The Men on the
War Memorials
Upwey
Fellowes Peter Noel
25.12.1920 -
Died: 25/02/1943
Age : 22
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Service Number: '1332970'
Country died/cemetery or memorial: United Kingdom,
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Panel 149.
The Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede commemorates by nam
e over 20,000 airmen who were lost in the Second World War during operations from bases in the United Kingdom and North and Western Europe, and who have no known graves. They served in Bomber, Fighter, Coastal, Transport, Flying Training and Maintenance Commands, and came from all parts of the Commonwealth. Some were from countries in continental Europe which had been overrun but whose airmen continued to fight in the ranks of the Royal Air Force.
Baptised at Upwey on 27.3.1921
Peter's sister Pat Wills tells us about Peter:
Peter was born at 66 Elwell Street, Upwey, the son of Thomas George and Beryl Fellowes (nee Christopher). Beryl lost 2 of her brothers in WW1. One of 5 children; Joy, Bill, Pat and Beryl were his siblings.
Peter went to Upwey School until he was 14 years old. He was then apprenticed to a carpenter. As soon as he was old enough he joined the RAF (about 1941) and trained in a Wellington Bomber aircraft (S for Sugar).
He came home on Embarkation Leave as he was on an Aeroplane Ferrying Flight -
Pat was 16 at the time and Peter was 22 -
On 3 September 1943, the Air Ministry wrote to Mr Fellowes:
'Sir -
The family also received a letter from Buckingham Palace signed by the King: 'The Queen and I offer you our heartfelt sympathy in your great sorrow. We pray that your country's gratitude for a life so nobly given in its service may bring you some measure of consolation.'
In response to an enquiry from Pat Wills (Peter's sister) in 1995, the Air Historical Branch f the Ministry of Defence provided the following information: 'Our records show that Sgt Fellowes was a wireless operator/air gunner on Wellington number DF683, which was operating with no. 21 Operational Training Unit. The aircraft took off rom RAF Portreath at 0412 hrs on 25 February 1943 for a transit flight to Gibraltar, bt failed to reach its destination. No messages of any kind was received after take off, and as the route taken laymainly over the sea it can only be presumed that DF683 must have come down into the sea (cause unknown) with the loss of the entire crew.' The crew consisted of a pilot, navigator, air bomber and 2 wireless operators/air gunners.
The Fellowes family lived at 66 Elwell Street for many years, daughter Pat married George Wills and lived in the same house. George died in 2002; in 2005 Pat moved away to live with one of her two daughters, but still keeps in touch with the village.
January 2014
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Upwey
Gould Kenneth George
Approx. 1921 -
Died: 18/09/1944
Age 21
Rank: Driver
Regiment: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Service Number: '10580382'
Country died/cemetery or memorial: Netherlands; ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY; 30. B. 3.
Kenneth Gould age about 10
St Nicholas School photo 1931/2
Son of Albert George and Hilda Maud Gould, of Mount Linton, Dorchester Rd, Upwey,.
Albert married Hilda Maud Symonds of Broadwey on 27.12.1920
Dorset Echo 19.10.44
'Gave his life at Arnhem -
Mr & Mrs AG Gould of Mount Linton, 846 Dorchester Road, Upwey are among parents who have been waiting anxiously for news of their sons at Arnhem.
Now they have been officially informed that their 21 year old son, Driver KG Gould, REME (Airborne Division) lost his life in that battle.
For three weeks Mr & Mrs Gould had no letters from him and in their anxiety wrote to the War Office. A reply stated that their letter had been forwarded to the REME records office, and later they received the dreaded news. Shortly after the battle they heard of his death from a corporal with whom he fought, but they would not give up hope until they were informed officially.
Born in Upwey and educated at Broadwey School, Kenneth was a popular member of Upwey and Broadwey Home Guard. He was in business with his father until he joined up in 1941. He fought in North Africa, Scily and Italy.
Len Smith's memories: Kenneth was the son of Butcher Gould, who's shop was at 717 Dorchester Rd.
ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY
Following the Normandy landings of June 1944, the Allied advance through northern Europe was extraordinarily rapid and on 11 September 1944, the Second Army entered the Netherlands just south of Eindhoven, the first Allied troops to set foot in the country since its fall in May 1940.
Their next aim was to cross the Rhine before the Germans had time to reorganise after their recent setbacks, securing crossings over the rivers and canals that stood in their path at Grave, Nijmegen and Arnhem. 'Operation Market Garden' would involve the United States 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the Commonwealth 1st Airborne Division and the Polish Parachute Brigade.
On 17 September 1944, the 1st Airborne Division began landing west of Arnhem, but German resistance, bad weather and problems with supplies and reinforcements led to heavy losses, and their objectives were not taken. They were forced to form a perimeter at Oosterbeek which they held stubbornly until 25 September, when it was decided to withdraw the remnants of the division across the lower Rhine.
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery contains the graves of most of those killed during the September landings, and many of those killed in later fighting in the area.
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Upwey
Green Henry William
Approx. 1906 -
Died: 15/12/1941
Age : 35
Rank: Marine
Regiment: Royal Marines, H.M.S. Galatea.
Service Number: 'PLY/21491'
Country died/cemetery or memorial: United Kingdom, PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Panel 59, Column 2.
Husband of Ida Green, of Upwey.
Son of Frederick Charles and Kate Eliza Green, of 88 Church St, Upwey, Dorsetshire;
Dorset Daily Echo 5.1.42
Machine Gunner HW Green, Upwey
News has been received that Machine-
Harry was one of 3 brothers, all of whom have been in the services from youth. Frederick Walter Green has served for 24 years in the Royal Navy and is serving on a destroyer. Cheerful letters were received from Harry in which he stated that although serving in different ships, the two brothers were able to meet frequently. The third brother OMS Edmund John Green of the Tank Regiment, is a prisoner of war in Germany, who appreciates all that the British Red Cross is doing for the men of Stalag 18a.
Parish Magazine -
The death in action of Gunner Harry Green RM, recalls to mind the trio of brothers, all 'regulars' in the services, whose names were household words in the village. Our sympathy is extended to every member of his family. He is the first of our fighting men to be killed in action. One of his brothers QM Sgt Edmund J Green is now a prisoner of war, who writes home frequently and cheerfully. 
http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1225.html
On 15 Dec, 1941, HMS Galatea (Capt E.W.B. Sim, RN) was sunk by U-
At 19.55 hours on 14 Dec, 1941, the Italian submarine Dagabur (Torri) had fired torpedoes at the same cruiser force in 34°01N/26°02E and heard two detonations after 1 minute 45 seconds. It is not clear whether HMS Galatea had been damaged by the Italian submarine before she was sunk by the U-
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Upwey
Gunning Eric
No info at present
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Upwey
Kingman Thomas Jack
06.02.1916 -
Died: 09/11/1942
Age : 25
Rank: Pilot Officer
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 50 Sqdn.
Country died/cemetery or memorial: Germany, KIEL WAR CEMETERY, 3. F. 10.
Most of those buried in Kiel War Cemetery were airmen lost in bombing raids over northern Europe, whose graves were brought in from cemeteries and churchyards throughout Schleswig-
SUPPLEMENT TO.THE LONDON GAZETTE, 14 JULY, 1942
6 May 1942 promoted to Leading Aircraftman -
Son of Mr Albert Henry and Mrs Ellen Kingman, 821 Dorchester Road, Upwey,
Dorset Daily Echo 14.11.1942
'Missing After Raid on Germany'
Missing from one of the big raids on Germany is Navigator Pilot Officer Thomas Jack Kingman of the RAF, whose home is at 821 Dorchester Road, Upwey. The telegram from the authorities announcing that he is missing stated that they were in communication with the International Red Cross and any further information would be forwarded.
Mr & Mrs Kingman are naturally buoyed up with the hope (which has, happily been fulfilled in so many of these cases) that their son will eventually be found to be safe and in due course will be able to resume his carer in the scholastic profession, which the war has interrupted.
