Huddersfield Exposed Forums | Site-Wide Activity https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:05:23 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 5c1d982885ebce59a4fc4d5ffeec6d13 Dave Pattern started the topic John “Jack” Richardson Ramshaw (1911-1972) D.F.M. [562599, Sergeant Pilot, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12961/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:56:28 +0000
  • born 26 December 1911
  • married Muriel Wilkinson on 12 September 1936
    • Michael John Ramshaw (1944-1986)
  • died 1 May 1972 at Poplar, Middlesex

    • Records:

    • 1921 Census (Ancestry) – 7 Mortimer Road, Penistone

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    ]]>         fe7ee56d0e89970ae753c6bb23c084c7 Dave Pattern started the topic Clifford Mazey (1926-1945) [14445867, Private, 2nd (Airborne) Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12958/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:47:18 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         f03b419a6d30249b6a8803982ba2bc71 Dave Pattern started the topic Ronald Hall (1918-1941) [LT/KX 104368, Stoker, H.M. Yacht Rosabelle, Royal Naval Patrol Service] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12955/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:39:41 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

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    ]]>         f4b56a7ec899be1f460d16a60efe8d49 Dave Pattern started the topic John Burke (1916-1941) [6093072, Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12952/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:55:24 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

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    ]]>         0199db96dfc20077f599ea8191075a72 Dave Pattern started the topic Gilbert Stringer (c1914-1941) [11268100, Gunner, Royal Artillery] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12949/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:51:02 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         b987f61e7783bde63f910f0c328dc786 Dave Pattern started the topic Jack Rollinson (1922-1941) [103022, Pilot Officer, 88 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12946/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:20:14 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

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    ]]>         bfa2782a85ebe2b570cacb284701da13 Dave Pattern started the topic Ernest Rex Butterworth (1920-1942) [149856, Flying Officer, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12943/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:43:40 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         1f68703f70446e3042db9d4aeba628db Dave Pattern started the topic John Lemuel Holloway (1919-1941) [947424, Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12940/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:48:41 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

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    ]]>         b8db2b2905493d8d5ee283326e5b35b6 Dave Pattern started the topic Alec Crowther Wilkinson (1916-1941) [Lieutenant, H.M.S. Newcastle, Royal Navy] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12901/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:11:35 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         c178b5148b43b35f2d581855775d6400 Dave Pattern started the topic Harry Davenport Jones (1917-1941) [325351, Trooper, Royal Armoured Corps, Queen’s Own Yorkshire Dragoons] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12862/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:41:06 +0000

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    ]]>         2f06fc513f90e8dc637bfd6cb7c806d9 Dave Pattern started the topic Percival Robert George Paxton (1883-1944) [13015572, Corporal, Pioneer Corps] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12859/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:37:45 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         89077024d7081ba31d5db71d56cd6729 Dave Pattern started the topic William Henry Pegg (1910-1941) [4609589, Gunner, 371 Battery, 43rd (5th Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Searchlight Regiment] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12856/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:11:57 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         4d2b82127b642d11e115717a80963234 Dave Pattern started the topic Tom Pearson (1920-1941) [S/198783, Serjeant, Royal Army Service Corps] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12853/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:08:56 +0000

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    ]]>         c9c204b2ddfd656e6c37386306b47a9c Dave Pattern started the topic Frederick Rice (1918-1998) [T/157583, Driver, Royal Army Service Corps] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12850/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:16:16 +0000
  • born 6 January 1918
  • died 1998
    • ]]>         e3205723df71f6bdd670027ecf459c01 Dave Pattern started the topic Norris Harold Varley (1918-1982) [Trooper, Scottish Commandos] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12847/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:56:09 +0000
  • born 3 February 1918 at Huddersfield
  • son of Thomas Shaw Varley & Emily Ann (née Lewis)
  • died 5 September 1982 at Slaithwaite
    • ]]>         d976ea3b0c4a07edc674d93389d55a11 Dave Pattern started the topic William "Willie" Sykes (1903-1978) [Private, Royal Army Ordnance Corps] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12844/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:43:08 +0000
  • born 13 October 1903
  • son of Harry Sykes &  Sarah Hannah (née Bamforth) of Cross Street, Slaithwaite
  • baptised 6 December 1903 at Golcar
  • died 1978

    • Records:

    • 1911 Census (FindMyPast) – 5 Cross Street, Slaithwaite (father’s occupation: machinery and metal merchant)
    • 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – 44 Carr Lane, Slaithwaite (father’s o…

