Second Lieutenant James Arthur Grey Duberly
Service Number 320927
Campaign:
World War 2
Died:
18.6.1944
Aged 18
Killed by a Flying Bomb at Wellimngton Barracks.
Buried at Gt Staughton (St Andrew) Churchyard
Son of Maj. Montagu Richard William Duberly O.B.E., and of Lady Eileen Duberly (nee Stopford), of Buckden.
James Duberly was born 3 September 1925 in Simla, India where his father, Major Montague Richard William Duberly, was serving with the Sikh Pioneers. His mother was Eileen Stopford.
He came to Winchester College from Ashdown House School in September 1938 and was in H House, Bramston's. He left the school in July 1943 as a School Prefect and platoon commander of his House.
Duberly enlisted in August 1943 and served in the ranks until he was commissioned in the Scots Guards in May 1944. He was killed by the flying bomb which destroyed the Guards Chapel at Wellington Barracks on 18 June that year with the loss of 124 lives, both servicemen and women, and civilians. 'His one idea was soldiering and to make it his career'. He lies in St Andrew's Churchyard, Great Staunton, Huntingdonshire and is commemorated on the War Memorial of St Mary's, Buckden.
His parent endowed the Duberly Prize at Winchester College in his memory - it was awarded to the best soldier each term in the Junior Training Corps. In 1947, when they decided to start collecting Chinese porcelain, his parents agreed that on their deaths it should be left to Winchester College in James’ memory, together with an endowment which enabled the Treasury in the old College Beer Cellar to be opened on 30 January, 1982.
Memorial(s):
| Country | Location | Name of Memorial | Campaign | Names | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | St. Canice's Cathedral, The Close, Kilkenny | St Canice's WW2 Memorial | World War 2 |
James Duberly | 18-6-1944 | View |
| England | Winchester College College Street Winchester SO23 9NA | Winchester College WW1 and WW2 | World War 1 World War 2 |
James Duberly | 18-6-1944 | View |
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