Herbert Castle Larkin

1914 - 1941  (27 years)

• Name	Herbert Castle Larkin
  Birth	20 Oct 1914	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  		LARKIN, Herbert Castle: Birth notice The Lichfield Mercury, Friday October 30 1914
  Gender	Male
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Duart House, St John Street
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Address: "Duart House", 31 Saint John Street
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [3]
  	Shop keeper tobacco
  Death	21 Nov 1941	Libya   [5, 6, 7]
  	Name: Herbert Larkin Given Initials: H C Rank: Trooper Death Date: 21 Nov 1941 Number: 7927153 Birth Place: Staffordshire Residence: Staffordshire Branch at Enlistment: Royal Armoured Corps Theatre of War: Middle East Regiment at Death: Royal Tank Regiment RAC Branch at Death: Royal Armoured Corps LARKIN, HERBERT CASTLE Rank: Trooper Service No: 7927153 Date of Death: 21/11/1941 Age: 27 Regiment/Service: Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 2nd Panel Reference Column 23. Memorial ALAMEIN MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Gilbert Warren Larkin and Lottie Larkin.
  Burial	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [7]
  	Monumental Inscription: GILBERT WARREN LARKIN born December 20th 1881 died August 14th 1939. Also his dear wife LOTTIE who died March 29th 1968 aged 82 years. H.C. LARKIN killed in action 21st November 1941.
  Person ID	I4382	Gilbert
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Warren Larkin,   b. 20 Dec 1881, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England d. 14 Aug 1939, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Lottie Castle,   b. 15 Oct 1885, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England d. 29 Mar 1968, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1913	Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Oct 1914 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Duart House, St John Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: "Duart House", 31 Saint John Street - 29 Sep 1939 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Death - 21 Nov 1941 - Libya Burial - - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Larkin, Herbert Castle; Mother's Maiden Surname: Castle; GRO Reference: 1914 D Quarter in LICHFIELD Volume 06B Page 882 (accessed 13 Dec 2017). [S230] British Newspapers (FindMyPast), Larkin; Birth; Lichfield Mercury, Friday 30 October 1914, p8, col 7 (accessed 18 Mar 2018). [S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Larkin, Herbert C; 20 Oct 1914; Borough: Lichfield M.B.; County: Staffordshire (accessed 23 Dec 2017). [S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Larkin, Herbert Castle; Birth year: 1914; Birth place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England; Reg dist: Lichfield; Parish: St Michael; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG15 PN12938 RD367 RS1 ED6 SN47 (accessed 15 Jan 2023). [S139] UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 (Ancestry), Larkin, Herbert; Birth location: Staffordshire; Death date: 21 Nov 1941; Rank: Trooper; Theatre of war: Middle East (accessed 19 Dec 2018). [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Larkin, Herbert Castle; Country: Egypt; Cemetery or memorial: Alamein Memorial; Service number: 7927153; Regiment: Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.; Second World War (accessed 21 Aug 2018). [S284] BMSGH Shop - PDF document - Lichfield St Michael Monumental Inscriptions (2012), Larkin, H.C.; Section 10, p114 (accessed 15 Dec 2017).