Only a few hours before Pilot Officer Kingman set off with other big bombers he was writing home about 'another little job' That letter reached Mr & Mrs Kingman not long after the telegram to say that he was missing. 'I could not write yesterday, he stated, as I was in bed after a little job the previous night. Then we had a party in the mess last night and we are busy again today.' Mr & Mrs Kingman believe that the 'little job' was one of the big raids on Genoa.
It was a month ago that he was last home on leave said Mrs Kingman, he turned up un expectedly at half-
The young pilot officer (he is 25) had one miraculous escape during his training career. He was in a bomber which crashed on a hillside during thick fog. He escaped with half of one ear off and a scar on his face.
Old school pals in Upwey and Weymouth will be among those who will hpe to hear good tidings in due course. Some were with him at Upwey school, then he won a scholarship to Weymouth Grammar School where academic results were even more striking and culminated in his winning a scholarship to University College, Southampton where he got his BSc degree with honours. His first school appointment was to Porchester near Portsmouth as assistant master and from there he went into the Army and then into the RAF. He was a pilot officer within 12 months and did some of this training in Scotland. He is one of a select company of golfers who can say that he learnt his golf at St Andrews.
The young pilot officer combined athletics with academics in an unusual degree. He played cricket regularly for the Upwey and Broadwey cricket club and was also a good footballer and tennis player. He was about 6ft4inches in height. At Upwey Church too, he has served as Sunday School teacher and sang in the choir. He set a fine example of vigorous young churchmanship which he never failed to renew when he came home on leave.
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Broadwey
Legg John Frederick
Approx. 1921 -
Died: 12/03/1944
Age 23
Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Service Number: '1314337'
Country died/cemetery or memorial: Singapore, SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Column 440.
Son of Stanley and Clara Legg of Icen Farm, Icen Lane, Broadwey
Dorset Daily Echo:
'Broadwey Man Missing in South-
Mr & Mrs SA Legg of Icen Farm, Broadwey have received official intimation that one of their sons, John, serving in the RAF in South East Asia operations, is missing. They are awaiting other details and are buoyed up with the hope that there may be more reassuring news later on. John is the 3rd of 5 sons, and very popular in Broadwey and Upwey. Having joined the RAF about 3 years ago he has been serving in India for two years.
News to and from home was sent on Air Mail Letter Cards, this one from John to his brother Donald (who was a boarder at Beaminster School) dated 26.2.1943
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Upwey
Lovell Gordon William John
Approx. 1917 -
Died: 23/08/1942
Age : 25
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1651 C.U.
Service Number: '655547'
Country died/cemetery or memorial: Germany, BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY, 12. A. 1.
The site of Becklingen War Cemetery was chosen for its position on a hillside overlooking Luneburg Heath. Luneburg Heath was where, on 4 May 1945, Field-
Burials were brought into the cemetery from isolated sites in the countryside, small German cemeteries and prisoner of war camps cemeteries, including the Fallingbostel cemetery, within a radius of about 80 kilometres. Most of those buried in the cemetery died during the last two months of the war.
Son of Percy and Dorothy A. Lovell, of 650 Dorchester Road, Upwey, Dorsetshire.
Percy married Dorothy Osborne in Sept 1912 (bans at Upwey)
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Upwey
Lucking Cecil Jeffery 
Approx. 1916 -
Died: 16/01/1945
Age : 29
Rank: Leading Stoker
Regiment: Royal Navy, H.M. Submarine Porpoise.
Service Number: 'P/KX 86421'
Country died/cemetery or memorial: United Kingdom, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Panel 89, Column 3.
Son of George And Hilda Maud Lucking, of 3 Goulds Hill, Upwey, Dorsetshire.
http://www.rnsubs.co.uk/Boats/BoatDB2/index.php?BoatID=319
Last British submarine to be lost during WW2
In January 1945 HMS Porpoise was laying mines in the vicinity of Penang. The signal received from the submarine confirming that this had been successfully carried out was the last contact made. Japanese records show that a submarine was spotted and bombed by aircraft in the vicinity of Penang. Although not destroyed in this attack, the submarine was damaged and leaking oil, that left a trail for the Japanese anti-
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Upwey
Menzies Duncan
Approx. 1924 -
Died: 18/07/1944
Age 20
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; 7th Battalion
Service Number: '277750'
Country died/cemetery or memorial: France; RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY; I. E. 26.
