RAPC Roll of Honour – World War Two – Detail

There were 81 members of the Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) who were killed in action or by enemy action as listed in the World War 2 Roll Of Honour contained in the RAPC Journal Spring 1946 Edition. The entries in the pages listed below document the information gathered on each of the men on the roll along with links where available to other external sources of information. If you have any questions or further information about any of the entries in the Roll of Honour, please contact the WW2 Roll of Honour researcher using the enquiry form on the "Contact Us" page.

Page 1 – Surnames beginning ATT to ENG.

Page 2 – Surnames beginning FOX to KAN.

This Page – Surnames beginning KIR to RAP.

Page 4 – Surnames beginning RUS to WYB.

KIRKPATRICK, John, Private, 7666044

Date of Death 19 Nov 40 Location Leicester
Incident Air raid on Highfield Road. NACL 417/20
Grave/Memorial Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool. Plot: Sect 22. C of E. Grave 411.
Date of Birth Abt 1918 Place of Birth Liverpool
Next of Kin
Will Probate records record him as of 17 Caldy Road, Aintree, Liverpool. Effects left to William James Kirkpatrick, retired police inspector (assumed Father).
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LASLETT, George Newman, Lieutenant, 139460

Date of Death 7 Dec 42 Location At sea off the Azores
Incident Sinking of SS Ceramic NACL 417/3
Grave/Memorial Brookwood Cemetery War Memorial. Plot: Panel 20, Column 1.
Date of Birth Abt 1897 Place of Birth Lewisham, London
Next of Kin Son of George and Catherine Laslett.
Will
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LEE, Patrick Michael (Paddy), Staff Sergeant, 5434362

Date of Death 15 Jan 41 Location Nottingham
Incident Assumed died in an air raid on that date. NACL 417/21
Grave/Memorial Nottingham Southern Cemetery. Plot: Sec. T.25. Grave. 65A.
Date of Birth Abt 1908 Place of Birth Eire
Next of Kin Son of Patrick and Katherine Lee; husband of Florence Maud Lee, of Boscombe East, Bournemouth, Hampshire
Will
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Air Raid There was an air raid on Colwick Road, Porchester, Nottingham on the night of 15 Jan 41 in which 15 people were killed and 14 injured.


LEVINE, Harold George, Private, 7664261

Date of Death 19 Mar 41 Location UK
Incident Assumed died in an air raid NACL 417/23
Grave/Memorial City of London Cemetery, Newham. Plot:Square 165. Grave 75121
Date of Birth Abt 1917 Place of Birth East London
Next of Kin .
Will
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Newham Photo The link shows bomb damage from an air raid on the 19 Mar 41 which may or may not be linked.


LITWIN, Gerald, Private, 14263552

Date of Death 29 Jan 44 Location London
Incident Assumed died in the London “ Baby Blitz” NACL 417/71
Grave/Memorial Edmonton Federation of Synagogues Cemetery. Plot: Section V. Row 8. Grave 10
Date of Birth Abt 1924 Place of Birth South East London
Next of Kin Son of Louis and Kate Litwin, of Leytonstone, Essex.
Will
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LOWE, Charles Bowyer, Staff Sergeant, 7658213

Date of Death 17 Jun 40 Location At sea off St Nazaire, France
Incident Sinking of HMS Lancastria NACL 417/13
Grave/Memorial Pornic War Cemetery, France. Plot: 2.A.7
Date of Birth Abt 1894 Place of Birth Essex
Next of Kin Son of Charles Boyer Lowe and Ann Lowe; husband of Freda Elizabeth Lowe of Barkingside, Ilford, Essex.
Will Probate records record him as of 129 Fullwell Avenue, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. He left effects of circa £516 to his widow Freda Elizabeth Lowe.
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WW1 Medal records list the issue of the British and Victory Medals and the 1915 Star to Charles B Lowe. The index records show that he deployed to France on the 14 Nov 15 as a Pte in the Royal Fusiliers (Reg No: 7779) and then transferred to the APC and achieved the rank of Corporal (12339). It is not known whether he remained in the APC between the wars.


