Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
John Richard Marshall
| Surname: | Marshall |
| Forename: | John Richard |
| Age: | 21 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 22 May 1941 |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Engineers |
| Battalion / Unit: | 11 Bomb Disposal Coy. |
| Service Number: | 2196445 |
| Cemetery: | Esher (Cobham) Cemetery |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | Class A. Grave 1485. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Willie and Louisa Annie Marshall, of Cobham. Born at Chippings Farm, Cobham, baptised at St. Andrew's Church and attended Cobham Central School. Choirboy at St. Mary's, Stoke d'Abernon. Began engineering apprenticeship at the Purefoy Engineering Works in Tilt Road after leaving school. Killed whilst defusing an unexploded bomb at the John Brown & Co. shipyard in Clydebank. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Clydebank Blitz John Brown & Company |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2434497/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 35 |
