Ralph Allison - Rover Scout - 167th (King Edward's School)



Rank: Captain
Service No: 160680
Died: 6th February 1944
Age: 26
Military Unit: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Memorial: Taukkyan War Cemetery
Burngreave Cemetery
King Edward VII School War Memorial
Further Details: Killed in Action in the Middle East
Son of Archibald and Charlotte Helen Allison, of Sheffield

Edgar Norman Armstead - Rover Scout - 20th (Ecclesall Church)


Rank: Gunner  
Service No: 1433457
Died: 29th April 1941
Age: 21
Military Unit: 37 Battery, 13 Light A.A. Regiment 
Royal Artillery
Memorial: Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt
Ecclesall War Memorial
High Storrs School War Memorial
Scout Roll of Honour - All Saints Church, Ringinglow Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield
Roll of Honour - Road Transport & General Insurance Company Ltd
Scouting Record: Joined the Scout Movement in 1933 and was invested as a Rover Scout in December 1939 whilst on leave from France
Further Details: Son of John and Gertrude Ellen Armstead, of Ecclesall, Sheffield

Peter Armstrong - Rover Scout - 191st (Beauchief)



Name: Peter Armstrong
Rank: Sub Lieutenant
Service No:
Died: 25th December 1941
Age: 23
Military Unit: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, H.M. M.T.B. 48.
Memorial: Fernhurst Burial Ground, Sussex
Further Details: Killed in an accident on board ship
Son of Charles Alan and Gladys Noelle Armstrong, of Fernhurst.

Douglas Alexander Arthur - Rover Scout - 79th (St Timothy's)



Rank: Flight Sergeant
Service No: 142552
Died: 20th January 1944
Age: 21
Military Unit: 10 Squadron - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Runnymede Memorial, England
Further Details: Son of John A. Arthur, and of Edith Arthur, of Liversedge, Yorkshire
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Robert Carter Booth - Rover Scout - 20th (Ecclesall Church)



Rank: Flying Officer (Navigator (Bomber))
Service No: 144583
Died: 23rd September 1944
Age: 22
Military Unit: 570 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Arnhem Oosterbeck War Cemetery
Ecclesall War Memorial
High Storrs School War Memorial
Scout Roll of Honour - All Saints Church, Ringinglow Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield
Further Details: Killed in Air Operations over Holland
Son of Wilfred and Mary L. Booth, of Sheffield
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Philip Willoughby Browne - Rover Scout - 167th (King Edward's School)

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Rank: Corporal
Service No: 7598743
Died: 28 October 1943
Age: 23
Military Unit: 4 Ordnance Store Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Memorial: Chungkai War Cemetery
King Edward VII School War Memorial
Additional information: Son of William Alfred and Frances Mary Browne, of Beauchief, Sheffield
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Eric Kenneth Cartledge - Rover Scout - 191st (Beauchief)



Rank: Sergeant (Wireless Operator)
Service No: 942764
Died: 7th/8th September 1941
Age: 25
Military Unit: 58 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Memorial: Kiel War Cemetery, Germany
Scouting Record: Joined 191st (Beauchief) Rover Crew in August 1934 and became a Cubmaster the following month. Remained an active member of the group until he left the UK for South Africa in July 1948.
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Vernon Chittenden - Rover Scout - 147th (St Mary's Walkley)



Died: 23rd January 1945
Age: 19
Military Unit: Intelligence Corps
Memorial: Grave Number 6875, Section KK of Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield
High Storrs School, Sheffield, War Memorial
St Mary's Walkley
Scouting Record: Joined 144th (Crookes Congregational) as a Wolf Cub in 1944, went up to the Troop in 1938. In 1940 became a Patrol Second, being appointed Patrol Leader the following year. In 1942 was Senior Patrol Leader and in 1943 Troop Leader.
Early in August 1944 transferred to 147th (St Mary's, Walkley) and became an Assistant Scout Master and member of the Rover Crew
Further Details: Contracted pneumonia and died in Wharncliffe Hospital

David Colquhoun - Rover Scout - 150th (Wadsley Church)



