WW2 100 – 6 November 1942 – ‘In loving memory of a dear husband’: Sapper Arthur Stanley Pengilley (1914-42), 244 Field Company, Royal Engineers
Continued from 24 October 1942 - ‘Sadly missed by his sorrowing wife’: PRIVATE CHARLES WILLIAM HOLMES (1910-42) https://budleighpastandpresent.blogspot.com/2021/01/ww2-75-24-october-1942-sadly-missed-by.html Budleigh Salterton War Memorial at the junction of Coastguard Road and Salting Hill It’s no surprise to find Arthur Stanley Pengilley remembered on Budleigh War Memorial. His family name is well known in the area, though it can be confusing to see the spelling variations. I counted nine Pengilleys and eight Pengillys in the parish record of burials. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Arthur’s parents were Charles Pengilley and his wife Ellen. Investigating further, I found that Ellen had local connections through her maiden name of Bickley. Her father was Charles Bickley, from another well known local family. In the 1891 Census he is listed as a labourer living at Kersbrook Cottages. His ...