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Leading Aircraftwoman Mary Elizabeth English

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Leading Aircraftwoman Mary Elizabeth English Veteran

Birth
Lanchester, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Death
6 Oct 1944 (aged 37–38)
Gloucestershire, England
Burial
Risca, Caerphilly, Wales Add to Map
Plot
Sec. G. Grave 330.
Memorial ID
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Mary was born in 1906, the daughter of Frederick English and Lydia English nee Weaving of Cwmfelinfach, Wales.

Parents:
Frederick - Born Abt 1879 Lanchester - Died
Married in December 1901 Hartlepool to
Lydia Weaving - Born June 1883 Middlesborough - Died 1912 Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Siblings:
Robert Henry - Born Abt 1904 Lanchester - Died
Rachel May- Born Abt 1909 Lanchester - Died
Florence Lilian - Born 24.2.1910 Wales - Died Abt 1992 Hounslow

A Leading Aircraftwoman in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Service No:2077213.
Military Base: Gloucester Unit: Records Office
Command: Technical Training Command Casualty: Road Traffic accident
Country of Service United Kingdom.

UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Name Mary Elizabeth English
Rank Leading Airwoman
Death Age 38
Birth Year abt 1906
Death Date 6 Oct. 1944
Military Base Gloucester
Service Number 2077213
Unit Records Office
Command Technical Training Cmnd
Casualty Rta
Residence Place Cwmfelinfach, Monmouthshire

Casualty of War: Mary died of injuries received when knocked down by a vehicle in Cheltenham Rd, Gloucester. Her remains were buried at Danygraig Cemetery.
Mary was born in 1906, the daughter of Frederick English and Lydia English nee Weaving of Cwmfelinfach, Wales.

Parents:
Frederick - Born Abt 1879 Lanchester - Died
Married in December 1901 Hartlepool to
Lydia Weaving - Born June 1883 Middlesborough - Died 1912 Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Siblings:
Robert Henry - Born Abt 1904 Lanchester - Died
Rachel May- Born Abt 1909 Lanchester - Died
Florence Lilian - Born 24.2.1910 Wales - Died Abt 1992 Hounslow

A Leading Aircraftwoman in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Service No:2077213.
Military Base: Gloucester Unit: Records Office
Command: Technical Training Command Casualty: Road Traffic accident
Country of Service United Kingdom.

UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Name Mary Elizabeth English
Rank Leading Airwoman
Death Age 38
Birth Year abt 1906
Death Date 6 Oct. 1944
Military Base Gloucester
Service Number 2077213
Unit Records Office
Command Technical Training Cmnd
Casualty Rta
Residence Place Cwmfelinfach, Monmouthshire

Casualty of War: Mary died of injuries received when knocked down by a vehicle in Cheltenham Rd, Gloucester. Her remains were buried at Danygraig Cemetery.

Inscription

2077213 LEADING A.C.W.
M. E. ENGLISH
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE
6TH OCTOBER 1944 AGE 38
(CROSS)
A BITTER GRIEF TO PART
WE'LL NOT COMPLAIN
BUT HOPE IN HEAVEN
TO MEET AGAIN

Gravesite Details

Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


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