Lieutenant 304446 Francis Alexander Derbyshire
Regiment: The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C. - 1st Wing
Theatre of War: Netherlands
Age at death: 25
Date of death: 19th of September 1944
Born: Lancashire
Resided: Newton-Le-Willows, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
BMD details:
Marriage of Francis A Derbyshire to Mabel Dickinson reg Q2 1942 Derby. Vol 7b page 1888
Family details:
Son of Francis Ignatious and Frances Elizabeth Derbyshire, of Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire; husband of Mabel Derbyshire, of Newton-le-Willows.
Census details:
1939 Register. Unfortunately Francis A and oe other member of the household are redacted. Father Francis I (Ignatius) Derbyshire born 24/09/1884 a Engineering Asst Foreman Mf Of Army & Navy Hard Bread Ordnance Work & Machine(sic), mother Frances E (Elizabeth) Derbyshire born 17/10/1884 an Unpaid Domestic and brother Eric (Sylvester) Derbyshire born 17/07/1917 an Engineering Draftsman Mf Of Ordnance Jigs & Machine Tools are living at 12 Water Street, Newton-le-Willows.
Notes:
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[url=lmem.php?lmem=26]Remembered on the West Park Old Boys Memorial[/url]
[pic]imgs/WW2_misc/F_A_Derbyshire_Prob.jpg[/pic][caption]National Probate Calendar[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW2_headstones/FrancisAlexanderDerbyshire.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lieutenant Francis Alexander Derbyshire at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
Photograph Courtesy of [url=http://www.warcemeteries.nl/index.html]Marcel Boven[/url][/caption]
