{"id":6546,"date":"2021-12-14T13:27:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T13:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.overloonwarchronicles.nl\/?page_id=6546"},"modified":"2026-08-23T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:25:31","slug":"rowland-john-lockett","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.overloonwarchronicles.nl\/en\/rowland-john-lockett\/","title":{"rendered":"Rowland John Lockett"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Rowland | John Lockett<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>First names<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>John Lockett<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Age<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>32<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Date of birth<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>09-01-1912<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Date of death<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>31-10-1944<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Service number<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>3863592<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Rank<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Gunner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Regiment<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Royal Artillery, 92 Lt. A.A. Regt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Grave number<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>I. E. 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/John-Roland-Web.jpg\" alt=\"John Lockett Rowland\"><\/p>\n<h3>John Lockett Rowland<\/h3>\n<p>John Lockett Rowland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/graf-John-Lockett-Rowland.jpg\" alt=\"graf-John-Lockett-Rowland\"><\/p>\n<h3>graf-John-Lockett-Rowland<\/h3>\n<p>graf-John-Lockett-Rowland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Biography<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>John Lockett Rowland (Service No. 3863592) was killed in action on 31 October 1944 in the vicinity of Overloon. He was a Gunner in the Royal Artillery, 92 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment. He was initially buried at Cemetery Huijsmans, Rieterdreef, Overloon and re-interred on 12 May 1947 in Grave I. E. 13. at the CWGC Cemetery in Overloon. His grave is inscribed \u201cWorthy of everlasting remembrance. His loving wife and son.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Family Background<\/h4>\n<p>John Lockett Rowland was the son of Thomas Rowland and Mary Bolland who had married in Runcorn, Cheshire in 1903. Thomas had been born on 17 March 1881 and Mary on 28 July 1885, both in Runcorn. They had 9 children as follows, all in Runcorn: Elizabeth 1903, Harold 8 March 1905, Thomas 1907, George 1909, John Lockett 9 January 1912, Gertrude 14 April 1914, Samuel 25 March 1920, Ernest 4 February 1922 and Evelyn 1924. Sadly, Elizabeth is thought to have died in 1904 and Evelyn in 1926.<\/p>\n<p>In 1911 Thomas and Mary were living with their first three surviving children in Norfolk Street, Runcorn. Thomas was working as a General Labourer. They were still living in Norfolk Street in 1921. Thomas was shown as a Labourer at the brick works owned by Mr W H Moore \u2013 but was out of work at the time. Their six surviving children were with them, including John. By September 1939, Thomas and Mary were living at 82 Ivy Street, Runcorn. Thomas was now a Chemical Works Labourer. With them were Gertrude, Samuel, Ernest and an unnamed child who may possibly have been a grandchild.<\/p>\n<p>By this time, their four eldest surviving children had married. This included John Lockett Rowland who had married Monica Byrne on 4 January 1936 in Runcorn. In September 1939, John and Monica were living at 44 Irwell Lane, Runcorn. John was working as a \u201cHand Scudder\u201d in a Tannery. This involved scraping the hair from animal hides after they had been soaked in lime.<\/p>\n<p>John and Monica went on to have a child, also named John, in 1943 in Runcorn.<\/p>\n<p>According to John\u2019s grandson, John had been a Cheshire bowls champion before the war.<\/p>\n<h4>Military Career<\/h4>\n<p>John enlisted on 26 July 1940. His brother Sam enlisted at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>John gave his date of birth as 9 January 1912 in Runcorn and his address as 44 Irwell Lane, Runcorn. He named his wife at the same address as his next of kin. He was 5ft 6 \u00bd ins tall and weighed 139 lbs. He had hazel eyes and brown hair, though his grandson is aware that he actually had blond hair. He gave his religion as Church of England. He had worked as a Tannery Worker and was A1 medically fit.