Deaths in the 1940s

Sir William Rothwell Hulton, 2nd Bt.

1868–1943 (age 75)

St. Mary the Virgin, Deane

Richard Bedford Bennett

1870–1947 (age 77)

St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham

Richard Bedford Bennett, respected teacher, is remembered at St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham.

James Hopwood Jeans

1877–1946 (age 69)

St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham

Percy Robert Clifton

1872–1944 (age 72)

St. Mary's Church, Clifton

Percy Robert Clifton is remembered at St. Mary's Church, Clifton, for his enduring presence in the community.

Sir John Lorne MacLeod

1873–1946 (age 73)

Warriston Cemetery

Louis Stewart Gumley

1870–1941 (age 71)

Warriston Cemetery

Louis Stewart Gumley is remembered at Warriston Cemetery for his steady business leadership.

John Rudolph Wardlaw Burnet

d. 1941

Warriston Cemetery

Arthur Vickers

1882–1944 (age 62)

Witton Cemetery

Arthur Vickers is honored at Witton Cemetery for his service as military personnel.

Mortimer Epstein

1880–1946 (age 66)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Martin Ephraim Mosely

1877–1948 (age 71)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Martin Ephraim Mosely devoted his life to entomology and the careful study of insect life.

Samuel Daiches

1878–1949 (age 71)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Michael Adler

1868–1944 (age 76)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Michael Adler guided his community with scholarship and steady pastoral care.

Maurice Spero

1881–1944 (age 63)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Joseph Hertz

1872–1946 (age 74)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Joseph Hertz led with scholarship and compassion as a chief rabbi and writer.

Ewart Astill

1888–1948 (age 60)

Welford Road Cemetery

Dudley Joel

1904–1941 (age 37)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Dudley Joel balanced commercial leadership with a resolve to serve during wartime challenges.

Marion Spielmann

1858–1948 (age 90)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Lionel Nathan de Rothschild

1882–1942 (age 60)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Lionel Nathan de Rothschild blended public service with philanthropic devotion.

Isaac Snowman

1873–1947 (age 74)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Jindřich Bartoš

1911–1941 (age 30)

West Derby Cemetery

Jindřich Bartoš answered the call to defend freedom as a brave airman.

Charles Barrowdale Carryer

1857–1940 (age 83)

Welford Road Cemetery

Arthur Ernest Jolliffe

1871–1944 (age 73)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Arthur Ernest Jolliffe was a patient educator whose work inspired future mathematicians.

Johnny Basham

1890–1947 (age 57)

St Woolos Cemetery

Roger William Giffard Tyringham

1870–1940 (age 70)

St Uny's Church, Lelant

Roger William Giffard Tyringham was remembered for his steadfast devotion to the Lelant parish.

George Cresswell Turner

1858–1940 (age 82)

Welford Road Cemetery

Sheikh Abdul-Hamid

1900–1944 (age 44)

Western Cemetery

Sheikh Abdul-Hamid blended architectural skill with a deep respect for tradition.

Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe

1858–1945 (age 87)

St Bertoline's Church, Barthomley

Arthur Waugh

1866–1943 (age 77)

St John-at-Hampstead

Arthur Waugh was a perceptive writer whose support helped nurture a generation of literary voices.

Randolph Schwabe

1885–1948 (age 63)

St John-at-Hampstead

Constance Smedley

1876–1941 (age 65)

St Lawrence's Church, West Wycombe

Writer who celebrated the arts and social purpose.

D'Arcy McCrea

1896–1940 (age 44)

St Mark's Church, Worsley

Arthur Machen

1863–1947 (age 84)

St Mary's Church, Amersham

Pioneering Welsh storyteller of the uncanny.

Caroline Augusta Hervey

1857–1949 (age 92)

St Mary's Church, Ickworth

Sarah Winifred Rowe

1856–1943 (age 87)

St Mary's Church, Slaugham

Devoted parish figure at St Mary’s Church, Slaugham.

Clementine Maria Chermside

1855–1941 (age 86)

St Mary's Church, South Cowton

Elizabeth von Arnim

1866–1941 (age 75)

Tylers Green

Novelist of gentle satire and social observation.

Arthur Lupton

1879–1944 (age 65)

Undercliffe Cemetery

Francis Holden Illingworth

1872–1943 (age 71)

Undercliffe Cemetery

Quietly valued community member.

Evelyn Underhill

1875–1941 (age 66)

St John-at-Hampstead

Peggy Webling

1871–1949 (age 78)

Margravine Cemetery

Playwright remembered for imaginative drama.

Manuel Chaves Nogales

1897–1944 (age 47)

North Sheen Cemetery

Edson Gilroy Armour

1917–1944 (age 27)

Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery

Military personnel honoured for his service.

Joseph Toole

1887–1945 (age 58)

Weaste Cemetery

William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland

1857–1943 (age 86)

St Winifred's Church, Holbeck

Duke and politician noted for steady stewardship.

Alfred North Whitehead

1861–1947 (age 86)

Trinity College Chapel

G.H. Hardy

1877–1947 (age 70)

Trinity College Chapel

Mathematician renowned for championing pure thought.

Hugh Fraser Stewart

1863–1948 (age 85)

Trinity College Chapel

William Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme

1888–1949 (age 61)

Christ Church, Port Sunlight

Businessperson and philanthropist focused on community welfare.

William Vere Reeve King-Fane

1868–1943 (age 75)

St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck

James Tancred

1864–1943 (age 79)

St Margaret and St Andrew's Church, Littleham, Exmouth

James Tancred was a naval officer who served with steadiness and supported the St Margaret and St Andrew's parish commun...