Captain
Denis
Lloyd
Minchin
RA
Born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
Henry Falkiner (Reilly-Minchin) Minchin R.N. [half], Violet Marjorie Austin [half], Frederick Frank Reilly Minchin DSO CBE MC [half], Richard Humphrey Lloyd Minchin and Margaret Doreen Lloyd Turbett
Died
at age 22
in South Shields, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Captain Denis Minchin RA served in the British Army in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): Royal Artillery
Service ended: 11 Nov 1940
Service started:
Unit(s): Royal Artillery
Service ended: 11 Nov 1940
Birth
- Birth:
- Record ID Number: MH:IF1167
- Date: 26 FEB 1918
Denis Lloyd Minchin was born on 26 February 1918.[1] He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Frederick Falkiner Minchin and Caroline Jane Royds Lloyd.
His father died in 1922.
Denis was educated at Wellington College, Wellington, Berkshire, England and at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.
He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Artillery.
His mother died in 1938.
Denis fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.
He died on 11 November 1940 at age 22, accidentally killed, unmarried.[2]
- OFFICERS KILLED IN NORTH-EAST
- Verdicts of "Accidental death" were recorded at an inquest in a North-East town on two Army officers, Captain Denis Minchin (22), R.A., and Lieut. Joseph William Ridley (31), R.A., who in the course of their duty were killed in an explosion in a military area.
- Lieut. Ridley, whose home is in South Shields, was a director of the Ridley Steam Tug Co., Ltd., Newcastle and South Shields.
- Formerly a Territorial officer, he was called up four months ago.
- Lieut. Ridley, who was a member of an old south Shields tug family, was married on the day before the outbreak of war.[3]
His will was proved on 1 April 1941 at Llandudno to Richard Humphrey Lloyd Minchin, farm manager, and Doreen Margaret Minchin, spinster.[4] Effects: 7989 9s. 5d.
Last address: 348m Coast Battery Royal Artillery, South Shields
Burial
St. Luke's Churchyard, Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England. PLOT: Plot 1. Row 12. Grave 1.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FBZ-B6H : 1 October 2014), Denis Minchin, 1918; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,"
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC3-6XCZ
- ↑ Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette 13 November 1940, g 5, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/
- ↑ England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 1 April 2020. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLX-JVY8
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53312127/dennis-minchin), memorial page for Capt Dennis Minchin (26 Feb 1918–11 Nov 1940), Find a Grave Memorial no. 53312127, citing St. Luke's Churchyard, Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England ; Maintained by Wertypop (contributor 46806984)
- Source: S5 Record ID Number: MH:S5 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: #R1 Note: #N1591 Record ID Number: MH:SC2064 Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/19255230/family
- Repository: R1 Record ID Number: MH:R1 Name: Ancestry.co.uk Address: http://www.Ancestry.co.uk Note: #N1585
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- Record ID Number: MH:N1591
- PRIN MH:S5
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