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Title: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: Nikki63 on Monday 14 August 17 21:15 BST (UK)
My great grandfather died at Tate and Lyle 1943/4 but can not find any details anywhere, his name was Thomas Holloway
Title: Re: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: giggsycat on Monday 14 August 17 21:25 BST (UK)
Hi Nikki

Is this him?

Deaths Mar 1944 
Holloway    Thomas A    44    Wandsworth    1d   586

Wandsworth was the Registration District for Battersea.

From: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Cause of Death will be on the certificate, which you can order from The General Register Office using this link: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

You have to register to use the site. Certs cost £9.25 including postage.
Use the details from the above Index entry to order.

Regards
Giggsy
Title: Re: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: nanny jan on Monday 14 August 17 21:49 BST (UK)
Is this him?

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3140946/HOLLOWAY,%20THOMAS%20ARTHUR
Title: Re: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: sugarbakers on Monday 14 August 17 22:04 BST (UK)
Is this him?

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3140946/HOLLOWAY,%20THOMAS%20ARTHUR

Probably ... Pease Transport ran the Tate & Lyle road transport fleet.
Title: Re: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: Nikki63 on Friday 18 August 17 21:21 BST (UK)
Hi Nikki

Is this him?

Deaths Mar 1944 
Holloway    Thomas A    44    Wandsworth    1d   586

Wandsworth was the Registration District for Battersea.
Thank you so much, yes that was him
From: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Cause of Death will be on the certificate, which you can order from The General Register Office using this link: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

You have to register to use the site. Certs cost £9.25 including postage.
Use the details from the above Index entry to order.

Regards
Giggsy
Title: Re: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: Nikki63 on Friday 18 August 17 21:23 BST (UK)
Is this him?

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3140946/HOLLOWAY,%20THOMAS%20ARTHUR

Probably ... Pease Transport ran the Tate & Lyle road transport fleet.

Thank you for your help, yes it is him

Nikki
Title: Re: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: Nikki63 on Friday 18 August 17 21:24 BST (UK)
Is this him?

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3140946/HOLLOWAY,%20THOMAS%20ARTHUR

Probably ... Pease Transport ran the Tate & Lyle road transport fleet.

Thank you yes the details you gave were my great grandfathers

Nikki
Title: Re: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: Nikki63 on Friday 18 August 17 21:26 BST (UK)
Hi Nikki

Is this him?

Deaths Mar 1944 
Holloway    Thomas A    44    Wandsworth    1d   586

Wandsworth was the Registration District for Battersea.

Thank you the details were my great grandfathers

Nikki
Thank you so much, yes that was him
From: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Cause of Death will be on the certificate, which you can order from The General Register Office using this link: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

You have to register to use the site. Certs cost £9.25 including postage.
Use the details from the above Index entry to order.

Regards
Giggsy
Title: Re: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: Nikki63 on Friday 18 August 17 21:27 BST (UK)
Is this him?

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3140946/HOLLOWAY,%20THOMAS%20ARTHUR

Probably ... Pease Transport ran the Tate & Lyle road transport fleet.

Thank you so much
Nikki
Title: Re: Tate and Lyle battersea,
Post by: mikemackean on Sunday 08 January 23 12:19 GMT (UK)
Sorry I've only just seen this request, but one of my relations was involve in the attempted rescue of the men trapped inside the Air Raid shelter at Pease's Transport that fateful night.  Unfortunately they were only able to rescue one man, but there is a WW2 Civil Defence Gallantry Award report on Ancestry (originally from the National Archives) detailing the rescue attempt. Here's the Ancestry link, https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1253:9160 but let me know if you'd prefer the actual documents (10 pages).  I'm not sure it names your Great Grandfather by name, but more about those involved in the rescue.