16 DLI Roll of Honour, No

Nodder, Pte William 4464810 Died: 27 February-1 March 1943 aged 30. Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia Face 29. Son of J F and Nellie Nodder, of Castleford, Yorkshire.

Oates, Pte Herbert 4465023 Died: 2 March 1943 aged 24. Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia Face 29. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born Bradford, enlisted Yorkshire.

O'Brien, Cpl Anthony 1814335 Died: 24 December 1944 aged 34. Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece 19 E 6. Son of James and Rose Ellen O'Brien, of Middlesborough, Yorkshire. Originally enlisted Royal Artillery, 1941. Transferred DLI 20/6/44. C Company (W Cowans, IWM Sound Archive).

O'Brien, Pte William, Patrick 6215869 Died: 18 November 1943 [age not recorded]. Cassino Memorial, Italy Panel 10. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born EC London; enlisted E London. Recorded as 8th Battalion DLI by CWGC. Originally enlisted The Middlesex Regiment. (KL)

Oliver, Cpl Fred 4462514 Died: 1 October 1943 aged 25. Catania War Cemetery, Italy III D 25. Son of George and Elizabeth Oliver, husband of Jean Oliver. Born Durham City; enlisted Durham City. HQ Company, Intelligence Section: reference and photograph in Durham Chronicle.

Page, Pte Leslie Percy 14218701 Died: 10 October 1944 aged 21 Assisi War Cemetery, Italy II D 10. Son of Percy J and Elsie K Page of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. B Company (KL). Originally enlisted General Service Corps.

Page, Pte William Harold 4033900 Died: 12 April 1943 aged 24. Oued Zarga War Cemetery I J 18. Son of Esther Page, of Ditherington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Originally enlisted The King's Shropshire Light Infantry.

Parkinson, Cpl Jack Stanley, 14400955 Died: 16 November 1944 aged 23. Meldola War Cemetery, Italy I C 27. Son of Annie Parkinson. Born Halifax; enlisted Halifax. Originally enlisted General Service Corps.

Paterson, Pte Robert 13055126 Died: 18th September 1943 aged 24.Salerno War Cemetery, Italy I B 38. Son of William and Elizabeth Paterson, of Newhaven, Edinburgh. Originally enlisted Pioneer Corps.

Pauly, Cpl George 4470334 Died: 12 September 1944 aged 21. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy IV E 5. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born SW London; enlisted SW London. D Company (WJ, J L, KL, JB).

Paylor, Pte Arthur 4469309 Died: 11 June 1943 aged 21. Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia 8 E 9. Son of Robert and Cicely Lavinia Paylor, of Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham. In Memoriam, Middlesborough Evening Gazette 26/7/43. Photograph 14/8/43. Died of wounds due to the explosion of a box of salvaged grenades (death recorded in 16th DLI War Diary). HQ Company, Signals Platoon (Alex Gray).

Phipps, Pte Frederick Dennis 4467100 Died: 23 September 1943 aged 33. Salerno War Cemetery, Italy II C 18. Son of Fred and Nellie Phipps, of Stratford-on-Avon. Recorded as 9th Battalion DLI by CWGC. Also on 9th DLI Roll. CWGC graves concentration document confirms service with 16 DLI.

Pinkerton, 2nd/Lt John Carrick 156766 Died: between 18th November and 21st December 1941, aged 27. Son of Robert and Agnes Ormond Pinkerton of Edinburgh. Originally enlisted (January 1940) with the RAOC. Commemorated Dundee Crematorium. His elder brother Robert was killed on active service with RAF Bomber Command on 20/10/41.

