Deaths in the 1940s
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Julian Borecki-Borek
1882–1948 (age 66)
Hendon Park
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
1860–1948 (age 88)
Dean Cemetery
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson is celebrated for his poetic and mathematical exploration of the natural world.
Eileen O'Shaughnessy
1905–1945 (age 40)
Jesmond Old Cemetery
Hugh Scarlett, 7th Baron Abinger
1878–1943 (age 65)
Inverlochy
Lord Hugh Scarlett is remembered for his steadfast military service and dignified devotion to duty.
George Bargate Bainbridge
1850–1944 (age 94)
Jesmond Old Cemetery
Maurice Sloman
1921–1941 (age 20)
Indian Queens
Maurice Sloman is remembered with affection for the bright promise he shared with his community.
Ian Hamilton
1853–1947 (age 94)
Kilmadock
Ian Hamilton (1853-1947) was a British military officer who served in various colonial campaigns and is buried at Kilmad...
Jean Miller Muir
1861–1941 (age 80)
Kilmadock
Jean Miller Muir (1861-1941) was a British individual buried at Kilmadock.
Stanley Lupino
1893–1942 (age 49)
Lambeth Cemetery
Stanley Lupino (1893-1942) was a British actor, dancer, and theatrical performer from Southwark, buried at Lambeth Cemet...
Flora Philip
1865–1943 (age 78)
Dean Cemetery
Flora Philip (1865-1943) was a Scottish individual buried at Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.
Agnes Brown
1866–1943 (age 77)
Dean Cemetery
Agnes Brown (1866-1943) was an Edinburgh resident buried at Dean Cemetery.
Sir Thomas Barnby Whitson
1869–1948 (age 79)
Dean Cemetery
Sir Thomas Barnby Whitson (1869-1948) was a British knight buried at Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.
Peter McBride
1854–1946 (age 92)
Dean Cemetery
Peter McBride (1854-1946) was a Scottish individual buried at Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.
Watkin Williams
1845–1944 (age 99)
Marble Church, Bodelwyddan
Watkin Williams (1845-1944) was a Welsh individual from Leamington Spa, buried at the Marble Church in Bodelwyddan.
Ethel Lina White
1876–1944 (age 68)
Mortlake Crematorium
Ethel Lina White (1876-1944) was a British crime writer from Abergavenny whose works inspired several films, cremated at...
Alfred Monahan
1877–1945 (age 68)
Monmouth Cemetery
Alfred Monahan is remembered for his compassionate ministry and the wisdom he shared with countless parishioners.
Helen Kerr
1859–1940 (age 81)
Dean Cemetery
William Thomas Ritchie
1873–1945 (age 72)
Dean Cemetery
William Thomas Ritchie is remembered for his compassionate care and scholarly spirit in the medical profession.
Robert Blackburn, Lord Blackburn
1864–1944 (age 80)
Dean Cemetery
Anthony Eyre
1918–1946 (age 28)
Llangennith
Anthony Eyre is remembered for his steady leadership in the Royal Air Force and the enduring affection of Llangennith.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
1850–1942 (age 92)
Royal Burial Ground
Prince George, Duke of Kent
1902–1942 (age 40)
Royal Burial Ground
Prince George, Duke of Kent, combined royal duties with public service until his untimely death in 1942.
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
1870–1948 (age 78)
Royal Burial Ground
Stanley Brenton Von Donop
1860–1941 (age 81)
Locksbrook Cemetery, Bath
Stanley Brenton Von Donop is remembered for his devoted stewardship of the Army's ordnance and his calm guidance.
William Francis Sorsbie
1861–1943 (age 82)
Locksbrook Cemetery, Bath
William Arthur Durnford
1853–1940 (age 87)
Longparish
William Arthur Durnford is remembered as a steadfast presence in Longparish whose kindness shaped the village.
Sydney Lee
1866–1949 (age 83)
Gunnersbury Cemetery
Augustus Buckland
1857–1942 (age 85)
Rosary Cemetery, Norwich
Augustus Buckland is remembered for his compassionate Anglican ministry and nurturing presence in Norwich.
Ethel Colman
1863–1948 (age 85)
Rosary Cemetery, Norwich
William John Sanderson
1883–1941 (age 58)
Rosary Cemetery, Norwich
William John Sanderson is remembered for his steady advocacy in the law and the integrity he brought to each case.
Paul Merzbach
1888–1943 (age 55)
Golders Green Jewish Cemetery
Herbert Loewe
1882–1940 (age 58)
Golders Green Jewish Cemetery
Herbert Loewe is remembered for his vibrant scholarship and encouragement of students in Jewish studies.
Philip Guedalla
1889–1944 (age 55)
Golders Green Jewish Cemetery
Sergey Shatelen
1873–1946 (age 73)
Gunnersbury Cemetery
Sergey Shatelen is remembered for his careful service as an undersecretary and his commitment to the public good.
Geraldine Evans
1948–1949 (age 1)
Gunnersbury Cemetery
Stanley Setty
1903–1949 (age 46)
Golders Green Jewish Cemetery
Stanley Setty is remembered for his generous spirit and dedication to the Golders Green Jewish community.
Frederick Charles Learmonth
1866–1941 (age 75)
Gunnersbury Cemetery
John Rees
1857–1949 (age 92)
Pen-y-garn
John Rees is remembered for sharing his musical gifts and nurturing the next generation of performers.
Bohdan Anders
1918–1941 (age 23)
Pembrey
F. Chapman
1941–1941 (age 0)
Peaslake
F. Chapman, born in 1941, is remembered at Peaslake for their service as a soldier.
Jack Foreman Mantle
1917–1940 (age 23)
Royal Naval Cemetery
Dick Pirrie
1920–1944 (age 24)
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Dick Pirrie, the Australian rules footballer turned naval serviceman, is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Jack Atkins
1916–1942 (age 26)
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Ken MacLeod
1890–1940 (age 50)
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Ken MacLeod is honored on the Plymouth Naval Memorial for both his sporting talent and his naval service.
Frederick Ernest Whitton
1872–1940 (age 68)
Pyrford
George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke
1873–1943 (age 70)
St Paul's Church, Bedford
George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke, is remembered for his political leadership at St Paul's Church, Bedford.
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
1891–1945 (age 54)
Southern Cemetery
Robert Juliusz Hirszbandt
1899–1942 (age 43)
Southern Cemetery
Robert Juliusz Hirszbandt is commemorated at Southern Cemetery for his service as an aircraft pilot.
John Hill
1873–1949 (age 76)
Southern Cemetery
Robert Ollerenshaw
1882–1948 (age 66)
Southern Cemetery
Robert Ollerenshaw, the orthopedic surgeon, is honored at Southern Cemetery for his medical service.