[Bell Historians] Rolls of Honour search

[Hayden Charles hcharles@grandsire.co.uk [bellhistorians]]

David Willis dcwillispiano at yahoo.com [bellhistorians] wrote on 
07/08/2019 13:13:
> 
> 
> Can someone give me a hand please.
> 
> I am on second time round looking at on line newspapers to find ringers 
> who fell during the wars.  I would like to read the article that is 
> suggested by FindMyPast but just cannot find it ..
> 
> Local & District News
> Local & District News
>   the fighting forces. Pte. Leonard Percy Roper, has been reported 
> missing at Singapore, but it is hoped that may be a prisoner of war. 
> Pte. Roper 30 years of age. and is married. His father was killed in the 
> last war.
> 24 April 1942 - Western Gazette - Yeovil, Somerset, England
> 
> 
> I know that this man died ..
> 
> Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour
> First name(s)Leonard Percy
> Last nameRoper
> Birth year1912
> Age30
> Death year1942
> Death date14 Feb 1942
> Number6029000
> RankPrivate
> Unit4th Bn.
> RegimentSuffolk Regiment
> Grave reference11. D. 8.
> Cemetery or MemorialKranji War Cemetery
> Burial countrySingapore
> 
> The article may tell me if he was a ringer.
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> David
> 

I did find it, your extract has most of it, no mention of ringing. 
Western Gazette - Friday 24 April 1942, page 3 in the 6th column under 
'Weymouth'.

Just a paragraph:

  May Be a War Prisoner. —One of the four sons of Mrs. W. H. Roper, of 
18. Perth-street, who are in the fighting forces. Pte. Leonard Percy 
Roper, has been reported missing at Singapore, but it is hoped that he 
may be a prisoner of war. Pte. Roper is 30 years of age and is married. 
His father was killed in the last war.

Hayden Charles


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Posted by: Hayden Charles <hcharles at grandsire.co.uk>
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