Dave T,

Interesting reading.

If the horrible illness that caused his death can be attributed to his army service, I think he should have a "commission headstone."

Even though discharged it was not unusual to have such a headstone, if a soldier died from injuries or a death caused by war service.



John

Cancer does not happen quickly after some sort of event.. He was only in the war for 3 years before he became sick with it.
He was discharged, therefore the army clearly said that his problem was not war related.Therefore there will not be an army based headstone
You should order his army record. That will tell you everything including dates and places..
Dave

Not what you seek, but he or a namesake is acknowledged here:
Hillington Park Parish Church WW2
https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/271846/

Thanks Terry,

I wasn't expecting that. The church recognising his death as being a war death.

The James Hughes McKnight on that memorial was his brother, who was killed in Malaya serving with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Their cousin Andrew Hughes McKnight was killed when his ship was torpedoed by a U-boat off the coast of Ireland. Andrew was a merchant seaman.

I'll pop into that church and see that memorial.

John