Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
: Ronald Charles Concannon was born on 25 June 1917 1939 register shows him at 47 Church Lane, Whitwick.. He was a shoe hand in a boot and shoe factory, and with him at the home were his brother Norman Concannon born 1904 and his wife Alice born 1905, Arthur born 1920 and children Bernard born 1932 and Michael born 1935. Ronald married in 1940 to Gerty Matchett. They lived in Thringstone. He was killed in the Brussels area of Belgium on 10 September 1944, and was a sergeant in the Green Howards. He was buried in Brussels town cemetery and was part of a very large family, who in 1911 were living at Violet Cottage, Church Lane, Whitwick. His parents were Bernard Concannon (a bricklayer from Whitwick) and Bridget nee Welch from Birmingham. He was one of 8 children whose parents died quite young. He played football for the school team and Holy Cross. He was much respected locally and the telegram telling of his death suggested that he was leading his men into battle near to the Albert Canal in Belgium when they came under heavy gunfire and he was wounded. He was rushed to a Brussels hospital, but died from his injuries. The day the telegram arrived, his wife received a birthday card and pair of nylons from her now deceased husband. He had been befriended by a Belgian family near to his camp and had asked them to post the card and gift so not to miss his wife’s birthday.
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Submitted by N. Pearson in July 2021