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Note for: Lesley Anne Smallwood, -
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Note for: Amy Hannah Wells, 10 Oct 1907 - 7 Apr 1977
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Burial: Date: Apr 1977
Place: Chanterlands Avenue Crematorium, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Individual Note: Amy aged 17
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Note for: Joseph Tyson Smallwood, 19 Sep 1908 - 11 Jun 1984
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Retirement: as Transport Manager for the Hull Daily Mail Newspaper
Date: 1973
Place: Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Event: Fresh Water Fishing
Type: Hobbies
Place: Rise, E.Yorkshire, England
Event: Royal Army Pay Corps
Type: Military Service
Date: 1939
Burial: Date: Jun 1984
Place: Chanterlands Avenue Crematorium, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Individual Note: Joe aged 17.
Individual Note: Occupation:- Transport Manager Hull Daily Mail.
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Note for: Gordon Harold Stanley Claude Panitzke, 25 Feb 1912 - 26 Dec 1999
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Christening: Date: 20 Mar 1912
Place: St.Marys, Sculcoates, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Occupation: Coal Man for the Co-operative Society
Date: 1930-1937
Place: Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: Coal Man for the Co-op. Gordon delivered coal by horse and cart in the Hull area.
He recounted many humorous tales of his deleveries. It was common that dwellings had an outide coalshed next to an outside toilet and there where many occasions when the toilets where filled with coal and their occupants literally caught with their pants around their ankles.
Occupation: Bricklayer
Date: Sep 1948
Place: Hull City FC, Boothferry Park, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: Frontpage of The Daily Mail (Final City Edition) Hull, Monday, September 6, 1948. Gordon pictured second from left.
Caption reads "FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS BUILD CLUBHOUSE - Hull City supporters busy with the ambitous task of building their own clubhouse at Boothferry Park."
Occupation: Master Bricklayer
Date: 1949-1977
Place: De La Pole Hospital, Willerby, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: Master Bricklayer. Gordon worked for Hull B Group Hospitals and was responsible for the maintainence of buildings at Castle Hill, Raywell Sanitorium, and De La Pole Hospitals until his retirement in 1977.
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"As a young lad I used to accompany my Dad on Saturdays and did the odd bricklayes labourers jobs, mixing concrete, mortar, passing bricks, blocks and of course drinking a pint mug of tea in the bricklayers lobby. Dad used to get up early at 6am on Saturdays to go to Drewerys bakers on Endyke lane to buy breadcakes.
Mum would then pack us up with butter and jam, and off we went to work with me on Dads crossbar of his bycicle. We toasted the breadcakes on the roaring fire with a long handled fork in the lobby until the jam started to run out. Brickdust and Jam stains in all our clothes. !
I specificaly remember crawling under the boilers passing bricks to Dad in De La Pole's Boiler House as he was building a new fire back for the boiler. I was petrified that the boiler would be stoked by the boilerman and Dad and I would end up burnt to a crisp.
When Dad retired he would occasionally do the odd job of laying concrete drives. He did not have a mechanical mixer, he had me, and I certainly earned my 10 shiilings (50p) for a hard days graft.
Dad's stamina allways impressed me, he would be laughing and joking and looking as fit as a daisy after a days hard work. I would be sweaty and exhausted after half an hour trying to keep up with him."
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Source Stephen Panitzke
Event: Keen Rugby League Player
Type: Sports
Date: 1932-1974
Place: Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: Gordon an avid Rugby League player is pictured on the far left of the second row Picture of the team proudly displaying their leauge cup.
Gordon originally played second row forward.
His last game was in 1974 at the age of 62 when he played left wing for De La Pole Hospital R.F.C. It was at this last game, played at Beresford Avenue playing fields that this photograph was found in the old Co-op changing rooms.
Event: WWII
Type: Military Service
Date: 1939-1945
Place: North Africa
Note: Volunteered for service in 1939 at the outbreak of war.
Served with the 8th Army,
Royal Engineers, Stevodore Squadron, 1896615 rank Sergeant.