<\/p>\n<p>He was initially posted as a Private to the 7th Battalion of the Loyal Regiment. This was a wartime infantry unit raised at the regimental headquarters, Fulwood Barracks, Preston, on 4 July 1940. The bulk of the battalion&#8217;s recruits were men from Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire, who had been called up for military service. Along with the 8th and 9th battalions, it assembled in camp at Caernarfon where, together with the 12th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, they constituted No 15 Infantry Training Group, later 215th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), a home defence formation. The 7th battalion went on anti-invasion duties in Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>John went absent without leave from 2230hrs on 21 December 1940 to 2 January 1941 for which he was given 14 days detention and forfeited 12 day\u2019s pay. This was over Christmas, so it perhaps wasn\u2019t surprising that he wished to be at home with his wife.<\/p>\n<p>In February 1941, the brigade transferred to the Durham and North Riding County Division in North East England, guarding the Scarborough coast, Darlington and Redcar against Operation Sea Lion, the German invasion of England, which never arrived.<\/p>\n<p>On 15 November 1941, the 7th Battalion was transferred to the Royal Artillery and converted into the 92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery and joined the British 3rd Infantry Division, a Regular Army formation. John was transferred as a Gunner to this unit at this time. His brother Sam also served with him in 319 Battery.<\/p>\n<p>From December 1941 to March 1943 the Regiment was involved in the air defence of Great Britain. From March 1943 training began in Scotland for what was to be Operation Overlord, though the date and location of what was to become D-Day was not yet known. They moved south again in April 1944 for the remaining preparations.<\/p>\n<p>One troop of 318 Battery was the only unit of the regiment to land on D-Day itself on Sword Beach. Here their aim was to protect the vitally important bridges which would later be known as Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge across the Caen Canal and River Orne respectively. This was to protect the eastern flank of the invasion area which was to be seized in an assault by glider borne troops. This they succeeded in doing despite the reinforcements from 318 Battery not arriving as the vessel, the Sambut, on which they were travelling was sunk by shell fire near the Goodwin Sands on D-Day with the loss of all the equipment and the death of 8 men.<\/p>\n<p>The plan had always been for 319 battery to be the last to arrive in Normandy. John embarked for France on 30 June. By this time, the whole Regiment was in Normandy, including the men who had survived the Sambut disaster.<\/p>\n<p>By early July it was clear that the initial attack had stalled. They continued to perform their role while experiencing many casualties during the remainder of the Battle for Normandy. By the end of August, that battle had been won and the regiment had a period of rest before the push up through Belgium and the Netherlands in support of Operation Market Garden which began on 17 September. On 19 September, the Regiment was involved in protecting the canal bridge at Lille St Hubert. From there they moved up through the Netherlands with some being deployed west of the Maas near Beer and others crossing the Maas at Grave and going into action on the edge of the Reichswald Forest.<\/p>\n<p>However, by now Operation Market Garden had failed to take the bridge at Arnhem. The new objective on 12 October was to add its firepower to a massive artillery barrage to capture Overloon in Operation Aintree. Four days later they again helped the attack continue on to Venray. The Regiment now established its HQ at Oploo where it was to remain for the next four months.<\/p>\n<p>The 92 LAA War Diary for 31 October stated the following at 16:11 hrs: \u201cGnr Rowlands J \u2013 I\/319 Tp killed &amp; Bdr Gregg wounded by 2 105cm shells.\u201d He was in I Troop of 319 Battery at the time.<\/p>\n<p>His brother Sam was with him when he died. Although throughout his life Sam was not able to speak to many of his family about his brother\u2019s death, he did relate the story of how he died to John\u2019s widow, Monica. This story was passed down by her to their grandson, Jamie Rowland.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA Captain Chubb was spying out a German machine gun nest or position when he got wounded in the leg and started crying out for help. Well, some of the fellows in the unit said, \u2018Leave him there\u2019 \u2013 but my granddad said, \u2018We can\u2019t\u2019 and volunteered to go out and get him with his brother Sam, using a stretcher. Well, they put Chubb on the stretcher and proceeded to carry him to safety when Sam \u2013 who was younger than granddad \u2013started to complain to my grandad that Captain Chubb\u2019s head and upper body were too heavy to carry and asked my granddad to swop positions on the stretcher. So my granddad agreed and they swopped. When my granddad and Sam were bending down and were just lifting up the stretcher, that\u2019s when my granddad was hit with shrapnel right through his chest. The force of the impact also blew his boots off. All the lads in the unit got their first aid kits out and tried to pack the wound with cotton wool, but there wasn\u2019t enough cotton wool even from all the fellows to stop the bleeding. The shrapnel had left a huge hole straight through his chest and out the other side. He lived for about 30 seconds, in which he said to his brother, \u2018Look after John\u2019 (my dad) and then he died. