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I am searching for Londoner Harry Derry who was killed in an air-raid in London in January 1943 along with his friend Cyril Martin Bishop. I have some photos of Cyril with someone who may possibly be Harry.

Thanks

Martin Bishop

BISHOP, CYRIL MARTIN
Rank: Private Service No:6296939 Date of Death: 17/01/1943 Age: 21 Regiment/Service: The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 10th Bn. Grave Reference: Sec. 15. Grave 9917.Cemetery: MARGATE CEMETERY, KENT Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Bishop, of Margate.

Chris :)

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx

(from above link)


DERRY, HARRY
Rank: Gunner Service No: 6296973 Date of Death: 18/01/1943 Age: 21 Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 98 Anti-Tank Regt. Grave Reference: Coll. grave 19. Cemetery: MANOR PARK CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Harry and Lucy Sophia Derry


http://www.findagrave.com/

(also on above)

All I can think of is to Google, I am sure there are sites on there regarding lists of names of people killed during the WW2 air raids.

or if you know the area of London where the raid was, contact the local library/archive they may have some more information.

:-)

UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 about Harry Derry
Name: Harry Derry
Given Initials: H
Rank: Gunner
Death Date: 18 Jan 1943
Number: 6296973
Birth Place: London E
Residence: Essex
Branch at Enlistment: Royal Artillery
Theatre of War: United Kingdom
Regiment at Death: Royal Artillery
Branch at Death: Royal Artillery

Probably his birth

Name: Harry Derry
Mother's Maiden Surname: Pope
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1921
Registration district: Bethnal Green
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume Number: 1c
Page Number: 300

Parent's marriage
Marriages Jun 1913 (>99%)
Derry Henry Pope Bethnal G. 1c 245
Pope Lucy S Derry Bethnal G. 1c 245

Probable siblings

Births Sep 1914 (>99%)
DERRY Harry A Pope Bethnal G. 1c 341
His death
Births Sep 1914 (>99%)
DERRY Harry A Pope Bethnal G. 1c 341

Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Derry Thomas W Pope Shoreditch 1c 44
His death?
Name: Thomas W Derry
Birth Date: abt 1917
Date of Registration: Mar 1918
Age at Death: 1
Registration district: Bethnal Green
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1c
Page: 286


Births Jun 1920 (>99%)
Derry Albert C Pope Bethnal G 1c 304

A photo of his gravestone here:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=68072150&PIpi=40753856

Curiously he doesn't have his own gravestone, he's on the stone of Private L.E. Nash.

If your hope is to make contact with someone related to Harry, look in search all trees for his name

parents

Marriages Jun 1913 (>99%)

Derry Henry Pope Bethnal G. 1c 245
Pope Lucy S Derry Bethnal G. 1c 245

Parents' marriage with added details:


London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about Henry Derry
Name: Henry Derry
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Age: 29
Spouse: Lucy Sophia Pope
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 May 1913
Parish: St Matthew, Bethnal Green
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Henry Derry
Spouse Father: Charles Pope
Register Type: Parish Register

He's a widower, she's a spinster. He's a carman as was his father who is deceased, her father a fishmonger. I believe her age is also 29 on the original.

Albert's marriage?

Name: Albert C Derry
Spouse Surname: Winn
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1947
Registration district: Romford
Inferred County: Essex
Volume Number: 5a
Page Number: 1679

There is one Derry/Winn daughter b 1948 listed on http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

I was right, she was 29 at marriage.


London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about Lucy Sophia Pope
Name: Lucy Sophia Pope
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 14 Jan 1883
Father's Name: Charles Pope
Mother's name: Elizabeth Lucy Pope
Parish or Poor Law Union: Bethnal Green St Thomas
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers

Albert Charles Derry's death
Name: Albert Charles Derry

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1920
Date of Registration: Aug 1999
Age at Death: 79
Registration district: Redbridge
Inferred County: Essex
Register Number: D5
District and Subdistrict: 2471D
Entry Number: 183

Probate Calender entry
DERRY ALBERT CHARLES
Date of Probate 14 March 2000
Probate number 354000
Date of Death 11 August 1999
Document type Grant and will
Registry London
..........

The Death is likely to be registered by a nok