Saw action in North Africa and Italy.
Demobbed in 1945 never had a home leave during the six years.
Upon his return, his daughter Marlene did not recognise him.
Event: Postcard from Africa
Type: Military Service
Date: 1940
Place: North Africa
Note: Written on Reverse -
Dear Vera
I hope you get this
O.K. you will no where we
are give my Marlene a big
hug from her loving Dad
not forgetting you dearest
wife I LOVE YOU X
LOVE FOREVER
Gordon
Event: Pctures from Tobruck
Type: Military Service
Date: 1941
Place: North Africa
Note: Top Left - The Barbers Shop
Top Right - On reverse
Don't Be Frightened - Love x
Bottom Left - On reverse
All Hull Lads Vera.
Pearson, Me, Noon, Fenton, Marston
I Love You Dearly xxx
Bottom Middle - The only Lady in Tobruck
Bottom Right - On reverse
To My Dearest Wife Vera
From Her Loving Husband Gordon xxx
Event: Pictures from Massawa
Type: Military Service
Date: Jun 1941
Place: Massawa, Eritrea, North Africa
Note: Bottom Right - on reverse
Left to Right :-George Newall, Me, Cpl Jarvis
Arthur Gentle and Albert Harvey.
With All My Love Vera Darling XXXX
I LOVE YOU
Event: Type: Military Service
Date: Bet 27 Nov 1941 and 19 May 1944
Place: North Africa
Note: Various VCARDS
Sent
27th November 1941 - 19th May 1944
Sent From Locations:-
1011 Docks Operating Comp, 4th Docks Group, M.E.F.
1211 Stevedore Battalion, R.E., M.E.F.
W.Docks Operating Comp R.E., D Section, 88 Base Sub Area, M.E.F.
1020 Docks Operating Comp, R.E., M.E.F.
1224 Ships Working Sec, R.E., C.M.F.
The majority have been scratch drawn by Gordon.
Event: 1939-1945 Star
Type: Military Award
Date: 1945
Place: 25 Finsbury Street, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: All overseas operational areas
Ribbon
Equal stripes of dark blue, to represent the service of the Royal and Merchant Navies, red, to represent that of the Armies and light blue to represent that of Air Forces. Worn with the dark blue stripe furthest from the left shoulder.
Criteria
The 1939-45 Star was awarded for any period of operational service overseas between 3 Sep 1939 and 8 May 1945 (2 Sep 1945 in the Far East).
The criteria are 180 days' service between these dates, although some special criteria apply when, at certain specified times, just 1 days' service is required.
Naval personnel qualify after 180 days afloat in areas of operations as laid out in the regulations between certain specified dates.
RAF air crew will qualify with 60 days service in an operational unit including at least one operational sortie.
Air crew of fighter aircraft engaged in the Battle of Britain between 10 July and 31 October 1940 were awarded the Clasp 'Battle of Britain' to be worn on the ribbon of the 1939-45 Star.
Event: Africa Star
Type: Military Award
Date: 1945
Place: 25 Finsbury Street, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: North and North-East Africa
Ribbon
Pale buff to symbolise the desert, overlaid with a central red stripe and one narrow stripe each of dark and light blue to represent the three services. Worn with the dark blue stripe furthest from the left shoulder.
Criteria
Star awarded for 1 or more days' service in North Africa, Malta or Egypt between the above dates.
The qualifying areas for the Africa Star also include the earlier areas of conflict against the Italians in East Africa; those serving in Abyssinia, Sudan, Eritrea, Kenya or Somaliland between certain other specified dates will also qualify.
Naval personnel anywhere at sea in the Mediterranean or in harbour in North Africa, Malta or Egypt between the above dates will qualify. Those serving in direct support of the Eritrean and Abyssinian campaigns between certain other specified dates will also qualify.
RAF air crew landing in or flying over an area of an Army operational command or flying over enemy occupied territory in North Africa will also qualify.
