Family History, Danton Chart 0306 Charles Henry Danton and Elizabeth Alice Cole

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Violet
Emma
DANTON
born
8th April 1901
30 Warden Road
Bedminster, Bristol
Gloucestershire
died
28th February 1963
Crumpsall Hospital
Crumpsall, Manchester
Lancashire
Age 61 years

married
1st June 1921
Harpurhey, Lancashire
witnesses
Michael A COLLINS, Florence GREENHALGH
George Edward
GREENHALGH
born
27th July 1897
163 Thornton Street
Manchester, Lancashire
died
7th August 1952 20 Nell Lane, Withington, Manchester, Lancashire
Age 55 years

4
George
Edward
DANTON
born
March quarter
1903
West Derby
District
Lancashire
died
July 1963
Heywood
Lancashire
Age 60 years
buried
July 1963
cremated
Blackley Crematorium Lancashire

5
Arthur
James
DANTON
born
19th October 1904
Kirkdale, West Derby
Lancashire
occupation
1939
Private, Kings Regiment (Cook on Oil Tanker)
1994 Labourer
died after
1995

married
27th December 1939
The Register Office
Bournemouth
Hampshire
Annie Adamson
FORRESTER
born
11th November 1908
Beath, Fife, Scotland
died
11th August 1994
Whyteman’s Brae, Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland
Age 85 years
informant of death
J DANTON son

6
Ernest
William
DANTON
born
December
quarter 1906
West Derby
District
Lancashire
died
March quarter
1910
Liverpool
District
Lancashire
Age 3 years

possible
son

7
Gertrude Florence
DANTON
born
March quarter
1908
West Derby
District
Lancashire
died
December
quarter
1909
Liverpool
District
Lancashire
Age 1 year

possible
daughter

8
Daisy
Marie
DANTON
born
September quarter 1911
Liverpool, Lancashire
died
2nd October 1965
Linton Hospital
Coxheath, Maidstone, Kent
Age 54
years
informant of death
C O’NEILL
widower of deceased

married
September
quarter
1941
Wallasey
Cheshire
Cornelius
O’NEILL
born
Ireland?
occupation
1965
General Foreman (Civil Engineer)
died
Kent?

9
John
Henry
DANTON
born
September
quarter
1914
Liverpool
Lancashire
occupation
WWII
Fireman
Merchant Navy
died
1st March
1941
At Sea
on
M.V. Atheltemplar (Liverpool)
Age 26 years
Killed
in action
with the
Merchant Navy
in WWII
memorial
Tower Hill
London

10
Ethel
DANTON
born about
1916

possible
daughter
but only information is a receipt for a burial plot bought for her use in 1944