Rank: Signaller
Service No: 3248522
Died: 6th June 1944
Age: 25
Military Unit: 6th Airborne Division Signals 
Royal Corps of Signals
Memorial: Ranville Churchyard, Normandy, France
Further Details: Son of Thomas and Isabella Gardiner Colquhoun, of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
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Stanley Brian Critchison - Rover Scout - 143rd (St Aidan's)



Rank: Flying Officer
Service No: 100549
Died: 10th July 1942
Age: 21
Military Unit: 142 Squadron - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Runnymede Memorial, England
High Storrs School War Memorial
Further Details: Son of Stanley Lascelles Critchison and Mary Elizabeth Critchison, of Sheffield
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Reginald Crofts - Rover Scout - 74th (Oak Street)



Rank: Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)   
Service No: 1231276
Died: 9th October 1943
Age: 23
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Rheinberg War Cemetery
Further Details: Killed in Action over Germany
Son of James and Mary Jane Crofts; husband of Mildred Millicent Crofts, of Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire
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Vincent Crookes - Rover Scout - 46th (St Paul's Norton Lees)



Name: Vincent Crookes
Rank: Sergeant
Service No: 1677821
Died: 18th October 1943
Age: 19
Military Unit: 619 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Runnymede Memorial
Further Details: Son of William H. and Mable Maud Crookes, of Sheffield
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Allan Dawson - Rover Scout - 16th (Westbourne)



Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Service No: 1765065
Died: 6th September 1944
Age: 21
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Madras War Cemetery, Chennai
Further Details: Died of Illness - Cochin, India
Son of Frank and Lilian Dawson, of Sheffield

Harry Oxley Dransfield - Rover Scout - 218th (Millhouses Methodist)



Rank: Flying Officer
Service No: 132785
Died: 2nd December 1943
Age: 21
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Sheffield (Abbey Lane) Cemetery
High Storrs School War Memorial
Further Details: Killed on Active Service
Son of Fred and Hilda Mary Dransfield, of Sheffield
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Arnold Edeson - Rover Scout Leader - 16th (Westbourne)



Rank: Captain
Service No: 102450
Died: 17th November 1939
Age: 53
Military Unit: Intelligence Corps
Memorial: Sheffield (Crookes) Cemetery
King Edward VII School Roll of Honour
Further Details: Died on Active Service
Son of Dawson and Emma Edeson, of Sheffield; husband of Isabel Edeson, of Sheffield. BSc. Econ. (Lond.). B. Comm. (Lond.). Also served in the 1914-18 War

James Ronald Elwis - Rover Scout - 162nd (Burngeave Methodist)



Rank: Corporal
Service No: 987209
Died: 27th November 1945
Age: 25
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
Son of James Rupert Leslie and Lily Elwis, of Sheffield; husband of Dorothy Elwis (nee Kershaw), of Sheffield
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Donald Wilkinson Evans - Rover Scout - 143rd (St Aidan's)



Rank: Sub Lieutenant (A)
Service No:
Died: 5th May 1943
Age: 20
Military Unit: HMS Kilele Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Tanga European Cemetery
High Storrs School War Memorial
Roll of Honour - Road Transport & General Insurance Company Ltd
Further Details: Killed in Action off East Africa
Son of Albert and Florence Evans, of Sheffield

John Michael Fulford - Rover Scout - 167th (King Edward's School)



Rank: Sergeant (Pilot)
Service No: 969220
Died: 8th May 1941
Age: 22
Military Unit: 150 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery
King Edward VII School Roll of Honour
Scouting Record: Invested as a Scout in 1930, became a Patrol Leader in 1935
Further Details: Son of Horace Frederick and Edith Mary Fulford, of Dinnington, Yorkshire.
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Austen Malcolm Gascoigne - Rover Scout - 36th (Ranmoor)

Rank: Leading Seaman
Service No: C/JX 138270
Died: 25th November 1942
Age: 26
Military Unit: Royal Navy - HM Submarine Utmost
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
Additional information: Son of Holland Gascoigne and Florence M. Gascoigne, of Sheffield
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Ronald Griffin - Rover Scout - 6th (St Luke's)