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After the event, my Nan said that all the blokes in the unit were annoyed, as Captain Chubb received an award for bravery \u2013 the fellows thought that it should have gone to my granddad, who gave his life saving Chubb.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After the war, my Nan was visited by one of the lads from the unit. He told her that my granddad was a popular guy among the lads and that he used to entertain them singing \u2013I have heard he had a great singing voice. He also said he loved the Scouse sense of humour and he and his mates in the unit used to play pranks.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It may have been that Sam softened the blow for Monica by suggesting that John had died more quickly than was the case as it is understood that Sam actually carried John for half a mile away from the front before he died.<\/p>\n<p>It is likely that he died in the woods to the east of Overloon and west of Smakt. His body was brought back to a small temporary cemetery on the corner of Oploesweg and Rieterdreef between Overloon and Oploo. The temporary graves were tended by Sjef and Marie Huijsmans who lived nearby.<\/p>\n<p>John had served for a total of 4 years and 99 days of which 125 days were in North West Europe. He was awarded medals as follows: 1939-45 star, France &amp; Germany Star, Defence Medal and the War Medal.<\/p>\n<h4>Aftermath<\/h4>\n<p>John had a nephew called George who, shortly before he died recently aged 92, told John\u2019s grandson how John had read him a bedtime story before John and Sam departed for the invasion of Europe in June 1944. He was only 12 at the time and remembered the devastation when Sam sent a letter back home informing the family and John\u2019s wife that their beloved son, brother, father and husband had been killed by a shell.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The following item appeared on the Runcorn Weekly News of 5 January 1945:<\/p>\n<p><em> \u201cRowland \u2013 Cherished birthday memories (January 9th) of my dear husband John, and darling Daddy of John, killed in action, October, 1944, N.W. Europe \u2013 Longed for always by his loving wife and baby, 44 Irwell Lane, Runcorn.<\/em><br \/><em>I often sit and think of you<\/em><br \/><em>And of the things we\u2019d planned to do;<\/em><br \/><em>And wonder why you had to die<\/em><br \/><em>Without a chance to say good-bye<\/em><br \/><em>But I love you just the same dear,<\/em><br \/><em>My heart still beats for you; <\/em><br \/><em>Although the war has parted us, <\/em><br \/><em>My dreams are still of you.<\/em><br \/><em>Sweet memories will last down the ages,<\/em><br \/><em>Time cannot make me forget;<\/em><br \/><em>The one I loved so dearly<\/em><br \/><em>Is the one I will never forget.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sometime after John\u2019s death, in 1950, Monica went on to marry Robert Burnett in Runcorn. It is thought that they had more children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Robert Burnett died on 8 October 1995. An obituary in the Widnes Weekly News of 23 November 1995 indicated that he had been awarded the Burma Star and that he had served in the Black Watch in the \u201cjungle war\u201d for 3 years.<\/p>\n<p>Monica Burnett (born 8 February 1917) died in 2005 in Halton, Cheshire. Halton is an area of Runcorn.<\/p>\n<p>She was deeply touched throughout her life by the Dutch people&#8217;s upkeep of British servicemen&#8217;s graves. She always talked about how clean the cemeteries were and how flowers were regularly laid in respect of the fallen.<\/p>\n<p>John\u2019s photo is now reunited here with Monica\u2019s with baby John.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Monica-Rowland-and-young-John-Web.jpg\" alt=\"Monica Rowland and young John\"><\/p>\n<h3>Monica Rowland and young John<\/h3>\n<p>Monica Rowland and young John<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/John-Lockett-Rowland-Web.jpg\" alt=\"John Lockett Rowland\"><\/p>\n<h3>John Lockett Rowland<\/h3>\n<p>John Lockett Rowland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sam-with-John-on-back-Web.jpg\" alt=\"Sam with John on back\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sam with John on back<\/h3>\n<p>Sam with John on the back of the motor cycle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/John-Lockett-Rowland-in-uniform-with-others-web.jpg\" alt=\"John Lockett Rowland in uniform with others\"><\/p>\n<h3>John Lockett Rowland in uniform with others<\/h3>\n<p>John Lockett Rowland in uniform with others<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Huijsmans-Cemetery.jpg\" alt=\"Begraafplaats bij Huijsmans\"><\/p>\n<h3>Huismans cemetery<\/h3>\n<p>Huismans cemetery<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Temporary-grave-John-Rowland-Web.jpg\" alt=\"Temporary grave John Rowland\"><\/p>\n<h3>Temporary grave John Rowland<\/h3>\n<p>Temporary grave John Rowland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sources and credits<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>From FindMyPast website: Civil and Parish Birth, Marriage and Death Records; England Census and 1939 Register Records; Electoral