GREENHALGH
Chart 0200

DANTON
Chart 0204

1881 Elephant and Castle Public House, 4 Cumberland Place, Hereson Road, St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent 1891 Elephant and Castle Public House, 4, Cumberland Place, Hereson Road, St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent 1899 16 Mount Pleasant , Bedminster, Bristol 1901 30 Warden Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire (in 3 rooms) Joseph (24) Mineral Water Salesman and Emily GRIFFON (25) born born Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire were living in 3 rooms in the same property 1911 34 Benledi Street, Liverpool, Lancashire 1944 Priorlying Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wallasey, Cheshire 1899 38 Dean Crescent, Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire 1901 30 Warden Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire (in 3 rooms) 1911 34 Benledi Street, Liverpool, Lancashire as Alice Father - James COLE (bc1855-) 1879 Engine Stoker; 1899 Miner. Mother - Elizabeth DAVIES 1911 34 Benledi Street, Liverpool, Lancashire 1921 20 Moston Lane, Harpurhey, Lancashire 1944 47 Alice Street, Sale, Cheshire 1963 15 Beaufort Avenue, West Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire 1911 34 Benledi Street, Liverpool, Lancashire Cremation and funeral receipts from Blackley Crematorium and Co-operative Funeral Undertakers Limited, Manchester dated 11th and 12th July 1963 respectively. 1911 34 Benledi Street, Liverpool, Lancashire 1939 Ramillies Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire 1965 Springview, Headcoarn Road, Staplehurst, Maidstone, Kent (Colleen GREENHALGH from death certificate) Information from Forces War Records sent by John TERRY 29/10/2014 First Name: John Henry Initials: J H Surname: DANTON DOB: Circa 1915 Age: 26 Nationality: British Date of Death: 01/03/1941 Information: SON OF CHARLES HENRY AND ELIZIBETH ALICE DANTON. Rank: Fireman Campaign Medals: War Medal 1939-1945 As with most Armed Forces Serving Personal during the conflict of World War Two, John Henry DANTON was entitled to the War Medal 1939-1945. This medal was awarded to all full time service personnel who had completed 28 days service between 3rd September 1939 and the 2nd September 1945. Eligible personnel who had been “Mentioned In Despatches” during the War were entitled to wear a bronze oak leaf emblem on the ribbon. Those eligible for a campaign star, yet who had their service cut short by death, wounds or capture by the enemy, still qualified for this medal. 1939-45 Star Given the information available to us it is likely that John Henry DANTON was awarded the 1939-45 Star for operational Service in the Second World War between 3rd September 1939, and 2nd September 1945. John Henry DANTON would have been awarded this star if their service period was terminated by their death or disability due to service. Also the award of a gallantry medal or “Mention In Despatches” also produced the award of this medal, regardless of their service duration. Fighter Aircraft Crew who took part in the Battle of Britain (10 July to 31 October 1940) were awarded the "Battle of Britain" bar to this medal. In undress uniform, a silver-gilt rosette was worn on the medal ribbon to denote the award of this clasp. Service: Merchant Navy Regiment: Merchant Navy Merchant Navy during World War 2 Battalion: M.V. Atheltemplar (Liverpool) Commemorated: Britain The IWGC/CWGC Registers Collection Information for M.V. Atheltemplar Atheltemplar’s first recorded voyage during the Second World War was to Abadan on the Persian Shatt al-Arab. She departed home waters with Convoy OB 10 and returned to Gibraltar with her cargo before sailing east again to Port Said. Atheltemplar returned to Great Britain with Convoy HG 9 which departed Port Said on 19 November 1939, but on the afternoon of 14 December 1939, she struck a mine laid by German destroyers off the Tyne Estuary. The destroyers HMS Kelly and HMS Mohawk were dispatched as escorts for the rescue tugs Great Emperor, Joffre and Langton. During the operation, Kelly also struck a mine and sustained damage to her hull. While Mowhawk put a party aboard Atheltemplar, and Joffre and Langton took the tanker under tow, Kelly herself was taken in tow by Great Emperor and returned to the Tyne. After repairs, Atheltemplar returned to operations on 9 April 1940 and sailed to Bermuda before returning to home waters with Convoy HX 42. During late May and early June 1940 she was involved in Operation Dynamo, during which she bunkered RN destroyers and was attacked by the Luftwaffe several times in and around Dover Harbour. More transatlantic crossings followed, including a homeward-bound voyage in the ill-fated Convoy HX 84 which was attacked by the pocket battleship Admiral Scheer; fortunately, Atheltemplar and her sister-ship Athelempress managed to escape unscathed. Atheltemplar then undertook a series of coastal voyages in home waters before undergoing