{"id":5392,"date":"2025-06-18T13:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/?page_id=5392"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:58:22","slug":"andrew-carradice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wwii\/carliol\/andrew-carradice\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Carradice"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-5392\" data-postid=\"5392\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-5392 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_cuzr670 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_izvx670 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bryl670   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><strong>Key Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Name:<\/strong> Andrew Carradice<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>DoB:<\/strong> 28 March 1921 (presumed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Regt:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant (A)<\/p>\n<p>H.M.S. Goldcrest., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (last posting)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>DoD:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>03\/11\/1944 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23<\/p>\n<p>Buried: DALE CHURCH CEMETERY<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Academic Career<\/strong>: CGS 1932-40<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Other:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Biographical Information<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jhjq670 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_he1a968 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andrew-Carradice-rotated.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-5702\" title=\"Andrew Carradice\" alt=\"Andrew Carradice\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andrew-Carradice-rotated.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andrew-Carradice-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andrew-Carradice-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_efrs247 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_d4fy247 first\">\n                    <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_9ske247 \" data-behavior=\"accordion\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   gray\">\n            <li class=\"builder-accordion-active\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9ske247-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9ske247-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                                                            Family Background                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9ske247-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-9ske247-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"accordion-content tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_8pln247\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_pjv7247 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xjcn247   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Family Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adopted son of William Carradice (of Burnopfield, Durham) and his wife, Elizabeth Armstrong (of Carlisle) early childhood spent in Malta where his father had seen service as a Stoker in the Royal Navy in WWI and subsequently was the Institute Steward at Connaught House in Floriana (home for sailors and soldiers). The family returned to Carlisle after 1925 and settled in Caldewgate. Husband of Eileen Butterfield, of Stanwix, Carlisle.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>. They were married on 26<sup>th<\/sup> May 1944 in Yeovil, Somerset.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> The Truro address was that of my parents** (Eileen and Jack Grainger) in the early 50s \u2013 they married in April 1947.\u00a0 I suspect this may have been the reference address when the tombstone was erected?<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9ske247-1\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9ske247-1-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Academic Record                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9ske247-1-content\" data-id=\"acc-9ske247-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_qpte247\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_qslb247 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0ykd247   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Academic Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Believed to have had a place at Oxford to study Classics \u2013 presumably deferred because of the War?<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9ske247-2\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9ske247-2-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            War Record                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9ske247-2-content\" data-id=\"acc-9ske247-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_b254247\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_g45w247 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ccj2247   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>War Service<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Enlisted 23 September 1940 in the Royal Navy and qualified for pilot duties in the Fleet Air Arm<\/p>\n<p>Acting Midshipman, 801 Squadron FAA, HMS Vulture (RNAS St Merryn, Cornwall) \u2013 April 1941<\/p>\n<p>Acting Midshipman, 760 Squadron FAA, HMS Heron?<\/p>\n<p>Temporary Sub-Lieutenant, 884 Squadron FAA HMAS Merlin (RNAS at Donibristle, Fife \u2013 February 1942)<\/p>\n<p>Temporary Sub Lieutenant, 898 Squadron, Saker II \u2013 September 1942<\/p>\n<p>(Sailed to US on Queen Mary troop ship. Squadron was formed at Norfolk Virginia)<\/p>\n<p>Feb-Sept 1943 with 898 Squadron on HMS Victorious (on loan to US Navy) in Pacific including Panama Canal, Pearl Harbour, Solomon Islands \u2013 active service in this time.<\/p>\n<p>Promoted to Temporary Lieutenant \u00a0&#8211; March1943<\/p>\n<p>Temporary Lieutenant, 748 Squadron, HMS Monck (training establishment), Largs, Ayrshire \u2013 February 1944<\/p>\n<p>Temporary Lieutenant, 748 Squadron, RNAS Yeovilton until 1 September 1944<\/p>\n<p>Temporary Lieutenant, 748 Squadron, RAF Station Withy Bush Haverfordwest (HMS Goldcrest, RNAS Dale) from 1 September 1944<\/p>\n<p>Killed in a solo flying accident at Fishguard Road, nr RAF Station Withy Bush, Haverfordwest November 1944.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9ske247-3\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9ske247-3-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Other                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9ske247-3-content\" data-id=\"acc-9ske247-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_hez9247\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_7j5q247 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ko31247   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Other:<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9ske247-4\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9ske247-4-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Sources                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9ske247-4-content\" data-id=\"acc-9ske247-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_7ain247\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_yhbi247 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6um9247   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Carliol Magazine July 1944;<\/p>\n<p>egrainger@iinet.net.au<\/p>\n<p>** Liz Grainger, Melbourne<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Information Name: Andrew Carradice DoB: 28 March 1921 (presumed) Regt: Lieutenant (A) H.M.S. Goldcrest., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (last posting) DoD: 03\/11\/1944 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23 Buried: DALE CHURCH CEMETERY Academic Career: CGS 1932-40 Other:\u00a0 Biographical Information Family Background Family Background: Adopted son of William Carradice (of Burnopfield, Durham) and his wife, Elizabeth Armstrong (of Carlisle) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":5329,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5392","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5392"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6470,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5392\/revisions\/6470"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}