Rolls; Military Records<br \/>Service Record for John Lockett Rowland from National Archives WO 423\/240148<br \/>Wikipedia Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)<br \/>True Loyals &#8211; A history of 7th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) \/ 92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 1940-1946 By Tom McCarthy<br \/>Photo from page 149\/150 of the above book<br \/>Runcorn Weekly News 5 Jan 1945 <br \/>Widnes Weekly News 25 November 1995<br \/>Photos and information provided by John\u2019s grandson Jamieson Rowland<\/p>\n<p>Research Elaine Gathercole and Oscar Huisman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"width\":\"small\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"props\":{\"layout\":\"1-2,1-2\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"width_medium\":\"1-2\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"Rowland | John Lockett\",\"title_element\":\"h3\"}},{\"type\":\"description_list\",\"props\":{\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"layout\":\"grid-2\",\"list_element\":\"ul\",\"list_size\":\"collapse\",\"list_style\":\"divider\",\"meta_align\":\"below-content\",\"meta_style\":\"text-meta\",\"show_content\":true,\"show_link\":true,\"show_meta\":true,\"show_title\":true,\"title_element\":\"div\",\"title_grid_column_gap\":\"small\",\"title_grid_row_gap\":\"small\",\"title_grid_width\":\"small\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"description_list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>John Lockett<\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"First names\"}},{\"type\":\"description_list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>32<\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"Age\"}},{\"type\":\"description_list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>09-01-1912<\\\/p>\",\"meta\":\"\",\"title\":\"Date of birth\"}},{\"type\":\"description_list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>31-10-1944<\\\/p>\",\"meta\":\"\",\"title\":\"Date of death\"}},{\"type\":\"description_list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>3863592<\\\/p>\",\"meta\":\"\",\"title\":\"Service number\"}},{\"type\":\"description_list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>Gunner<\\\/p>\",\"meta\":\"\",\"title\":\"Rank\"}},{\"type\":\"description_list_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p>Royal Artillery, 92 Lt. 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He was a Gunner in the Royal Artillery, 92 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment. He was initially buried at Cemetery Huijsmans, Rieterdreef, Overloon and re-interred on 12 May 1947 in Grave I. E. 13. at the CWGC Cemetery in Overloon. His grave is inscribed \\u201cWorthy of everlasting remembrance. His loving wife and son.\\u201d<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<h4>Family Background<\\\/h4>\\n\n\n<p>John Lockett Rowland was the son of Thomas Rowland and Mary Bolland who had married in Runcorn, Cheshire in 1903. Thomas had been born on 17 March 1881 and Mary on 28 July 1885, both in Runcorn. They had 9 children as follows, all in Runcorn: Elizabeth 1903, Harold 8 March 1905, Thomas 1907, George 1909, John Lockett 9 January 1912, Gertrude 14 April 1914, Samuel 25 March 1920, Ernest 4 February 1922 and Evelyn 1924. Sadly, Elizabeth is thought to have died in 1904 and Evelyn in 1926.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>In 1911 Thomas and Mary were living with their first three surviving children in Norfolk Street, Runcorn. Thomas was working as a General Labourer. They were still living in Norfolk Street in 1921. Thomas was shown as a Labourer at the brick works owned by Mr W H Moore \\u2013 but was out of work at the time. Their six surviving children were with them, including John. By September 1939, Thomas and Mary were living at 82 Ivy Street, Runcorn. Thomas was now a Chemical Works Labourer. With them were Gertrude, Samuel, Ernest and an unnamed child who may possibly have been a grandchild.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>By this time, their four eldest surviving children had married. This included John Lockett Rowland who had married Monica Byrne on 4 January 1936 in Runcorn. In September 1939, John and Monica were living at 44 Irwell Lane, Runcorn. John was working as a \\u201cHand Scudder\\u201d in a Tannery. This involved scraping the hair from animal hides after they had been soaked in lime.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>John and Monica went on to have a child, also named John, in 1943 in Runcorn.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>According to John\\u2019s grandson, John had been a Cheshire bowls champion before the war.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<h4>Military Career<\\\/h4>\\n\n\n<p>John enlisted on 26 July 1940. His brother Sam enlisted at the same time.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>John gave his date of birth as 9 January 1912 in Runcorn and his address as 44 Irwell Lane, Runcorn. He named his wife at the same address as his next of kin. He was 5ft 6 \\u00bd ins tall and weighed 139 lbs. He had hazel eyes and brown hair, though his grandson is aware that he actually had blond hair. He gave his religion as Church of England. He had worked as a Tannery Worker and was A1 medically fit.