refit in Smith's Yard, North Shields, during the winter of 1940-41. Sailing for Methil Roads on 25 February 1941, she joined the 26-ship Convoy EN 79 which departed Methil on 1 March 1941, bound for the Atlantic convoy marshalling area at Loch Ewe on the west coast of Scotland. Sailing northbound in ballast, Atheltemplar - nominated the convoy's Vice-Commodore ship - was positioned at the head of the starboard column of vessels when, with darkness falling, Convoy EN 79 was attacked off the Aberdeenshire coast by Heinkel He 111 bombers from the Luftwaffe's KG26, a combat group based in Denmark. Atheltemplar bore the brunt of the attack and was struck on the navigation bridge superstructure by two 250 kg bombs; at least five members of the crew were killed instantly (12 crew died during the incident), and a fire swept the vessel forcing the survivors to abandon ship. (Convoy WN 91, sailing towards Convoy EN 79 and about 35 miles north, was attacked at about the same time by another He 111 and the SS Forthbank was seriously damaged.) One of the He 111s was hit by defensive fire from SS Tewkesbury, and subsequently ditched off the Banffshire coast; the crew were captured and became Prisoners of War. Atheltemplar’s survivors were taken aboard HMS Leda. HMS Speedwell fought the blaze and then took Atheltemplar in tow. Taken initially to the Imperial Dock at Leith, Atheltemplar later returned to Smith's Dock for extensive repairs; she resumed trading in June 1941. Convoy PQ-18 During the Second World War she was used on convoys to carry fuel to the northern Soviet port of Archangel. She was part of Convoy PQ 18 which departed Loch Ewe on 2 September 1942.[1] This was the next attempt to supply the Soviet Union since the disastrous losses sustained by the previous Convoy PQ 17. The Atheltemplar, carrying 9,400 tons of Admiralty fuel oil plus 63 tons of dry stores, was to travel with the convoy to Archangel via Hvalfjörður, Iceland, commanded by her Master, Carl Ray. The convoy was spotted by German aircraft on 10 September; then on 12 September, Royal Navy Sea Hurricane fighters - flying from the escort carrier HMS Avenger - drove off a Luftwaffe Bv138 flying boat which was attempting to shadow the convoy. Luftwaffe patrol aircraft returned the following day to vector U-boats towards the convoy. At about 08:30 BST (GMT +2) on 13 September, two ships were attacked by U-boats, one sinking within minutes. Later, at about 11:00 , several Luftwaffe Ju-88 bombers of KG30 (based at Petsamo) attacked PQ 18. A series of U-boat alerts followed, and then at about 15:00 a large formation of He 111s and Ju 88s of KG26 attacked with bombs and at least 30 torpedos; eight of the convoy's ships were sunk. Further air attacks occurred at 21:00hrs, during which one of Atheltemplar’s gunners succeeded in downing a Ju 88. At 03:10 hours on 14 September, U-457 managed to penetrate the protective ring of escorts and attacked the convoy southwest of Bear Island. Despite reporting the sinking of one tanker and one other ship, and having damaged a Javelin-class destroyer, the U boat's only success was to have torpedoed the Atheltemplar. The crew immediately abandoned the burning tanker. The master, 42 crew members and 18 gunners were picked up by the British rescue ship Copeland and the destroyer HMS Offa. They were then transferred to the minesweepers HMS Harrier and HMS Sharpshooter, and later the cruiser HMS Scylla. Atheltemplar settled low at the stern but, although disabled, appeared to be capable of remaining afloat. HMS Harrier briefly took Atheltemplar in tow but, as a prolonged tow of the ship would have been foolhardy given the constant enemy threat, it was decided that the Atheltemplar should be scuttled. This task was delegated to HMS Tartar, which attempted (but failed) to sink Atheltemplar with gunfire and depth charges, before returning to the convoy. Then, at 14.30 hours, U-408 came across the capsized wreck of the Atheltemplar, by now drifting north of Bear Island,[2] and sank her with her 88 mm gun in position 76°00′N 18°00′E / 76°N 18°E / 76; 18. The survivors of the Atheltemplar were landed at Scapa Flow, 16 crew members later dying from their injuries. The master of the rescue ship Copeland, W.J. Hartley, was awarded the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea, for his actions in rescuing the crew of the Atheltemplar. By the time of her sinking, Atheltemplar had completed at least 19 wartime Atlantic crossings, had sailed some 102,500 miles, and delivered 140,200 tons of essential fuel oil and molasses. Seventeen men died aboard her during the War. Information from Colleen GREENHALGH Word Document on Disk 2/4/2004 "Ethel _____ DANTON is supposedly a daughter -but the only information we have is a receipt for a burial plot bought (in 1944) for her use" JKW 17/10/2009 I could not find an Ethel DANTON birth with COLE as the maiden name of the mother.

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