6th August

Remembering those who served on land, on the sea, and in the air during the Second World War and lost their lives on 6th August during the conflict.

Remembering the Fallen

Ernest Butlin

Private | 5885782

Private Ernest Butlin died on 6th August 1941 while serving in Northern Ireland with 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment during the Second World War.

Francis Dudley Pakenham McCorkell

Francis Dudley Pakenham McCorkell

Lieutenant | 258178

Francis Dudley Pakenham McCorkell served in 2nd Battalion Irish Guards at his time of death on 6th August 1944 when his tank came under attack in France.

James Walker Montgomery

Corporal | 541538

RAF Corporal James Walker Montgomery died on 6th August 1942 at a military hospital in Northern Ireland. He lived in Angus, Scotland before the war.

Douglas David Smith

Petty Officer | FX/669326

Petty Officer Douglas David Smith of Yorkshire, England died on 6th August 1945 while serving in Fleet Air Arm 891 Squadron based in Co. Londonderry.