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>He was initially posted as a Private to the 7th Battalion of the Loyal Regiment. This was a wartime infantry unit raised at the regimental headquarters, Fulwood Barracks, Preston, on 4 July 1940. The bulk of the battalion's recruits were men from Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire, who had been called up for military service. Along with the 8th and 9th battalions, it assembled in camp at Caernarfon where, together with the 12th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, they constituted No 15 Infantry Training Group, later 215th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), a home defence formation. The 7th battalion went on anti-invasion duties in Liverpool.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>John went absent without leave from 2230hrs on 21 December 1940 to 2 January 1941 for which he was given 14 days detention and forfeited 12 day\\u2019s pay. This was over Christmas, so it perhaps wasn\\u2019t surprising that he wished to be at home with his wife.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>In February 1941, the brigade transferred to the Durham and North Riding County Division in North East England, guarding the Scarborough coast, Darlington and Redcar against Operation Sea Lion, the German invasion of England, which never arrived.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>On 15 November 1941, the 7th Battalion was transferred to the Royal Artillery and converted into the 92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery and joined the British 3rd Infantry Division, a Regular Army formation. John was transferred as a Gunner to this unit at this time. His brother Sam also served with him in 319 Battery.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>From December 1941 to March 1943 the Regiment was involved in the air defence of Great Britain. From March 1943 training began in Scotland for what was to be Operation Overlord, though the date and location of what was to become D-Day was not yet known. They moved south again in April 1944 for the remaining preparations.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>One troop of 318 Battery was the only unit of the regiment to land on D-Day itself on Sword Beach. Here their aim was to protect the vitally important bridges which would later be known as Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge across the Caen Canal and River Orne respectively. This was to protect the eastern flank of the invasion area which was to be seized in an assault by glider borne troops. This they succeeded in doing despite the reinforcements from 318 Battery not arriving as the vessel, the Sambut, on which they were travelling was sunk by shell fire near the Goodwin Sands on D-Day with the loss of all the equipment and the death of 8 men.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>The plan had always been for 319 battery to be the last to arrive in Normandy. John embarked for France on 30 June. By this time, the whole Regiment was in Normandy, including the men who had survived the Sambut disaster.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>By early July it was clear that the initial attack had stalled. They continued to perform their role while experiencing many casualties during the remainder of the Battle for Normandy. By the end of August, that battle had been won and the regiment had a period of rest before the push up through Belgium and the Netherlands in support of Operation Market Garden which began on 17 September. On 19 September, the Regiment was involved in protecting the canal bridge at Lille St Hubert. From there they moved up through the Netherlands with some being deployed west of the Maas near Beer and others crossing the Maas at Grave and going into action on the edge of the Reichswald Forest.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>However, by now Operation Market Garden had failed to take the bridge at Arnhem. The new objective on 12 October was to add its firepower to a massive artillery barrage to capture Overloon in Operation Aintree. Four days later they again helped the attack continue on to Venray. The Regiment now established its HQ at Oploo where it was to remain for the next four months.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>The 92 LAA War Diary for 31 October stated the following at 16:11 hrs: \\u201cGnr Rowlands J \\u2013 I\\\/319 Tp killed &amp; Bdr Gregg wounded by 2 105cm shells.\\u201d He was in I Troop of 319 Battery at the time.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>His brother Sam was with him when he died. Although throughout his life Sam was not able to speak to many of his family about his brother\\u2019s death, he did relate the story of how he died to John\\u2019s widow, Monica. This story was passed down by her to their grandson, Jamie Rowland.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>\\u201cA Captain Chubb was spying out a German machine gun nest or position when he got wounded in the leg and started crying out for help. 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