Service with either the 1st or 8th Army in North Africa during certain specified dates will qualify for award of the '1st Army' or '8th Army' Clasp to be worn on the ribbon of the Africa Star. Provided neither the 1st or 8th Army Clasps have been qualified for, staff of the 18 Army Group Headquarters who served between certain specified dates under a specified General will qualify for award of the Clasp 'North Africa 1942-43'.
Campaign History
In North Africa, British forces fought against the Germans and Italians between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943.
Italy entered the war in July 1940 when their forces invaded British colonies in East Africa. When the British fought back, Germany sent troops to help the Italians. The British were then weakened after sending forces to aid Greece and German forces advanced, taking control of large areas of Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.
The desert conflict continued with the balance of power shifting between the two sides until the British eventually secured victory on 12 May 1943 when the remaining German forces surrendered at Tunis.
Some historians consider the British victory over the German forces here to have been the turning point in the war which led to victory.
Event: Defence Medal
Type: Military Award
Date: 1945
Place: 25 Finsbury Street, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: The 1939-45 Defence Medal
Medal
The obverse of the medal (shown here) shows the uncrowned head of King George VI. The reverse bears the Royal Crown resting on an oak tree, flanked by two lions above the words 'The Defence Medal', with the date 1939 top left and 1945 top right.
Ribbon
Flame coloured in the centre flanked by stripes of green to symbolise enemy attacks on Britain's green and pleasant land, with narrow black stripes to represent the black-out.
Criteria
The Defence Medal was awarded for non-operational service. This type of service in the UK included those service personnel working in headquarters, on training bases and airfields and members of the Home Guard. Home Guard service counts between the dates of 14 May 1940 and 31 December 1944. The Defence Medal was also awarded for non-operational service overseas, for example in India or South Africa.
Event: Italy Star
Type: Military Award
Date: 1945
Place: 25 Finsbury Street, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: Sicily and Italy, 1943 -1945
Ribbon
In the colours of the Italian Flag, a central green stripe flanked by white and red stripes of equal width.
Criteria
Star awarded for 1 or more days' service in Sicily or Italy between the above dates relevant to each campaign.
Those serving in Yugoslavia, Greece, Corsica or Sardinia between certain other specified dates will also qualify.
Naval personnel must qualify first for the 1939-45 Star before the Italy Star can be awarded. It is then awarded for service at sea in the Mediterranean between the above dates provided that it was directly connected with active operations in the Mediterranean theatre.
Certain special conditions apply governing award of the Star for those Naval personnel entering service less than 6 months before the end of the qualifying period.
RAF air crew service in operations against the enemy within the Mediterranean theatre will also qualify with one operational sortie.
Campaign History
After victory in North Africa, the Allies used the position of Tunisia and Malta to invade Sicily. This campaign in Sicily took place from 10 July 1943 to 17 August 1943.
After this swift victory, the Allies pressed on into Italy, with this campaign beginning on 3 September 1943, and also invaded Italian occupied Greece, Yugoslavia, Corsica and Sardinia. The campaign in Italy itself continued to the end of the war in Europe on 8 May 1945.
Event: War Medal (1939-45)
Type: Military Award
Date: 1945
Place: 25 Finsbury Street, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: Medal
War Medal. The obverse of the medal (shown here) shows the crowned head of King George VI, while the reverse bears a lion standing on a dragon with two heads, above are the dates 1939 and 1945.
Ribbon
In the colours of the Union Flag, a narrow central red stripe flanked by narrow white stripes, wider blue stripes and then red.
Criteria
The War Medal was awarded to all fulltime personnel of the armed forces wherever they were serving, provided they had served for at least 28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.
Event: Northern Cemetery
Type: Cemetery
Date: 2000
Place: Northern Cemetery, Chanterlands Avenue, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Note: On entering the cemetery through the main gates keep to the right and continue until about 10 meters from the first road on the left.
The grave can be found on the right hand side of the cemetery about 15 meters
from the road.
Burial: Date: 10 Jan 2000
Place: Northern Cemetery, Chanterlands Avenue, Hull, E.Yorkshire, England
Individual Note: Holiday snap taken in Majorca