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    ]]>         5448606e541eabc1e690f3214438ba46 Dave Pattern started the topic William Eastwood (1908-1988) [403855, Staff-Sergeant, 9th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12841/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:35:08 +0000
  • born 3 Nov 1908
  • died 1988

    • Records:

    • PoW Questionnaire (Ancestry) completed on 12 May 1945
      • enlisted 25 March 1930
      • captured 29 April 1941 in Greece

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    • lived at 18 Fanny Moor Lane, Lowerhouses
    ]]>         db91eb8615736380cbaec56760e078fd Dave Pattern started the topic John Dyson Eastwood (1913-1983) [Radio Officer, Merchant Navy] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12838/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:01:08 +0000

    •  born 5 May 1913 at Meltham (Q2 1913 Huddersfield née Dyson)
    • son of Albert Eastwood and Clara Jane (née Dyson)
    • died 1983 in Lancashire

    Records:

    • 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – Market Place, Meltham (mother’s occupation: baker & confectioner)
    • 1934 Electoral Register (Ancestry) – Stanley Mount, 63 Cowlersley Lane, Cowlersley

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    ]]>         7f69f242bc2472955dfd43c10d52678d Dave Pattern started the topic James Henry McNamara (1917-1985) [Stoker, H.M.S. Bonaventure, Royal Navy] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12835/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:33:57 +0000
  • born 7 November 1917 at Huddersfield
  • son of Martin McNamara & Catherine “Katty” (née Ward)
  • lived at 3 Colne Street, Aspley (1941)
  • married Nellie Crum (1915-1945) in 1937
  • married Agnes Hardcastle (1914-2003) in 1947
  • died 4 April 1985 at Bristol, Gloucestershire

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    • 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – 7 Spivey’s Yard, Denton Lane…

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    ]]>         78dfff887a2e6094ad6bc611f2fc37ad Dave Pattern started the topic James Crosland Bentley (1904-1981) D.S.M. [K 62785, Chief Petty Officer, Royal Navy] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12830/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:08:15 +0000
  • born 6 January 1904 at Huddersfield
  • son of Fred Jackson Bentley & Ethel Georgina (née Abbs)
  • died 1981 at Newton Abbot, Devon

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    • 1911 Census – 27 Clough Lane, Rastrick (father’s occupation: steam engineer)

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    ]]>         a83898b7daa89320f0d317ee36ed336c Dave Pattern started the topic Walter John Schofield (1895-1952) [Commander, Royal Navy] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12827/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:54:40 +0000
  • born 26 March 1895 at Honley
  • son of Wright Schofield & Lydia (née Mitchell)
  • baptised 9 May 1895 at Brockholes Wesleyan Chapel
  • siblings:
    • Colin Gladstone Schofield (1898-1977)
    • Brian Mitchell Schofield (1903-1971)
  • married widow Dorothy Elizabeth Berry (née Shaw) on 10 June 1926 at Chelsea, London
  • died 14 October 1952 at C…

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    ]]>         8bce7a0a192c400fb46db066eb57ace2 Dave Pattern started the topic Arthur Parfitt (1916-2000) [942754, Sergeant, Wireless Operator, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12824/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:33:11 +0000
  • born 16 August 1916 at Huddersfield
  • son of George Parfitt & Sarah Ann (née Burton)
  • married Susannah W. Ogley (1915-1997?) in 1937
  • died 2000

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    • enlisted on 12 December 1939
    • residence: 1 Carr Street, Marsh
    • occupation: fruiter

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    ]]>         82c774a36bb3ec7c81b3022e8eee327d Dave Pattern started the topic Thomas Borwell (1896-1960) [Lieutenant, Duke of Wellington's Regiment] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12821/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:15:34 +0000
  • born 11 May 1896
  • son of schoolmaster George Borwell & Etty Crowther (née ?)
  • married Louisa Eleanor … (?) (28 Jul 1898-5 Dec 1960)
    • David Leslie Borwell (15 Jun 1931-2003)
  • died 23 December 1960

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    • 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – 6 School Street, Honley (occupation: electric engineer)
    • 1939 Register (FindMyPast) – 14 Woodhead…

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    ]]>         18710a0ef42d6e286af1130d20e3c959 Dave Pattern started the topic William Benjamin Aston Gaze (1902-1996) [7618141, Private, Royal Army Ordnance Corps] in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12818/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:53:39 +0000
  • born 17 October 1902 in Norfolk (Q4 1902 Depwade)
  • son of Clement Gaze & Charlsie Trenear (née Cooper)
  • married Olive Margaret Potter (15 Jun 1907-1948) in 1931 at Huddersfield
    • daughter of Rev. W. H. Potter of Milnsbridge Baptist Church
  • died 1996 in Norfolk

