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Name : Neely Anthony (Tony) Lonnen Son of : Frederick John Lonnen (died 1941) and Frances Amelia Lonnen (née Heath)(died 1931) of Tonbridge, latterly of Ventnor and Newport. Born : 1918 (GRO registered Tonbridge, 1918 Jun qtr, 2a 1274). |
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Electoral Roll information : 1933 : Frederick Lonnen is listed at 5 High Street, Ventnor. 1938 : Frederick Lonnen is listed at 80 Medina Avenue, Newport. |
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Service Details : T/Cpl 532026 Neely Anthony (Tony) Lonnen, Royal Air Force. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 27 July 1945, aged 27 years. Buried at : Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ryde School War Memorial Ventnor War Memorial |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Saturday, August 14, 1943 Page 5 THE ISLAND AND THE WAR ISLAND ROLL OF HONOUR PRISONER Corpl. Neely Anthony (Tony) Lonnen, R.A.F., son of the late Mr. F.J. Lonnen, of Ventnor; in Japanese hands. Corpl. Lonnen is a brother of Mrs. F. Graves [2], of 80 Medina-avenue, Newport.
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, October 5, 1945 Page 2 ON ACTIVE SERVICE LONNEN. - On July 27, 1945, while a prisoner in Japanese hands, T/Corpl. Neely Anthony (Tony) Lonnen, R.A.F., aged 27 years, dear brother of Pat [1] and Bunnie.[2] So near liberation. Page 3 Tony Lonnen's Death in Captivity On Wednesday, Mrs. Douglas Graves,[2] 80 Medina Avenue, Newport, received the distressing news that her brother, T/Cpl. Neely Anthony (Tony) Lonnen, had died whilst a prisoner of war in Malaya. Aged 27, he was the son of the late Mr. F.J. Lonnen, of the Island Stores, Ventnor, and went to Singapore in September 1939. He was taken prisoner in Java in 1942. Last week Mrs. Graves received a card from him from Malaya - the first for 18 months - stating that he was keeping well and cheerful. Tony assisted his father in the business prior to joining the R.A.F. in '37. [1] Patrick W Lonnen [2] Freda Aileen Lonnen
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, June 20, 1941 Page 2 DEATH LONNEN. - On 13th June, very suddenly, at 35 Whitepit Lane, Newport, Frederick John Lonnen, formerly of Ventnor, aged 70 years. |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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