LOWE, Leslie Tom, Lieutenant, 101606

Date of Death 14 Apr 45 Location Germany
Incident Killed by “Friendly Fire” when American planes opened fire on a column of British troops. NACL 417/8
Grave/Memorial Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria. Plot: 3.F.8
Date of Birth Abt 1904 Place of Birth West London
Next of Kin Son of Walter Tom and Alice Lowe; husband of Marjory Agnes Lowe, of Steyning, Sussex
Will
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Oflag VIIB The incident is described in the WW2 Roll of Honour Main Summary. More information about the camp and the memorial plaque to remember those killed in the friendly fire incident can be found at the link to the left.


LUESBY, Albert Edgar, Private, 7674422

Date of Death 19 Nov 40 Location Leicester
Incident Air raid on Highfield Road. NACL 417/20
Grave/Memorial Newport Cemetery, Lincolnshire. Plot: Sec I. Grave 153.
Date of Birth Abt 1916 Place of Birth Lincoln
Next of Kin Wife Edith Luesby.
Will Probate records record him as of 8 Rudyard Lane, Lincoln. Residence at time of death was 28 Highfield Street, Leicester. Effects left to widow Edith Luesby.
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LYALL, James Harrison, Private, 7668925

Date of Death 24 Sep 40 Location UK
Incident Assumed died in an air raid. Location not known. NACL 417/18
Grave/Memorial Hartlepool Stranton Cemetery. Plot: Grave 27.
Date of Birth Abt 1915 Place of Birth West Hartlepool
Next of Kin Son of James and Annabella Lyall, of West Hartlepool.
Will Probate records record him as of 18 Belmont Gardens, West Hartlepool. Effects left to James Lyall (Air Raid Warden).
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MAGUIRE, Cyril Cuthbert, Private, 7680168

Date of Death 25 Apr 42 Location Malta
Incident Bombing at St Andrews Bks. NACL 417/42
Grave/Memorial Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Plot: Coll. Grave H.23
Date of Birth Abt 1908 Place of Birth Norwich
Next of Kin Son of Charles Joseph and Elisabeth Mary Maguire of Watford, Hertfordshire.
Will
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MATHER, Percy, Sergeant, 7659827

Date of Death 26 Oct 40 Location UK
Incident Assumed died in an air raid. Location not known. NACL 417/20
Grave/Memorial St Leonard Churchyard, Heston, Hounslow. Plot: 15P
Date of Birth Abt 1892 Place of Birth Islington
Next of Kin Son of George and Emily Mather; husband of Rose Mather, of Hounslow West.
Will
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MORGAN, George James, Private, 7663824

Date of Death 17 Jun 40 Location At sea off St Nazaire, France
Incident Sinking of HMS Lancastria NACL 417/13
Grave/Memorial La Bernerie-En-Retz Communal Cemetery, France. Plot: SP Mem "C". Row D. Grave 9.
Date of Birth Abt 1920 Place of Birth Leslie, Aberdeenshire
Next of Kin Son of Archibald and May McCombie Morgan, of West Hall, Oyne, Aberdeenshire
Will
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War Memorial His name is recorded on the Leslie War Memorial.


NEVIN, Francis James, Private, 7675454

Date of Death 14 Oct 40 Location London
Incident Assumed died in an air raid in London. NACL 417/19
Grave/Memorial Liverpool (Ford) RC Cemetery. Plot: Sec H. Grave 346.
Date of Birth Abt 1920 Place of Birth Liverpool
Next of Kin Son of Patrick and Elizabeth Nevin, of Liverpool.
Will Probate records record him as of 34 Jonville Road, Liverpool and, at time of death, in North London. Effects left to Patrick Nevin (Engineer).
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PARRY, Kenneth George, Private, 7679210

Date of Death 7 Dec 42 Location At sea off the Azores
Incident Sinking of SS Ceramic NACL 417/54
Grave/Memorial Brookwood Cemetery War Memorial. Plot: Panel 20, Column 1
Date of Birth Abt 1916 Place of Birth Birmingham
Next of Kin
Will Probate records record him as of 27 Inverclyde Road, Handsworth, Birmingham.Death recorded as being on war service and his effects were left to Cyril William Arthur Parry (Architect).
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PATERSON, Eric Roy, Private, 7662453

