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5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
19th May 1940 Defensive Positions
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Pte Bernard Dagnan 5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment (d.26th August 1944) Bernard Dagnan returned home but died of his wounds. His son was also called Bernard and went on to have a successful life and family of his own.
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Pte. Frank Kehoe 5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment (d.24th July 1944) A war veterans education project has brought together a World War II veteran and the family of another Liverpool man, who was killed next to him in battle.
The members of the Kehoe family never knew Frank Kehoe, from Dingle, who was killed, aged just 19, in July 1944 while fighting for his country near Caen in north west France.
But thanks to the Giving Veterans a Voice project, led by writer Lesley Van DeMark, who works at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) as a student support mentor, they have now met his former comrade in arms, Bob Laverty.
The project also included They Need You, a song inspired by the veterans and written by Emma Buckley, a LIPA student who performs under the name Ruby Sky. It has been released on iTunes with proceeds going to the Royal British Legion. Tony Kehoe, one of Frank's nephews, says: Frank and Bob joined the army at the same time, when they were 18, and Bob was saying they were the young ones, the oldest ones, who they looked up to, were just 20.
Frank was killed instantly by a shrapnel mine, I knew my uncle died in the war, but to have the details from someone who was there has brought it all together.
Giving Veterans a Voice, which was funded by Liverpool City Council and the Ministry of Defence, saw veterans sharing their memories for a DVD, which is being used as a teaching aid in schools. A celebration event to mark the end of the project took place at the Florence Institute in Dingle, which Bob and Frank, although they didn't know each other then, went to as youngsters.
Bob, 90, who now lives in Lydiate, says: I was delighted to meet Frank's relatives, I did, years and years ago, meet his mother. Frank was such a nice, respectful and decent lad, a smashing lad. It was such a good day at the Florrie, and such a good song.
Report from the Liverpool Echo.
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Capt. Aubrey Conrad Cawsey 5th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment (d.7th Aug 1944) The following is a transcribed document from the Moose Jaw Times Herald newspaper regarding the death of Captain Cawsey in battle while serving with the 5th South Staffordshire Regiment.
Moose Jaw Times Herald, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Friday, August 11, 1944
Captain Aubrey Cawsey has been killed in action in France according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Cawsey, 1219 Redland Avenue.
The sad news was telephoned to T. P. Baylis by Mrs. Aubrey Cawsey, say the former Miss Kathleen Baylis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Baylis, 1161 Second Avenue North East. Mrs. A. C. Cawsey resides at White Rock B.C. and Mrs. Baylis is presently staying with her.
Captain Cawsey went overseas with the Saskatoon Light Infantry as a Lieutenant in 1940 and while overseas was promoted to the rank of captain. He was called back to Canada in 1942 and rejoined the 1st King’s Own Rifles of Canada on mobilization of the battalion. He took a course at the Royal Military College at Kingston, Ontario, graduating with the rank of Major, but relinquished his majority in order to return overseas and serve with the Imperial army.
Leaving Canada in April of this year Captain Cawsey went to France on June 13. To mourn his loss, in addition to his widow, Captain Cawsey leaves a daughter, Joan, three and one half years old and a son, Thomas Frederick, one year old. His parents received a letter from Captain Aubrey Cawsey dated July 24, 1944 in which he spoke hopefully of the end of the war and of rejoining his wife and family. He was educated at the King George Public School and Central Collegiate Institute in Moose Jaw, later being employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the T. Eaton Company Limited and Slater and York.
Two brothers are serving in the Canadian Army, Major Emery B. Cawsey, with the Royal Canadian Artillery in Italy, and Captain Ralph B. Cawsey. Who graduated at the staff course held at Royal Military College in Kingston, and who left Regina a week ago last Saturday, and was flown to England. Another brother, Benjamin Cawsey, is in business in Red Deer, Alberta.
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Pte. George Kindon 5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment My Granddad was in the South Staffordshire Regiment from 1940 to 1946.
He never spoke too much about his time served until his latter years. Looking at his army records he spent a far bit of time in detention for being AWOL. It might have been something to do with the American GI's being barracked not far from where my nan lived (Pheasey). I do know that he had a bad time in Arnham as he was one of hundreds being dropped in by gliders. He was held up in a church, I think, being looked after by a young girl, name of Tula who was with the Dutch Resistance.
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