See also

Vernon Thomas Squirrell (1922-1944)

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Vernon Thomas Squirrell

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

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  • stockman2

  • Birth:

  • 6 Jun 1922

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England1 2

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 17)

  • Ancient Houses, The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • an unmarried farm stockman living with his parents Bertie and Miriam, his uncle Walter Piper, and brother Sidney. Born on 6th June 1922

  • Death:

  • 13 Jun 1944 (age 22)

  • English Channel, Normandy, France3 4

  •  

  • Cause: when his landing craft H.M.L.C.T. 967 was mined and sunk

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England3

  •  

  • able seaman no:C/JX 351358 serving in the Royal Navy H.M.L.C.T. 967 died 13th June 1944 aged 22. Son of Bertie R and Miriam L May Squirrell, of Kersey Suffolk

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1922 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1638. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

2.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 6668D page:10 line:31 letter code:TZCD. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

3.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Chatham Naval Memorial 76.1. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

4.

UBoat.net, (on-line at www.uboat.net). HMS LCT 967 (LCT 967). Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.