Date of Death 17 Jun 40 Location At sea off St Nazaire, France
Incident Sinking of HMS Lancastria NACL 417/13
Grave/Memorial Pornic War Cemetery, France. Plot: 2.J.17
Date of Birth Abt 1919 Place of Birth Glasgow
Next of Kin Son of John and Violet Ross Paterson of Shawlands, Glasgow.
Will
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POLLI, Simon, Private, 7680226

Date of Death 7 Dec 42 Location At sea off the Azores
Incident Sinking of SS Ceramic NACL 417/54
Grave/Memorial Brookwood Cemetery War Memorial. Plot: Panel 20, Column 1
Date of Birth Abt 1908 Place of Birth Edinburgh
Next of Kin Son of Jacob and Sarah Polli. Husband of Peggy Polli, of West Kensington, London.
Will
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POUGHER, Ernest, Corporal, 7666566

Date of Death 25 May 43 Location Bournemouth
Incident Died in Bournemouth’s heaviest air raid. NACL 417/61
Grave/Memorial Beverley St Mary Church Cemetery. Plot: Sec A. Row L. Grave 12
Date of Birth Q3 1917 Place of Birth Beverley
Next of Kin
Will
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Mabel Pougher Ernest's date of death is 25 May 1943 in Bournemouth. The Luftwaffe mounted a major raid on Bournemouth on the 23 May 1943 in which 200 plus military and civilians were killed. His wife Mabel died in the same attack. Mabel Pougher, aged 26 married Ernest Pougher in the March quarter of 1940 in Holderness. By 1943 he was a Corporal in the Royal Army Pay Corps. She died at 56 Drummond Road on 23 May 1943. The CWGC record for Ernest suggests he died on 25 May; this would presumably be in the Royal Victoria Hospital, after being injured at 56 Drummond Road. Mabel was buried at St Mary’s Church, Beverley, on 29 May, as was her husband.


PRICE, Francis Gresham, Lieutenant, 108330

Date of Death 16 Apr 41 Location Putney, London
Incident Died in an air raid. NACL 417/23
Grave/Memorial Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium. Plot: Block A.S. Grave 1420.
Date of Birth Abt 1897 Place of Birth South West London
Next of Kin Son of Edmund Nodes Price and Alice Sarah Price and husband of Winifred Annie Price, of Putney who died in the same incident.
Will
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The raid on London on 16 April 1941 was one of the heaviest of the London Blitz when a 685 bomber raid caused more than 2,000 fires and killed over 1,000 people. The raid also damaged or destroyed historic churches and buildings.


PULLAN, Arthur Clifford, Private, 7674870

Date of Death 2 Apr 42 Location Malta
Incident Bombing of Army Pay Office, Villa Rosa. NACL 417/41
Grave/Memorial Pembroke Military Cemetery, Malta. Plot: Coll Grave 1.3.27
Date of Birth Abt 1919 Place of Birth Manchester
Next of Kin Son of Tom and Ethel Pullan of Hulme, Manchester.
Will
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RAPER, George Chesterfield, Sergeant, 386297

Date of Death 17 Jun 40 Location At sea of St Nazaire, France
Incident Sinking of HMS Lancastria NACL 417/13
Grave/Memorial Prefailles Communal Cemetery, France. Plot: Grave 63.
Date of Birth Abt 1892 Place of Birth Coventry
Next of Kin Son of John and Susan Raper and Husband of Ethel Raper of Coventry.
Will
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London Gazette The Commonwealth War Graves records note that he was Mentioned in Dispatches in WW1 and held the following honours -Chevalier de L'Ordre de Leopold II and the Croix de Guere. The award is recorded in the London Gazette (see link) as follows "175065Lance Serjeant (Acting Serjeant) George Raper, 1st Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons." No mention is made of why he received the award. WW1 Medal Records list that he was awarded the British and Victory medals and the 1915 Star. He deployed to France as a Pte (Reg No: 2520) on the 1 Aug 15 and is later promoted to Acting Sergeant.