Hileys/Highleys killed in WW2

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website lists 29 Hileys and 11 Highleys who were killed in the First World War. So far in this Blog there have been posts about 17 of these soldiers.

On their Welcome page the Commission says:

WE HONOUR AND CARE FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN

 OF THE COMMONWEALTH FORCES WHO DIED IN

 THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS, ENSURING

 THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

The site gives details about each soldier who died:

Name

Date of death and age at death

Rank and service number

Regiment and unit

Country of burial

Cemetery and grave reference

Additional family information

There are details of the cemetery where the soldier is buried or the monument where the soldier is commemorated. Sometimes there is a map of the cemetery so that the grave can be located.

There are also details of the personal and military inscriptions on the headstones and grave registration details.

Grave of James Joseph Highley from Halifax Berles New Military Cemetery

Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Fred Hiley from Rugeley is buried here

In the Second World War 7 Hileys and 3 Highleys were killed. This year the Blog will feature some of these soldiers as well as those from WW1.

The first in this series will be Louis John Hiley, from Sydney in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Louis fought with the Cape Breton Highlanders and was killed in Italy in 1944.

Look out for the next post!