Basic Details
Surname
Naylor
Forenames
Ratcliffe
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide service details and say he worked for Halifax Gas Corporation before enlisting in April 1940 and then serving with the 8th Army at Alamein as well as in Italy where he died. He is also listed on IWM 29427 elsewhere in Northowram.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Engineers
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Sapper
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Italy
Country of burial
Italy
Town of burial
Arezzo
Cemetery
Arezzo War Cemetery
Year of death
1944
Month of death
July
Day of death
30
Age at death
27
Manner of death as stated
Died of wounds
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds