MY ANCESTORS AS SERVICEMEN

Below is some photographs of my ancestors during the first and second world wars.  I will add details of their service and records also their regiments or ships they served on, as I gather the information.

JOHN EDWARD CARR

JOHN EDWARD CARR

RALPH HESKETT

Born 1888 and served with the 5th Durham Light Infantry during the First World War

Born 1918 served with the Border Regiment and the First Airborne during the second World War

Born 1892 served with the York and Lancs. Regiment during World  War 1 and the Home Guard in World War 2

FRANCIS WILLIAM CARR

HARRY CARR

LESLIE RANEE

Born 1923 Served in the Royal Navy all during the 1939-1945 war.  

Born 1920 Served in the Royal Fusiliers during the 1939-1945 war

Born 1924 served as a cook in the merchant navy, he was drowned when his ship the HMS "Tabor Park" was sunk  in 1945

JOHN HESKETT

JAMES RENNIE

JOHN RENNIE

WILLIAM RENNIE

CHARLES ALEXANDER CARR

Born 1908 Was a regular with the Royal Navy before the outbreak of War.  Was drowned when his ship the HMS Niger was torpedoed in 1944