The Slopes War Memorial, Buxton – World War 2 Names (Army Surnames E to M)
The following men, and one woman, with surnames beginning E to M, were killed in action during World War 2 whilst serving with the Army and are named on the Buxton Slopes Memorial, as well as other Memorials around the town.
each of those named below by CLICKING the name in Column 1 – which takes you to CWGC entry.
Name | Rank | Regiment / Unit |
EDGE, Thomas | Bombardier | Royal Artillery, 60 Anti-Tank Regiment (Royal Welch Fusiliers, 5th Battalion) |
ELLIS, John Merlin Wilson | Corporal | King’s Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment |
FARNELL, Derrick | Private | Sherwood Foresters Regiment, 2/5th Battalion |
GOLDEN, John | Sapper | Royal Engineers |
GOODWIN, John | Gunner | Royal Artillery, 372 Battery, 114 Lt. A.A. Regiment |
GOULD, Michael | Trooper | Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C., 59th Regiment |
GREEN, Eric William | Bombardier | Royal Artillery, 111 Anti-Tank Regiment |
GYTE, Frank | Guardsman | Irish Guards, 1st Battalion |
HANCOCK, W. | Not found | |
HANDLEY, George Leslie ¤¤¤ | Driver | R.A.S.C. 65 Independent Infantry Brigade Company |
HAWLEY, Leslie William | Lance Corporal | Sherwood Foresters Regiment, 1/5th Battalion |
HEATH, Harold | Corporal | Royal Corps of Signals |
HENRIQUES, David James Quixano (Jim) | 2nd Lieutenant | Sherwood Foresters Regiment, 2/5th Battalion |
HOLROYD, Louis | Drummer | Royal Norfolk Regiment, 1st Battalion |
HOWELL, Louis | Bombardier | Royal Artillery, 4 Medium Regiment |
HOYLE, Richard Herbert | Private | Royal Berkshire Regiment, 1st Battalion |
JOHNSON, William Manifold | Private | Sherwood Foresters Regiment, 1/5th Battalion |
JONES, George Frederick | L/Corporal | Sherwood Foresters Regiment, 1/5th Battalion |
LAMB, P. | Not found | |
LEE, Sidney | Private | Cheshire Regiment, 8th (H.D.) Battalion |
LOBLEY, John Frederick | Private | Durham Light Infantry, 8th Battalion |
LOBLEY, Maud Joyce | Sergeant | Auxiliary Territorial Service |
MACONOCHIE, Malcolm Ian | Major | 11th Sikh Regiment, 15th Battalion |
MORTON, Thomas | Private | Durham Light Infantry, 11th Battalion |
MYCOCK, Harry | Private | Sherwood Foresters Regiment |
N.B. ¤¤¤ Probably listed wrongly on the Slopes Memorial, as shown in the “RAF” Section
N.B. Those marked “Not found” either have no obvious CWGC Record or there is a number of possible names and the actual Buxton man cannot be identified.