2230174: Lieutenant-Colonel William Paul Hobbs MBE
Commander of 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Brigadier-General Reginald F. A. Hobbs, and Frances Graham Hobbs (nee Stirling), of Sutton Veny, Wiltshire.
Died 12th May 1943 near Enfidaville, Tunisia when enemy 155mm mortar from rocket battery hit officers truck.
Age 29
2377795: Captain Frank Ellis
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Joshua Ellis, and of Martha Ann Ellis, of Tickhill, Yorkshire.
Died 8th December 1943 near Guardigrele, Italy when his Observation Post was hit by shell fragments and died later of wounds.
Age 27
2377557: Gunner George Cliffe
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of John Albert and Susannah Cliffe, of Liverpool.
Died 21st December 1943 near Guardigrele, Italy.
Age 25
2377571: Lance Bombardier Harold Thompson Colton
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of John Henry and Frances Colton. of Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 30th December 1943 near Guardigrele, Italy.
Age 23
1944
2215290: Gunner Percy Wray
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Thomas Edward and Sarah Wray, of Liverpool.
Died 17th January 1944 near Orsogna, Italy.
Age 25
2375640: Gunner Sydney John McQuire
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Ernest Alfred and Ethel Maude McQuire; husband of Elizabeth McQuire, of West Kensington, London.
Died 4th March 1944 from enemy shelling near Orsogna.
Age 37
2712095: Gunner Sidney Blunt
212 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Joseph and Sarah Ann Blunt, of Woodside, Dudley; husband of Louie Blunt, of Woodside, Dudley.
Died 7th April 1944
Age 36
2375363: Serjeant Ernest Johnson
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of William Henry and Mary Ellen Johnson, of Bury, Lancashire;
husband of Bertha Johnson, of Bury.
Died 8th April 1944
Age 31
2076559: Gunner Albert George Monahan
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Elizabeth Monahan; husband of Louisa Monahan, of Edgeware, Middlesex.
Died 14th April 1944
Age 36
2224198: Gunner Jack Hogarth
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John James Hogarth, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 10th June 1944
Age 24
2224095: Lance Bombardier Thomas Cope
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Robert and Agnes Emma Cope, of Whitefield, Lancashire;
husband of Hilda Cope, of Whitefield.
Died 27th August 1944
Age 26
2203157: Gunner Eric Butterfield
212 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Matthew James Butterfield and Theresa May Butterfield, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 5th October 1944 near Sarande, Albania from internal haemorrhaging caused by enemy artillery fire.
Age 24
2224041: Gunner Victor Bowden
211 Bty, 111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Killed near Risan when one round of enemy counter-battery fire landed in area of Troop Command Post.
Son of Edward and Jane Ellen Bowden of Bolton, Lancashire.
Died 4th November 1944
Age 24
1945+
252603955: Captain Ronald Vincent Seddon
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of John and Emily Seddon; husband of Barbara Seddon, of Sutton, Surrey.
Died 25th July in hospital following an accident and buried in Salerno War Cemetery, Italy.
Age 32
2817599: Gunner Stanley Barton
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Frederick and Annie Barton, of Blackley, Manchester.
Died 8th December 1945 following an accident and buried in Udine War Cemetery, Italy.
Age 26
2817698: Gunner Samuel Foulkes
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Husband of Elsie Foulkes, of Little Hulton, Lancashire.
Died 8th December 1945 following an accident and buried in Udine War Cemetery, Italy.
Age 27
2654568: Bombardier Hubert J. Headicar
111th Fd Regt – Royal Artillery
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Norman Headicar; husband of Mary Teresa Headicar, of Dollis Hill, Middlesex.
Died 30th November 1947 at Preston Hall, Maidstone
Age 39