WESTWOOD, Albert William 1923 - 2006

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• Nickname	Tony (Tone) Westwood
  Birth	4 Jul 1923	18 Domville Grove, Camberwell, London, England
  Gender	Male
  Military Career	Feb 1942
  	Tony enlisted in the Navy in February 1942, aged 18. Tony was an AB onboard MGB 79 skippered by Lieutenant David James, when it sank in February 1943 in a bitter cold North Sea, off the Hook of Holland. He was rescued by the Germans and made a Prisoner of War in Poland (Memmingen) until May 1945. The prison was just wooden shacks in very cold winters. He was marched from Austria to Poland by the Germans, to keep ahead of the advancing Russians, in deep winter's snow, just ordinary clothes. His family were told he was missing believed killed. You can just imagine his mother's face when a neighbour, who had been listening to Lord HaHa on the radio heard Tony was alive, she immediately rushed and told Tony's mother Daisy.
  Occupation	1945-1988
  	Master Bricklayer Postman 1st Class
  Died	12 Nov 2006	51 Holton Hill, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
  	Cause: Cardiac Arrest
  Cremated	23 Nov 2006	Crownhill Crematorium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
  Funeral Service	23 Nov 2006	Crownhill Crematorium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
  	A Methodist Service at 1.15 pm. In attendance were his 4 Children & their families, all his Grandchildren, his eldest Great Grandchild, his God Daughter and his sole surviving sibling.
  Buried	Ashes Scattered, Memorial Garden, Crownhill Crematorium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
  		Rose Memorial for Edith & Tony Status:
  Person ID	I24
  Last Modified	06 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	WESTWOOD, Andrew,   b. 5 Aug 1889, 5 St. Stephen's Square, Southwark, London, England ,   d. 4 Dec 1947, 18 Domville Grove, Camberwell, London, England
  Mother	YOUNG, Daisy Maria,   b. 7 Feb 1897, Lambeth, London, England ,   d. 6 Dec 1966, Camberwell, London, England
  Family ID	F484

  
  

  Family 1	GEORGE, Edith Alice,   b. 31 May 1926, Wimbledon, London, England ,   d. 2 Feb 2003, 70 Waterdell, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
  Married	20 Apr 1946	St Laurence, Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex   [1]
  	Type: Anglican Church
  	Witnesses Daisy M Westwood & F J George
  		Marriage Certificate
  		Wedding Photo
  		Wedding Group
  		St Laurence Parish Church Cowley
  Emigration	Aug 1956	New South Wales, Australia
  	Emigrated to Australia onboard The Fairsea. Firstly going to a hostel in Fairy Meadow NSW, then moving to Wollongong (52 miles from Sydney) Edith returned in 1959 aboard the Canberra Tony returned about 1961
  		On-Board Menu Menu & Events on-board the Fairsea 16 Aug 1956
  Children	> 1. Living > 2. Living > 3. Living > 4. Living
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F13

  
  

  Family 2 (Divorced)	GEORGE, Edith Alice,   b. 31 May 1926, Wimbledon, London, England ,   d. 2 Feb 2003, 70 Waterdell, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
  Married	9 Jun 1972	Hillingdon District Registry Office
  Divorced	02 Dec 1981	Royal Courts of Justice, 53-64 Chancery Lane, Strand, London
  		Decree Nisi
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F485

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 4 Jul 1923 - 18 Domville Grove, Camberwell, London, England Married - Type: Anglican Church - 20 Apr 1946 - St Laurence, Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex Emigration - Emigrated to Australia onboard The Fairsea. Firstly going to a hostel in Fairy Meadow NSW, then moving to Wollongong (52 miles from Sydney) Edith returned in 1959 aboard the Canberra Tony returned about 1961 - Aug 1956 - New South Wales, Australia Married - 9 Jun 1972 - Hillingdon District Registry Office Divorced - 02 Dec 1981 - Royal Courts of Justice, 53-64 Chancery Lane, Strand, London Died - Cause: Cardiac Arrest - 12 Nov 2006 - 51 Holton Hill, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England Cremated - 23 Nov 2006 - Crownhill Crematorium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Funeral Service - A Methodist Service at 1.15 pm. In attendance were his 4 Children & their families, all his Grandchildren, his eldest Great Grandchild, his God Daughter and his sole surviving sibling. - 23 Nov 2006 - Crownhill Crematorium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Buried - - Ashes Scattered, Memorial Garden, Crownhill Crematorium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S39] Marriage, Marriage Certificate (Reliability: 3).