Plemper, John, WO Class II (CSM) 4463752 Died: 27 February-1 March 1943 aged 30. Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia I C 23. Son of John and Jane Plemper, of Sunderland, Co Durham; husband of Lydia Plemper, of Pallion, Sunderland. ‘A’ Company CSM. Photograph Sunderland Echo 23/11/43: ‘Previously reported missing, it is now known that CSM J Plemper, DLI, of 12 Mafeking Street, has lost his life during fighting in North Africa...’ To read the complete item see this page: http://powbooks.atspace.co.uk/page63.html

Pletts, Pte Morris 4465647 Died: 8 March 1943 aged 22. Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia 2 D 25. Son of James and Antoinette Evelyn Pletts, of Chopwell, Co Durham. Photograph in Newcastle Evening Chronicle 16/4/43. In Memoriam 8/3/44 'died of wounds in enemy hands'). D Company in 1942 (CB, WJ), then Carrier Platoon in Tunisia (JD).

Plows, Cpl Arthur 3195644 Died: 3 December 1943 aged 29. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy IV A 2. Son of Alfred Edward and Margaret Hilda Plows, of York; husband of Elsie Plows, of Fishergate, York. B Company (TTr). Originally enlisted The King's Own Scottish Borderers.

Poole, Pte Edgar 4623029 Died: 2 September 1944 aged 31. Montecchio War Cemetery, Italy II F 3. Husband of Nellie Poole, of Harehills, Leeds, Yorkshire. Photograph Yorkshire Evening Post 12/9/44 reference ('died of wounds') 16/9/44. C Company in 3/43 (GF, TTu). Originally enlisted The Duke of Wellington's Regiment.

Preece, L/Cpl John 4694477 Died: 10 October 1943 aged 23. Naples War Cemetery, Italy III K 9. Son of John Thomas Preece and Lucy Ellen Preece, of Maltby, Yorkshire. D Company (recorded by the CWGC as such). Originally enlisted The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

Preston, Pte Clifford 4466561 Died: 13 October 1943 aged 33. Cassino Memorial, Italy Panel 10. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born Co Durham; enlisted Co Durham.

Price, L/Sgt Albert 4688283 Died: 27 September 1944 aged 32. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy XVIII F 3. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born York; enlisted York. Originally enlisted The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

Price, Pte Emrys, 4467101 Died: 20 August 1942 aged 32. Birmingham (Yardley) Cemetery, Warwickshire, Joint Grave 61395. Son of Thomas James Price and Gladys Maud Price; husband of Kate Price, of Small Heath, Birmingham. Died accidentally in swimming mishap (recorded in 16th DLI War Diary. D Company (WJ).

Raison, C/Sgt (CQMS) William George 4448354 Died: 3 February 1941 aged 29. Whitley Bay (Hartley South) Cemetery, Northumberland Section J Grave 3515. Son of William George and Mary Raison; husband of Freda Raison, of South Lambeth, London. Born Malta; enlisted Newcastle.

Ramsden, Pte David 4692272 Died: 3 December 1943 aged 25. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy IV F 17. Son of David Wright Ramsden and Ethel Ramsden, of Leeds, Yorkshire; husband of Gladys Ramsden, of Armley, Leeds. Originally enlisted The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

Reading, Sgt Norman Joseph 4037694 Died: 10 October 1944 aged 29. Assisi War Cemetery, Italy II D 9. Son of Joseph and Sarah Elizabeth Reading; husband of Hilda Elsie Reading, of Sheldon, Warwickshire. B Company (KL, JR). Originally enlisted The King's Shropshire Light Infantry.

Readshaw, Pte Cyril 4469611 Died: 7 February 1944 aged 27. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy V G 18. Son of James S and Elizabeth May Readshaw, of Darlington, Co Durham. Battalion number not recorded by CWGC.

Richardson, Pte John Henry 4465653 Died: 25 April 1941 aged 29. Wallsend (Churchbank) Cemetery, Northumberland Sec 1 RC Grave 223. Son of John and Christina Richardson, of Wallsend; husband of May Richardson, of Willington Quay. Killed in an air raid on the Newcastle area while on leave. See this external site: http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=10576

Richardson, Cpl Thomas 4466269 Died: 15 September 1943 aged 31. Salerno War Cemetery, Italy V A 11. Son of Thomas and Ann Richardson; husband of Emily Beatrice Richardson, of Framwellgate Moor, Co Durham.

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