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    ]]>         3867e52af019c7653164e3b098814b3f Dave Pattern started the topic Garnett Carter (1919-1941) [3320125, Private, 2nd Battalion, Cameron Highlanders] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12813/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:50:13 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

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    ]]>         50790dd39450721695577745d7191bf9 Dave Pattern started the topic Jack Hallas (1919-1941) [D/JX 175340, Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Diamond, Royal Navy] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12804/?view=all Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:18:07 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         3701a5bbf4095e1a5cfb777e8bd0589f Dave Pattern started the topic Sidney Clarke (1911-1941) [P/JX 273545, Able Seaman, H.M.S. President III, Royal Navy] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12795/?view=all Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:11:24 +0000

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    ]]>         e4a9c9931f6ac6310ff3ab9118a371df Dave Pattern started the topic Thomas George White (1921-1941) [913459, Lance Bombardier, 7/4 Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12792/?view=all Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:08:25 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         a9f4cebeae4505ab33f8cd96496fd197 Dave Pattern started the topic Walter John Lee (1920-1941) [545781, Leading Aircraftman, 138 Squadron, Royal Air Force] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12789/?view=all Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:02:58 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         d3d4154f3c82e0dbf68d5c7478300666 Dave Pattern started the topic Claude Sowden (1917-1941) [4541803, Private, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12780/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:54:51 +0000

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    ]]>         003c2222b840342e54ac4ce03389b08b Dave Pattern started the topic William Durrans Day (1918-1941) [7617832, Private, 2/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12777/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:50:51 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         947c42ba56c7929c580d23e92081382f Dave Pattern started the topic Harry Morrison Foden (1919-1941) [7371979, Private, Royal Army Medical Corps] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12774/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:42:33 +0000

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    ]]>         133a548264cb37e7e062c815c8dd6481 Dave Pattern started the topic Niel Brook (1922-1941) [1062111, Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12771/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:40:04 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         1869d1980434d7d350595fb3acae20cd Dave Pattern started the topic Thomas Lawless (1905-1941) [1949744, Sapper, Royal Engineers] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12768/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:35:00 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         94f5b756e96d19a8c5c7799c1bf566e4 Dave Pattern started the topic D. Iusabob (c.1905-1945) [987318, Private, Russian Army] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12765/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:33:33 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         90278b1ca95903dd589b599a3e448915 Dave Pattern started the topic Leslie Fred Hickman (1911-1941) [1016306, Aircraftman 2nd Class, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12762/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:32:04 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         b82fb1a8392417dd6c19839f79d186d7 Dave Pattern started the topic Arthur Jagger (1911-1941) [1691099, Gunner, 557 Searchlight Battery, Royal Artillery] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12759/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:30:33 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         fc3257721f472be9061a30c730500283 Dave Pattern started the topic Clarence Arthur Jessop (1918-1941) [FAA/FX 76218, Air Mechanic 1st Class, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12756/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:28:17 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         011562be46db77d56980cb26af31b153 Dave Pattern started the topic Thomas Chapman (1915-1941) [1076944, Gunner, 7 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12753/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:25:34 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         bde2b5d296923af234727aa04c6a172b Dave Pattern started the topic Arthur Reginald Bull (1913-1941) [1257333, Aircraftsman 1st Class, Royal Air Force] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12750/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:22:31 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         74b0c6a50d1272496ea27d021893234f Dave Pattern started the topic Jack Woodhead (1920-1941) [949901, Aircraftsman 2nd Class, 220 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12747/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:14:40 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

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    ]]>         e1499cfe553c79e393705594d8fd0108 Dave Pattern started the topic John Harold Goldthorpe (1919-1943) [T/119369, Corporal, Royal Army Service Corps] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12738/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:06:41 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         0016c519fb8b06307abc656644c7a33e Dave Pattern started the topic George Oswald Campbell (1920-1941) [D/SSX 25776, Able Seaman, H.M.S. Gloucester, Royal Navy] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12735/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:07 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

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    ]]>         bf678f28f89137258886be095852c3ab Dave Pattern started the topic Frederick Lounds (1918-1940) [D/KX 97587, Stoker 2nd Class, H.M.S. Ardent, Royal Navy] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12720/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:06:57 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

    ]]>         0e18abc5d185cadfd43a052224f92494 Dave Pattern started the topic James Edward Donnelly (1909-1941) [1027604, Aircraftman 2nd Class, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve] ✓ in the forum Second World War Project https://forums.huddersfield.exposed/topic/12717/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:04:57 +0000 Added to Huddersfield Exposed:

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