Basic Details
Surname
Stokes
Forenames
Cyril Lovesy Lawrence
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 09.09.2024 from https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/937790/cyril-lovesy-lawrence-stokes/
Lieutenant Colonel CYRIL LOVESY LAWRENCE STOKES
Service Number: AI/600
14th Punjab Regiment Cdg. 5th Bn.
Date of Death 15 February 1942 Age 48 years old
Buried TAIPING WAR CEMETERY 2. D. 17. Malaysia
Son of Augustus and Ethel Stokes; husband of Dorothy Mary Agnes Stokes, of Woking, Surrey.
Personal Inscription HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR, GREATLY BELOVED
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
14th Punjab Regt.
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Lt/Col
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Indian Army
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant Colonel
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Malaysia
Year of death
1942
Month of death
February
Day of death
15
Age at death
48