Rank: Petty Officer
Service No: 78171
Died: 1941
Military Unit: HMS Drake
Memorial: Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth
Further Details: Killed by Enemy Action (Plymouth)

Frank Gordon Hart - Rover - 20th (Ecclesall)

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Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Service Number: 102970
Died: 8 September 1941
Age: 21
Military Unit: 90 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Memorial: Bygland Churchyard
Ecclesall War Memorial
Further Details: Son of Frank and Mildred Eleanor Hart of Sheffield
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George Walter Hewitt - Rover Scout - (20th Ecclesall)



Rank: Sergeant Wireless Operator
Service No: 955034
Died: 4th December 1943
Age: 23
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Gramsbergen General Cemetery
Scout Roll of Honour - All Saints Church, Ringinglow Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield
Further Details: Son of Willie and May Hewitt, of Nether Green, Sheffield
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Geoffrey Hood - Rover Scout - 20th (Ecclesall)



Rank: Sergeant 
Service No: 1431222
Died: 23rd October 1943
Age: 22
Military Unit: 12 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Rheinberg War Cemetery
Scout Roll of Honour - All Saints Church, Ringinglow Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield
Further Details: Son of Sam and Beatrice E. Hood, of Sheffield
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Walter Chadwick Jackson - Rover Scout - 183rd (Hillsborough Congregational)

Rank: Leading Seaman
Service No: P/JX 278283
Died: 22 October 1943
Age: 37
Military Unit: HMS Hurworth, Royal Navy
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Scout Roll of Honour: Formerly in Hillsborough Congregational Church (now
in storage)
Further Details: Son of Smith and Rose Jackson; husband of Edna Jackson, of Sheffield.
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Arthur Whiteley Jones - Rover Scout - 74th (Oak Street)



Rank: Sergeant Air Gunner
Service No: 1218575
Died: 24th September 1942
Age: 20
Military Unit: 78 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Runnymede Memorial
Further Details: Son of Whiteley and Kate Emily Jones, of Sheffield
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John "Jack" Norman Peter Lacey - Rover Scout - 79th (St Timothy's)

Died:  19th May 1944  
Age: 29
Memorial: Grave Number 5654, Section JJ of Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield
Further Details: Killed whilst working on Air Ministry Work of a Dangerous Character
Was initially buried at Shrewsbury

Geoffrey Goddard Lee - Rover Scout - 167th (King Edward VII School)

Rank: Sergeant Observer
Service No: 952170
Died: 30th July 1941
Age: 22
Military Unit: 82 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery
King Edward VII School Roll of Honour
Further Details: Son of William Goddard Lee and Lily Lee, of Southport, Lancashire. LL.B., Hons. (Sheffield)
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George William Lee - Rover Scout - 113th (Burngreave Congregational)



Rank: Private
Service No: 14677099
Died: 17th June 1944
Age: 18
Military Unit: 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Memorial: Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery
Further Details: Killed in Action in NW Europe
Son of Annie Lee, of Sheffield; grandson of Alice Lee, of Sheffield

Joseph Ligden - Rover Scout - 6th (St Luke's)



Died: 1941
Military Unit: Royal Navy
Further Details: Killed by Enemy Action (air raid over Liverpool)

Joseph Nowill Lister - Rover Scout - 183rd (Hillsborough Congregational)



Rank: Flight Sergeant 
Service No: 628033
Died: 29th/30th June 1941
Age: 21
Military Unit: 40 Squadron Royal Air Force
Memorial: Runnymede Memorial
Further Details: Son of Joseph Nowill Lister and Alice Lister, of Sheffield
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Robert Anthony Marshall - Rover Scout - 167th (King Edward VII School)



Rank: Cadet
Died: 30th June 1943
Age: 19
Military Unit: Royal Navy
Memorial: King Edward VII School Roll of Honour
War Memorial - Christ Church, Fulwood
Scouting Record: Joined 167th (King Edward VII) Troop in 1938 and became a Patrol Leader. Helped in the formation of the Air Scout Section and formed two Patrols of War Service Scouts. Became a Rover Scout in 1943, leaving in 1944 to become a cadet in the Merchant Navy
Further Details: Killed in an Accident at Sea

Neville Craig Middlemass - Rover Scout - 59th (St Augustine's)



Rank: Sergeant 
Service No: 580461
Died: 12th May 1940
Age: 26
Military Unit: 15 Squadron Royal Air Force
Memorial: Maastricht General Cemetery
Roll of Honour - St Augustine's Church, Brocco Bank
Scouting Record: Joined the Scout Movement in 1922 as a Cub. Transferred to the Scouts and became a King's Scout. Joined the Rover Crew. Remained an active member of the Crew until he joined the RAF in early 1938
Further Details: Son of John and Doris Middlemass, of Sheffield
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Charles Ramon Mirfin - Rover Scout - 85th (St John's Abbeydale)



Rank: Able Seaman
Service No: C/JX 300527
Died: 10th November 1942
Age: 20
Military Unit: HMS Martin Royal Navy
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
High Storrs School, Sheffield, War Memorial
Further Details: Killed by Enemy Action off North Africa
Son of Charles Herbert and Eva Mirfin, of Sheffield

Roy Vivian Nelson - Troop Leader - 146th (Old Norton)

Photo: Andrew Jones

Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Service No: 1109155
Died: 25th April 1941
Age: 18
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Sheffield (Abbey Lane) Cemetery
Further Details: Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Vivian Nelson and stepson of Mary S. C. Nelson, of Norton, Sheffield.
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Percy Dryden Nixon - Rover Scout - 167th (King Edward VII School)

Rank: Sergeant (Observer)
Service No: 580671
Died: 20th July 1940
Military Unit: 44 Squadron Royal Air Force
Memorial: Skagen Cemetery
King Edward VII School Roll of Honour
Further Details: More information can be found here

Alec Webster Oates - Rover Scout - 36th (St John's Ranmoor)

Rank: Sergeant Pilot
Service No: 1059616
Died: 13th June 1941
Age: 20
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery
King Edward VII School Roll of Honour
Scouting History: Was a Rover in the 167th (King Edward VII) until August 1938 when he joined 36th (Ranmoor), later becoming an Assistant Scout Master
Further Details: Son of Edgar L. and Nellie Oates, of Sheffield.
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David Alan Pettigrew - Rover Scout - 146th (Old Norton)

Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Service No: 1621351
Died: 2nd February 1943
Age: 21
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Swift Current (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery
Further Details: Killed in Flying Accident in Canada
Son of Robert Watson Pettigrew and Julia Pettigrew, of Warminster Road, Sheffield, England
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Colin Stanley Read - Rover - 183rd (Hillsborough Congregational)

Rank: Convoy Signalman 
Service No: C/JX 185151
Died:  19 August 1941
Age: 21
Military Unit: Royal Navy
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
Further Details: Son of Albert and Beatrice Ellen Read, of Hillsborough, Yorkshire.
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Jack (Jason) Hartley Rodgers - Cub Master, Assistant Scout Master and Rover Scout - 16th (Westbourne)

Rank: Pilot Officer
Service No: 67593
Died:  16th September 1941
Age: 25
Military Unit: 18 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Runnymede Memorial
Scouting Record: Cub, Scout and Rover, Cub Master, Assistant Scout Master
and Rover Mate, all in 16th (Westbourne)
Further Details: Killed in Air Operations over Germany
Son of John W. and Ada E. Rodgers, of Sheffield
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Thomas (Tom) George Rutter - Rover Scout - 140th (St Cuthbert's)

Rank: Sergeant (Wireless Operator)
Service No: 1439922
Died: 6th April 1944
Age: 21
Military Unit: 357 Squadron Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Sai Wan War Cemetery
Further Details: Killed in Air Operations in the Far East
Son of Mr. and Mrs J.E. Rutter of Gunnerside, Richmond, North Yorkshire
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Maurice Allen Scott - Rover Scout - 16th (Westbourne)

Rank: Aircraftman Second Class 
Service No: 1112023
Died: 23rd December 1940
Age: 19
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Sheffield (Crookes) Cemetery
Further Details: Son of John Edgar and Emily Scott, of Sheffield
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Martin James Shaw - Rover Scout - 1st (Croft House)

Rank: Marine
Service No: 113111
Died: 7th June 1944
Age: 23
Military Unit: H.M.L.C.A. 556 Rota
Memorial: Bayeux War Cemetery
Further Details: Died from Wounds Sustained in Action on D-Day
Son of George Frederick and Edith Mabel Shaw, of Hollis Croft, Sheffield

Stanley Walker Shepherd - Rover Scout - 20th (Ecclesall Church)

Rank: Pilot Officer
Service No: 130259
Died: 3rd March 1943
Age: 22
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Ecclesall (All Saints') Churchyard
Scout Roll of Honour - All Saints Church, Ringinglow Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield
Scouting Record: Joined the Cubs in 1930 becoming a Scout in 1934. When St Gabriel's Church was opened, helped to form a Troop there and became Troop Leader. Later he formed a Troop whilst working in Manchester
Son of Beatrice Alice Shepherd; grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Walker Shepherd, of Eastbourne, Sussex
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George Sherwin - Rover Scout - 199th (Meersbrook Congregational)

Rank: Trooper
Service No: 7901706
Died: 7th January 1941
Age: 21
Military Unit: 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 
Royal Armoured Corps
Memorial: Sheffield (Abbey Lane) Cemetery
Meersbrook Park War Memorial
Further Details: Killed on Duty
Husband of Joyce 0. Sherwin, of Woodseats, Sheffield
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Howard Frederick Sidall - Rover Scout - 79th (St Timothy's)

Rank: Battery Quartermaster Serjeant
Service No: 1433960
Died: 9th June
Age: 29
Military Unit: 37 Anti Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
Memorial: Sheffield (Crookes) Cemetery
Further Details:
Returned to Civilian Life after suffering from wounds received on Active Service in Italy and within a short time died of double pneumonia
Son of Frederick and Mabel Siddall, of Crookes, Sheffield; husband of Doreen Siddall

Stephen Rivington Skerritt - Rover Scout - 36th (Ranmoor)

Rank: Sergeant Pilot
Service No: 1106001
Died: 12th May 1941
Age: 22
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Bradfield (St Nicholas) Churchyard
King Edward VII School Roll of Honour
Further Details: Killed in a Flying Accident
See also Alec Webster Oates (above)
Son of Stephen H. Skerritt and Sallie Skerritt, of Sheffield

William Neal Statham - Rover - 191st (Beauchief)

Rank: Fusilier
Service No: 14844325
Died:19th September 1945
Age: 21
Military Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Memorial: Delhi War Cemetery
Scouting Record: Joined the Beauchief Group as one of the first cubs in September 1934. Was a member of the Pack and Troop and became a Rover Scout in November 1941. Took over the position of Rover Mate in January 1943 and retained this position until joining the Army in January 1943
Further Details: Appeared as "ME" in "Shorts" in 1943.
Died in India as a result of wounds accidentally received during a training course
Son of Walter and Edith Statham, of Sheffield

Gordon Strange - Patrol Leader - 167th (King Edward VII)

Photos: Andrew Jones

Died: 15th November 1940
Age: 14
Unit: Scout Service Bureau
Memorial: Shiregreen Cemetery, Sheffield
King Edward VII School Roll of Honour
Further Details: Son of Ernest and Doris Strange of Hartley Brook Road, Sheffield
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James Leslie Stubbings - Rover Scout - 46th (St Paul's Norton Lees)

Rank: Sapper
Service No: 2072971
Died: 23rd September 1940
Age: 19
Military Unit: 5 Bomb Disposal Section Royal Engineers
Memorial: Ecclesall (All Saints') Churchyard
Further Details: Killed Moving Delayed Action Bomb - London

Paul Derrick Sykes - Rover Scout - 36th (Ranmoor)

Rank: Flight Sergeant (Pilot)
Service No: 1216818
Died: 24th April 1944
Military Unit: 77 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Svino Churchyard, Denmark
Scouting Record: Joined the 36th (Ranmoor) in 1932 as a Wolf Cub and became a Scout in November 1933. Remained a member until 1936. In 1939, returned to become a Rover Squire
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Norman Taylor - Cubmaster and Rover Scout - 145th (St Silas)

Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 10601055
Died: 1st December 1944
Age: 27
Military Unit: 43rd (2/5th Battalion) Gloucestershire Regiment 
Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C
Memorial: Venray War Cemetery
Scouting Record: Joined the 160th (Hartshead) Group in 1925 as a Wolf Cub, becoming a Scout three years later. Later became a Patrol Leader. Transferred to 145th (St Silas').
Four years later, began training and assisting with the Cub Pack. In September 1938 received a Cub Master warrant. On joining the Forces, became a member of 141st (Headquarters) Rover Crew. Whilst stationed at Dover joined a Rover Crew there and assisted with a local Scout Troop.
Further Details: Died of Wounds sustained in Action
Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Taylor, of Sheffield; husband of Olive Margaret Taylor, of Sheffield.

Alan Edwin Trower - Assistant Cub Master and Rover Scout - 183rd (Hillsborough Congregational)

Rank: Private
Service No: 4346546
Died: 21st March 1942
Age: 25
Military Unit: 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
Memorial: Alamein Memorial
Scouting Record: Joined the 183rd Group in 1930 at the age of 13. Passed his Tenderfoot in September 1930, his Second Class in 1932 and became a Patrol Leader
In 1930 obtained the Cyclist and Swimmer Badges
Joined the Rover Crew in 1935, one of its earliest members and was invested as a Rover 1st July 1935
December 1935 took out a warrant as Assistant Cubmaster
Played in all three productions of "Shorts"
Further Details: Died of Wounds received in Action in the Middle East

John Philip Wilde - Rover Scout - 29th (Montgomery)

Rank:  Lance Serjeant
Service No: 1433215
Died: 29th April 1941
Age: 27
Military Unit: 37 Battery, 13 Light A.A. Regiment
Royal Artillery
Memorial: Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery
High Storrs School War Memorial
Further Details: Killed in Action in the Middle East
Son of William Henry Edward and Ethel May Wilde, of Sheffield; husband of Joan Mary Wilde, of Sheffield

Leslie James Williams - Rover Scout - 16th (Westbourne)

Rank: Private
Service No: 14127119
Died: 7th March 1946
Age: 19
Military Unit: General Service Corps
Memorial: Sheffield (Crookes) Cemetery
Further Details: Died of Meningitis
Son of James G. Williams and Elsie Williams, of Sheffield

Tom Wilson - Assistant Scoutmaster and Rover Scout - 20th (Ecclesall Church)

Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Service No: 1672471
Died: 1st January 1945
Age: 22
Military Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Ghent City Cemetery
High Storrs School War Memorial
Scout Roll of Honour - All Saints Church, Ringinglow Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield
Scouting Record: Joined the 20th (Ecclesall Church) as a Wolf Cub, later transferred to the Troop. Subsequently became Troop Leader of the St Gabriel's (Greystones) section of the 20th (Ecclesall Church). Shortly after the outbreak of war, was invested as a Rover Scout and took out a warrant as Assistant Scout Master.
Further Details: Son of Thomas Edward and Gertrude Wilson, of Sheffield
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John Philip Winfield - Rover Scout Leader - 29th (Montgomery)

Rank: Squadron Leader
Service No: 114161
Died: 25th October 1942
Age: 27
Military Unit: 151 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
transfered to No. 1 R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge
Memorial: Sheffield Crematorium Screen Wall Panel 4
High Storrs School War Memorial
Further Details: Son of Edmund and Mabel Winfield, of Sheffield. H.M. Inspector of Weights and Measures
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Maurice Ernest Langton Wood - Rover Scout - 193rd (Woodseats Methodists)

Rank: Sergeant Pilot
Service No: 754548
Died: 18th September 1940
Age:23
Military Unit: 99 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Memorial: Rheinberg Military Cemetery
High Storrs School War Memorial
Further Details: Killed in Action over Germany
Son of Ernest Richard and Dorothy Mabel Wood, of Sheffield