Minor Counties Players War Deaths

WILLIAMSON; Robert Henry [Surrey 2 nd XI 1934-1936] b Sutton, Surrey 24.10.1914 d near Cognac, Charente, France 28.11.1942. SLA. Flight Lieutenant [Pilot] 23 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Bat 6-8-1-148-97-21.24-0-1 ct 5 Bowl 75-5-15.00-3/21 WILSON; Ernest Henry [Wiltshire 1922] b Burbage, Marlborough, Wiltshire 11.8.1903 d at sea when HMS Vortigern was sunk off the coast of Cromer, Norfolk 15.3.1942. Able Seaman Royal Navy. Bat 1-1-0-10-10-10.00 WINDLE; Harold [Lancashire 2 nd XI 1934-1935] b Clitheroe, Lancashire 7.6.1912 in the air off Romo, Denmark 29.7.1942. Serjeant [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner] 218 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Bat 2-3-1-52-20-26.00 ct 2 Bowl 81-3-27.00-3/28 WINLAW; Roger de Winton Kelsall [Bedfordshire 1932-1939] b Morden, Surrey 28.3.1912 d Caerhun, Bangor, Caernarvonshire 31.10.1942. RHB. FC: Cambridge University, Surrey, MCC, Gentlemen and England XI. Brother of AWE Winlaw [Minor Counties and Bedfordshire]. Football [Cambridge University]. Squadron Leader Royal Air Force. Bat 31-43-4-1231-150-31.56-2-6 ct 11 Bowl 192-2-96.00-1/14 WOOLLER; Gordon [Denbighshire 1933-1935] b Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire 20.11.1917 d Egypt 17.6.1941. Brother of J Wooller [Denbighshire], R Wooller [Denbighshire] and W Wooller [Cambridge University, Glamorgan, MCC, South, Gentlemen, Gentlemen of England, HDG Leveson-Gower’s XI, England XI, Denbighshire and Lancashire 2 nd XI]. Serjeant 274 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Bat 10-18-2-285-53-17.81-0-1 ct 4 Bowl 48-0 WYLDE; Richard Edward ‘Dick’ [Durham 1939] b Durham 1920 d at sea on board the Japanese ship Rakuyo Maru sunk off Hainan Island, China 12.9.1944. Warrant Officer Class II [BSM] 125 th Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery. Bat 1-1-0-11-11-11.00 YOUNG; Russell Selwyn Samuel [Hertfordshire 1939] b Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire 10.1.1918 d Kohima, Assam Province, India 17.4.1944. Oxford University Student. Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers [City of London Regiment] attached Special Force India Command, HQ 3 rd West African Infantry Brigade Royal West African Frontier Force. Bat 2-2-0-31-28-15.50 Second World War Civilians EASTMAN; Lawrence Charles ‘Laurie’ [Essex 2 nd XI 1920] b Enfield Wash, Middlesex 3.6.1897 d Harefield, Middlesex 17.4.1941. RHB, LB, RM. FC: Essex, Otago, The Rest and Sir TEW Brinckman’s XI. Brother GF Eastman [Essex]. Assistant Secretary Essex CCC 1922-1926. Cricket Professional. Builder’s Merchant Statistical Clerk. ARP Warden. DSM. Bat 1-1-0-4-4-4.00 ct 2 Bowl 93-3-31.00-2/40 MOULT; John [Nottinghamshire 2 nd XI 1930-1931] b Kimberley, Nottinghamshire 4.12.1909 d Watnall, Nottinghamshire 30.8.1940. Capstan Centre Lathe Hand. Bat 4-5-0-11-10-2.20 Bowl 138-11-12.54-4/12 SPEARING; Silvester Maurice Hayward [Cheshire 1927-1929] b Hammersmith, Middlesex 20.12.1902 d Westminster, Middlesex 20.2.1944. WK. Bank of England Clerk. Corporation of London Fire Service Captain. Bat 11-16-3-96-21-7.38 ct 14 st 2 WHEWELL; William Thomas ‘Tommy’ [Cambridgeshire 1931-1939] b Blackburn, Lancashire 18.7.1905 d West Hampstead, Middlesex 2.10.1940. Football [England Amateurs, Cambridge University, Corinthian, Corinthian Casuals, Charlton Athletic and Cambridge Town]. Schoolteacher. Bat 50-70-13-1011-72-17.73-0-2 ct 15 Bowl 1984-61-32.52-5/19-2-0 Korean War O’BRIEN; John Richard [Norfolk 1950] b Calcutta, India 1928 d Korea 8.12.1950. Lieutenant Royal Artillery and a volunteer with the United Nations Force. Bat 3-5-1-163-64-40.75-0-1 Bowl 48-0 TRESAWNA; John Henry Anthony [Monmouthshire 1932, Cornwall 1949] b Abergavenny, Monmouthshire 4.1914 d Korea 10.6.1953. Son of WS Tresawna [HK Foster’s XI and Cornwall]. Nephew of H Tresawna [Cornwall]. Major 1 st Battalion Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry serving with Durham Light Infantry. Monmouthshire Bat 3-6-0-30-12-5.00 Cornwall Bat 1-1-0-21-21-21.00 Bowl 64-0