Caroline I can't help with your query (although I would guess that someone would have had to put his name forward), but if you can find out where Jamess is buried, I will take a picture of his grave for you. Ruth in Hampshire > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Caroline Bell > Sent: 08 April 2014 18:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NFK] What were the criteria for being on a War Memorial ? > > While we are on the subject of war memorials ...... > > My husband's uncle, James Scarff was born in Fakenham. He > went to HMS Ganges in the mid 1930s and then continued in the > Navy up to WWII. His mother and younger sister continued to > live in Fakenham until around 1936 when they moved to > Mendlesham, Suffolk. James was sent to HMS Vernon (Portsmouth) in > 1941 for training purposes and was one of many killed on the > 11th March 1941 when a building was hit by German bombers. He > is buried in Portsmouth. > > My question is would he have qualified to appear on a war > memorial in his home town (Fakenham or Mendlesham) as he > wasn't actually on active service when he died ? He doesn't > appear on the Fakenham memorial and I am having difficulty > finding details of the Mendlesham one. I can only find > mention of the USAAF memorial. The Roll of Honour website > doesn't list Mendlesham (sorry - not Norfolk, I know :) ) > > Thank you > > Caroline > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

He would appear on one in Portsmouth the place where he was killed although not on board he was still a serving sailor -----Original Message----- From: Numero Uno <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 18:18 Subject: Re: [NFK] What were the criteria for being on a War Memorial ? Caroline I can't help with your query (although I would guess that someone would have had to put his name forward), but if you can find out where Jamess is buried, I will take a picture of his grave for you. Ruth in Hampshire > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Caroline Bell > Sent: 08 April 2014 18:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NFK] What were the criteria for being on a War Memorial ? > > While we are on the subject of war memorials ...... > > My husband's uncle, James Scarff was born in Fakenham. He > went to HMS Ganges in the mid 1930s and then continued in the > Navy up to WWII. His mother and younger sister continued to > live in Fakenham until around 1936 when they moved to > Mendlesham, Suffolk. James was sent to HMS Vernon (Portsmouth) in > 1941 for training purposes and was one of many killed on the > 11th March 1941 when a building was hit by German bombers. He > is buried in Portsmouth. > > My question is would he have qualified to appear on a war > memorial in his home town (Fakenham or Mendlesham) as he > wasn't actually on active service when he died ? He doesn't > appear on the Fakenham memorial and I am having difficulty > finding details of the Mendlesham one. I can only find > mention of the USAAF memorial. The Roll of Honour website > doesn't list Mendlesham (sorry - not Norfolk, I know :) ) > > Thank you > > Caroline > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

James doesn't appear on any memorial in Portsmouth as he has a grave, and the memorial there only lists those who have no grave. James is buried in Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery in Gosport. Ruth in Hampshire > To: [email protected]> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 13:54:10 -0400> From: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [NFK] What were the criteria for being on a War Memorial ?> > He would appear on one in Portsmouth the place where he was killed although not on board he was still a serving sailor > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: Numero Uno <[email protected]>> To: [email protected]> Sent: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 18:18> Subject: Re: [NFK] What were the criteria for being on a War Memorial ?> > > Caroline> > I can't help with your query (although I would guess that someone would have> had to put his name forward), but if you can find out where Jamess is> buried, I will take a picture of his grave for you. > > Ruth in Hampshire> > > -----Original Message-----> > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Caroline Bell> > Sent: 08 April 2014 18:10> > To: [email protected]> > Subject: [NFK] What were the criteria for being on a War Memorial ?> > > > While we are on the subject of war memorials ......> > > > My husband's uncle, James Scarff was born in Fakenham. He > > went to HMS Ganges in the mid 1930s and then continued in the > > Navy up to WWII. His mother and younger sister continued to > > live in Fakenham until around 1936 when they moved to > > Mendlesham, Suffolk. James was sent to HMS Vernon (Portsmouth) in> > 1941 for training purposes and was one of many killed on the > > 11th March 1941 when a building was hit by German bombers. He > > is buried in Portsmouth.> > > > My question is would he have qualified to appear on a war > > memorial in his home town (Fakenham or Mendlesham) as he > > wasn't actually on active service when he died ? He doesn't > > appear on the Fakenham memorial and I am having difficulty > > finding details of the Mendlesham one. I can only find > > mention of the USAAF memorial. The Roll of Honour website > > doesn't list Mendlesham (sorry - not Norfolk, I know :) )> > > > Thank you> > > > Caroline > > > > > > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message> > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message> > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message