The Allied offensive in north-
Ranville was the first village to be liberated in France when the bridge over the Caen Canal was captured intact in the early hours of 6 June by troops of the 6th Airborne Division, who were landed nearby by parachute and glider. Many of the division's casualties are buried in Ranville War Cemetery and the adjoining churchyard
Son of William Ferguson Menzies and Kathleen Augusta Cheney Menzies, of Upwey, Dorsetshire.
Dorset Daily Echo 31.7.44
'Gave his life in Normandy -
News that their elder son Duncan Menzies has been killed in action in Normandy has been received by Captain and Mrs WF Menzies of The Nest, Upwey.
Lieut. Menzies was 20 years of age, educated at King's College, Taunton. He had chosen the Army as a career. From Taunton he went on to Glasgow University for a training course for the Army and then to OCTU.
Trained as an artillery officer Lieut Menzies on transfer to the infantry chose the Highland division. He was very keen on athletics and played for his college at rugger.
Captain William Menzies retired from farming in Cornwall in 1935 and came to Upwey, where he had been active in social affairs and is deputy Head Warden at Upwey and Broadwey.
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Duncan's father, Captain Menzies, was very active in the raising of funds for the building of the Upwey & Broadwey War Memorial Hall, and once the building was opened became the Booking Secretary and Caretaker for many years. The aim was to build the hall and erect a 'Roll of Honour' from monies raised. Unfortunately when the hall opened in 1956, there were not enough funds left to erect the memorial. Captain and Mrs Menzies and Mrs P Lovell, having both lost sons in the War made a financial donation to enable the Roll of Honour to be created and erected in November 1957.
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Upwey
Morris Kenneth Alexander Charles
Approx. 1926 -
Died: 29/08/1944
Age 18
Rank: Private
Regiment: South Wales Borderers, 2nd Battalion.
Service Number: '14721022'
Country died/cemetery or memorial: France; ST. DESIR WAR CEMETERY, I. A. 13.
The Allied offensive in north-
Son of Wilfred Charles and Fanny Morris, of 34 Chapel Lane, Upwey.
Dorset Daily Echo 14.9.44
'Killed after six months in army -
The sad news has been received by Mr & Mrs W Morris of 34 Chapel Lane, Upwey that their only son Private Kenneth Morris has been killed in action.
Private Morris who was 18years9months old had been in the service six months and had been in France nine weeks.
Before joining the service he was employed by Mr Vincent of Lorton Farm, Broadwey. He was in the ATC for two years and was also an ambulance attendant in the ARP service.
Much sympathy will be extended to Mr & Mrs Morris in their sad loss as Kenneth was very popular in the village where he had always lived and also in Broadwey where he was educated.
Father: Wilfred Charles Morris baptised 12.9.1897 at St Nicholas Church, son of John and Florence Morris, a labourer of Nottington
Father: Wilfred Morris married Fanny Smith of Bincombe in November 1920
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Broadwey
Outen WILLIAM THOMAS
Approx. 1921 -
Died: 03/05/1943
Age 22
Rank: Aircraftman 1st Cl
ass
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 79 Sqdn.
Service Number: '926814'
Country died/cemetery or memorial: Japan, YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY, Brit. Sec. A. C. 1.
William Outen age about 8,Son of Kate Outen, and stepson of Leonard Hounsell, of Springfield, Broadway
Dorset Daily Echo 30.4.1943 -
AC 'Bill' Outen who has been missing for 16 months is now known to be a prisoner of war in Japan. When his mother last heard from him he was in Malaya.
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY was constructed by the Australian War Graves Group after the Second World War and contains the graves of Commonwealth servicemen who died in Japan as prisoners of war
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John with his brothers c.1938
John Arthur Stanley Donald Bert
Stanley Legg was an officer in a para-
Donald Legg served in the Tank Corps